The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-02-26
N MISCELLANY. Y.
From the New York Express.
Jonathan Sticks first visi. 10 The
Park Theatre.


Motion. As written on the air. in the erial tdfss
Of Mademoisrllr Celeste. Jonathan's first
shock al the exhibition OF ballet costume. ac.
companied by The wrinkles Of Cslesie's feet.
with her pigeon wings. double. e.shufiirs. gal
lopades and Pirouettes.
To Mr.. ZrPBANIAH SLICK, Esquire, Justice
( OF the Peace aud Deacon of the Church over
in Wsathersheld, State of Couheciicut.
Dear Par--Tve been a trying 10 git time TO
write you letter this ever so long but some.
how I've had 50 many parties TO GO TO besides
sleigh rides. balls and 80 on. that haini known
which eend nIy head is on more than half the
time. Besides all that, I've felt kinder 10th TO
write you for | aint jist sartin that you and
marin would mt be IN pucker about what I've
been doing since wrii To you before. But
I've cot my plnck stirring jist now SO I'm
determined 10 up and tell You right out. jisi as
it is for aner ALL u feller mus, he a consarnrd
coward ihai'll do thing. right or wrong. and
then back out from owning on it.
Wal. to,h~r night Mr.. Beebe he cum up 10
my Office about sundowu, aud SEE he. Cousin
Slick. suprosins we go TO the Park Theatre TO.
night, and see Madam Celeste dance NV
hear ris right up into my throat as he said this.
for the very idee Of going TO the Theatre SET
me all over IN \ twiirer. Ever since ! come
down here to York, I've had an etarna banker.
ihg to go and see some Of their plavs; but
tried all ] could to pacify myself aud thought
nver more than forty times all the prear hing
you used TO make bgin them how you used
/ 10 say they were filled with sinful devices and
picters Of the DEVILS own painting. and that
they warnt nothing more nor less than scraps
OF the iniarnal regions sot up here arfh 10
delude away poor monsls. ! wanted 10 60 aw-
fully. but instead of giving in TO cousin John
ha, h@ INT \ L..
one Of your prcachmenis 10 him but he did'ut
seem ia mind il, bnt sez he. Cousin, would
you think il right If ieller WAS TO come out
like all blazes agin one Of your letters in the
Express, il he hadn'i read EN- =
i shonld like to kcich feiler at 10 ! should
sez !. WAL sez he. do you think II fair to
run out agin the Theatres ill you've s~eu
something on 'em!' Wal sez |. Il don't
know as il is; but aint my par an old man as
well as deacon OF the church. and hadn't he
ought TO know. Whai's the use Of a mans
experience il his children won't profit by it so
long as he can't turn about aud live his lite
over agin = r...r
/ That's true sez cousin John, but are you
sartin that Your faiher was ever AZ play in his
life = What, my par at the Theatre = ser ].
4 holding up both hands, MIR. Zrpbeniah
Slick. Esquire, Justice OF the Peace aud dea-
con Of the church, at the Theatre Look a
here, cousin John, why don't you ask il he
ever plays all furs, or had rs many wives as
the stars in the skies.--he'd be shout as likely
to do one as t'oiher.'
Wal sez John. sor, of parseverng, how
can he Judge about them sort Of things W ithout
he's seen 'em =
Come come, Jist put on your fx and let's
go down So with that he come his soft sod
der so strong that could Mt hold out no longer
50 ] Jisi give up, and We started of: but my
heart felt so queer all the way, for ! couldn't
keep from ihlukiDg how yuu aud marin would
feel when you found out where I'd beeu. ]
don't think there's any thing very scrumpiious
about the outside OF the Theatre any how.
ThIuk, sez J. as looked up to it. il this is rally
a temple oI Old Nick, lie hsini put himself out
much 10 finely il off. A good many of the
meeting houses here in New York go ahead
Of this all TO nothing. II looks more like =
town hall or tavern than any thing else that
can think on.
When We got into the entry-way. Cousin
Berbee he took out a dollar bill, and went up
to liItle hole. cut out 10 The wall, and stuck
! III his hand. and sez he, "A ticket
Think. sez ]. val il this don't beai all -
/ They rally do mean to carry all kiIds Of devel-
try; who'd y thought III finding one Of these
daruarIon lottery offices here
You wont want ticket, ssz cousin John.
No. seq !. - guess | don'i: IL theirs any
thing on suh that makes my blood bile, its
gambling. was goiug on to give him piece
OF my mud, but jisi then he pushed door
pen. all civerrd over with green flannel, and
give his paper to tall man that stood there,
lool ing ~ solemn as an owl IN a storm; and.
sez he, pointing to me. thi. gentleman belongs
10 the Express office. The frller looked Al inc
as sharp as a needle. aud he begun 10 tumble
over paper, as II lie didn't exactly know what
he wanted but AZ last he held out bis hand.
aud said II was customary for the press to leave
cards al the door. never was so struck up ~
my whole born days. Think, sez J. IL this
dout beat all uatur; they think because = fsl-
Ter is green enough TO 70 TO the Theatre. that
he must play cards. and every thing else that's
/ bad. ] should'nt wonder. sez TO myself. "
he wants ~. to begin aud euss and swear next.
/ / looked him right in his eyes. and put my
hands down 10 my pockets sllhred hard. aud
sez !,
Look here, you sir. I amt no gambler;
none OF your foreign chaps. that eit their lv-
ing by playing cards. You must be soi, IN The
{ upper siory II you don't see that the first giHy.
You don't see no hair on my upper lip. |
don't carry cane With bayonet IN IL, nor
wear chsekered tro~sers, so you needn't ask
me TO give you any cards. hsint touched ooe
oi the pes.y things since mann broke the TN
dipp,r over my head for singing out. high low.
Jack and the game. by rsuley. one day, ~heu
i aud another little shaver got hid away ia the
eorn-bonss playing all foan
/ The feller opened his eyes few vhen said
this. but three or four fine young felleu vi,h
White gloves 90. aud little canes in their hands
come to the door and stood a grinning ., me
like so many hungry monkeys. Cousin John
spoke son Of low. and. ser he
4 IL - your name the man wants. II you
haven't any esrds write IL out on piece Of pa
per-