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Reproduction of the original: Highlife in New York: a series of letters to Mr. Zephariah Slick by Jonathan Slick
Highlife in New York: a series of letters to Mr. Zephariah Slick by Ann S. Stephens
LETTER I First Impressions of New YorkLETTER II The Family DinnerLETTER III Jonathan visits the Express OfficeLETTER IV The Political Meeting and its Disasters.LETTER V A Little of Jonathan's Private Love Affairs. LETTER VI Jonathan's Opinions of Ministerial Interference—A Card of Invitation, and an Evening Party at Cousin Beebe's, in which Jonathan makes some Mistakes and a Lady Acquaintance. LETTER VII Scenes in Broadway LETTER VIII The Morning Call—A Coquette's Dressing Room. LETTER IX A New York Parvenuc LETTER X New-Year's Calls—A real Yankee's New-Year's Treat of Dough-nuts and Cider—Jonathan's ideas of the real difference between a real lady's House and Furniture and the House of a stuck-up Parvenu LETTER XI Visit to the Park Theatre—First Impressions of the Poetry of Motion, as written on the air, in the aerial feats of Mademoiselle Celeste LETTER XII Jonathan receives an Invitation to a Fancy Ball—Dilemma about the Dress—Choice of a Character LETTER XIII Jonathan Slick and the Grand Fancy LETTER XIV Advice to Jonathan from the Humstead—Jonathan's criticism on his Brother Sam's book LETTER XV Jonathan visits the Milliner girl—Reflections about her situation.LETTER XVI In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls LETTER XVII Jonathan gets Ill and Homesick—Resists all entreaties to go to Washington, and resolves on going back to "the Humstead" with Captain Doolittle. LETTER XVIII Jonathan puts up at the Astor House Jonathan's Ideas of a New York Cab, and the usual quarrel of a Stranger with CabmenLETTER XIX A live Yankee and the Parisian Danseuse LETTER XX Jonathan goes to the Express Office—His Opinion of Zeke Jones and the "Brother Jonathan" Newspaper—Explains his Absence, and enters into a new Agreement with the Editors. LETTER XXI Jonathan Visits Mr. Hogg's Garden and gets a Bouquet LETTER XXII Jonathan gives a Description of the Theatre —Jonathan mistakes Williams in his Comic Song of "Old Maids and Old Bachelors to Sell," for an Auctioneer who is knocking off "La Belle Fanny," to the Highest Bidder LETTER XXIII Jonathan gets out of love with Fanny Elsslerf LETTER XXIV Description of Cousin Jason's Equipage—Figure cut by Mrs. Jason Slick and her Daughter—Manners of a Noble Lord—The Dinner—Jason boasts of his Birth, Heraldry, and Coat of Arms—Jonathan creates great Consternation by proclaiming the Head of the Family as a Shoemaker—Makes a Speech. LETTER XXV Jonathan rides to Mill—The Millerite Excitement—His Marm waits for the World to come to an End—Letter from New York—The old White Horse. LETTER XXVI Jonathan arrives in New York—Travels on the Deacon's Mare—Has Trouble with the Colt—Embarks from Peck Slip, on Capt. Doolittle's Sloop, to meet the President—His Introduction—Jonathan's Idea of the Cold Collation—The Reception—Landing at Castle Garden—Review of the Troops—The Procession LETTER XXVII Jonathan attends the President at the Howard House—Visits the Park Theatre with the President and his Handsome Girl—Goes with Mr. Robert Tyler to have his Hair Cut at Clairhugh's—Takes Refreshments with the Ladies at the Howard House—Bed-chamber Scene with the President—Serenade LETTER XXVIII Jonathan goes to see Mr. Macready—Description of the Theatre—Introduces himself to a Handsome Girl at the Theatre—Enters into a Flirtation—Promises to Visit her—Jonathan takes a Novel Method of providing himself with a Fashionable Dress—Quarrels with Captain Doolittle—Is reconciled, and starts off to make a Morning Call on the Handsome Girl. LETTER XXIX Jonathan Visits the Handsome Girl—Describes a Gambling-House in the Morning before it is put to rights—Visits the Lady's Boudoir—Describes the Furniture, the Lady, her Dress, and Conversation—Is Interrupted by the Gentleman of the House—And leaves with a promise to return and escort Miss Sneers to Mad. Castellan's Concert. LETTER XXX The Gambling House—Jonathan is taken in with Cards.
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Excerpt from High Life in New York: A Series of Letters to Mr. Zephariah Slick, Justice of the Peace, and Deacon of the Church Over to Weathersfield in the State of Connecticut I don't know how I ever cum to write this ere long letter, but somehow, when I set down, pen in hand, the old natur will bile up and run on. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
You will love these letters about life in New York addressed to the deacon of the church of Connecticut. High Life's western dialect and down-to-earth style will put you right in the scene in Weathersfield. Excerpt: Wal, I got into the counting-room at last, and a harnsome little room it was, all carpeted and fixed out like some of our best rooms in Connecticut...
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