Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-03-10


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Are you fond Of the theatre. Mr.. Fe,lockp
'Why, yes; can't say but like good NAV
and whenever | go to Lunnun make a poin,
Of going, once and away-thas's 10 say il it nan,
pens 10 be something Of Shakesprare's | wes,
The las, time I was up, and saw Guy Manner.
ing
Bur Guy Manneriog is no, play Of Shakes,
pea,e's"
Amt It?' come, what will you bet Of that,
saw Macbeth at the Other house the yery ui,h,
before, and there are lots OF sawneys in both.
that's all can tell you And he gave
knowing wink, which, literally translated
meant, parry that if you can.'
Here i, the novel Of the same name. unor
which the play you saw is founded ssid Mr.
S. reaching down the 6'sl volume Of Guy
Manneripg and putting it into Fellock's hand.
: il is written by Sir Walter Scott"
'Scou?-O -ay-ScoIt, the chap The kipp
made kngh, Of, well, il tina, wash, turning
the world topsy ,urvy, dash NE! .Brli;eing
man for fooling away his time at such work a,
this! just what any Of Us might do if We hadn't
something be, er 10 think Of, and choose 10 se,
our wits at il! Now my notion is Her.
while thumbng over the leaves with look If
profound contempt, his attention was suddenly
attracted by something a. the commemorate,
Of The volume. He brnush, il nearsr 10 ri,
eyes, then held i, at greater distance, hex,
took it to the light, ,hrn again looked ,lOsl,
a, il, as if doubtful whether the passage h..
struck him was there or not.
WHY. now, dash e!-Weil. that is uur-
Now where could he have picked iha W.
Dash me if don't think there is something in
this chap after all
'Whal is i, sir?
You may always tell q gentleman by hi
horscr Oils attention was tsugh, by this r.,
mark OF Mrs. MCsndish to tie position y
Come, now, that is true, dash ne il II is'pt-
Now, ther'a saying tor you, spund wind and
limb, and without a bIemish. II all be book
was like tnat-
IF you like to read il, you may take il hon.
with you, and WHEN you have finished tina, sol.
ume, the mex will be at your service
Read ii! Why-read i'!-and yet I've
mind 10 il 100. see at once he is no common
chap. That is a clever saying, but as 10 read.
ing why-and yei-COme, I,e given her Ter
hr at, and won't baulk her; she shall take it
now, rough or smooth, lei wha may be on tn:
other side Twill read it, dash me if don't
So saying, he thrust or ra her dug the book TO-
to his pocket, with the deliberate recklessueM
Of conse quences Of one who felt tina, auoh.;
moments reflection would deer him aos.h
er from so rash an undertaking
On The day OF sale, / accompanied my friend
to C-y, whi!her he went with The intention Of
purchasing S'uar,'s Athens We .o0k our
sand Immediately opposite to the aueIiOntsL
The books were selling, as he truly said, dog
cheap and judging by the appearance Of ih.
PEI sons present, who did not seem Of qgah'
" either 20 appreciate or desire so reehufh'
work, we expected 10 ge, il al very mcd'ras
price. AT length il was put up, and aferi
preparatory flourish from the auc,onrer he.
as is usual in such cases, declared himself Goa
6d.nt thai he was very much within the marx
in yaIulng it at--what certainly was an QUA
eeous price; and, ss is also usual 10 sueh ea'e',
a dead silence ensued.
We'll; then, shall say forty guineas Tor ID"
splendid work ?-Twenty Ten !-C0nhfsf
gentlemen, this most magnif 'eri--. A'o
after having exhausted all the flowers oil -us'
lion room oralofy in its praise, he added WIN
sigh which seemed TO come from 'he wy
Oot'oUl VI hS-pupI', W." wv" 49, -. u,
six!' Here was pause which was 70 - H's%
gratifying. Five said Mr.. s..
Five guincas are only bid. Six! IhaoS!"'
SIR"
Seven continued my friend. ,.,
'Seven,' responded the aucroncsT 'E'5'
Thank you sir .,
Mr.. s. went on this way, suinta
guinea, ill having bid thirteen, and 'a' ''.
rioneer still thinking some yiewess sO'S0.
{ for We heard no one make The b'id'"sH
did we SEE any body nod) for an adj l'a'' s'"
ca, he inquired whether there was any c'"'
bu, the lot in at certain price, as ~ " =,
would save the time To declare 50 at ohee' "'s
assured that il was sale witbou! Fese'" -,
was lead on 10 twenty three guineas ,a' s",,
point he was determined TO stop where DC vi
me, as before Twenty three gaine'' I w.
Twenty four--lhsnk you sir Iwehy ,rs
going for twenty four. Gone! Stuart As
'urning TO his clerk, for tweny'iout EV''''
10 Squire Fe,lock.' .u,n,e
We turned round, and, TO onr as''n!'""
close behind Us, there stood the iden"''
objectionable Squire! ~.
My dear sir rs il possible you n''e .,
chased 'Stuaris Athens? beside: Ola ~
perceive That was bidding for that TO- Il,
To be sure did, and that's Why ne',l
the scent for moment. I knew nothing AZ"