The Arkansas advocate., 1830-12-29

l too far, for the shade of monkey.--- ] Hard lquotha2 Why. even allowing you l to be what you pretend, there isHe hard ship. You never could expect to arrive at a better place than the one to which 1 I am bearing you nor keep better coili- pany than you will find there. On the other hand, if you be what insist on be- i iiieving you, there is iio reason to find fault, for you are properly chased. At all events make yourself easy-there Is no escape. Whatever enters this sack must abide init, until landed at it's final resting place, ffor such is the decree Of fate; and neither that, nor the accuracy of the Street Spectre must be called in question:
 Thus saying, the Spectre gave an ex- tra twist by way of securing the mouth of his bag; and suddenly increasing his stature, and growing taller tl1af the pin acie of St. Paui's he strode away over the tops of the houses as if they were mere ant hills-bearing away among the departed spirits of inferior animals, the living Dicky Dash, the chief of the dandies, who has never been heard of since.
 The Street Spectre is seen as usual, every morning, ill every part of the city, busily filing his sack. But ever since the catastrophe of Dicky Dash, the dan dies are careful not to be caught in the street from the hour oftwo in the morn ing to the growing of Ghantieleer.
 .1 knopang one out 7patted.-A Female Gipsy, following the concomitant pro- fession of sslortune teller" called late y at the house of ayoung man residing at Breeon, and inquired of him wheth- CT he was ambitious of being made ae- quainted with his future destiny, adding. that, by certain indications, his appear ance clearly bespoke a far more than ordinary fate. He at first, declined this very tantaiizihg proposal, but was at length persuaded .o allow heF 10 reveal. The prophecies thcn sald t should only cost him oae small piece ol silver mo- ney; paltry shilling, but that it would be necessary, for the due operation of the mystic process, thal l.e should depos- it 2Ol in notes under his pillow during tbe night, which she desired aim to pro- duce for the purpose of previous incaa- tation. He told herit was out ot LIs power to do so immediately; as he had not then So large a sum in his possession. but that he could probably be enabled to furnish it in the following evening; on which she said she would not fail to call. About dusk sine fulfilled her promise, and immediatel demanded whether he had ready the required sum; he answered in the affirmative, and pro- duced one l0i. and tHo 5i. notes.- "Theseo said she sI must enclose in this handkerchief" which had been given her for the purpose, ''and on thy head covering 1t during the hours of sleep, the whole mystery of thy future life will be most perspicuously revealed unto thee. She then took the notes for the purpose of enclosing them in the hand kerchief, and after she had turned round and recited during the operation the whole vocabulary of hocus pocus," she most carefully unfolded and sealed it, She then bade him swear that he would comply with hernex request. He said he would rather decline making all oath, but that he would pledge his word to do so fit were necessary. She said she was satisfied, as on so solemn an occa- sion word was tantamount to an oath. Her request was, that he would not un- l fold the handkerchief until the dawn of the following morning; and she then in due form presented 1t to him and bade him farewell. Soon after her departure his curiosity got the better of his word, and he opened the enchanted bundle, when, instead of the notes he had given her to enclose, he discovered so many pieces of plain paper. On inquiry be- ing made it was found, that on her get ting possession of the booty (although the night had then set in and the weath- CT was most stormy,) she, together with a large gang of her fellows who imme- diately joined her, decamped without a moments delay, evidently for the pur- pose of dividing the spoil, butitwas not l..