Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-05-06

one shoulder higher than the other-uitto ohe
eye-brow-Jitto one half OF his under up, as
Won NAV see it in the broad caricature OF an En-
elsh saior-He sits too, with the back OF one
hand resting in the palm of the other: ne should
be so painted, for these are confirmed ana essen
tally Characteristic habits with him."
ale sleeps in his coat now-having ordered the
flaps to be cut off, which are two warm tor the
nn;ght. and bring on the heat and itching of the
skin, with which he is afflicted after dinner-the
derI he calls it. Having drawn line down each
side of the middle seam, with bit OF chalk, he
has ordered a strip of cloth to be cut out and
cord to be let in, like aclng of stays, to keep his
/ back bone cool: D.-the mischievous dog he en-
ployed for this purpose-having cut off the flaps
| of the coat and ripped it up in the back. When
| mentioned it. saying-if YOU escape now sir,
you will be brought home: instead OF being Of
| Tended, he laughed, said it was foolish Joke
! and made the secretary rubi of. Such figure
no mortal ever saw before out of a mad-house. !"
.With all his regard for the comfort OF others
however, and with all his undeniabe and active
sympathy. he sometimes, though very rarely, ;aP-
nears to be quite forgetful of Others One day
Mr.. d. Mr.. c. (the other secretary and myself
had been exercising till we-were as hungry as IL
oers. We were all complaining of the lateness
| of the hour-at last we were summoned. up we
90, and set twisting our thumbs, while MIR: b.
Goes to work on his mealy potato-the hrst thing
he eats at dinner, and that which he appears to
epioy most: that over, we 90 to the soup. he with
his hunger partially allayed perhaps with fruit,
before the dinner was served-we ready to eat
each other. After that, we still yearning for the
meat, he orders up the gooseberry pie, large
enough to fill a half peck measure-and eats about
fourth part of it. At last lose all patience, and
turn away. while he is eating slowly. The junior
secretary reading the middle of story aloud, the
first part of which had been read to him at break
fast. and we sucking our thumbs"
We have room only for few specimens OF MIR.
Bentham's familiar conversation, which appears
TO be rather more remarkable for freedom than
grace.
.Instead of saving to the secretary OH my lett,
please to touch the bell, Or please to ring 1t, ne
saws mmke-rmgtion.
she repeated to me a string of verses, which
were once regarded as very STRENGTHENING
with
Great Lord Frog
To Lady Mouse
At .IameS'S House,
Cock-o-my cary she!
Or something near that, in such way as to keep
me laughing till my sides ached,"
Mr.. Neal. it seems made an unsuccessful at
tempt to repeat the dirty. Subsequently
she charged me to have better memory an
other time. upon which tried once more to repeat
the verses about'the frog; but the moment came
to the pith and marrow as he called it. the bur.
then of cOckledum he, cockledumho, he affected
to lose all patience. Good God! it's enough to
drive one mad. Cockledum no, cockledum he,
will YOU n yer say it right! moved away, with
as much gravity as could wear, and he seeming
to be soothed kept growing after me-Flesh and
blood cant bear i"
81 have sometimes thought said he this eve
ming, with look of solemnity, -whether or no
was not mad. IL lam not-such things will come
across our thoughts now and them To be sure,
said ~ all the rest of the world must be So
No, said I,--then not believing as you do, in
cases which are abundantly clear, proves not
that they are mad, but that they have not consi-
dered the matter as you have. True, true-Good
God-Good God-Yes, yes. to be sure"
The above extracts give very inadequate idea
of Meals work, which. in order to be fully APP
precated, must be read.
We conclude with an extract, in which MIR.
Neal describes the mode in which he succeeded IN
oueling formidable rebellion in Mr.. Bentham's
household. His servants, it seems, had grown
negligent and rude; and the housekeeper, who
acted as ringleader, bore herself towards the gen.
tlemen of the family in manner, which the phi
losopher failed to observe, but which sadly dis
composed his disciples.
.s.Soon after this, a good opportunity occurred
The woman. not satisfied with letting US ring for
breakfast, or for any thing else we wanted, had
taught the other servants to disregard the BELL
This could not and would not bear; so the very
first time had occasion to ring second time.
rung without stopping till they came. This
brought up first girl, who played trick with
our tea-and then the housekeeper, who berated
not only the secretaries. but myself, in the rudest
manner. One would have thought her the mis-
tress of low country tavern. | desired her to
leave the room-she refused. repeated my de-
sire in the shape of an order: but, instead of
obliging me, she put her arms a kin'bo and plump
ed into chair.-Upon which l rose and told her
that if she did not instantly get up and walk out
of the room as bid her, would pitch ner down
the cellar-way, chair and ALL She was very
stout, vulgar, strong woman, but took hold of
the chair, and she saw it give way-she was alarm
ed. probably on account of what she had seen oc-