Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-07-24

SCENE Broadway Enter Dashing and Lie Sage
greeting.
lie Sage.-Bon jour, Mons Dashing where has
your serene hghnss5 hid yourself this last wecks7
Dash.-Pon honor, scarcely know. The heat has
almost confined me TO the house.
lie Sage.-That very reason has driven me cut a
philosopher. you know, has no time 10 SIT and repiHe
al what he can't AVOID Some men Ind pleasure IN
books; some love horses, others plays balls, or wo
men some find tongues IN the running stream, IN the
tr es flowers stars, ant all the bcaueous esrts of
creation but man is my science, and the crowded
city my study.
Dash.--And very pleasant one, no doubt. At
every turning one meets tat cooks, blushng red with
Sors smb,acc, the preparation emily trickng down
our faces OF which the clouds OF dust soon make
a delicious uHgueni; ones nose becomes swollen
with pnchilg Il, as we pass slaughter houses, dead
dogs and other nosegays. Ask foraniee creaIn-you
find the chill taken off-a glass OF lemonade-you
gulp II down, and when TOO late, discover that the
sugar has been omted-get nis stage, and are sha-
ken into thousand pieces or seated BY some lat wo-
man. who gives you her child 10 hold I'LL she has coo
ed herself by mpariIng sumo OF her sHperabundant
heat TO you. Egao, don't envy you your study.
lie Sage But
Dash..Excuse nae. Did you know Sir w. Cour-
tenay when you were IN Kent3
lie Sagc-Yes 1 was introduced TO him af the
house of Nr b. Of W Hall.
Dssh.-Pray what was he like.
lie Ssge.-lndeed, you must ask more clever fell
lo~ than am for that
Dssh.-Why so7
LIE Ssge.-Because he had as many characters and
Appearances as he had titles. He called himself SIR
W. Cour,enay, lest Knsh Of Malta, King of Jerusa-
lem Prince Of Abysslnla, TO which you may add that
OF Mountsbank, Prophet and lDposter. when en-
tered he was talking TO young wdow, VINO seem
I'd highly pleased with his conversation. MI b. IN
troduced me as his friend, lie Sage.
WI am happy TO see YOU SIR. Are you reia-
ted TO the lie Ssges Of - hsfquise near Bososne,
In France1
lie Sage.-My father was Of that village. know
not much Of France myselG
w,dvw-Do ysu see any resemblance between
that picture Of the Saviour, and Sir William The
likeness il indeed striking. Your succes IN the late
election sir W., was very great, considering mat yos
only offered yourself al the eleventh hour.
Sir W.-Succ,ss would have beneftied me bat lit
tie Il "a nv right TO SIT AT the kings right hand
Had my own, II, les' Court too would belong to
lie Sage i did no, know you had so many earthly
possessions. go,
WY mission is indeed OF higher order
TO defend the peor, the faherless
lie Saee-And the widow, plancisg at the lady.
| Sir w. rose he was nesrly sx feet hlsh-drrss,
| ed in an imposing fashion, with MASSIVE gold
| chan about his neck his teeth were as VII tc ss
| snew- ami WHEN attentive 10 any hing, ne ways
bit the centre Of his lower hp-ihe mp e's@n ere
sting liz 10 spot p,rf,cty white, DEEPLY con Ias,
| ed with his countenanee, which was somewhal dsIk
\ and muddy saw the siorm had afous q an ~
nectcd n rrbuke; but Sir w. took me by the nnsd :
/ Young man, sad he, weep for yos-l will pr ~
| vou Bel, vest ihon the pospelf know iha' thos
| bej,ev,st You have read there, Judge notF Hnv,
| vou observed ihs, prrcep,f I have read, BE no
| ,sgrv with thy brother; and am not angry viii
l ,hse. I have suffered wrongs and expressions sut