Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-01
THE CITY.

oura il a. network OF snares into which the unWary
and upsusprotirg arc constantly falrg At this time
moro than OF any Other whilst the ris OF tx'oItin
rules the land, the shsrpe busy setting their tolls
for the enapmsrt Of those who suspect not thassvsy
novelty Is but deu.on. held out TO deceive the Sim
pie min dsd and the creduloui
We have heard in our time of Eu,h o thing as Jolly
Jack ashore getting auorg the monsters-that Is, rut
ming aou Of the "runntrs;" We have heard 81 those
Who. ovsr-curious to get SIGHT OF bis b ngslese
N,j s,y," have some times been bold enoughio light
him and have bssn utterly crushed BY one fell blow Of
tae There piy but We were unaware that the unAm-
b,iou. and homeless Bohemian cou ever fell In among
mopsers For who that would practice the Wies CT
ara of dectpt n upon ,hemiap, who possesses so
ittle of this worlds goods that even the sones heart
cd would soften at his misery but not gather him in
t,s tols true that the .heman was known to be
blindly fond of certain Uncls" whose hsbitaon Is
gsne,sy "round the corner" but that he should be
victim ID BY those whose mission Is TO be natures
sweet restores was never p,cttd By the most oyn
aal and ncredulous Of the tribe.
A few nights sites, q sanguine and hopeful member
q, ,bs uomado trioe, havb Ike the birds Who were
cheated BY the painted grapes o! uIi' tried to per-
suads himself that he had been feast ny right royalty BY
,ssdue the gssronomo code OF Brat Swarm, and an
.nopymous "Mapaal OF the Amphtryol," yl led to an
v sueeeston to es. the virtue, Of the reputed quRl-
ties of 1ome Of the stylish Restaurants whose efcuents
ara temptr Rly paraded In showcase windows and the
soumns of newspapers. Dropping into one OF these,
vhioh for outward elegance and gsrshnees, was aug
re.iye to him OF the almost forgotten fplendors OF the
slsr.nt aonS and brilliant oAes Of the Imperial city in
vhoh he had asserted the monarcbsl privileges OF bic
Kindred he forgot for an instant that be Was In the
land ,here starvation il said to rul, with gsunt ard
1h,s,y haad and, 60 forgetting himself dSIei BY tie
sight Of the Appstzug eibies which be felt ne WA
doomed to feast upon through the eye which has only
n nmots, very remote, connection with the objective
organ 10 seuSh. to realE, the visions Of his over
brought Imagination with bowl OF pla oyster soup
BE called for oyster coup, because, Ike the man who
called for toothpck 1t was the 6rst thing tina. struck
his attention, and then, to speak cauddy, because
,.s ca,alosued 10 the rates that were in keeping with
hi. collapsed purse. Perhaps the oysters we're rester
than usual rhsp his appetite was shirptned BY the
spht OF surrounding escuenf; and perhaps toc-Which
I, nearer the II h-he bad vely sense Ct bong Tor
onc. eysn with his Gx otoners, he ooull eat hs gil,
vh,cb under the t1ctcd condition OF his Imagination,
VAS ,o1Al to fss,t and yet not dsburse over three
Oopleders'e Treasury notes. S rely tbs! was tri-
urph, which vas clesp a. the price.
So. then, sfor savicg, With leisure wish bes.ed
the dignity Of the occasion, dtmosiea the ctveied
dish of soup be pulled cot, with h pompous air CT
o,,.list his only surviving X and handed it to tie
.;,.,,o Asrksy VITO had been watching lin dur the
-. ,,,c,ss AGnl,li;oo, bidding lin bring the
-. go -, ehoshin ...-.ted him with the sn-
noopoe meat of ''i,'s al rght, eur" 10 @"' lie ei-
o.;n,ed 81. i ali prons Your hill Of fare ssys 60,
and gave you $lO' DlnaO, sir bat dat ID DC charge
Go the boss." Iacon;irolly the Bohemian saw 'tbe
boss who eofteued down two degrees, and eIucted
,,,b. dos,s. '.W,n" exclaimed the B, hemiIn, 'rhom
must believe sir, ycur bill OF fare Jour servant or
yeursslf" "Don'i know, sir, Sui ITEMS the chargte"
Of course, but one thing remained Tor the Bohemian
n do ard that was make bis exit, which ne old with
redoubled dignity, lot, however, without noto NJ, hs
he stepped out these csbasc words on otgr, hes
,o,y,'nt which friend who had once decphersd dt
scpl, biercrlph Of Lux,r told him meant restore not
Tbi, a. once explained tho little dicepsncy between
tho bill tf fare, the negro and 'the boss."
Not satisfied with hs ZIP rence in this sp ncid lEir
Of the monster the Bohemian, this tims more social
than usual, accompanied BY friend, sought out the
Gem Of Restaurants, whose culinary repute had been
bl z,ued forth in morning paper He found the Gem,
and tbc GsU was not long ding him, ~ o'teh BY
which il was all up with him. ns he had to pay his last
fo n dollars for the smell OF bottle OF kstehap.
From all this moral may be drawn, which Is this
If ytu are Bohemian, have no appetite, or, If you
have en- appetite which canuo; be sa:d BY dalliauee
nth the codo Of B,lat slvsria or tho tIiumphs OF
10 not to the Restaurant. fer there you will End
no rasor.r'.