Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-01-07
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that my next would be frank and free. but 81
the Devil would have it, there has been =
blow up between Duff and myself. Nould
you believe 1t, Dear John. few evenings {
after my last was dated, Obadiah and Dvtf
came as usual to the Palace to give Billy o.
n and myself our lessons, and after much
fuss aud parade about it, Duff ordered Billy
TO spell 'nlGPpToachajle, which after two or
three TRIALS he got out after fashion.
Obadiah then ordered me to spell incr,~es.
sable, which at first rather bothered me hut
at last began in the true old fashioned ,v.v
mi funny, but would you believe it nv good
Trend, hardly had the word out ofmy mouth
when Dpif seized me by the collar. and said.
says he, you D-na-d rascal what do Won mean,
Not liking this kind OF familiarity over much.
up with that big fist you used to Iaff at mo
so much about, and with one tap laid him
spawning on the ioGr. Billy believed Duff
was dead, but new better, altho he PLAYED
Postum so wen that Obadiah balled out for
help so Justify that the good President rushed
INTO the room 10 see what was the matter, and
demanded in his authoritive way to know the
cause oil this hub bub as he called it. Moth
ing at ali says /, but when a man insults ma
with IMMUNITY, | always make it pint to
mock him down. Duff now considering him
self safe, got up and began to explane mat.
tiers 10 his way, but made srch cock and
bull story OF II, that we were about coming
TO high words wen Billy put in and said gen.
uemen you will Talk about this matter adj va
loren, so you had better leve it to the Presi
dent and myself to settle, which we all agreed
TO. But before we parted the good old man
sad to me, George says he, you should not
treat my friends in this manner. You no
intended you for one OF my Cabinet Ministers,
but now fear your Education will be cut
Slln .,Fa1 ,s.f IL. L.
better than my Secretary of War. and unless
you can make this afiair up with the General,
SHAH have 10 look some where else for more
piiable materials for my Cabinet. As 10 ma
king the matter up, l had no notion of It, SO
have received no more lessons but arc still
living in the Palace and shall make notes of
every thing see going on, which is qaere e.
nough.
We had a great party the other night at
ME-. -, cant spell his name, rs my lessons
was stopt short, bat we could not get the La
dies to go, SO Major l.. and myself went ever,
were we saw sucii crowd Us WAS never be-
Tore seen, but there was a great many odd
looking people among them, and | heard ons
man say there was some folks there that was
out OF place At last we got into the room.
where sawa parcel of folders and hornblogg-
ers, that must have cost power of money
these fellows however, play at the palaGa
free gratis for nothing" as the President
told me.
After the people had been da,rsing and
huging and turning each other about till ele-
ven o'clock, heard great buss about sup
per, and as like these sot suppers much bet
ter than the hand about, began to push my
way up stairs, where saw, John, what it
would have made your mouth water to lock-
at; but they wouldent let me sit down, as they
said the first table was for the other ladies, 50
looked on for short time, when | heard
pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, which | afterwards
found was nothing but sham pane corks; or
as q gentleman said, it was iireing a file da
joe. Whether this was done IN honor Of st.
Nicholas, or in compliment TO certain per-
son present, don't know, but il sgas fur ons
or the other.
A purity k.tle offsh the President has made
OF It IN his message. You no, john, | told
you be called On al bis friends to help hha
out with Il, and god nose, he had help enough;
but after ali Won Drmer and iGfmadeit up,
and have player the very devil with the par
II. This Won Bruaor is deep iellrg. Don't
you Eei.eVe he got the-hard-nanled to give
the party the other night, for particular
purpose; bat as heard some people say, ta
the im:uoftal honor Of the ladies OF our cour-
try; ii was quite faillre, for they would not
even lock- al the counter band article he wish
Ell 10 introduce. II IS also rumOred here thas
the English take great interest in the intro
duefion OF this piece OF smugeIed goods, but
all wont do; and as they say, The ladies of tina
country pretend 10 be id patriotic. igess,
before thcy leave 1T, they viii find they caa
distinguish crows from pigeons.
Yours, Tor ever, KREMER, LID
p. $. As you have been in foreign parts.
do tell me IN your next whether it is usual fox,
foreign minister to shove into society contrary
to the wishes OF the natives k. LID.
The N;wy-The following is, we believe,
correct list of the vessels of the u S. Navy in
Commission and now in seryice:--
Medife,Ymlean iStation.-Delaware, IA,
Commodore w. NJ Crane. Java, A Captain
John Downes. Constellation, Sc, Capt A. S.
Wardsworth Fairfield, IS, Master Comraan-
dant +. A. Parker Lexington, IS, Master
Commandant W. Nj. Hunter Warren, 18,
Master Com. C.. w. Skinner. Ontario, lS,
Capt L. IL. Stevens
Pacific Statioa.-Guerriere, A, Commo-
dore G. G. B. Thompson. St Louis, IS, Mas
ter Comdt. J. ID. Soat Vincennes, IS, Capt.
Finch. Dolphin, 10, Lit j p. Zantzinger.
Hest Indie Statioia--F almouth Is. COM
modore jesse ID. Elliott. Erie, IS, Master
Comdt. Darrell Turner. Peacock, IS, Master