Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1844-05-25
EXCUSES FOR BEING OUT LATE.

The March number of Hoods Magazine came
out a few days too late, but the following apology
for il so truly in the writer's best vein, that
cannot regret the accident, and only hope it will
cause no loss TO him. Poor editors have little need
10 have bad health added TO their other ills.
4 A Ed Literary Gazene
"TaE EcHo.The writer of the following
trl---, rurrue best explanation to our sinh
scrbers will be to give the epsle entire perbag, et ~
tim, as addressed to the editor
SIR BY your not cumming out on the Furst con.
ende you are ade up, being enjoyn bad heb
ruimery OF course Like my poor Robertson I've had
ttey branch IN my ammy-a periodical one like your.
SELL only every Sunday instead Of once month and &c
such well knew what.it write long winded articles
with Weekly lungs. Poor fellow AS | often said so
much head work, and nohia but Head work, will make
Cherubbm Of you, and so il did. Nothing Bdt wre
wrle wrte and read, read read and as our Doctor saws
s as bad To study till oil is brown rs to drink ta il
blew Mix your cuers And very good advice il is when
can be olered witch Is not always the case for if ne
cesslty has no Law it has good deal Of Literature and
Authers must rite what they As poor Robert used to
say about seddontay habits, its very WELL says he to tell
me abou-lke Mr.. Wordsworh's single man as grew dub
-ckng 10 my chair but II there's sitting, says he
ther I've no Matching aud if do brood much at nv
desk because there's brood expected from me once
week. Oh, ITS very WELL says he, cry Up up with YOU
and go and fetch walk and take look at the daisies
when you We sold your mind TO Nifty Stofs; and there's
Dv waiting for your last proofs he did for Doctor Fors
ers know its KILN me, says he but If die Of over
work IT'S IN the way Of my vacation Poor boy did MI
could to nurridge him: Mock Turkey soop and strong
Stops and Womy Jelly and Island Moss but he could not
eat And no wonder; for mental labor the Doctor said
wares out the stummack well the Branes and so he
been spinning out hs inside like spider And spider he
DID look al asf, enuone Of that with long spi
die legs and only dott Of Body in the middle Another
bsd hing is stlin up oil mite, my Sun did, but It's all
aen Mature not but what must and parkiy the wri.
ters OF po'cks for the Papers, but they ruin the Constitu
uon And, besides, Poetry apt to get prosy after
twelve or and late authors read very sleepy But
as poor Robert said, what do when no day is long
enui Tor ones work. munth either and 10 be sure
April, June, November, ard September are all short
munths but febberpy However, one great thing is re-
la1lngii you sthe Doctor used TO saw what made
Jack duh boy why, being always in the wokhouse and
never at the playhouse So, get out OF your gownd and
slippers says he, and put your Best things and unbend
yourself like Beau youve been your poetica flights
go and look at the Tens Tunnel and your tired Of be-
ing witty go and spend hour with the Wax Work The
mind requires Change well the merchants So take
my advice STA mothers advice-and relax a little
know what Is you want brassng, change Of Hair and
more stummuck And you ought ware Hannin and take
lonicks Do you drink Basses PAIL It's as good as
rammomie Tea But, above ALL there's one thing I'd re
cummend TO you Steal Wine. It's been a savn 10 sum
nvalids Hoping you will this liberty from srau.
ger, but a wel.meaning one, am, sir,
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