Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-11-24
..a,ed from tie Courier des Etais Uais.


descendants OF the wandering Jew, Of peripatetic
memory. Now. their fashion requires that man
should visit Switzerland, Italy ana France, once
in his life, As every true believer is expected to
make his genGfextion before the tonb of the pro-
phet. Economy also imposes on them an exile
ofgreater or less duration. The English are
fully persuaded that may ruin himself in
France IL the lowest possible rate.
Lord kittepiug, at the age of th,rty-two, had
wandered over five portions Of the world: he had
eaten aaanas in Brazil, he had seen the interest
Ing reptiles of Africa, had smelt of the roses of
Bengal, aud eniOyed the flavor of tea in Canton
tseif. But there was something wanting: he
rad never seen St. Peters at Rome. the Cretius
If the Alps. nor the pirouettes of our Opera; so
that in the saloons of London he passed for no
more than hall man. Anxious to become q
whole one, he determined to make the fashionable
pilgrimage. He embarked. debarked. took
pn,t chaise, stocked il with provisions. stretched
himself out in it, drew the glasses and went 10
sleep in order TO see France to advantage. and
never woke till he reached Paris. The carriage
stopped at the hotel. Nv Lord believes his
tourney at an end;--he Looks about him. what
does he see? An inveterate throns surrounding
his carriage. aad ordering him to GET out
Nv Lord understands not word. but keeps his
most! He Is obstinate, shout thousand voices:
Ec viii not get out! Ovcrturn the carriage. them
and set tthcre; il will make the better barricade.
Aid they proceed in earnest 10 The business. NV
Lord. vhu perfectly at home in the Burman
language. the Arabic. Turkish, Syrac. and Mo
noDatapan, aud spoke the Chinese as nuenty
ipcativ a. Remurat, uniuckilv did not know a
,vllahle of French. Find;n., himself oversel, he
daooed he swOre. he stogmed-but all in vain:
the carriage describes one fourth of circle and
-. ~,
provisions break his fall. Hls head snes plump
in,o lYer-pie, where it sticks as firmly as in
votieeurs cap. Ii was without injury. but with
,his strange accOutrement. that he al last escapes
from rhe carriage as one gets out oi chimney.
cries he. lii English or IN Mnuomatapan,
| (, not know which, /, tins the mode Of wei
coaing strangers in France? II one may Judge
from this specimen this Is very ori4inal people.
The crowd surround him, and express their
regret, but al sach time = impossible to.wa>te
many minutes in politeuess, they merely ask him
are YOU hurt: No. silence gives assent lie is
no. burt. lie is al Eagli,hman. Nivcu les
Anglais! They are friends of liberty. They
are fighting with us. THIS man has come over
expressly for the purpose # aiding us: there is
not doubt of it. Ailuns. give him crow-bar!
he will help Us make the b;,rrlcade. FWent les
Anslais.
80 saving. they provided him with an iron bar,
long and very heavy. NV Lord not understand
ins the purpose Of it. rejected itat first crying.
all red with wrath;-, what an original peo-
pie But sim was given him to bear up the
payemeuts. and aoieas rofeiS to work he went,
W IN nr he ton tM IL Ss g @neh rs
cnri,ns ParbIeu, thought he. what an original
noanls To receive strangers in this wav. not even
70 i've them time to ret out of their carriage or
IL. =. = 81,
lnun;rv should have its own customs: it gives an
ne. eedble variety to the human race. like to
see people original: but this, III faith, is going
li;'lC too tar.
Having completed his barricade. my Lord Is
about to retire. To the next. 10 the next. is the
general cry; and my Lord i borne III triumph 20
i've other end Of the street. amidst shouts Of wi
vent les l@laiso
Nv Lord being not very sensible To these
mrks of gratitude. of which he did not under
. al a SYLLABLE, began to scold most cordially.
Never did see such devil OF people. and vet
have seen some odd ones: have seen the Es-
q3niaux. the Monoma,apans, the Hotentots. but
nnne that came near resembling these. What
mry possesses them to unpave all their streeS.
aul 20 set strangers TO work in this way! very
original people!
The second baricadc being completed. a
.;,nd i, tn he constructed. then fourth. and
,hcn 4 nth. then -. bnt M. the sixth Is on
~ IN contemplation. Ny Lord could contain
hn self 40 lon GER: he began Ia lose all patience,
already he IN, lifted his bar. no longer to unpave
he street. bat IA establish around him Gordon
'auiaise, when discharge of mnsquetry dis
perses the crowd. and leaves him at liberty to
m1,c at his discretion. Ile regains the street
vacs, his carriage was living. enters the hotel
where he was directed, without strength to utter
more than. give ne >om'hin% tn cat, II
yot ever do eat in this internal country. Avery
original peope.' The host took occasion to eX.
p',a to him what had occurred. Al every word
Ia fAce # my Lord assumed different express
@'. y -aih gave place to surprise, ana surprise
10 snthp,asm. understand. undtsrtmd!'
.o.'h ne cries: Ills fhr liberty. great ma
+. az. sublime bu, not original! am not hungry.
ncan tu aS>iS; them My Lord seized his iron
bar. ,aIl., forth. and his head bein% t'i OF bar
ricadss tears up the pavement al pi'e> up the
stones before his hotel Nainiy does MS host IN
,ariere: my lord is angry aud threatens TO put
;,N in the barricade. Aud in tins 'Ninkiiny Of