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To The Editor Of The Freemasons' Magazine.
as it is called , and my correspondent being very intimate in the family , I asked him to write me an account of her health , or whether delivered ; in truth , I was here chusing one of two evils , for " her husband is " as laconic as my friend . The letter I received contains the followino- twelve words , and no more . , . ' - ¦ " All tig ht as yet , but very weary , and looking out for land . "
No signature , and no date , and a wonder it is that he took the trouble to address it to me . Many instances could I give of this provokinglaconicism , but I shall confine myself to two or three , presuming they will be sufficient . My friend possesses a considerable sum in the Bank , and I am employed by him , as attorney , to receive his dividends , or . sell , if need
be . I wrote him , on the approach of a rupture , with Spain , as many conceived , that the stocks would fall , and were selling out their money : the answer was , " Dear Sir , ,, " Sell , i f you think proper , but not all . " The appearance of Dear Sir was novel , but so much was yet left to
my judgment by the not all , that I was obliged to request he would let me know how much—and the answer was , ¦ . •«¦ ¦ " I will consider of it . " Tours sincerely , & c . " And here that affair ended , as he has never since considered any . thing farther . A very great riot having lately taken place in the
town where he lives , I wrote to him for the particulars without ever reflecting , that he was the last man in the world I could expect such information from . The following is a literal copy of his epistle : . " All quiet now , and no great mischief done . " The only other instance of his brevity with which I shall trouble you , occurred on the death of an uncle ; on this melancholy occasion he sent me an official notice , as follows :
" SQUARETOES is gone—brush your black clothes—but he has left you nothing . " Had not a newspaper , at the same time , informed me of the death of this gentleman , I should have been very much puzzled to know who was meant by Squaretoesl—But thus it is , sir , that I am treated , in return for whole sheets of paper closely writtenand whichI
, , am told , he is veryimpatient to receive . —I hope you will insert this in your next Number ; for if any thing can draw a letter from him that will—and if the scheme succeeds , you may depend on my most grateful acknowledgments . lam , Sir , .. ' Yours , T . B ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
To The Editor Of The Freemasons' Magazine.
as it is called , and my correspondent being very intimate in the family , I asked him to write me an account of her health , or whether delivered ; in truth , I was here chusing one of two evils , for " her husband is " as laconic as my friend . The letter I received contains the followino- twelve words , and no more . , . ' - ¦ " All tig ht as yet , but very weary , and looking out for land . "
No signature , and no date , and a wonder it is that he took the trouble to address it to me . Many instances could I give of this provokinglaconicism , but I shall confine myself to two or three , presuming they will be sufficient . My friend possesses a considerable sum in the Bank , and I am employed by him , as attorney , to receive his dividends , or . sell , if need
be . I wrote him , on the approach of a rupture , with Spain , as many conceived , that the stocks would fall , and were selling out their money : the answer was , " Dear Sir , ,, " Sell , i f you think proper , but not all . " The appearance of Dear Sir was novel , but so much was yet left to
my judgment by the not all , that I was obliged to request he would let me know how much—and the answer was , ¦ . •«¦ ¦ " I will consider of it . " Tours sincerely , & c . " And here that affair ended , as he has never since considered any . thing farther . A very great riot having lately taken place in the
town where he lives , I wrote to him for the particulars without ever reflecting , that he was the last man in the world I could expect such information from . The following is a literal copy of his epistle : . " All quiet now , and no great mischief done . " The only other instance of his brevity with which I shall trouble you , occurred on the death of an uncle ; on this melancholy occasion he sent me an official notice , as follows :
" SQUARETOES is gone—brush your black clothes—but he has left you nothing . " Had not a newspaper , at the same time , informed me of the death of this gentleman , I should have been very much puzzled to know who was meant by Squaretoesl—But thus it is , sir , that I am treated , in return for whole sheets of paper closely writtenand whichI
, , am told , he is veryimpatient to receive . —I hope you will insert this in your next Number ; for if any thing can draw a letter from him that will—and if the scheme succeeds , you may depend on my most grateful acknowledgments . lam , Sir , .. ' Yours , T . B ,