Morning herald., 1839-09-18

THs KINGS OwS--A TEAcEDV.--W edne sday
last was a busy day at the Custom house. There
hurrying and scarrJ ing, and bustling and brib
ing, and swearing, and feeing, usual All the
young merchants in Pearl-stYeet were anxious TO
obtain their papers. The clerks desks were crowd
ed, and the clerks themselves were encouraged TO
double activity-some by silver half dollars cum
ningly slipped in with the papers to be signed
others by invitations to drink mint ulaps and others
by wnks, and blinks, and shrugs, aud signs, sign-
icant Of suit Of clothes, of which, the Lord
knows, they have need enough, for the in
spectors Of dirty shirts and chemisss, at the gates
of Rbme, Naples, and other Italian cities are fools
to them in dress and in manners TOO. There was no
little controversy between the Pearl street dandes
with their gloves and sticks on the outside of the
counters, in the big brick" Of Pine and Cedar and
this cansiVc locefocos with their bruised and sun.
burnt paws on the inside, between the smooth and
polished "if you please, SIR" of those who spend
their leisure in the refined and ethereal atmosphere
OF beautiful woman, and the " no, you don't" and
:" get out ofthe pot house politicians of the pewter
mug.
Poor D'*', how We ptied him!-up 10 his elbows
in business and cross too nine Indians--we don't
mean your gentlemanly Cherokee, who has droppcd
his blanket and assumed the insignia Of the white
man-but we do mean the Seminole, who has been
hunted into the everglades o flOrfua, and lust
escaped the six discharges Of of Colts repeat
ing rifles by popping up to his neck into substance
villainously similar TO dock mud But then D'*s
ought always to be civil-no one asked him for the
lie. Wal merely asked him for his papers, and was
not a little surprised at receiving in reply
teous an expression as "you lie, sir-ycn are No
thing but boy, sir. - Slt an
D*-s could eat him up, as easily he could finish
bowl Of turtle soup, II he only able; If he was
abletheres the rub. Wal is with one Of the elite Of
French importers, those fine fellows VI deal in
moustaches and favorss, and linen cainbric pocket
handkerchef with curious corners; he is Of the
Boat Club boys; was in the row at w liamsburg two
wears since between the regulars and the indepen-
dents asseciationis great friend Of Stoute
Is one Of the amateur Boxianas, SC and to reoeIfc
lie from Ds** little too much. He guIped
but il would not godown. Wal politely invited Dts~
TO come from behind his counter and receive a
specimen OF boys play, which D*ss had sense
enough to decline; so there they rested. Wal went
home to his dinner, and D*-s continued writing.
Far different was the scene the next morning
Did you the Aurora Borealis the other evening n
Did you nece the brilliant blue and pink and visiet
and red--how spIendidy they mingled and harmo-
missed with each otherl Did you Gee the central sun
it were and the rays diverging and darting from
this centre to every part OF the horixcnl
: Look in Ms face, and I will remind you Of all"
Wal was at the Custom House early, before ten
o'clock, pacing the floor TO and fro, TO finish The bu
siness Of the preceding day. Finally. D*Ss an.
peared, with his clean shirt and Grim con panta-
looms: he looked as nice IL Inc had Just come out
of bandbox, "Mr Dsf, you gave me the lie
yesterday" "Yes sir-you, lied sir' "Takc that
to the word Wal tried very uncereusonousy to force
the lie down D**r's throat, and his teeth with IL
But D*s*'s arms were long; however, a ring was
formed, and then there sport. Wal had spunk
and science-D*'+ had arms and strength. The
spectators had fun and froic. "HIt him give Il 10
him" "where's Jesse Hoyt." "Down With Van
Buren," "Throw him Overland D~s- was
foored. Wal was very indulgent when d was down
lie did not jump on his abdomen; he did not mush
his nose with his iron hecled boot; he did not
crowd In his thorax-no; as ID. rose 10 his feet. he
merely stopper:d him in the eyes two or three
times, marked him few and thea they engaged
again. Hut the synPathies Of the spectators were
now enlisted; u wsS shame that Custom house
officer should be whipped ny boy; the next election