VOL. VI MOSS.

Oid Sol couldn't take no for an am
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Oid Sol couldn't take no for an am
swer. r8Fas 9dt aro4 a. dQnons
sSo,' said Capt. Convers, who had 1
Just joined the party, 'you are verydi
we'll acquainted with tl,ese actor !,
ioIk, Mr.. Spriggius!' -.---z-..-..-.-.,.-..


'Acq"aiHied win actors! Oh, no
Il don't know any Of them.-ha!
ha! hap answered and laughed
Spriggins, wiEking at the wine
drinkers all round-sneyer met any
of them in all my life!'


At this moment a certain 'pious
chHd,' Who acted asclcrk of the boat,
Happened to be passing by where
the party were, ehjoymg themselves.
what's that YOU say, Mr.. Sprig-
gins ?-not know ony OF the actors?
Allow me to introduce you to few;
Mr.. Macready,, Mr.. Sprig9iris-Mr..
Ryder, Mr.. Field--Nir. Weston
Mr.. Sol. .Sm;tl-Mr. SrniccINs =
J Spriggirs, AEacready, ,AWestdti,--
Spriggins+ cld,--Ryder,--S Sprig-
gins


The party rose 10 DO honor TO the
introductior-ali but Spriggins, who
sat in his chair, holding wine-glass
midway between the table and his
mouth, tic very picture of astohish-
iaent. ........'...-.. .,,....,...y ,..


Steward ? faitered Spriggins,
when he found the use Of his tongue,
bring forward my trunk get out
at Natchez.' ,igq.L gu.l.,ssls sbca ,ur :,


He did getout at Natchez; and /
4 have been told that lie now stoutlYr
denies ever having been acquainted
with any members of the theatrical
profession. So * 4 a - -a
i lfthere is any point or joke in this


sketch, it consists in tie fact, that


the wiIe- drinkers were ACTORS only
J fdr that pdfticuidr occosion--thc
personages whose names they asst


med, for the purpose Of exposing a
pretending coxcomb and boaster,
were hundred miles ahead, in the
famous .Ale&ander Scott '''' '-''',