The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-07
METROPOLITAN MUSINGS.

cancy the other side of the Atlantic OConnell and
the Prince consor entitled about equal glory
in setting the begging fashion The day of court fools
having passed away and dwarf and monkeys being quite
ont Of date there TO be recognised national
cessity for the establishment under all governments of
First Beggar The great Magyar is unqnesonahly the
first American mendicant in point of time but leave il
to my knownothing friends to say IL 1t is cedtable to
this republic that Foreigners Hungarian at that |
ought to be allowed TO sustain that important relation TO
the American ration' throw myself very confidently
into the of conidng constituency and feel
that from Maine TO Michmacknac- from ffty-four-
forty-orfght to the capes Of Flordaa grateful public
will declare that out of their abundant suitable
say $500 OO0 be provided for the payment of
the debts Of the Addc-AgeT Man, and for placing him
ase tlc ebsurd necessity for complying with
the Injunction Of that vulgar proverb about cutting ones
coat according to his cloth know that at the first ap
pcaance of the proposition it may SEEM in the language
of moderately fast young friend of mine who mnges
with that pnplgo which Sydney Smith justly thought
ought to be banecd up till the age Of twenty
precocy that terrible amount of poetry aud
Shakespeare that ths is ha, you know, very cool you
know ah but when the reader reflects upon what the
NJ A. M. has done for the peopc-how his Musings have
chcered log cabins and been welcomed to metro
poan palaces upon his consumption of the midnight
oil, which is, in fact burning ones brains and
t,inng serenity of mind and that comfort of body
which have SO much influence in the development OF gc
niuswhen all this and thousand other reasons sug
gested they will be- to the intelligent person in whose
eye now, he or (poaissiso that is with gentle
purr shc will the prcpiey of at rousing the
neighbors to a sense of what is due to genius p s.
Spanish quarters taken for twenty cents.
Does the reader fancy the foregoing is only nonsense
Is not the NJ A. M. literary mana hack writer, If you
please? Although not dramatic author Is he not
PEELED to coin his brains into the requisite monthly
drachmas to pay his board, ,bs' lis he not man, and
shall he lack gloves, forego the gay and festive
scene 2? that is borrowed from the New York Sedger,
which is copyrighted but trust it's enterrsng publish
err Corn Cob will forgive me) Versed in Chesterfield,
Ia he not under moral obligation to dress in the most
faultlcss STYLE Immense the stims paid by the
proprietors of the nonwho, with foresight and
commendabe enterprise, have purchased at fabulous
price the monopoly of his pcnyet is he not by all ltera
ny law and usage he memory of man running not to the
contrary bound to be continually, like Mantilni at
with '.dcmi credtors He who would refuse suitable
acknowledgment to the NJ A. NJ would deny the comet
tail, or send it howng through space like discouraged
puppy.
shall be in perpetual state of REORGANIZATION for
the next week. ] shall not fail to make polite bow
each morning to the very good-looking gentleman al
ways before when shave, and constantly shall
tusc my right hand to shake my left for willing
to admit to my personal friends that while have been
long anxious to make the foregoing appeal and have
felt it only needed hint from to universal
loosening Of purse strings and complete avalanche of
ovatons upon my distinguished head, yet my obstinate
and conoundedly old fashioned moesty has hitherto
compelled to maintain doorous silence and to let
grief s'like the bud lay, taors bills,) prey
on my not particularly ''damasl cheek. When Die
GREAT MESDIcAYr, Lamartine made appeal to his adj
mrers, was almost embodcned to declare my wants
but the ridiculous uproar with which the press of Eng
land and America greeted that universal begging letter.
quite frightened me from my purpose But now feel
that that fortunate conjunction the Day and the Man.
is the ruling house in my horoscope for Lamar
tine has the soothing host and has routed them with
defeat that forever keep them from the field Said
the gentlemen of the press, "the public under
obligation to pay your debts, M de Lamartine; you
have been munifcently rewarded for your labor
"Ah mon ami, say the sentimentalist t'but
,nsder the presents heaped upon Foy, Laitte,
aud even Chauteaubriand Why the latter, beside
in addition to salaries and pensions nnumerable,
grasping enough to open Subscription for his pos
thumous works, stipulating for $4,000 francs
nuity of 90 900 francs for himself and 10 900 for his
widow" The press gang reply, 'you have been well
paid but you are cxtravagant." TO which replies
the smooth Alphons( ''But my extravaganza is only
sums it was with "a muiaes' that may be called holy;
moreover, as am very poor, and my credit all
gone Iassure you live very economically To which,
il is to be presumed the Unps will suggest that follies
of the heart not justly chargeable to the arsh and
madness whether holy otherwise ought not to 20 at
large But NJ de Iamatne says he will leave France
il that ungratcful country will not treat him with
proper francncss, and have little faith that my APP
peal will succeed if hs fails, must utter wish that
seems like prophetic announcement of the reply with
which the world will generally meet his circulars, II
with he may get It - If he does s'get it he may
yet be citizen of the ed States think of that We
ovation loving aldermen of Gotham, think of his coming
whose should he come, and be received with our
usual warmth would be mighty for the advertising of
hats perfumes and pickles. Lamartinc, the great
MARITIME, who tried to make government out of his
head but found himself short of timberhc may come
hasten to make this announcement, in order that my
readers may be their guard when the servant brings
in looking begging mssive do not incontnenty
infer that is printed form of application from dis
trcsscd italian who cannot speak word of language
may he invitation to bcstow the smallest favor be-
gratefully received upon Alphonsf de L,murtne
John Bulls BenevoIence,
Whenever the sunny-sde Of the English character
CLEANS out generally spreads into broad glare that
all the world must and feel Recently that usually
immovable mass known the London public has been
kept in a state of wonderful excitement 10y the details
of police case which for its commingemen of depav
ty and heroism is unparalleled in the cciebr of