Salmagundi; or, The whim-whams and opinions of Launcelot Langstaff, esq. [pseud.] and others. By William Irving, James Kirke Paulding and Washington Irving. Printed from the original ed., with a preface and notes by Evert A. Duyckinck.

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leon has an eye on tlis country-capital place to pasture his
horses, and provide for the rest of his family.-Dey streetancient Dutch name of it, signifying murderers' valley, formerly
the site of a great peach orchard; my grandmother's history of
the famous Peach war-arose from an Indian stealing peaches
out of this orchard; good cause as need be for a war; just as
good as the balance of power. Anecdote of war between two
Italian states about a bucket; introduce some capital new
truisms about the folly of mankind, the ambition of kings,
potentates, and princes; particularly Alexander, Coesar, Charles
the XIIth, Napoleon, little King Pepin, and the great Charlemagne.-Conclude with an exhortation to the present race of sovereigns to keep the king's peace, and abstain from all those deadly
quarrels which produce battle, murder, and sudden death: —mem.
-ran my nose against a lamp-post-conclude in great dudgeon.
FROM MY ELBOW CHAIR.
OUR cousin Pindar, after having been confined for some
time past with a fit of the gout, which is a kind of keepsake in our family, has again set his mill going, as my readers
will perceive. On reading his piece I could not help smiling at
the high compliments which, contrary to his usual style, he has
lavished on the dear sex. The old gentleman, unfortunately
observing my merriment, stumped out of the room with great
vociferation of crutch, and has not exchanged three words with
me since. I expect every hour to hear that he has packed up
his movables, and, as usual in all cases of disgust, retreated to
his old country-house.