Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-09-22
NEW SERIES, VOL. 0, NO. 12.

of corners, We reached Burton's. Tickets be-
ing mystcriOusly procured, We entered, and
eventually obtained seats. Finding, after
prolonged trial, that it was impracticahlc to
put my hat in my vest pocket, placed it on
the floor and put both feet in it THE theatre
generally seemed TO be somewhat mixed up.
The parquette, gallery and dress circle were
all one and the stage waswhiring round ut
rate which must have been cxtrcmely in
convenient to the revolving actors.
At length, after a liberal allowance Of
overture, the curtain went up, and ! was
enabled, by the most unrcmitting attention,
to concentrate the actors sufficiently to un-
dcrstand the performance. And many thugs
which hitherto deemed dramatically incor-
rect were presented to my wondering vision
then and there. - IIippoyta' was dressed
in knce-breeches and hrogans and "ritania'
dld not, to me, present very iairy-llke ap-
pearancc in fireman s red shirt and three
cooked hat. " Obcrun' was not 50 obcc-
tlonablc, (being n gentlcman,) ina tulma and
plaid plantations, though even he might
have blackcd bis boots and omitted the spurs
And fear did not properly appreciate the
rest OF the fairies, who had their heads deco
rated with sunhowcrs and their hands full Vi
onions.
At last the entertainment was concluded.
and remember consulting with my uuplicI-
ted friends as to the feasibility ol IL return to
Brooklyn, to our boarding house. On our
Journey thither we witnessed many strange
things, about which desire information. In
the first place, is 1t the custom, as II general
thing, for the City Hall and Blrnum Mu-
scum to indulge in an animated contra dance
up and down Broadway in the middle Of tue
night, accompanied in their fantastic move-
ments by the upper story Of Stewart 5 and
tl,n hull o.
tainly did, on that evcnttu evening, and
feel called upon to enter my solemn protest
against these nocturnal architectural salta-
tory exhibitions, us unworthy the dignity of
the Empire City. And | would with all hu-
mility suggest, that if the stony goddess Of
Justice, whose appropriate place is on the
top of the City Hall. will desert her respon-
sible post, she might choose more becoming
amusement than sitting cross-lcgged on the
top of Houston street stage, playing the
! jewsharp.
am notU convinced that Bowling green
fountain is not permanently located on the
top Of Trinity Church cross but that it tras
| on that memorable night, my wondering eyes
| bore ample testimony | am sufficiently well
acquainted with the city to know that the
| Astor House should be found on the corner Of
Barclay street but | am ready to take my
oath that on that particular occasion it piled
as an opposition ferry boat between White
| hall street and Hamilton avenue. The last
thing distinctly recollect is trying to pay
the fare for three on thi. novel craft, with a
single piece Of money, (Which nou know to
have been Bungtown coppcr,) and demand
ing two-andsixpence change, which l.didn t
! get.
In the morning | found myself in bed with
my overcOat on, and afterwards discovered
my boots under the pillow-my hat in the
CRATE, with my pantaloons and hair brush in
Tiny watch in the Watering, and my watch
key in the bird cage. presume | had tried
to write letter to some one with my tooth
BRUSH as | found that article in my ink
! stand.
Now, if Croton water interfercs with my
susceptible system in this unuccountablC
manner, that shall drink | would resort
to milk, but fear our city edition Of the
tactical contains sufficient of the aqueous enc
my to again upset my too delicate nerves
To YOU only can | come ; and cxclaim, like
Caesar, when he too was afflicted with super.
fluffy of water, " Help me, Cassius, or
sink - submit the case to you. Relieve III,
anxiety if within your power.
Hugely yours,
q. X. PHILANDER DoEsTICKs, p. p.
y. S.-W hat would be the effect Of brandy
and water without any water, and a LITTLE
lemon q. X. p. d.