“Mr. Stubbs is earnestly requested to call and settle the above bill at his earliest convenience.”
With a dolorous whine, this same young man deplores (in public) his inability to indulge in the luxury of a wife, “owing to the extravagant habits of the young ladies of the present day.” I take this occasion to submit to public inspection a little bit of paper found in the vest pocket of this fumigated, cork-screwed, pantalooned humbug, by his washerwoman:
New York, October 1st, 1853.
Mr. Thaddeus Theophilus Stubbs,
To Juan Fumigo,
To Segars for Sept., 1853
| Dr. | |||
| “ | To 12 Riohondas, at 6d. | 75 | |
| “ | 3— | To 12 Los Tres Castillos, at 6d. | 75 |
| “ | To 12 La Nicotiana, at 6d. | 75 | |
| “ | 4— | (Sunday—for Segars for a party) 10 Palmettoes, 10 Esculapios, 12 La Sultanos, 12 El Crusados, 20 Norriegos, 16 L’Alhambros, at 4c. | 3 20 |
| “ | 6— | To 50 L’Ambrosias, at 4c. | 2 00 |
| “ | 10— | To 30 Cubanos, at 8c. | 2 40 |
| “ | 12— | To 50 Londres, at 4c. | 2 00 |
| “ | 15— | To 30 Jenny Linds, (for concert party,) at 8c. | 2 40 |
| “ | 24— | To 50 Figaros, (for party to see Uncle Tom, at the National,) at 8c. | 4 00 |
| “ | 26— | To 100 Mencegaros, (for party of country relations and friends,) at 2c. | 2 00 |
| “ | 30— | To 40 Imperial Regalias, at 1s. | 5 00 |
| $26 25 |
Received Payment,
(Mr. Stubbs is earnestly requested to call and settle the above at his earliest convenience. J. F.)