The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-08-06
Simon Techy.

NO Indeed n, then, III tell Won the whole
story, and read you my su'r. You may then
give me your opiuior." Here,pon he TOLD MS
story about nothing with such extraordinary rrn-
witty, apd NJ 70 uncunscolatle n length, that
ssaxiy ssl sssc0y Hnds< Ss syersl.os evil NJ.
ended, he real his lettc- With an ar Of such ludc-
roua lmportance-.oo'ying at me whenever lie came
10 any POINT which he considered 10 ho over
whelm.ny,y powerful, II each sentence had
boon thundsIbol hurlcd -, his offenders head
that I ~s with great difficulty could refrain
from laughing outr. gut.
"And now ths, I'll. thypg Is DONE" ss!d he, as
ne i"dod up The oro",toh Of his terrible eplstle-
(ac.ompanS ing his words with a sigh and y sake
oil toe head expressv We oil his rerol at ha wing thus
rcInorselcssly hnn;hlatei iclo )-.rNnd
nov that tire thing Is done, I wish had not been
quite SO sewers !Or he used, generally, to treat rne
with rcspeof. Howcyer,"--and here came another
sieh-'hoseyer, MS best friends viii admit that,
as said before he brought II upon himself. Yet
wonder lac has not sent me All answer Soma
sort OF al excuse lie must make don't you think
so 2"
hfore had time ~ reply, Colonel s, the
party IN question, entered The pace; much 10 tue
astonisnmrnt, an1 no little dlsuppontment OF
s-mon Techy, who, by slns visit, Was deprived OF
a written reply, which would infa.l!bly have pro-
voked rclolndcr and, perhaps lei to protrlcioJ
pap'r-war;--a mode Of hoSlihty IN which he, like
most ih.n-sknnoI people, took especial delight.
Tie CJlouti shook mc 10y the hand, nodded good
hunor~diy 10 Tech. delb. rLtey drew a huge let
Ter IRON his pockets ana laughed. Techy, VIII had
drawn hmsvi, up ut tho rate OF fifteen inches 10 tho
foot, and put on an swtully-pompous look, (Which,
by -,hr-py, It was hardly possible 10 behold ind yet
mantan u e's grayiiy,I WAS utterly Disconnected
By tlus unexpected mo,cmont III the Colonies; IL
entirely dcranQcd his plan Of battle.
'lcI.ly. SIR" stsrninered Simon, 'rcally-sw-
III sune leitei-aw- l-aw-undeT the--aw-cir-
cUilttHncus Jaw -"
p.rss this time Colonel 8 ---- hsd auTtly
torn he letter int" qu.rlers and tnot hrotn,. II,
butl let II drop intu tue iiTe.
my dear Mr.. fcchy," sad lie, addressing, with
iulNruraile good huInor, his mathematician
adversary, that is Tie uuly notice shall ,ake OF
your -ctfy i,l-consirrod letter. Any one less your
friend thar l AN might have used IL greatly 10
yotu disadvantage. But he under no alarm nhou.
IL; give you my worl have not shown II to a
LyIns sou. br you must know how much the
laugh would have been against you, had taken
un ricnily a cuufse-bcsldcs--"
Teyhy now made an ineioctuA attempt n rally
his iorees. but the Colonel pressed has siyant-
age.
mi1nt haze done gu L. your bushes, J"
IbC elIurt OF this besides" upon Tcchy was
ike that &! the last charge Of the Quarts at Wne-
loo upon Napoleon rechy was deiessed beyond all
hope OF recovery. There was no need of any more:
20. the Cooae added, 'As 70 your bill, which you
have sent Inc, you may, II YOU please, have check
for II now bul us don't inIeld TO Withdraw my
cusioI from you, !. may ~ well remain to Car.ss-
mas"
T4ese words fell UNDECIDED ON the car OF Tochy,
i.l The al outs OF the multitude ON that OF tne
GYM 81. m nal. For week alter this counter
the eres, -'iien SIMON, upon whose dignity the H.
bies had been ~ uneXpe- tedly and Numerically
turned, aid not 'show." Some reports went that
no had some mo the country bus u was most
generally believed that he had taken TO Lbs bed ~ ih
bilious attack. A. about the period Of his reap
pearuncc, George the Third was dcposed from his
station IN the Office window, and for his gracious
presence was substituted q transparent bind bear
ing the dignihod and respectable words ME-
TECnY's GALLEY.
Men who sre ''sbove their buxness." or, 10 use
more vulgar phrase Cand Il unfortunssaly nsppcns
that vulgar phrases are sonetimes supsrisavey
expressive), who 'quarrel with their egesd apd
bulaa," sSe seldom successful IN thsT vocseon'