Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-08-20
ALEXAND RIA GAZETTE
from the London Meiropoli,an, for Jau


don the reign Of fashion begins in June. can.
not say how that may be, but il has never ceased
raiamg since June began. The public places
have been Overlooking; currents have been more
plentiful than the seas; students poring their
| books have been poured over in their turn; the
| thrstiest sot has not been able to keep himself
| dry; and Whitsuntide, whenever it has been nam.
ed. has been universally allowed to be an error
! of the press TOR Uetsuntide; nay, the whole bu-
siuess OF the season is an anomaly; the fair in old
| PENIS Gardens for the benefit Of the Charing
Cross Hospital was held for week with.
out one fair day out of the seven. Coming away
from this fair, found myself minus gold re-.
peatcr, neck cham, and seals.
| was mentioning my adventure at dinner, and
| wondering how could have been robbed 50 east
y on the part oil the thief and so uBconsciously
on the part Of myself, when one Of those practical
wags whom one occasionally meets in society,
and who happened to be Of the party, declared,
with look Of lamblike innocence, that he saw
nothing at all strange in it; "for," said he,--
" the London pick-pockets are so expert, that,
pu your money where you will, they have 1t. :"
This |, suspecting nothing, vcntured rather to
doubt, whereupon this gentleman, for So must
call him-sad that lie would bet twenty pounds
that, put my money where pleased, a London
tnlet should get it away from me between Char
ing Cross aud the Royal Exchange. This seea,-
Ell TO me, having conceived little project of
miHe own for Its Illustration, a continuance next
to impossible; SO when he said he would bet the
twenty sovereisns, said. Done; and he said,
Done: who ,ras done eventually you shall! hear.
The only condition which was imposed upon
me, was, that was to tell my friend whereabout
my person meant to carry my property; to thus
of course consented, and then came out the
depth of my continuance and the ingenuity of my
precautions. "A guinea" said to the gentle
man, - is the property mean to preserve, and
in order to do 81, mean to carry it in my
mouth"
The eo@pssaB hi a VIZ dA}sssE's t Gssuap
my readiness, and we finished the evening with
much hilarity, and at the close Of our sitting, the
following day was fixed for my experimental jour
nev from King Charles the Firstat Charing Cross
TO the Royal Exchange on Cornhiil.
Well! away l went. holding the golden por
traiture of h,s late Majesty George the Third, as
tight between my teeth as had formerly held
bit Of wood while under the painful discipline oil
DIR. Waddiugton's birch at school, resolved that
no power should induce me to let GO my guinea.
An succeeded according to my wishes. The
tail portal of Exeter Hall, all ready for Cog
and Magog when they walk westward, aud the
heightened avenue Of Waterloo Bridge, were pass
ed in safety; Somerset House. the Strand Thea
tire. Jones' Lucifer shop. the Lancet office. Paurs
| Barking House, and Winnings tea shop, were
successfully achieved: when just thinking OF an
epigram on the said shop, which recollected 10
have seen some years since IN newspaper ana
which dare say every body else has forgotten, 1
repeated TO myself the thing, which runs thus:
| II seems as if nature had curosy planned
ehpnld with
| There's TwIsIss, the tea-man who lives in the
Strand,
Would be ,vining if robb'd of his T.
Just as | had finished heard prodlgious noise,
and in minute found myself in the middle of a
crowd. assembled, as it appeared to me, like 10
derrick Dhu's troopers, at preconcerted signal.
| There | was in the midst OF it. What then
said I; let what NAV occur, | say nothing;
shall keen my mouth shut, and keep my golden
opinion to myself; nothing shall "drop from the
honorable gentleman" which shall endanSer my
treasure and my bet. :,
"Come, what's all this here noise abon's'' said
a policeman; "move on"
:" Move on. shir" said poor Jew boy, hi:
eyes streaming with tears; :" wish could move
on; but desc coot gentlemens have run right
against me and upset my box with all my razors'
and combs, and shisshars."
| 40 Poor boy" saiu one man, Ia reHhai huo'
genteel locking Individually "here my poor tel
iow!" aud he picked up comb for him. Their
came another. who handed him razor or two
and 50 ou until it appeared to me he had collect
ed nearly tine whole contents of his box; wheI
another gentleman said to him, Well Moses
shave you got all your rattle traps tosethe
agaiu:"
- All but my guinea, SIR" said the boy; 81
guinea vich is all de monish half IN de who'll
varsal world: dat shpose is rolled in de muds.
"Muds, Moses" said little urchin with
snub nose and hairy cap: never shall forge
his countenance: "what dye mean by muds!
seed that ere gentleman with black stock plc'
it up ever So long ago."
The policeman looked nc full in the face
so did the rest of the people. l wore blacl
stock.
"What did he do with it, my dear??" said
Brobdignagean woman without bonnet, address
ing the imp who bad just spoken.
Ivy he vipt it into his mouth, said the urchin
. ~ seed him with my own eyes"
With whose eyes he should have seen such
sight except his own, did not stay to ask; b.