Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-09-29
From our Corr~sponden, Mofies-Ne. KILL

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have the greatest number of surages present. and
who is the most strongly suspected is wholly inno-
of the merit of their authorship The librarian
has, believe, written some interesting sketches of
Metropolitan manners bat he has nothing to do with
and could not write The letters you have published
from my pen. | arm willing TO assume the response
bllity and do not wish any one to take from me the
merit they may possess Mr.. W is not the lcri-
ter and is enough to state that the writer is an
married man. mngles much IN society," and, IN due
| time may make himself known, If the pubhc have
the least curiosity TO learn the name OF so obscure an
individual. One word in relation TO these letters My
I exposure of vice and folly has been untanted by the
least i'll nature; and if the shafts of satire nave shot,
have wounded the innocent shall regreti. My de-
sire is, To give true picture of fashionable society
here; and fater myself have not been unsuccess-
full. have endeavored TO shoot folly as il flies"
and expose the prohgacy of those in high places,
for the benefit, as well as the amusement of your
readers.
PRESIDENT PALACE, WAsuNGToN
September q, 1887
MISTER BExNETT,-Pm sorry TO inform We that
his Exceency the President has been kept awake for
three houl nights wild unasiness an throuble. The
news from Name has bodlhered him ALTOGETHER, an
made him sick slapeless bad luck il. "What the
dvil put IL into the heads O. thin Yankees" sz |, ito
thurn summerst JIG, at this time whn his Excellen-
cy was thlnkin' o the effect o his spache :"
"Mlster Forsyth" slz Livery phosophically "this is
troublesome world we live in"
"Och that's what is Tady my man." sz his no.
nor and no man shud desire Office that lucks 10 his
son onct said id fool' siz he, ITO consnt
to be President for I've had nothin but hrouble liver
since; and that little fellow siz he, 'spakn O. Mister
Van Buren, wants to make ID fool O himself
too.
"We, yer honor siz ], ",here's great many sz
l. 'wud like to be SIGH id fools, thin, Pm lhinkin."
''What do ye name, Tady?' siz he.
'Och by the powers, nethin in the Taste personal,
yer honor" sZ /. But his honor little unified,
perceived, an so said no more.
'Tady," sz he 'has his Exceilency told we that the
Injins is expected here the day?"
"The Inlns. siZ !; ian what the dvll brings thin
crathurs TO the palace yer honor r
Och! TO see his Excellency 10 be sure, an TO pay
thare RESPECTS to ,hare great father"
"Och it's afther bothern me, We arc, yer honor"
siz l. sFather! Och, murther! Misther Van Blu
rem the father O. thin s,hrapn cra,hurs! BY my
sow it's fool yer maxim o me intrely, yer honor"
Misher Forsyth set up terrible laugh, SO he did,
which thought very unciv in a gnlerEan O. the
Secrelarys rank. But they come, sure enough Mis-
ther Bennett avic. Och murdher, niver seen sch
set o painted divs in my houl life alore. by my
sowl was whit terrified at the sight them, whin
they staked into the wild all all sorts O feathers
IN their heads-their faces painted red and black
their backs covered wild dirty Blankets and their
legs wild red stuff. Well, they stood round in kind
o circle, some wild long pipes, an some wid fans in
their hands, TO kape themselves cool. His Exceen-
cy shuck kands wild all O them, and they called him
their father sure enough-thelr great father.
"By the powers" sz to myself "yere qnare
thurs 10 be afther calm his Excellepcy great whin
he yer father nor me- little or big"
The houl cabinet was there, Misther Bennett,
! avournecn and MIsher Polnsett was very attnilve
TO thin, so he was, maxim spachc TO thin, which
what anolt her little threw into sich dlvil o.
parcel o. grunts, that we cud make nailher head
tail o. il. He tould thin that he wud houd a council
in church hard by, and make anodther spache TO
him the mex. day, which he done, olenn' thin
power a money for their lands.
"Tady" says his honor, Misther Woodbury., TO
| me- while Misther Pohsett was maxim his spache-
" does him animals grow IN lrelandP'
not 40 y" st aoy ST. % sppod
| luck to him, long afore ye wor born Msther Wood
bury, banishcd all the sarpins out O ould Ireland
sz IAN thin crathurs are no betiher nor snakes"
sill.
"An' that's jst what we want to do here, Tady"
sz he, 10 sind thin the dvil right away, consd
therin that they have hape o fine land that we
want to get hould of Tady for the use o the noise
| citizens" slz he.
That's sacret for yez, Misther Bennett, achree,
and suppose its for shippn' off all the foreigners
they'll be aher shure and settln the native Ameri-
cans on the lands they'll git from THIN painted dlvls
that have no business here at all att all Och by the
powers, it's surprisin' humane the government is,
| that's ihrue."
"But, Misther Woodbury." sz ], I" what makes
von Ingn dvil dress like a Iin;leman Isl one O.
| the LADDERS he is or chafs, as they call thmf'
l thought his honor wud Nv split his sides wild
laughin'.
oNhy, Tady man." sz his honor - don't ye know
him He's the rclashin o. the Vice President, and
has list come TO see his rid brethren"
upon my veracity," siz ], "hc lucks not whit
mare shivlzed nor thin painted crathurs, and the d.
VII bit fairer is he any way. He must have little
o. their blood in his VEINS, Pm thlnkin," sz J.
"WeIl," siz his honor, wild smile, it's better MOI
havin black blood in his body, Tady. But wha
does Mislher Van Buren, say about Misher Calhoun's
joinn' us ~
"Och list nothin' at ell at ALL He's so bodtheree
with the turnn O. Maine that he think o. no.
thin else an has had faver liver since he heard tho
news. It's my religious beaif, Ms,her Woodbury.
that he will niver be chareful an happy till We ri
him to marry some WILDLY to kape him comfor'abl,
| an coozy."
aAnd who do ye think'll shute him, Tady m,
man 7" says his honor.
| "Och,by the powers IL wud jst puzzle Pbladelph,
lawyer ms they say to tell which of the beauties tina
vishits the palace wud make the natest wife. Their
is Mishress p MISTRESS j., and lots o. ladies, tina
the likes o. are not TO be found any where" saysI.
aWell, well, Tady, we'll take il into sarious con
sideraiion says he, land what can be done for thu
pace o. his Excellency, in next cabinet council,
says he. Things all goin' wrong, Mister o Elan
nigan," says his honor, as sarious Judge, "ant
times are not what they have been, in the laste.'
"Upon my veracity, says /, Eyer right-its jis wha
tould Judy, the darlnt last night, whcn we wer,
ookin at the bastes togther at the show There wal
the great big lion and tiger that looked as they'd k,
to TAX mouthfu o. the flesh o. the swate cra,ur Time.
are not what they were, Judy says or they be ou
upon We in twinkln, says land " his exoollency
ould HickoYv no ~ cd ho,d a.,