Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-10-08

Shenstoue thanked heaven that his Mana
not obnoxious to pun. A young beau. h.s
known BY the nickname Of - Snuff than
other, would have died to be able to Join in y
prayer, had he heard the following dialogue ,,,,
him the other evening"" And SO vow rs,p.
Think said the beautiful Linda, giving At y
same time one of her most earnest looks o,,
those ewes which might create soul under 4.
ribs of Death; "you really think you mich, !,
induced to marry Snuff" Yes, mia6, Nv
him at a pinch" demureIy answered the ladr
II su6stitufG-GeneraI Daniel passing b,
sentinel at Portsmouth, the fellow complai,.
that he wanted pair Of shoes lis fit TIA, ~
should have pair said the General. There"
on he taxi, u: lhalk. and chalksa pair 4
shoes uppp 80 10y box" There's n,ir Z.
YOU" adds re. z,es hiswa His back u.
no sooner turn .e yhe soldier chalk, m,
man standluz I'D then goes hi, w,y
The general pra afer surprised to n,s
the fellow 10 psn, inquired with seys,
threats, how he cam % cave his post. IS,
said h., -. | am rgi,e.ed.' " Relieved, thu,
impossible, at tins nme Of day Who has relieve,
you?" 'One, I'll swear for it that will not lr,p
his past replied the soldier. Hereupou the G.
neral goes with him 10 the place. There s,,
says the fellow, ri am to look upon this as
good pair of shoes. YOU must own that his is Il,
wise very good sentinel
Happy Mis'ake.-Some short time sinrs 4
Paris, a thief, IN hi, moonlight rdmbles. de,-,
mined upon making a very elegant mansion
the Rue des VICTORIES the scene of his depe.
tions. He had gained the balcony Of the f.. |
floor. and opening the wiado@, was cautions, |
entering the room, when he was suddenly a.
rested 10 his progres.by a gentleman. who, rus
ing from behind curtain, presented psO t.
his head. "Your Ilfe." he exclaimed, Nj N
my mercy, but will take more noble re,ea.
for my injured honor. will permit you to le.p
this house without further molestallon, but uDg
one condit,on-I expect you will meet me. a,
man Of honor, tomorrow morning IN the b.
de Bologn." The astonished thief, who By til
time perceived that he was mistaken Tor sol,
Don Juan, promised compliance and made 4
honorable retreat. Nag.
In rant of a husband.-A young lady W.
lately told by married lady, that she had BIZ
ter prec,pitate herself off the Passaic Falls ms
the basin beneath, than marry The Young AL
dy replied. (" would, if though, could hli
a hub and at the bottom"
II Peers Erpe,lition.-M. hlphonse de La
MARITIME has just left France on a poetcal tour
The London Literary Gazette gives the follosir,
account of his outfit:
He freighted at his own expense L'Alcest
brig, Of 500 tons, commanded by Captain Il
Blanc. He takes with him his siie and Their
only daughter, Mademoiselle Julie, WHO'S jas
ten years old. He intends first to visit Const,n
tinople. thence to proceed to Jerusalem, Palmyn
and Balbec, il the Arabs will allow him, it b.
ing his aim to pass into Egypt, and ascend h,
Nile as far as Thebes. NJ. de Lamarrine is to
winter at Smyrna, and see the isles Of the Arch.
ipeiago, and return home through Italy. "S9tt
he observes" &" is the plan Of my long and ,d.
venturous voyage. do not calculate upon writ
ing; I 60 to seek purely personal inspiration d
this great theatre Of the religious and political
events of the anc lent world: go toread. befn
die, the finest pages Of the material crcl'lon-
re poetry should find them fertile IN nse n.Ir
tions and images, 1 shall content mysef sIa
gathering them nto the silence of my thought. q
color a little the literary future that may rem'n
for me "
Marching to the grave Of a soldier. buried sii
the honors of war. the troops move to the sOem'
sounds of Roslin Castle, or the Death March =
Returning. they play. Yankee Doode-Or. 50
went the merry man hume to his Grave SON
our cities. The PestiIence cloud has passed
over. and right IN the track Of the Death Cart
at Montreal comes grand Masquerade a, The
Theatre. In New York all is Golic and iun "a
the stage-and in Philadelphia Mr.. Hacker, at
Arch street, Is dashing as Col. Nimrod WiIdfr
while at the Chestnut street, Mr.. Rice is elct
ing laughter as Jim Crow. Tears and smiles
Cholera or no Cholera-the world will roll On ''
believe much after the old fashion. -ViAagt Ri