Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-08-05

! He searched his pockets, and with 0
shout ofjoy drew out sixpence. With
the coin he went to the ferry and told
his piteous story. "a gsaa sl4lI
Charon generously allowed him to go
on board, and Timothy flew on the
wings Of appetite to Bleecker street. A
crowd was gathered before his dwelling,
and no sooner did Timothy turn the
corner, than wild shout broke from their
midst, and in an instant he was surroun-
ded.
Cries Of" Villain pct Cheat p"Swind-
ler!" fell upon his ear, and every hand
was extended towards him, filled with
his unfortunate shin-plasters.
Timothy in vain attempted to speak,
the mob grew fiercer, and trembling
with fear, he betook himself to flight,
with his victims upon his heels. Fear
lent him wings, and he distanced his
pursuers who sent after him yells Of baf-
fled rage.
Seating himself upon step, he burst
into tears, and an officer passing him,
Judged him to be intoxicated, and drag
gedhim to the police office, the victim no
more of the banks, but of free banking
shln-plaster currency.
The SAILOR AND THE DANpY.-The
New York Emigrant tells us capital
anecdote which we give below. We
confess that nothing pleases us better
than to see that mawkish class of beings
dandies used up" We have had oc-
casion heretofore, to handle them with
out intensive shall do it again.
We are opposed to dandyism-alias
principally because it de-
stroys the energies of the mind. 1t pros
trates at the shrine of self that noble and
godlike gift. The intellect is the boon
Of the Infinite One. He breathed it in
to man, and this made him, in lesser
degree, like himself, Yet he who cen
ters all his thoughts upon ruffles, and
canes, whiskers, and cologne sacrie-
giously tramples it, virtually, beneath
his feet. Such merit brings the most
intense scorn.
1t depends upon the ladies to produce
revolution upon this point. So long
as they encourage fops, SO long will they
exist. Let them measure man by the
size of his mind.
A Captain of one of ourNantucket wha-
lers an eccentric fellow, and rather of an
uncouth figure, visited one of our cities
after cruise of three years, aid and oI,o eve
ming attended the Theatre. AS mat
ter of course, such a rough dark COM
plexion old character, in box with sew
eral fashionable ladies and gentlemen, at
tracted some considerable attention, and
created much merriment among the ex-
quisites. Several times every opera glass
in the boxes were thrust at him until he,
finally aware that he was the attraction
Of the evening, left the house, determin-
ed that he would repay such impudence,
with their own coin, on the following
night. Accordingly, on the succeeding
evening, enveloping beneath his great
coat the ships spy glass, about two
and half feet in length started
for the Theatre. AS soon almost
as he entered the box, the opera glasses
were in commotion. He waited until the
play commenced, when, upon observ-
ing young gentleman, with cane un-
der his arm, and glass at his eye
pointed directly at him, he drew forth
from his outer garment the spy-glass, land
drawing it from the case the entire
length, aimed it directly at the dandy.
and continued to look until the house
was in continual uproar, and the fop
with modification left the box for the
lobbies. s s,s.
+. A QUAINT SERMoN.-Mr. Dodd was
a minister who lived many years ago
a few miles from Cambridge; and
having several times been preaching
against drunkenness, some of the Cam
bridge scholars Conscience, which is
sharper than ten thousand witnesses, be-
ng their monitor) were very much Of
ended, and thought he made reflections
on them. Some little time after, Mr.. Dodd
vas walking towards Cambridge, and
net some Of the gownsmen, who as