The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-06-18

pains. MethinkS men are not quite sucu
fools as they were won't to be, and catch not
my suggestions with their old alac1ty, MIN
porte! women will always let me lead them
them by the nose, and men must follow them.
New York. ah! It's some time now since /
was there! and If err not, It is near cleo
ton time. Aha! must be wanted there
Mem.-Visit New York Tomorrow" Hav-
lag come to this determination, he returned
book and pencilcase to his pocket, Taked to-
gether q bed Of blazing sulphur, and then
threw, himself down to take a comfortable.
snooze till morning.
+ The first faint streaks of early twilight
were beginning to mingte with the fiery glow
of his apartment, when he arose donned his
beaver, and drew on a pair Of NeweEs most
fashionable boots. which he had lately pur-
chased as decent covering for his ,cloven
foot. Then quafling sparkling glass ofdou-,
BILE distilled brinlstonade, liquor of which
he was remarkably fond, considering his
temperate habits, and tucking his tail under
his left arm, that it might not become entan-
gled in anything during his flight, he set
forth on his intended expedition. We will
not pause to narrate the adventures that be-
fel him on the road, because they were too
marvellous to be told in this truth-loying age.
Suffice it to say, therefore, that after few
hours rapid travelling, he arrived safely at
our city-styled e"Queen of the Western
World" Alighting on the top of the City
Hall, he took out comb to recurl bis musta-
chios, which had become somewhat discom-
posed during his flight, and gazed curiously
around him on the scenes, where he instinc-
lively knew he should soon be wanted. By
singular concurrence of circumstances,
every body happened just at that moment to
be minding either thar own. or their neigh
bors' affairs, SO that he perceived at enca, he
had come rather too early to begin his inten-
ded operations. He therefore strolled lois
urely into Wall street, and dropped into a
number of newspaper and brokers' offices, to
teach his acquaintance a new trick or two
in roguery, for which they gave their pro-
misses to pay. Tired, at last, of amusing
himself with those whom he considered al
ready his own, he stopped at an clearinghouse
where he renamed till evening, eating oys-
ter stews and talking politics with all who
chose TO listen to his sophistries, not few of
which took root in fertile ground, and found
their way into the daily prints. A convinc-
ing way has the Devil IN conducting an ar
gument, or advancing q false proposition
| and seldom does he fail to make the bad APP
pear the better cause, to those whom he de-
sires to win. Many poor wretch has he
sent below, by arguing him into a belief that
right was wrong and wrong right. So well
u his character established, in this respect,
that il has become common saying-"He's
! a devil of fellow at an argument" mean
ing that the person towards whom the ex-
fpression is used, has eminent abilities, or, the
abilities of the Devil.
To return from this depression! As soon
as the night had fully set in, his Satanic ma
| jesty drained his last bottle of. campagne,
called for his bill, which he settled, as he al
ways does-let who will say to the contrary
and then set off to see what mischief he
could do 1t was the eve of the election, and
there was large meeting at Tammany
Hall; he therefore mingled with the crowd
that was vending thither, and pushed his
way in among the rest. The meeting was
already organised. There sat the chairman,
and the vices, and the secretaries looking at
the people; and thefe sat the people, staring
at them, and at the orator who had risen to
address them. And every now and then as he
said somethingAhat pleased them, there rose
murmur Of applause, and a kicking of feet
upon the floor, with faint shear! hearn'
from some asthmatic individual, who was
half asleep. Then the chairman, and the
vices, and the secretaries got up, and waved
their hats. and shouted, which set the people
shouting too. And the people looked al
each other, as if they would ask what they
were shouting for; blu: receiving no answer,
they shouted louder than before, to conceal
their ignorance. Then there was great
talk about liberty and equality, and when
the Devil heard the prostitution Of those sa-
cred words, he laughed IN his sleeve, for he
saw that they fell upon the people like the
spell of magician, leading them from the
substance to excuses in pursuit Of a shadow
and he muttered to himself, sVerily itneed-
eth but little extra enthusiasm to make q
virtue become the pander Of vice." So he
seated himself beside an old man in specta-
/ eles, and whispered in his ear, and the old
man chuckled, and arose and addressed the
| meeting, proving that all things were lawful
i in politics, even to bribery and perjury
And the people were blinded by his argu
ments, and clapped their hands, and swors
Y that they would gain the election, either BY
/ fair means or foul. When the Devil heart
| that he could not contain his Joy, but stamp
4 ed his foot upon the old mans toes, till thu
1 old man howled from pain: but the people