Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-11-02

An anccdotc, few days since in the r..
scrip, OF gentleman who occasionally tool .. :.
oiring. in mourning coaches, being an iDy,lI
reminds ME Of Bustonian. who Some e..
years since, got comfortable living by a,,.'1
Ing funerals. The gentleman had ASSOC
with what is called +" first sprirrv." wore Gst;
able clothes. was about S5 years ul ace. h,%
lor, and was petty gO,d looking mAn Ps
unforeseen accident. his FANNY were trn,;y:l !.
fortune a. one blow, and he hal ne,r, ,o la
day in any lsiness CT profession. S,m.,b;'
said he, must be done. and that qui,k,y /
hired small room over 4 .rucc,, s,ora =, ~ "
south end, where two or three of our moro;,. :" :.
pers were taken By the proprietor Of III. s,ot,
Our hero took single bed, washsard :.
chairs and few other articles. to furnish I.
chamber, anal made IA bargain with the store ks,.
er's boy 10 bring him up ihc pape,s pr.i,
morning between 10 and IL o'cIock "
would begin to read the deaths. and as,or,'.
the earliest hour of the day at which fnr.-
would take place, would get up. dress himself !,
sentcel suit of black, aud about . P. NJ vn.9
repair to the house OF mourning. Here with :,
lena sympathising look. he would in,crcs Il.
self in the grief of the distressed family %, :.
seat IN one of the carriages, 90 with tie inoDr,
to the grave, aud by his Kind attention. vry
obtain an invitation TO return to the house 6 n.
deceased, aud parIake Of such rcfrcshmea,, ;,
were provided. it then being customary to NJ,
vide refreshments at a funeral much more h,
it is at the present day. He would take vlrL
could lay MS hands upon. >cat hastily. but he,-
. ", and then recur to his minutes fur the L,y
After shake Of the hand ard solemn hreaa.
you would see him vending his way with h,s !
step tn another house where funeral w,. Il
take place, and again rendering himself acre.
Bile, would again obtain an inyita,ion to return
the house with the mourners for refre.hmer
which usually wound up his tour Of duty Ere
day, when he would return to hi, chamber, VI
fed 20 to bed, and the next morning uv
again resort to the newspapers of the day 70 i.
certain where hr was 'to get his dinner" h
this way he lived for Is months and sctqallvgs
fat upon it. At last the shop.keeper, whose rev,
papers had been his directory laied aud 0,
gentIeman's wardrobe becoming "anJe
worse for the wear" he was Obliged to re,at
more active employment, to get his bread
Boston Tqascria
We have the sincere satisfaction to statet
the assurances given in the late annual rcpot
the President and Directors IN the Stockholm
of the Baltin ore and Ohio Rall Road, that
second and third Divisions Of the road woul
opened for use by the fist OF November,
been realised
In letter which we have seen from GET
man who performed the trip. dated the SOD
slant, he saws the IS Pioneer Car" passed
terday Saturday morning on the line as h
to the foot Of the inclined plane, No. |, at
Ridge" beinga distance of forty miles Iron
tim0re.
The fourth Division Of the road. which e,td
to the Monocacy, as we'll as the inclined P!
over the Parr Ridge, and the latera! road I"
derrick, are IN such state Of forwardneS
leave no doubt that the entire route to F:etr
will be opened within the month of NOvsme
The graduation of the fifth Division. extsr'
from the Monocacy river to the PotomaC,nr
" completed, except at single point OF aD"
or 500 yards, which will soon be graduated
the travelling on the road will, without aDyd'
be established to the Potomac river WITHIN
Baltimore Gazette.
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