The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-08-19
From The New York Mirror.


From the New-York Mirror.
TIL E ADDRESS WRITER
One evening last winter, l called ON George
'SiIlers, and found him seated at table, cigar
m his mouth, glass of whislIey-punch beside
him, writing with a velocity which would have
sastonished old Lopez de Vega himself. He
threw down his pen, as | entered, and pouring
ont for glass Of the beverage which appear
I'd TO serve him for inspiration; he asked, tswhat
do you suppose am writing7'
"a letter, suppose, and the old formula
@Dear father, please send me fifty dollars imme
eiztely; all well, your aifectionate son, George
Why don't you have it stereotypedm
t.You was never more in mistake. Does |
This appear like letter." and he held up a man
Suscript of some ten fifteen pages.
81 think you are writing memoirs of your
life, although am l cannot see how yOa
could spin them out TO dozen pages.o
81 am writing; allow to help you to ano-
sher glass of this punch; delicious, is it not? |
am writing a-fenpcyance address,
fsA what's
&fTemperance address,"
EETemperance address,"
"Yes; you have heard of temperance societies,
have you not*'
ssYes, think have; people who get together,
IND agree not to drink whiskey-punch- Great
fsOls, don't you think sop
81 will thank you to refl ny glass"
kEGreat fools, indeedr echoed George, he |
teornpled with my request.
sand you, doubtless, are striving to convince
Them Of their error. You had better send each
OF them some of this. IL would have more
ELECT than the eloquence of Demosthenes."
IeOh. it would be terrible waste Of liquor;
1hey would not touch it. But listen"
He opened his manuscript, and after consider
able research, selected proper passage Putting
himself in suitable attitude, he commenced
did not pay very particular attention, till
aroused by ''detestable poison" ''liquid damna-
1ions" and few other equally mild and classic
phrases. Really, had seldom heard such
sirade of bombast and nonsense.
&pAhis, suppose, Is to be read before the
Eiea5 Of good-iellows, over which you preside,D
i said, as he laid down his manuscript and resu-
med his glass.
Etft is TO be read before the Aquatic Temper
sznce Society," he answered; and seeing that l
stili looked increduious, he handed me a letter.
1t was from the secretary Of the Aquatic Tenn
perance Society, con the Saturday evening pre-
SEEDING the full moon in january This wa.
4lraof indubitable.
ssBut what is your object, Georgew
ga sweetheart
"A sweetheart! thought you had one. You
Emily does not belong to the temperance society
does she!''
klNo; but her father does, and he is deaco
sDf the presbyterian church, to boot. And tn
little prude seems to think am making love I
ahin rather than to her"
sand this, then, is to gain the old gentleman
gBod opinioni"
ssEzactly So Never did knight of old pc
aorzn more impessibilities to win the fair hand
his zadye-love, than have l. She Is perfect
surrounded with entertainments, and guarded b
6ery-dragons, and indemitable giants; and as fc
the entertainments through which the old knight
-of chivalry were compelled to wade, sword i
hand, they were mere boy's-play compared to tn
Temperance societies. conference meetings, trac
societies, sewing societies, and the thousan
pcther things which stand between me and Emily
or rather between me and her orthodox father
Beacon Pellingham. He thinks his Emily is
little piece of periection and he Is right enoue
dbere, but the inference that he draws therefrom
namely, that none but those of the most orthodo
Etamp should look at her, consider very falls
szenclnsion drawn from very true premise
why, my dear fellow, you cannot conceiv
,ssf fhe sacrifices that have made to gain thi
same Deacon PeIIingham's goodwill. In I'll
Ezst place, have left off smoking here he too
"a cigar from his mouth, and let out the smoke
1hDse long, delicious puffs, which only your tr,
smoker understands. ssAnd in the second place
finishing the fourth glass of wislSey-punch,
AzSe abandoned all kinds Of ardent spirits, fro
brandy downward Nothing is now left to n
.bHt simple cold water, and how long that wi
urznain, heaven and the deacon only knoyvd A
nov, TO cap the climax, comes this temperate
sazzaress.D
xsIt must be confessed replied. esthat ve
bear your privations with most becoming resi-
znz4ion- In the affairs of cigars and wsiske'
punch, particularly, you manifest the spirit Of
Nnrtyrr
an by. to be sure, am not yet much accu
TENED to it, bnt am breaking myself Of Il
habits rapidly Let me fill your glass. | thir
che affair will not get out here, do your
81 hope not But why all this bombast?"
The truth is, Emily gave me to understai
HAT the prevailing taste of the village requir'
little elevation Of style.n
swell, if elevation of style is what th'
want, you cannot fail OF being admired. But
suppose am interrupting you, and as yourpuns
Us ali gene, will bid you good evening. ELou
yea be in want Of hard words, will lend ye
sJuInsen's quarto.n
81 thank you. May depend on your con
fenyz On the Saturday evening preceding II
daA nson in January"
<Cutainly.1
The important tevening preceding the fu
zepa n January arrived. We left town at th
rate 81 twelve miles an hour, and drove up
HE church door, at the rate of about two and
helf George, having determined TO gain
1zpr< zt1on for steadiness, feared to ride up j
xa1iaz style, under the eye Of Deacon Pe1fine
f3nza= He entered the church with q sancfu<
Hzoae lceII, which would have done credit 4, II
4uf13, ~ whose side he seated himself
could ne but observe, however Z certain, mi.