Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-09-01
INCIDENT AT SARATOGA.


sident had tumber of Congress-water dashed
into his face this morningF'
"No: you are joking"
"Joke or no joke, it is true"
"Pray explain. There has been no quarrel
trust The Vice President is gentleman, OF
amiable qualities, and is proveroiaiiy courteous
and nolite. And besides, since he is Vice Pre-
sident though unfit from lack Of principle for
the Office and though not elected by majority
of the people.-still we must respect the ONCE
you know"
"Pardon me, and and will relieve your anx,
;etv Won know the Vice President has excited
some remark by the ostentatious display OF MS
English State carriage, and his Ens''S" 10Y
man in livery, and by prancing apont On lis
Bucephalus, as you call his charger, W''eh ~ w
had only a dozen rods to go. SOMETIMES ne
rides down to the Spring when the croWd are
assembled at six O'Clock, and sits upon bis horse;
making the boys bring the water TO nm, ana
evidently, as it would seem, to attrac' a''c".
ton" , .:
GAN of which borders upon the lantuS'l
cal, and consequently approaches the RIDICULOUS
But proceed"
-"Well: This morning he came down just
at the thickest of the crowd, and regning his
steed to the temple, while the boys were dipping
| for the ladies and gentlemen clustering around
the Spring. little knot of his obsequious para
sites each anxious to be the first in testlfying
their serv,lity. called out" There's the Vice
President; some water" One of the urchins
was about leaving his place to carry him tum'
bier of the sparkling aqua ritG, ~nich hau peeI
dipped for merchant OF your cny-a " my
| have no Doubt
| sStop. YOU varletn he commanded, in tone
of audible authority, as he seized the tumbler;
| "If the Vice President is in want OF the wafer,
LET him dismount from his horse, and take his
turn at the Spring; as other gentlemen. 40"
"The people pricked up their ears IS; WIN sur sur
prise, and so did Bucephalus. The wee fresl.
! dent looked unutterabe things for the moment
the sycophants were as much dumDlouiueo !,
as though unholy fingers had pulled the sacred
nose of the prophet-and the merchant very
coolly drank off his lumber. Meantime ano-
Their lad had succeeded, NOTWITHSTANDING the
restless prancings Of the noble quadrnpea, IN
giving the tavorite son" brimmlng tumplef'
which he was in the act of raising 10 MS NOUN;
But "there is many slip between t!e cup a,u
the linz Just at this interesting Crisis, a iaoy,
in order to relieve his embarrassment, accosteo
him with a complaisant morning salutation; the
Vice President dropped his hand to return the
civilitv. and while he was in the act OF deliver
ing a pretty compliment in reply, Bucephalus
took a notion to bow to the lady TOO, out IN suo'
denly raising his crest rather higher than usuai
he hit the Vice Presidents elbow. and dashed the
entire contents of the tumbler into MS lace
"That was indeed a catastrophe!'-
| "and down il went like flood into ms
bosom, to his no small discomfort but to the IN.
finite amusement of the crowd, who could ne no,
refrain their laughter, on account OF the oddity
of the thing, although all alike commisserated
his embarrassment. The Vice President as
you may well suppose, instantly
-"Drew bee line for his HOTEL no
doubt"
"But it was pretty incident for the break
fast-table, wasn't it?" .. ,,,,r vnrua
| with additional zesr."-N Y Conn.,