Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-03-10
From the Philadelphia Daily Chronicle

three, he was buried ike prince.
From the Philadelphia Daily Chronicl.
VESTRILoauI M.-A very amusing and int
resting occurrence took place few evenings sinc
at select party in-street. Some time AZ
ter the company, which was very large and re-
spectacle. were introduced, and had beeOm.
deeply absorbed in the amusements of the even.
ing, around blazing fire on the hrarth;-ou ,
sudden hollow pIaintve cry, az Of one in d.
tress, was heard apparently to proceed from tn,
chimney. The company all rose on the instant
and gazed upon each other in breathless silence;
again the voice sheard saying "Ob! he pine!
he'll me! or I'll smodder in dis place." "Pu.
out the fire ;! put out the fire." exclaimed half,
dozen voices IN the room, and pitcher Of wa,s
was quickly on the spot.-Whie some fed i.
haste to the dressing room, with CONSERVATION de
stepping close to the fire place called out "~hOi
there!" O-o-poor Tom. the sweep" grcar
ed the voice up the chimney" fellow,
sighed the ladies, "Oh! help him out" "H@
long have you been up there. my dear fellow
asked the gentleman. q" Nearly ,0eeE Sr."-I
oh my gracious" again sighed the ladies' u, /
must be almost starved" .'Poor Toms bot
again grOaned the man in the chimney. and III +
very hearts of his auditors died within them
The excitement having now arisen to an smOs
painful Pitch, 1t was time for ''poor Tom" to 81
himself out Of that smoky place. as quickly
possible. Accordingly, he slid gently from ID
station into side cupboard, built against %,
chimney-way, Which Fortunately was locked ,nt
still more fortunately, the key not to be found
"Oh murder! murder! m-.u-.r-.d-e-f"
shouted "poor Tom," in the cupboard "sn
me something to eat, or I'll starve OUTRIGHT
The strings Of every retcule in the room ga"
way at the word, aud half their rich conenn
were quickly at his service ;and had "poOr Ton
then actually appeared. he would doubtless ha'
been greeted with more "pitiless storm" ola
monds, mint-drops. and pound-cake, than his Il"
ty sweepship ever before experienced OF co'r
none knew OF the construction of the place ~
the hostess and her family, who had fled the be-
IN search of the key. upon the first intimatIon
the change the enemy had made in his Po''n'
before second thought told them OF the utter
possibility of any mortal transferring Inns
from the chimney to the closet.
burst open the door" sald the yOuDgsP
man, and upon kind Of rumbling noise d
heard in the closet, as of "note of preparad1
two or three appeared determined to taia' "
events! and the young man was induced
claim, "ladies and gents have you never ~
Of ventriloquismf" A roar Of Laughter 'H'
majority of the company followed the q's.s
as the conviction of the truth flashed uP@
senses, that one of the company was highly
ed with the rare and astonishing power " v,
triloquismi Yet so deeply were some lSps
ed with the belief 10 the reality Of "Po'f l.p
and his distressing situation, that it was ~
Impossible to induce the more supersh'|'"p
foreeo it. And the fatal closet was regardsa
an eye of Jealous suspicion, till at length u
was found, which proved key indeed totns.
plete calculation Of the mystery, to ID. =,
satisfaction Of all, and the entertainment
at late hour in the most universal harm0D'
Which is the Fi6ber?-.A Dilemma -Oeo :"
son says to his - man-worshipPers" AZ 1 h,,,
To nv selection Mr.. Van BlreD yleoeO
LUCTANT consent" ,ns
Now, Mr.. Richie says, that, in le''s'
Mr.. Van Buren, wrote as follows:
81 am so tired of the slang about 'n'nss
management. and influence, &c. &C. o. os' a
have been harrassed and prosecuted !, !" u
that there is scarcely any thing co9'. N
that was not dishonorable. toget RIO o. " w
Is M other way than by going for INK
Rod Of four years. out Of the country r,s
Now altman cannot st the same tmeu,M: ..o
and be reluctant to acceptit il, Ad"l',"
est excIusio alterius-as the law;vers =. y A,
Their, therefore. Mr.. Richie Publ'n.se.. ar
true which he knew to be faIse-or '"I :.
so,, OF Kinderhook told him falsenO~ .,,,s
real object of his wishes-or :, me T 1 C.~
Best" has tsld-s mi,take.-R T. 4"