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by　seeing



But　my　paper　is　igshosted；　and　I　must　dixcribe　what　they　sor　in　the

nex　number。





III。



THE　CASTLE　OF　THE　ISLAND　OF　FOGO。





The　travler　who　pesews　his　dalitefle　coarse　through　the　fair　rellum

of　Franse　（as　a　great　romantic　landskippist　and　neamsack　of　mind

would　say）　never　chaumed　his　i's　within　a　site　more　lovely；　or　vu'd

a　pallis　more　magniffiznt　than　that　which　was　the　buthplace　of　the

Eroing　of　this　Trew　Tale。　　Phansy　a　country　through　whose　werdant

planes　the　selvery　Garonne　wines；　likelike　a　benevvolent　sarpent。

In　its　plasid　busum　antient　cassles；　picturask　willidges；　and

waving　woods　are　reflected。　　Purple　hills；　crownd　with　inteak

ruings；　rivvilets　babbling　through　gentle　greenwoods；　wight　farm

ouses；　hevvy　with　hoverhanging　vines；　and　from　which　the　appy　and

peaseful　okupier　can　cast　his　glans　over　goolden　waving　cornfealds；

and　M。　Herald　meddows　in　which　the　lazy　cattle　are　graysinn；　while

the　sheppard；　tending　his　snoughy　flox；　wiles　away　the　leisure

mominx　on　his　lootthese　hoffer　but　a　phaint　pictur　of　the　rurial

felissaty　in　the　midst　of　widge　Crinoline　and　Hesteria　de　Viddlers

were　bawn。



Their　Par；　the　Marcus　de　Viddlers；　Shavilear　of　the　Legend　of　Honor

and　of　the　Lion　of　Bulgum；　the　Golden　Flease；　Grand　Cross　of　the

Eflant　and　Castle；　and　of　the　Catinbagpipes　of　Hostria；　Grand

Chamberleng　of　the　Crownd；　and　Major…Genaril　of　Hoss…Mareens；　&c。

&c。　&c。is　the　twenty…foth　or　fith　Marquis　that　has　bawn　the

Tittle；　is　disended　lenyally　from　King　Pipping；　and　has　almost　as

antient　a　paddygree　as　any　which　the　Ollywell　Street　frends　of　the

Member　of　Buckinumsheer　can　supply。



His　Marchyniss；　the　lovely　&　ecomplisht　Emily　de　St。　Cornichon；

quitted　this　mortial　spear　very　soon　after　she　had　presented　her

lord　with　the　two　little　dawling　Cherrybins　above　dixcribed；　in

whomb；　after　the　loss　of　that　angle　his　wife；　the　disconslit

widderer　found　his　only　jy　on　huth。　　In　all　his　emusemints　they

ecumpanied　him；　their　edjacation　was　his　sole　bisniss；　he　atcheaved

it　with　the　assistnce　of　the　ugliest　and　most　lernid　masters；　and

the　most　hidjus　and　egsimplary　governices　which　money　could

procure。　　R；　how　must　his　peturnle　art　have　bet；　as　these　Budds；

which　he　had　nurrisht；　bust　into　buty；　and　twined　in　blooming

flagrance　round　his　pirentle　Busm！



The　villidges　all　round　his　hancestral　Alls　blessed　the　Marcus　and

his　lovely　hoffsprig。　　Not　one　villidge　in　their　naybrood　but　was

edawned　by　their　elygint　benifisns；　and　where　the　inhabitnts　wern't

rendered　appy。　　It　was　a　pattern　pheasantry。　　All　the　old　men　in

the　districk　were　wertuous　&　tockative；　ad　red　stockins　and　i…eeled

drab　shoes；　and　beautiful　snowy　air。　　All　the　old　women　had　peaked

ats；　and　crooked　cains；　and　chince　gowns　tucked　into　the　pockits　of

their　quiltid　petticoats；　they　sat　in　pictarask　porches；　pretendin

to　spinn；　while　the　lads　and　lassis　of　the　villidges　danst　under

the　hellums。　　O；　tis　a　noble　sight　to　whitniss　that　of　an　appy

pheasantry！　　Not　one　of　those　rustic　wassals　of　the　Ouse　of

Widdlers；　but　ad　his　air　curled　and　his　shirt…sheaves　tied　up　with

pink　ribbing　as　he　led　to　the　macy　dance　some　appy　country　gal；

with　a　black　velvit　boddice　and　a　redd　or　yaller　petticoat；　a

hormylu　cross　on　her　neck；　and　a　silver　harrow　in　her　air！



When　the　Marcus　&　ther　young　ladies　came　to　the　villidge　it　would

have　done　the　i's　of　the　flanthropist　good　to　see　how　all　reseaved

