Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-05-03


From Ben. Franklin's pspes. called The
New England Covass. published at Boston.
Feb. IL. 1923. We copy the following:
The present Publisher having received the
following piece. desires the readers to &C.
cept Of it as preface to what they may
hereafter meet with in this paper:
Non ego mordaci disfviari earmise qsosqsa1
| ssu roaexdfo Iifeya 0sisso foco est.
Long has the press groaned in bringing
forth an hateful, but numerous brood of party
pamphlets, malicious scribbles and billingsgate
ribaldy. The rancor and bitterness i has
unhappily infused into mems minds. and to
what degree it has soured and leavened the
tempers OF persons formerly esteemed some
Of the most sweet and aifable, is too well
known here to need any further proof or rep
rcscntation of the matter.
No generous and impartial person then can
blame the present undertaking, which is de-
signed purely for the diversion and merriment
Of the reader. Pieces of pleasantly and mirth
have secret charm in them to allay the heats
and tumors of our spirits, and to make man
forget his restless resentments. They have a
strange power to tune the harsh disorders of
| the soul, and reduce US to serene and placid
state Of mind.
The main design Of this weekly paper will
and diverting incidents of human life, which
in so large place as Boston, will not fail Of
universal exemplifcation; nor shall we be
wanting to fill up these papers with a grateful
interspersion Of more serious morals, which
odd parts of life.
As for the author, that is the next question.
But though We profess ourselves ready to
oblige the ingenious and courteous reader with
most sorts Of intelligence, yet here we beg a
reserve. Nor will it be Of any manner Of ad-
vantage either to them or the writers, that
their names should be published; and there
| fore in this matter we desire the favor of you
to suffer us to hold our tongues Which,
though at this time of day, it may sound like
a very uncommon request, yet it proceeds from
the very hearts Of your humble servants.
BY this time the reader perceives that more
than one are engaged in the present undertake
ing. Yet is there some person, an inhabitant
of this town Of Boston, whom we honor as a
Doctor in the Chair. or perpetual Dictator.
The society had designed to present the
public with his efiigies, but that the Inner to
whom he was preferred for draught of his
countcnance, descryed land he is ready to off
er upon oath) nineteen features in his face,
more than he ever beheld in any human Wis.,
age before; which so raised the price Of his
picture, that our master himself forbid the ex-
travaganco Of coming up to it. And then,
besides, the Inner objected schism in his
face, which splits it from his forehead in a
straight line down to his chin, in such sort,
that Mr.. Painter protests it is double face
and he'll have (number of pounds sterling,
not legible-ED.) for the portraiture. How
ever, though this face has spoilt us of a pref
ty picture, yet we all rejoiced to see old Fan
us in our company.
There is no man in Boston better qualified
than old Fanus for Coxraxteey. or if you
please. an O6servator, being man of such re-
markable optics, as to look two ways at once.
As for morals, he is chearly Christian, as
the country phrase expresses it. A man Of
good temper, courteous department, sound
Judgement; a mortal hater Of nonsense, fop-
perry, formality. and endless ceremony.
As for his Club, they aim At no greater hap
piness or honor, than the public be made to
know, that it is the utmost of their ambition
to attend upon and do all imaginable good
offices to good old Fanus, the Courantcer. who
is and always will be the readers humble SER
want.
P.S. Gentle readers, we design never to
let paper pass without Latin motto il we
can possibly pick one up, which carries =
charm in it to the vulgar, and the learned ad-
mirs the pleasure Of constituting. We should
have obliged the world with Greek scrap or
two, but the printer has no types. and there
fore We intreat the candid reader not to inn.
pute the defect to our ignorance, for our Doc
tor can say al the Greek letters by heart.
The following are samples Of the advertise
ments:
+HE best new Philadelphia Town-boulted
Flower. to be sold by Mr.. William CLARK.
in Merchants Row, At Twenty.Eight Shil-
lings per Hundred.
a Servant Boys time for ( years to be
| disposed Of He 10 about l6 Yean Of
Age. and can keep Accompts. Enquire At
the Blue Ball in Union Street, and know fur.
thsr.
The publisher also gives the following no
tice. which Is applicable even to the present
era Of newspaperdom:
- This Paper having met with % general
an Acceptance in Town and Country. - to
require far greater Number Of them to Be
printed. than there II Of the other publick Pa
psn: which being besides more generally
read by q vast Number Of borrowers, who do
not take il in. the Publisher thinks proper to
give this publick Notice for the Incourags.
ment Of those who would have Advertise
msnts inserted inserted in the publick Prints,
which they may have printed in this Papsr at
q moderate Price.