Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-10-26
From the New York Sunday Morning Atlas.
THE GREAT +. R. S.

Western steamship, there came two Eel
lows of the Royal Society. London. They
took up their residence at the great nam.
moth building in Broadway, erected to swell
the pride Of millionare, and called after
him the Astor House. The same vanity
that induced the erection of the great and
ungainly establishment VIC presume, caused
the production of the work called Astoria,
upon which no less parsonage than Wash
ington Irving wasted his great energies,
and came out, as the common people say,
at the small end of the stick.
Whether these two Fellows of the Roy-
al Society, London, imagined that the vast
edfice was erected upon fur skins-whe-
ther they carelessly dived into the wrongs
of the lndIans-the spoliations of trappers
and traders, and wondered how much of
wrong TO the aborignees, might or might
not have been connected with the suddenly
acquired stupendous fortune, that caused
the mammoth building to rise darkly and
trownngly, in the heart of Broadway, is not
for US to say. With them or with their
thoughts we have nothing to do. Having
brought them from the then mammoth ship
of the waters, to the mammoth house of
the city, we shall leave them, nor refer to
them any more.
At the same time arrived at the Astor
House, a distinguished Phil idelphian, man
who had many time and oft, aSionished The
natiues. He was the "N H. of PhiladeI
phla. In short he was an oyster and clam
man. As his name has been given to us in
| tho cf nppE1an,a 10 h. II
liberty to divulge it.-but "what's IN u
name" we will get him another as good.
Let us see, any thing will do, something
uncommon nOw-uncommon, Smith, ave
Smth--John Smith, that will do right ex-
celently.
Mr.. John Smith arrived, as we have sta
ted. He entered his name upon the book
of the establishment.
81 want to stay here, said he-can you
accommodate me-"
Now John Smith, though boasting an un-
common name, did not seem altogether an
uncommon person. So the person address,
ed, paid him no very particular attention,
but said he would see, and muttered some
thing about being full and having an apart
ment to spare at the top of the house.
Well" said John, "any thing will do,
settle it as you like. "I'll go and take a
drink; put me where you Please"
John took his drink. 1t was a brandy
sling. We love to be particular. He then
sInacked his lips-took choice segar-
smoked it-felt comfortable in his inward
man and went into the reading room. Here
he was waited upon by person who bowed
very low and told him that he had provided
room for him on the second floor; that they
could not think of putting him any higher.
SWELL" said John Smith, 81 don't like
to travel too high in the world. That's all
WELL"
John retired to his apartment and was
surprised to find it large and commodious,
furnished most elegantly.
"They are taking care of me-" SAID
JOHN" What time do you take supper"
That is of no consequence said the wal
ter. You can take supper here in your room
at any time you please.
"Oh don't like to trouble you SO much"
"No trouble sir. Most happy to accom-
modate you"
"Wel bring me any thing good. Some
oysters and few nick nacks and bottle
of champagne"
The waiter withdrew.
"They are very polite here" said John
to himself Sand | will encourage them"
John that night lay himself dowr upona
superb bed and SAID it was nice.
Onthe following morning the waiter en-
tered his room with variety of cards for
him. Among therest was one from gen.
tleman then waiting. John Smith took it
and read, +" Professor Add'ebrane, A. S. s."
He asked the professor to walk up.
otis odd," said John. "I never knew
of any of these A. double S. professors.
What can he want with mel'
His cogitations were here interrupted by
the professor himself, tall, lank parsonage
dressed in sabes. He wore a pair of kid
gloves that had seen rather too much SER
vice and sported cane, as consumptive look
ing as himself which was gold mounted.
"Mr. Smith, believe have the honor of
addressing" said the professor.
John bowed. ~ s
"Iam delighted in forming your acquain-
tance," said the professor.
Happy to see you, sir" said John.
"You are too kind Mr.. Smith believe
me, although heretofore personally unac-
quainted with you, your fame has reached
this city. You are highly estimated in
your own city"
"Well, the boys do think something of
me- said John.
| "You have classes then" said the pro-
fessor.
"Oh yes" said yphn, who thought his
new friend was referring to the various
kinds of oysters and clans, 81 have Sc
veral classes"
edo YOU not find them laborious Mr..
Smith? Is it not irksome to attend TO them
alli"
swell, it is when the boys keep me up
too late. We have new plan of opening
them in our place, which savesa great deal
Of trouble"
The professor was in ecstacy. A new
plan of opening or developing the mind, the