'em！　　The　little　children　scattered　calico　flowers　on　their　path；

the　snowy…aired　old　men　with　red　faces　and　rinkles　took　off　their

brown　paper　ats　to　slewt　the　noble　Marcus。　　Young　and　old　led　them

to　a　woodn　bank　painted　to　look　like　a　bower　of　roses；　and　when

they　were　sett　down　danst　ballys　before　them。　　O　'twas　a　noble　site

to　see　the　Marcus　too；　smilin　ellygint　with　fethers　in　his　edd　and

all　his　stars　on；　and　the　young　Marchynisses　with　their　ploomes；

and　trains；　and　little　coronicks！



They　lived　in　tremenjus　splendor　at　home　in　their　pyturnle　alls；

and　had　no　end　of　pallises；　willers；　and　town　and　country

resadences；　but　their　fayvorit　resadence　was　called　the　Castle　of

the　Island　of　Fogo。



Add　I　the　penn　of　the　hawther　of　a　Codlingsby　himself；　I　coodnt

dixcribe　the　gawjusness　of　their　aboad。　　They　add　twenty…four

footmen　in　livery；　besides　a　boy　in　codroys　for　the　knives　&　shoes。

They　had　nine　meels　adayShampayne　and　pineapples　were　served　to

each　of　the　young　ladies　in　bed　before　they　got　up。　　Was　it　Prawns；

Sherry…cobblers；　lobster…salids；　or　maids　of　honor；　they　had　but　to

ring　the　bell　and　call　for　what　they　chose。　　They　had　two　new

dresses　every　dayone　to　ride　out　in　the　open　carriage；　and

another　to　appear　in　the　gardens　of　the　Castle　of　the　Island　of

Fogo；　which　were　illuminated　every　night　like　Voxhall。　　The　young

noblemen　of　France　were　there　ready　to　dance　with　them；　and　festif

suppers　concludid　the　jawyus　night。



Thus　they　lived　in　ellygant　ratirement　until　Missfortune　bust　upon

this　happy　fammaly。　　Etached　to　his　Princes　and　abommanating　the

ojus　Lewyphlip；　the　Marcus　was　conspiring　for　the　benefick　of　the

helder　branch　of　the　Borebonesand　what　was　the　consquince？One

night　a　fleat　presented　itself　round　the　Castle　of　the　Island　of

Fogoand　skewering　only　a　couple　of　chests　of　jewils；　the　Marcus

and　the　two　young　ladies　in　disgyise；　fled　from　that　island　of

bliss。　　And　whither　fled　they？To　England！England　the　ome　of　the

brave；　the　refuge　of　the　world；　where　the　pore　slave　never　setts

his　foot　but　he　is　free！



Such　was　the　ramantic　tail　which　was　told　to　2　friends　of　ours　by

the　Marcus　de　Viddlers　himself；　whose　daughters；　walking　with　their

page　from　Ungerford　Market　（where　they　had　been　to　purchis　a　paper

of　srimps　for　the　umble　supper　of　their　noble　father）；　Yardham　and

his　equaintnce；　Munseer　Jools；　had　remarked　and　admired。



But　how　had　those　two　young　Erows　become　equainted　with　the　noble

Marcus？That　is　a　mistry　we　must　elucydate　in　a　futur　vollam。







THE　STARS　AND　STRIPES。



THE　AUTHOR　OR　〃THE　LAST　OF　THE　MULLIGANS；〃　〃PILOT；〃　ETC





I。





The　King　of　France　was　walking　on　the　terrace　of　Versailles；　the

fairest；　not　only　of　Queens；　but　of　women；　hung　fondly　on　the　Royal

arm；　while　the　children　of　France　were　indulging　in　their　infantile

hilarity　in　the　alleys　of　the　magnificent　garden　of　Le　Notre　（from

which　Niblo's　garden　has　been　copied　in　our　own　Empire　city　of　New

York）；　and　playing　at　leap…frog　with　their　uncle；　the　Count　of

Provence；　gaudy　courtiers；　emlazoned　with　orders；　glittered　in　the

groves；　and　murmured　frivolous　talk　in　the　ears　of　high…bred　beauty。



〃Marie；　my　beloved；〃　said　the　ruler　of　France；　taking　out　his

watch；　〃'tis　time　that　the　Minister　of　America　should　be　here。〃



〃Your　Majesty　should　know　the　time；〃　replied　Marie　Antoinette；

archly；　and　in　an　Austrian　accent；　〃is　not　my　Royal　Louis　the　first

watchmaker　in　his　empire？〃



The　King　c