American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-03-24
ITEMS AND ATOMS IN THE THREE CITIES
Washington.

ITEMS AND ATOMS IN THE THREE CITIES.
Washington.
YESTERDAY was Sunday and the rain fell
fast We met upon the street good old friend,
whose cotton umbrella had proved quite inefi-
Client. He was as wet, stout, and funny little
! Frenchman as one could meet in years search.
"Good day, Monsieur" we said to him.
"Eh bien! ver' good'' he replied. :" It was
what call one mauvais, bad day--ver' moist"
"Well then, it is bad day, old friend--a
damp, moist, foul day."
"Ha! what you call fowl day? Ha! ha!
YER good! One fowl day--one day what de-
light re fowl wiz web foot-what you call duck.
C'est, Monsieur, one very grande fowl day."
| And the old gentleman logged along forgetful
Of the day and delighted with his joke, while
we thought it blessed thing that man could
laugh even while the clouds were weeping above
| him.
CoAcHEs.-We always walk--perhaps not
| gracefully, but still we walk-and all because
we have no carriage. Yet are we not envious.
When we see more fortunate people riding we
do not wish for their carriage but for one like
1 it. We doubt not many Of them join in our
wish, and would congratulate us were we to
obtain one. But if we had one-so at least we
| think in this the day of our poverty--we would
treat it, and the horses, and the coachman, all
in a very kind manner. We would have q shell
ter for the latter, to protect him from the heat,
and cold, and rain. We think we could not
ride comfortably within, and know him to be
riding uncomfortably without; and then, if it
should be necessary for us to ride to church,
we would so arrange it that he should go in to
worship also. Are we not the subjects upon
which fortunes favors should descend?
A GREAT EDIFIcE will be the Browns Hotel
\ magnificent affair. 1t will not be delightful
to foot-passengers to pass by as the old one
topples down; but temporary evils must be put
up with. A towering edifce-marble front, and
every thing in keeping
THE NATIONAL HOTEL is to stretch its wings
still wider We have lived in town, having
its mayor and corporation, that might have
been colonized without being missed, from this
Hotel during its busy season.
THE EXHIBITION AT ODD FELLOWS HALL
We are induced to believe that this is an affair
of rare excellence. grand moving panorama
Of the Nile, by Gliddon, whose researches have
heretofore developed so much information in
relation to the antiquities Of Egypt and Bible
History, cannot be otherwise than excellent and
instructive. At 8 o'clock this evening the first
exhibition win be given.
The BExEDIcrIoS thought, after all his
nice praying and preaching, he was about to
cuss us all" said a verdant-looking young man
as he came out of church the other day.
| "You thought what?" exclaimed his aston
ished companion, a rosy dimple-cheeked little
4 girl" thought our minister was a-going to
curse ne! !"
Hull me like corncob eff didn't" he re-
piled, "when seen EN- oil jump up and make
for the gittin-out place. But when found he
was maxim lectle prayer for u.s. KEEP my hat
of and tuck 1t kindly, an kinder thought it was
\ the last part Of the saryice. I'd never think
about dodgin."
| There are many better informed persons who
have been church-goers for long time without
attaining TO this youths view Of what is decor
Gus and sccmly in behaviour.
1 ANNUAL FAIR.-We learn from the Republic
Of this morning, that between four and FIVE
hundred dollars have been already privately
subscribed, for the purpose Of inducing the
holding in this city an American Institute Ma
tional Fair, ON the plan Of those annually held
by the American Institutes Of New York and
Maryland The Republic very properly urges
the measure upon the public attention; and, in
addition to many other substantial arguments,
remarks, that frequent assemblagcs at wash
ington Of persons from various sections tend
to strengthen the bonds OF common Union
We concur heartily In the whole project, and
hope IL will receive the prompt and earnest at
tcntion Of the public.
TR TEACHERS ASSOCIATION Of this city held
n meeting at the Smithsonian Institution. on
Saturday last, at which Mr.. Y. Richards deliy-
cred an interesting and practically useful adj
dress on School Government. The same subject
viii be discussed at the next meeting Of the AS
ISOLATION.
BurTEn.-The market merchant who adver-
tises in our paper to-day attends well 10 his
business, prospers by II, and possesses the con-
fdence of his customers.
"sweet. 10 the swestest~--Hspaa
We have tasted Of Eckarlts good things.
There Is no more refreshing place than his
bakery, cakery, and ice-creamery--nO, In the
J whole world OF Washington.
The Rev professor King, o. Georgetown Col
lege, delivered a pancgyric ON 81 Patrick, Al
ST. patrick's church, street, yesterday.
The RspHbiic informs us of boy who can
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