The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-02-12
From the New York Express
Jonathan Slick in New York.

, From the New YORK Express.
Jonathan Slick in New York.
! n .NSg York Parpenu.
Jonah0n's account Of has Cousin Jason Slick
and h0tc Jason ,eds too ld;y 10 teOrk, and go
rich on So0 solder. The dinner Of a Connect
cut Coaster. A Neto YO'k coat Of arms lion
couchant and ierdnt; Yankee ancestry. tn,
trdy Yankee speculdtes. and gets up States
Railroads and Banks. by soft solder.
To Mr.. ZEPHENrAH SLICK. Esquire, yusiic,
of the Peace and Deacon Of the Church. o.
yer in WethersfieId. StsIe of Connecticut.
DEAR PAR--it is eenamost twelve O'Clock
jist srter New Years, aud here be as wide a.
wake as a night hawk, aud feeling purly con
sidersby rily in the upper story. So believe
itll be about the best thing ] can do 10 clar
down and tell you all about New Years Day
here in York. But first ] want 10 tell you all
about the trials and troubles have had TO 20
through since ! wrote my last letter; don't
believe there ever was a human criiIer so chas
ed arter as I've been. They talk about Cherry
street not being fashionable, but I'll be darn'd
il believe there's a more eenteel street in the
city. It's the folks that live in a place that
make il genteel or not, and if Cherry street aint
at the top Of the mark ators many more weeks,
i'll be because | move my Office out on IT,. for
there's no rend TO the great shining carriages
that come down and stop jist aiore my door.
eenamost every hour in the day. Ii rally does
look funny enough to see great pnsey lcllors.
as big as The side of the house, sitting in the m
things all bostered up with cushions and GOV
cred over with skins. like r baby shut mp in 4
co-cari, atore il begins TO run alone. Tolher
day there was one OF these Eat chaps come into
nv office. and set down 10 make me believe
feel iist right. for since begun to print nv let
ters in the Express it beats all nHtur how many
I relations that ] never heard on sfore hav. been
a trying TO scrape an acquaintance with me-
/ Wal, arter good deal Of beating about the
BUSH the chap Al last made out tolerahly clear
that he was kind Of great toe cousin Of our'p,
and that he was born and brought up in Wealth.
ers6eld. He come his soft solder over me
mighty smooth. and had good deal 10 say a.
bout how much he thought of us all, and how
fond he'd been Of Sam and me. / wish you
could saw how he pussed out his mouth and
breaihed through his bose. aud what heap OF
pomposi'y he put on when he was a talking
He acted jst like our old Turkey cober, when
he goes to training the young turkeys round
the barn yard. with his wings fsathered out and
his tail spread. Wal. arter talking all kiads
Of rig naroe for about an hour. he begun
.
start in the world and &c, along Without some
body TO give him push up the hill. and that
it didn't make much odds how much genius
man had. or how smart he was. IL he bad nj some
rich and influential friend TO back him up
Now sez he. cousin Slick and YOU can
not think how easy he called me cousin: you've
done purity well since you come 10 York. con-
sidering that you hadn't nobody TO help you a.
long bur Mr. Beebe but you must get peg
higher yet; we must introduce you among the
arisiocracy.'
The what = sez 7.
The arslocrscy.' sez he sgin. a s'ruttips
back, and poking one hand down into his irou-
sers pocket, as If he was going 10 take some.
thing out. Wal, think sez | 'sposr arer
he'd fumbled about long enough. he'd show me
what aristocracy is if he carries il about in his
pocket like the rest on 'em but he only took
out a piece Of pointed silver. and began 10 poke
it between his teeth and srier he'd got through,
he made out to finish what he VAS a saying
Now sez he. = ! think | have seen Mr.. Beebe
a, the New England dinner, and at one or two
places Of that sort where one meets almost ev-
cry body, and for merchant that hasn't made
enough to leave off business, ] dare say he's
very respectable ssrt of a man, but he don't eK-
actly belong 10 the--ihe; that is /; 10 the class
-who--which mean to take you unto. Mr..
Slick, class that claim some standing from
their sncestors-men Of family, that can be
traced back like ours cousin.
Yes seq !, sort o. pleased, believe we
never had many relations to be ashamed on
Par always used 10 say that grandpa Slick could
make about the harnsomrsi pair Of cow-h hide
boots of any feller in Weaihrrsield and as for
uncle Josh. Id be dsrped if ever saw his e.
quail at shoeing a horse. They we're prime old
chaps both on 'em-rsle feleIs ] can tell you.
Now come TO think on il. there was one lazy
coot Of feller that never would work for liv-
iug but he went of when ] was little shaver.
and our folks don't know what became of him.
He wsrni much credi, to US. that !. fact
Il dent know what on auh made my pussy
cousin get so hdgity all to once. bot he begun
10 hitch about IN his chair, and turned as red
as winter apple apd. sez he
Cousin Slick. this isn't the way We gentle
men prove that we are men OF family. II that
vas the way We did ~. there ainf many men 10
the country that would 20 back two generations
without breaking their neck over = lap stone or
an anvil. Now ! have taken a good deal Of
pans to trace ont oor family line ard the on
" way could do IL was to ship al the rnechan-
les and farmers. jes, touch slightly on the mer-
chants. lawyers. and minister's. bot to dwell
purity psric ulsriy hard on them thai lived high
sbd did nothing; and nov days !, helps Eel. I
Ter along good deal II he can count up an su-
thor or So and Il was considered something Of
a feather IN = mans cap " any Of his relations
we're sent to Congress q few years ago but
nov since they've got Kicking up = dust every
other dsy IN tn. Capitol. and to splitting hr. at
each other like dogs and cats. IL don't help q
man much to claim any Of them for connexions.
except here snd there one that has go, deeen-
cy enough 70 be ashamed Of the rest. begin
10 be sIsd that none OF OUT family ever got in-
TO politics much but step TO the door. cousin
Slick, and III show you the eosi-ofsrps that
I've got 90 my esriage.'
Wal ser 7. i dap't care n do. tho !,