Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-11-09

,hakiug-I don't know vo. make me beat my
chin along vid such stupid rascal.
Smith-How would you have got your living
but for mel-Please you. my Lord, he was but
la poor begyarly foreigner when took him in
hand.
The Lord Mayor-And what will you call him
now?
Smith-He told me when first seed him that
he had plenty Of practice, for he had nothing else
to do with his jaws but to play upon them Qaugh.
teri; and now he has every thing gentleman
| wants.
Coplofie-De people likes me best; he get.
| more for charity, but gets more for music; he
blows on dat flute of his until he set all shver-
ing and shaking; de people trembles when de
looks at him. and den de gives him hawpennies.
(Laughter.)
The Lord Mayor-But you had no right to
strike him, my good chin chopper, although he
might have PLAYED out of tune,
Smith, forgive him that. nv Lord; for
gave him better than got; besides we're both
going to party tonight a, the west end OF the
town.
The Lord Mavur-Bnt will not let either of
| you 60 until have every reason 10 believe that
we shall net be troubled WITH you again.
Smitb-ro tell you the truth. my Lord. after
, one whole DAYS work, only gnt fourpence.
and most Of them were SO hot, that we melted
'um in beer. Sometimes al the west end we have
crowds after Us, and we always gets our money
raw. Uaush,er.)
| Cop'ofee--'ris his cursed Dute vot gets de
burning hawpeunies; neVer liiis up none ven
he play. or get de sca'd Ven | play de haw.
pennies comes like out Of the SKY. daughter.
The Lord Mayor-WrN, you nay 90; but If
h,cr tyhp
the hawpennies are neither cold nor hot.
FRENCH AND ENGLISH WOMEN.
From critical notice af .Mifabeau's Letters
from Enslacd we extract the following account
Of the French women by that celebrated charac-
ter
THE French Womes -t When SienCh Ia
DIV come. into room me tirst thing thar strikes
~ is that she walks better, hi. ner head and
feet better put On than any woman you have ev.
or seen.
When she talks she is the art Of pleasing
, personlied. Hereyes. her lips her words her
gestures are all prepossesslng. Her language
is the language OF amiabieness-her accents
I of crace-she emDe!ishes trife-interests up
on nothing-she sofens contradlction-sh
takes off the insipidness of a compliment BY turn
ing il eleyantly-an when she has a mind, she
sharpens and polishes the point OF an epsram
better than all the women in the world.
"Her eyes sparcle with sprit--the most de-
lightfpl salIies fash from her fancy-in telling
stcr, she is inimitable-tue motion Of her body
and the accents OF her tongue. are equally gen
teel and easy-and e1uanle flow Of sprghtIiness
keeps her constantly good humoured aud cheer
ful. and the only objects OF her lle are to please
and TO BE- pleased
Her vivacity may sometimes approach to
folly-but perhaps il is not in her moments OF
folly that she is least interesting and agreeable.
Ems ish women have many points OF superiority
over the French-the French are superior 20
them in many other. Here shall only say,
there ia particular idea. in which no woman IN
the world can compare with a French woman
it is the power Of intellectual irritation Sac VIII
draw wit out Of fool. She strikes With such
address the chords of self love, that she gives nn-
expected vigor and agility 10 fancy, and elecir-
fies bndv that appears non-elec'ric.
En- etish Women I ave mentioned mere
women Of England, aud have done v'oas:
did no, intend It when began the letter IL" y
came into nv mind as the only women IN the
world worthy Ut being compared win those "f
France shall! not presume to determine "ne.
ther. in the important article Of beauty, form and
coors are BIZ preferred to expression and grace;
or whether grace aud expression are TO be con
sijerpd preferable to complexion and shape
I shall not examine whether the, Ti9udm OF
France is to he thought superior TO the fouchdnt
of Enoand; or whether deep % iSibllity deserves
TO be preferred to ANIMATION and wit: so'mpor-
tant subject requires volume. shall give
trait If Goddess could De supposed to bs
formed, conn, unded of Juno and Minerva that
Goddess would be the rmpem of the women OF
this country England Ve'us az she Is with
all her amiabeness and lmprriectons, may stand
ius,ly enough. for an emblem Of French women.
have decided the question withou. intendn. It.
tor have given the preference to the WOMEN
OF EYGLAND.
Zone punt had forgotten. and it is mate
rial one. 1t is not to be disputed on; tor what
am going to write IS the opinion and sentiment
of the universe. The English women are the
best wives under Heaven-and shame De on the
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