The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-06-26

to keep OFF the flies and make the room cool
lit is quite novelty, l assure YOU" 81
will endeayor to call at your house, and look
at H., :. Mr.. Editor" said busilidg little
man, 81 put on your hat and 60 up with me to
462i Water street. and see a newly invented
gridiroa, which saves all the gravy" As he
was dispatched, in marched with infinite gravi-
ty, two Of the Bedouin Arabs, recently per-
forming in this city, and after making saa-
lam, they retreated few steps, and began
Their speech thus .Seiam aalay-- Roim---
onsna ma rehobo ghayr kheyr elk Qoboylah
Dgi bach nesow elk eatouaa be saiamah kher
0 o ma rayna--k.n ssOh Arabic, is il !"
we must brush up little. So, so-the ma
mayer mas cheated you out Of seventy dollars,
you say, Tor your performance Now listen.
.ihaa adfehdnyu keisyr goblah sirJah oueddy
ie houn aaiy ie-hou aieef Bekiani saai ed
dub Oe-e.' dacn maala quei" Anglice-.In
your own country, Sid, you could bring the
manager before the Cadi, recover your mo-
ney and get him bastinadoed. Be satisfied,
my friend, that you have only lost your money,
without being bastinadoed yourself into the
bargain. So saying, they made their salaams
and retired. How cruel it is to cheat poor
strangers thus. La walked a brisk little
military looking gentleman from Texas. II
have brought you the latest papers, sir--evefy
thing goes on well in Texas-no apprehen-
sion at all from Mexico--it is her interest to
make peace with us. and utterly out of her
power to send an army at this, or any time, to
operate against us. You are spoken, of in
Texas. sir, AS one Of her earliest friends
almost the first. in fact, who advocated her
independence in the Northern States. ] ex-
pected to have seen you offered a seat in her
cabinet, or receiving section of land" "All
in good time, sir" said l, Republics are
not ungratetul." In walked |" the old boy in
specs" and we talked of Clay's cheering
prospects--of the foolish timidity among his
iriends-of the necessity Of some prompt
movement in his behalf at this time. Scarcely
had he departed when prim young gentle-
man, with channels leather gloves on, wished
to know for bet, only to decide bet, what
the meaning was Of = anii-post morina." A
message from Sandy Welch, to announce that
the next dry he was to Stay a singulary fine
turtle. The door flew open, and in walked
mysterious looking parsonage. - Did you
know why the Great Western backed her
wheels towards the Brooklyn shore, when
bound out 7" Il do not" 1T was to take
in passenger" :. No, was il z" "And
1919 w yoa tpuh thui pdSSGHSet WAS '1'SOis
Webb" "You don't say SOP YES, but
do; and what do you think he has gone to
England for 7" "Can't say" ITO dine
with Mr.. Webster, Lord Wellington, and Mr..
Peel" "Is it possible I" Yes, and he
comes back in the same ship"
Such is slight view Of the many morning
calls which the editor Of an evening paper re-
ceives daily. How many more the morning
editors are favored with, we cannot say, but if
it proves any thing, it goes to show the i'm
portant agency Of the press, as medium of
communication with the people, and how eau
tious its conductors should be, having an
agency of such de'icacy and consequence
placed at their sole dsp osal, while at the same
time it proves to the public how severe and
laborious and searching are the duties of an
editor, and the claims the press really has to
protection and patronage.