The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-02-04
From the Providence Herald.
From our correspondent, at Washington. ]


equenrly attended both the Senate and House of
REPRESENTATIVES but those bodies so Interest,"
IT, arc now exhibiting the same dull calmness
-hich nature puts on after long and violent storm
as subsided. There is nothing new here, except
,at the thermometers on Sunday night fell to I6
egrees below zero a degree of cold unknown be-
ore, in these parts, by the Oldest inhabitants.
few mornings since, / went into BARRIERS
hop, and while waiting for my turn, looked around
Is is my usual practice, at the eccentric pictures,
which ia this, most other places of the kind,
lament the walls was attracted by very large
picture of about five feet square, over the head of
which was painted in very large letters
BANK PUPPY PARTY!
In the centre of this sheet, was painted with
tcrly hand large slut of the Diago species ofcanne
animals laying, partly reclining on her left haunch
and partly erect on her fore legs with her milky
fountain distended, and her packs Of puppies rcvel-
ling in the luxurious feast. The head of this Great
DMgo siut was little turned towards the whelps,
some of them sucking, and others waiting for their
turns. Her face was the exact likeness of Nick Bid
dle--havng seen him IN Providence last summer
II could not be mistaken, and admired the per-
fcction with which the artist had performed this
part of his work.-Two puppies stood close to Din
go's head, they appeared to be very well fed and
plump, and had their necks, in common with
all the rest of the family little yellowcoars, whthe
\ initials of their names engraved theron. One of
bover-On his collar the letters III. C.-and
Dingo was in the act of licking the other, whose
collar were the letters ID. ". The first of the whclps
appeared to be naturally thin of flesh, but with
belly much distendcd with recent meal: his color
was red and yellowish white, and from his appear
ance would pass for nothing more than second rate
/ puppy. The last dog ID. w. was nearly all over
black of the bull dog species, with very large
head and garing eyes, and seemed To be more cour-
ted than any other by Madam Dingo Nine pup
pies were sucking the forward one was marked
q. T. and was of the greyhound species, and APP
peared better calculated for barking and running
than for fighting besides, he had guilty look, us
if he had offended his master The next marked
p. s. He was rather mean looking puppy, with
the marks of his masters whip on his back The next
was marked w. III. Nj. He tolerabc good
looking puppy but from the wild stare of his eyes,
appeared to be that had run away from his
master. The next marked IT, L. He had n
malicious eye, and faithless countenance, with an
ordinary share of apparent intelligence, but little
no scnsibili,y. The marked $. B. This
puppy could not help plying, for he looked as if
he had run the gauntlet and had the marks of the
lash all over his body; but still he hung on to his
teat. The next was marked Il. f.. He looked like
nm inferior deceitful puppy, not capable of doing
much harm unless set on By others The next was
marked A. II. JfI had not found this puppy swig-
ging away at one of Dngo's after teats, | should
have taken him to be little old dog of the turn spit
species; his color was darksh gray, spotted with
rusty black, and seemed to be a very lazy animal.
The next was marked N. r. X This puppy had
possession of little after eat that seemed to be ad
ded by some freak of natnre, such as we sometimes
sec on cows but II appeared to afford enough to
satisfy his very moderate appetite; he was of the
terrier species, and well calculated to hunt for game
where there There another puppy
that had the teat between the two last mentioned
marked on his collar G. NJ, but his head was so
completely covered, partly by his two nearest neigh
bors, and partly bv Dingo's tell, that could not
discover his countenance nor Judge of his propcn-
sites, altdough am well skilled in physiognomy
and craniology There number more wait
ing for their turn, but they showed nothing but
their back sides, could not read their collars-In
addition to all these, there several pied puppies
which is all the description can give of their colors
standing together in a clustcr.-One was marked J.
&. another B. W. L. aud another 5. T. besides few
more who stood so as to show but little more than
their rumps and tails and seemed shy if they were
ashamed to show their collars The pied puppies
seemed to smell of Dmgo's treasure, but was shy of
taking hold they seemed like puppies Of defeats
taste, who did not altogether like the smell Of the
milk
Then, on the right, the left above and below,
were other Stats; some nearly large as DingO,
some mddling size, and some small, each arranging
her kennel and sucking her puppies (; but as my
turn had nearly come to take the chair and being a
Rhode Island man, took particular notice of only
one groupe, and that where the scene was laid neap-
est home. The r. Island groupc on the righ
hand lower corner of the picture.
In some future communication may be able I,
describe that part of the painting but at prescn
imust conclude by only adding that my turn hav
ing come, and seated in the chair, my mind raj
rapidly over this ingenious performance, and coul
hardly keep my face straigh, enough for the barbc
to perform his operation of shaving. Thinks I
myself-oooD ! Who could better this The BAN
PUPPY PARTY! Of all the names that party eve
assumed, or all that ever applied to them b
others, surely this is the most appropriate and sic
nifcant, and one they not likely soou to he dc
prived OF. II is of the most convenient name
to be applied, either great or small scale
either the Mural or the sinuulor. For me-,