Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-10-08

could understand the meaning III "'iVaiy Shrt,
and sure enough some OH EN- hadn't such thing
to their backs as could see. joined IN with
them, and then they cried Toolleries. Tooller1es'
which though, was not necessary, for they seem
ed to have all sorts of tools in their hands already
But what scene. The streets all bombarded
and barricaded with coaches,al the paving stones
dug up and carried off! Thinks here's pretty
lob for the select-men. Then they pulled down
all the flowers de lice that they could find. the
ROYAL crowns and every thing the like of that
Then saw the whole thing as plain as day.
The Bourbons are down. There's going to be a
new election for King, and revolution is taken
place. Perhaps there's been convention, or the
like of that.
NV father being one Of the revolutionary char
ecters, tho't ought to be two, so picked up
stick and followed the people down Rue street.
We had'n got very far when bang, bang whole
volley of musketry was fired at US. | tell you
that never heard whistling that was so un-
pleasant as that are. Sure enough there was an
attachment of light dragons, and foul tigers they
called them right in our way, blazing away at
US as fast as they could, and we hadn't much
more than printing amongst the whole Of U.s.
We fell back as you may guess and they artur
US; but here they got it handsomely. The pa
wing stuns came rafting among the soldiers from
the windows like hail stone thunder Storm
They fell like old trees before hurricane, and
it staggered them pretty considerably promise
you. Just at this minute young chap with a
handsome uniform On him and sword in his hand,
run up to the front, where got showed some how
or other in the scrapc, and clapping his hand on
my shoulder, says Ma BRAY. Sir, says /, my
name is Thompson. Then saws he, allOns Mons.
Tonson on avance! Vivaly Shirt. Then they
seemed struck by his bravery, and cried out vi
valy Polly Tecknicle. which l understand is
his mothers name. Aud if it is. she needn't be
ashamed of it, for SIGH boy as that she may be
proud of any day in the year.
Well on we went lighting like devils. excuse
me for using such paraphrase Backwards and
forwards we rolled like the waves on the beach at
Sachem's head. but after awhile we drove the
soldiers of. and picked up fine lot Of muskets
they left behind them. Then they began to cry
ToOleries more than ever, and on they WENT
And got 80 much cOnsarned about the business.
that thought nv dear Sally Ann no more about
the Mary Jane. So on goes. BY & BY we comes
10 tarnal bic guardians all full of walks with
housen bigger than Funnel hall and the State
house both together. Here was a terrible sight.
Thousands of people firing. at the windows and
d0ors,& thousands of soldiers firing back al them.
The trouble was pretty much over though for all.
We scroughed up closer and closer. ard by and
by the people broke in--what crush was that
ere. Pell NELL we went in. Down fell the
Swiss boys-bood flowed in torrents. All that
wasn't killed surrendered or cut stick and clear
ed The grand SIouns we're flied with the most
Tremendous elegant things. l; seemed all silver
and gold, but it went ont of the windows faster
thanit ever went in at the doors. Such ruin as
never see. | could have made speculation ont of
some uf that stnff if I'D had 1t snug in Boston,
tell you.
We SAW one room with kind of throne in it.
and one OF our fellows with his face all black and
bloody like the king of spades, got into it and
cried Vivaly Roy, at which time they set up a
hurrah and cried louder than ever, Nivav Shirt?
Bat he looked SO plaguy shamed and beat down
when we laughed at him, that felt sorry for the
poor parey vOus. Pretty soon ii began to grow
pretty peaceable. The people acted just as tho
nothing had happened, and they began to do duty
as sentry boxes, Diners walked of to join the
comrades some where else. Invent along. though
was pretty well tired Ipsomisc you. did my
share. but at present don't like to say any thing
about it, for fear the grand jury should find bill
agin me. bu, knew there's no law for revo!u-
tions. Well on we went. aud at last we came to
Rue Konorey street Then al! at once they
stopped bef;re an old fashioned house, and then
they cried Vive la Faye'te. Oh no saws here's
were the Marquis lives. says nothing, but
steered for the door which sailor like they called
a port. and in went.
went from one room to another for some time
before found the right one. But at last found
it. and there sare enough stood the old Marquis
dressed up in his uniform like old General Trot-
ter, and ever so MANY more round him. What
stonishing old man! he knoMed me before said
"a word, and though looked more like Chin
blev sweep than a genuine American! Saws he.
- Ny good friend how do YOU do. When did
YOU come to the city, SO told HIM what Id
been about. and he shook me by the hand. and so
did the rest of them, called me the brave Ameri-
can. Only think now Sally Ann of that ere.
Then one of his vallies was called, and he came
mountain up the stairs and took me to rheum
where had something that was nice and cold.
and lots of good wines and so forth. felt pref
ty tired and SO wished EN- all good evening
and went home to my lodgins. where stole into
bed. could scarcely believe nv ewes. Here l
was French patriot. helping the people to their
freedom, and didn't know nothing about it. But