SAYINGS AND DOINGS

AT

THE TREMONT HOUSE.

IN THE YEAR 1832.

EXTRACTED FROM THE NOTE BOOK OF

COSTARD SLY,

SOLICITOR AND SHORT-HAND WRITER, OF LONDON.

AND EDITED BY

DR ZACHARY PHILEMON VANGRIFTER.

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"Here are some score of good fellows, my Masters, primed with salt sayings-
wit-catchers!-discreet laughers. Their conversations are worth attending to.
The smallest man among 'em shall tell you a story, and you will not be made to
yawn more than ONCE over it."
The Club-Men of Clithero. 1705.
"Whoever will live altogether out of himself, and study other men's HUMORS,
shall never be unfortunate."
Sir Walter Raleigh.

"Though my desire be to make FUN for the many, I have taken care that no
individual shall be pained by aught that I have written. No man, maid, or
mother, can justly cry out,-In such or such a matter, thy finger is pointed at
me.' Therefore, say I, in the words of the Poet, SIT MIHI FAS AUDITA LOQUI.'"
Preface to the Ceehk-Stroker, or Soft Rubbing on Smooth Places.

VOLUME II.

BOSTON:

ALLEN AND TICK NOR,

1833.
GL

4879B

Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1833, BY ALLEN & TICKNOR,

in the clerk's office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.

PRINTED BY I. R. BUTTS......SCHOOL STREET.

Wormser 7 apr 1939

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"TRUTH 's a dog, that must to kennel," says the fool in King Lear. But though you whip him out to-day — he'll come back to-morrow, and take his seat by the fireside. Certain friends of mine, however, are not over fond of his company. A pretty description they have given of me, I find, on looking over some of my last notes! I deny the fact of the fun-hunting nose, —I deny the Puck-like eyes, I deny the hole in the coat, -I particularly deny the yellow unmentionables!

My hat has anything but a learned appearance. Speak latin, indeed! I never saw a more unpretending chapeau. I have not a knack of sneezing in the street; and my nose is, at all times, a very sober, quiet nose. It is too bad to say such things of a man's nose. "Twiddling my fingers!"-What is the English of that? "Muttering and chuckling to myself!"-Do not believe a word of it And, "my cravat always tied in miserable style!" I will put on a cravat with any man in the United States, for a thousand pou—, dollars There!

People should be cautious how they talk ;- they may be overheard, when they least expect it; - spite of their aspersions, I shall continue to take notes. There

I'll go see, if there is any

C. S.