Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-08-07
s@s.,-ra. u..r,sA edit.r Of the elou.

S,o s.,,,af.-Thc wasgish editsr Of tae lou
ces,er TELEGRAPH talks as lightly OF the pc" osi
nent as though he had no fears OF sharing .ue
fate of CAPT. BIaney. Speaking OF MS ah'i0'-
mated visit. with great non chalance, ne says
:. SbouId he look in at Portsmouth and Newou-
rv,nort. nrovded he has.no bar to impede nus pio-
ores Ga. ne NAV be induced to make short cut IN
70 our harbor. by passing from Ipswich bay down
8. Gloucester Canal thereby benen,unS inc
Stockholders thereof: but should he prove 81
Iarpe as recently represented. he will neea SCI
ling poles, as did some Of our great grand-Ia."e's
in 0ldeu time, to get him along by Do'ffYu"s
ing as thew termed it, when they reached ueeP
wafer with their fat boats. Weare Informed ~
an eve witness, that what the people nave 'a,erty
taken TO be the sea serpent Is nothlng more 'na',
a dozen horse mackerel, each having swai'oweu
the tail Of the other, and in this manner 'go,.S
ahead,'' which accounts for the punches upon MS
back, as was supposed by those who have seen
the phenomenon
M,Ns1oy-HousE, (LoNDoN,l JUSE 81.
Mor, M'Lean. vender of potatoes, was
CHARGED nv Mr.. BENJAMIN, fish salesman IN BIZ
linpsgate-inarket, with having stolen turoot'
one Of a number for which he bad paid u.s. eaeh;
he fa6nd the turbot covered with potatoes IN her
basket.
The Lord Mayor asked the defendant how the
turbot cot into her Dasket?-She said she coulo
NOT tell unless it was Peg Dclany done it. lhey
went together to market, and as she couio nov
keen her ewes always on her basket, Peg mish'
have slipped,it in unknown. loud laughter.
Tie Lord Mayor asked, was nut Mrs. reg De
lany present?-'Fhe prisoner said she was not 10,
she was striving to get an honest bit tor her chi
dren. but her own husband, Jack M'Leao, wa'
present to sneak to her character.
Jack M'Lean stepped forward, evidently pre-
pared TO take his wife's part.
/ Mr.. Hotler-WclI. Mr.. M'Lean' how DID th
fish find its way into your wiie's basket' =,
! Mr.. MLeaa-In truth | don't know how tn'
ID it got there; only Pm sure she never put
there. IF they went the right way about 1t, YOU
Honor. they'd soon find that she wasn't the th!ei
THE Lord Mayor-Why, | think that ilndin'
the fish in her basket was pretty good proof tina
she stOleit.
Mr.. M'Ltan-stole it! Lord, your honor
is il Marye You didn't steal it. Mary. dld you
Tell God. truth. CLaughter.) never seen 1t
upon my sowl jewel, until they pulled 1t iron
under the fruit
M. MLena-I thought so, darlint: Blu
smell her fist. your honor. If she's thlef, she
smell of FISH and not OF praues' (LAeesa., ,
laughter.-TIere the husband held up his w'te'
hand in triumph.) If your honor VIII let ne
come home along with me. she shall stuck TO ne
own market, and never 60 to that thIevlng Plac
again.
- Mr.. Hobler-I have no doubt myself that thu
turbot leaped into the basket after the new pota
toes. Loud laughter3 -,
Mr.. Benjnmu's Foremoe-Please your Wor
ship. that's impossible, for the head and tail wa
tied gether and she couldn't leap; and besides
your Worship, turbots vots catched IN France ne
yer eats no tatoes.
Mr.. Benjamin said that as Mr. M'Lean h na,,
promised never to let his wife tempt the hsl
again he should not prosecute. -, =.
3 Mr.. iNLen,-Arrah. then, the Lord bless you
Honor. Now. Mary, let this be lesson to you
] The husband and wife then departed amidst tn
laughter of the room.