Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-05-16

4. ). They We a mighty fine bree'
of pigs in this city, and tits as good n
play TO see the poor dumb bastes strut
ting about, as free as lords, in tn,
streets. See that!
New YORK, ApKIL 4.
Well, Thaby, was telling you, be-
fore left off, what intinded to dc
about little Alice. And mere, let me
l'call to your mind that fine ould saying
of Orator Grafton, that .heH IS pared
ariih good inteatioas.2 Thrue enough
that for Id like 10 have got more than
one finger in tine FIRE for meddling wid
other peoples matthers. You must
know, then, that last night, after !
broke off writing, we, that is, father
and myself, went to play house, call.
ed the fark--why they call it the PARK
! didn't ask, but it's very like house.
The play WIS called the Marchant OF
Venus, and funny enough, troth! 1t is
oil about an ould Jew butcher who gives
a heap ofduck hats (waut queer names,
Ihady, those mounseors give TO their
money, and every thing else) for a
pound of man s flesh. The cannibal
However, twas against the law, tthank
goodness!) as a lady IN large black
gown told them, and the butcher, us
rigilar built savage as ever | saw,
barely escaped hanging for making
sucn a bargain. During the play, ia-
Their and were much plascd at an in
stance OF the purdigious spirit of these
fine people. All oil u sudden the boys
in the pit set up diyel of shout at a
dandy in the boxes, who turned his
back, instead OF his face, to the stage.
"a trollop--a trollopl" bawled they;
which soon brought little mister to the
rightabout A mighty nate way, that,
Thady, my boy, of teaching the cru
turs manners in good company. But
as was going to tell you, after the play
the ould man and made the best oil
our way to grog shop-which we had
to go under ground to get into--for
twas IA cellar, and faith, who shout.
be there. bur ould Whipple himself
And by and by he begins to talk about
his daughter, and her lap tull of com
plants. 'Now then" thought |, '.ior
to come out VIA the little discovery |
made Yesterday forenoon. 'Mr.
Whipples' says |, 1T wasn't my luck
to be brought up to the docthoring bu-
siness; but Two WAY of seeing into
things, says |, "and between ourselves,
! think I've found out her disoiihcr,
sir," says |, land, il you'll give me
leave, III make bould to give my opin-
YIN about it, sir" saysI.
"Well, sir: your opinion, SIR says
he.
"Why then, sir" says /, lis my
own rale, original, and individual OPT.
mon, that your daughter is dape IN
love, sir" says |.
''In what, sirl' says he.
SIN LOVE, sir, says |.
"In love sir?" says he; "with whom,
sir?'' says he.
"Foir and softly, Mr.. Whipple, quo
your own natural born twin brother
Pat, Thady dear; ''fair and softly, sir, !"
says |, g lis delicate subject to tread
upon; yet III give my private idea of
the original merits oil the case, if yen
order another glass OF whlskey punch
all round, sir, says |. And he ordered
it, "Now, SIR" says ], to the oule.
boy, "your daughter, sir, and it's q
secret I'A never mention to morta!
mans in lorci and have reason to
believe that know the man."
Yourself, perhapsl" said ould Whip
pie, with sneer all round his mouth,
thicker and uglier than pair of sandy
mustachios, "yoa name yourself, no
doubt, siri" repeated he, with grin OF
scorn, that set all my blood in such a
boil that beef-stake might have been
roasted outside me.
"If time and wickedness had'nt dropt
some specks of white upon your head,
out of their painting brushes" says /,
"ould Whipple, I'd be after treating
your nose to some lessons of moral
knockology."
"You wouldf" says he.
Yes would I-Fd give you such a
dose of red hot iron knuckles, that
there shouldn't be left of that ugly
looking iuzzball of yours" (he takes
snuff, Thady, twelve times minute)
a stump sufficiently high for fly to
rest his game leg upon-ye black
guard"
Upon that, ouId Whipple gave me a
punch in the left eye, that he had like
to have sent it out of the back door of
my head. My father cried "thieves!"
and beloved .'murther," for the sight