The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-08-01
NO. 1876.

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weight Of her dainty fist. One unlucky morn
ing some satirical rogue-ill-natured as sati-
rists always are--drew with chalk upon the
wall, very tolerable representation Of one of
the striking scenes above alluded to, which
had, on the previous evening, agreeably re-
lieyed the dull monotony Of the schoolmas-
ters life. When Thump'emwell came down
in the morning, his eyes rested Immediately
upon the sketch of his connubial felicity. He
gazed upon il for a minute in awful silence
and then his eyes sparkled with fury, and his
face grew SO red, and the veins of his forehead
so swollen, that we thought he would have suf-
located. Clenching his hand and striking il
against his desk, upsetting, at the same time,
an inkstand all over his nankeen neither gar
ments, he, with still small voice, ordered us
all to stand up. The dread summons was
room. Thump'cmwell was always in tre-
<blandlY, and>ye accordingly prepared our
Now, my dear children said Thum'em-
we'll ySy kn1H love you sincerely i and the
| Hopcritical ynetsl seized hold Of his ferula
4 as ftG1pke e ssb should die with grief If
7Mly Of ySd evershme to the gallows. Do you
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Iaxes IslGpg t1d that loved you all dearly, and
you, must save you from the gal
lows. Now the little attrocious vagabond
who made that drawing is sure to be hanged,
nothing can save him from it unless find him
out and fog him, and confne him for three
days upon bread and water. You see, there
fore, my dear children continued he in the
same bland voice, that my affection compels
\ r.cht ha off Il
you who did il p
Noreply
Tell me or will fog every soul Of you,
from the biggest to the least. Who is the
atrocious little reptile that had the audacty to
do itl'
Still there was no reply, and Thump'emwell
lifted his rod and brandshed it in the air, pass
ing the fingers Of his left hand lovingly through
the throngs as II descended.
Still general silence prevailed, every one
looked innocent and the real culprit certain
! ly the most innocent Of all.
Again the question was asked, and all eyes
were directed toward poor TweeZle, who tho
guiltless as the babe unborn, stood trembling
al the bottom Of the file. His countenance
was pale, his eyes were down-cast and his
knees knocked together. As the fierce look
of the pedagogue was turned toward him, my
poor friend thought that he might as well be
guilty since he was sure to bear the punish
ment.
1T was you, was il, you incorrigible rascal 2
said Thump'emwelI, seizing the unlucky PEREZ
CRIME by the nape of the neck. Now 60, sir,
and rub it off"
Tweezle did as he was desired. "
Now my dear little boy said Thump'em-
well, come here
Tweezle knew it would be Of no use TO re-
sst, and he went. In minute afterward, the
instrument Of torture assembled and descended
in rapid succession, and the screams of the
unhappy sufferer resounded through the apart
ment. ..
III teach you, you imp; to make sport OF
your superiors = said Thump'emwell, after he
had logged him till his arm was tired .And
now ne added, come with me =
! Tweezle still believing, as If he had had the
lungs OF ten urchins, was dragged by Thump-
emwell to little dark, dusty room, used as a
prison for juvenile delinquents, and there
locked up. We all Of us heard him roaring
for about five minutes, when the noise gra-
dually subsidized and in short time he was as
quiet as if he had dropped asleep. Feeling
acutely for his sufferings, and indignant that
he should have undergone such severe punish
ment for an offence Of which he was guiltless,
seized an opportunity to steal away to con-
dole with him upon his wrongs. Tapping gent
ly at the door of his prison, announced myself,
and straitway from the outside began to con-
sole him under the pressure of his evil for
| tune.
'Oh, am quite comfortable = said Twee-
zle, stopping me short in the midst Of my la
mentations.
WHAT said I, surprised, after such a
beating as that Internal Thump' emwell gave
your
'Yesn said Tweezle.
And three whole days yet to be locked up
here, and condemned to bread and water
Comfortable, did you sayl'
Yes, quite comfortable said Tweezle,
'one thing only troubles me-
And what is thatl'
That was not guilty; however, / intend
to become so as soon as get out and there's
comfort in that =
We'll done, Tweezle admire you for
that But is it not cruel, nevertheless, that
you should be confined here for three days?
Is it not dsgracefnl.
1t is, rather = replied Tweezle but |
don't mind it. Three days will pass sooner
than week. 1t might have been worse ?
And with this small grain of comfort-that
his punishment might have been more Sc
vere-Tweezle passed the term Of his impri-
sonment in cheerfulness! Happy Tweezle
This was one Of the troubles Of his early
| life and in manhood he has not been more
fortunate. III luck has always followed him.
He has been in love and been Tilted he has
played and been Plucked he has confded