Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-12-27

don-smoke CATERS, abandoned the cot
ton umbrella, 81 appeared upon Change
in a green coat garnished with brass
buttons, a pair of blue inexpressibles,
and French boots. A Wall. street bro.
ker thought he detected a portion of
gold chain lost in the depths ofhis vest;
and it is an indisputable fact that the
regenerated merchant carried in his
right hand q black walking switch with
a cord %tassel, while from the fingers oil
the left hand dnngled a pair Of kid
gloves. This change of costume cre-
ated considerable alarm /; the bank di.
r~ectors eyed him with surprise ; some
thought he was going to get married /;
some that he was going mad-the ideas
are synonymous. Even the head clerk
reused from his apathy, and wondered
what the mischief, (I had almost said
devil was the matter with his master.
1t was the witching time of night,
when from the lower vomitories of the
theatre issue forth a mass of human
beings, who having imbibed the pure
morality of Tom and Jerry, revived,
perhaps, for the nineteenth time, are
eager to drink gin, and assail some
poor somnambulous watchman-that
wltchng hour
"When fashion sparkles in her balls of light
and the lovely maids and matrons OF
the present generation are learning
consumptlons to transmit to the next
that witching hour when Virtue sleeps,
vice ~revels, ndindustry trims the mid.
night lamp, that Mr.. Ebenezer Drysalt.
er-the duties Of the day done-invi,
ted his clerk to partake of some wine
and oysters in the private room of q
favorIte hotel.
After the waiter had been frowned
out of the apartment, and after the Sc
cond glass had been drained in solemn
silence, the great man spoke with an
air of benignant c~ondescension to his
| clerk.
"Augustus, you're a smart business
lad!" The clerk bowed. "You have
an eye forthe main chance-my father
had an eye for the main chance-and
II have a pair of eyes for the main
chance. You take me? Very good.
Stick to your business-don't be impa.
tient. Rome wasn't built in a day.
Remember economy !; a penny saved,
is "a penny gained. Keep your &C.
counts with your tailor balanced /; ou1
of debt, out ofdanger. Never despair
of success ; while there's a will, there's
a way. Augustus
"Siri"
81 have had an eye on you of late.
Young men think old men fools, but old
men know young men to be so. I've
an eye-I can see through q mill stone.
I've watched you at church your con.
duct in my pew hasn't escaped my at
tention."
"My dear sir" stammefed the head
clerk, ell hope | have been guilty
ofno indiscretion. | have looked out
all the places in the psaiter for your
daughters, Miss Emily, Miss Mary and
Miss Jane and | always enter the
texts in my pocket. book with a memo.
randum of the argument, and | always
read the responses, and join the sing
ers when the tune is Old Hundred"
"Bless ye, my lad, I've NO fault to
find. Your devotion has not escaped
me-ha ha! The nearer the church
the farther from God"
"Sir YOU astonish me-"
every welI--sly dog sly dog ST
lent sow, &c. But tell you what, ]
am serious. | have for a long time
been thinking, and bordering, and con.
sidering about you have every rea-
son to be satisfied with you (; and | am
determined to do something for you.
These are not mere words, young man;
all talk and no cider. | know very
well that fair words butter no parsnips;
a bird in the hand is worth two in the
BUSH"
"Sir, | hope shall be duly grateful.
Perhaps on account OF the rise in the
price of board you NEAR to raise my
salary twenty-five dollars"
Better than that"
"Perhaps fifty dollars"
"Better than that"
GA hundred dollars!' cried the clerk
starting from his seat.
"Better than that % shouted the old
gentleman. "I'll take you into partner
shIp!"
"Huzza !" cried the head clerk-"l
beg your pardon, sir, but your genera
sity or the wine has turned my head /;
Pm absolutely wild with delight. Oh!
don't deserve it, sir, | don't. Dry
salter and Summary! How thatll
read (; and the sum total Of the profits
last year was-why, | shall be rich e
nough to marry"
"To be sure YOU will" said Mr..
Drysalter. "Sit down. 1t was a
bout that very thing that | wanted to