The Sun.
London, England, 1827-09-13 00:00:00

WYCHERLY.

Another instance of the appropriation of a
story belonging to one man to another, may be
found in some of the lines of Wycherly, where
the following is related of him :—" He was over
head and ears in debt, and one of his most im-
portunate creditors called while the barber was
shaving him, resolved to catch the Poet before
he went out. Sit down, sit down,' said Wy-
cherley, you will have no objection to wait
until this man has finished shaving me, and I
will then pay you ?' Certainly, Mr. Wycherly,'
replied the creditor,: astonished at the near pros-
pect of his money, lamin no hurry.' That
is lucky,' answered the debtor, as you will have
to wait a good while. Ido not mean this man
to finish shaving me as long as I live.' "
In Domenichi's Collection of Italian Facetice,
this very joke is attributed to a merchant who
was indebted to a Jew. The merchant put it
more generally. " I suppose you can wait till I
am shaved ?" and the reply being in the affirma-
tive, the merchant from that day never was
shaved at all, but wore his beard. He thus
avoided payment altogether, and the barber was
called by the merchant as a witness of the
contract.

M. P. ANDREWS AND SUETT.
Said Miles Peter Andrews to Suett one day,
" My Muse has conceiv'd !"—" Aye? of what'".-.." Of a
Play :
She's already far gone.--I may tell you, in fact,
She's is her ninth month ; I've begun the fifth act."—
" Her offspring (said S.) you're before-hand in owning,
But I shall be sure to be by at the groaning !"

MISS BRUNTON.
This actress (a relation of the present Lady
Craven, whose beauties were so often displayed
to such advantage as Anne Boleyn when the
late J. Kemble played Wolsey ) was highly po-
pular, and of great personal attractions. She
had many suitors, but was ultimately married to
Mr. Merry, the author of Lorenzo, and several
other dramatic pieces. She left the stage in
1792, and while she was performing the princi-
pal female part in Lorenzo in 1791, the follow-
ing lines were written upon her by a fellow.per-
former of the name of Taylor, who published a
volume of Poems in 1795, remarkable chiefly
for having been dedicated to the celebrated Mrs.
Robinson. Thos. Morton and Fred. Reynolds
appear to have been among Miss Bruntou's
" humble servants," if we recollect rightly, al-
though no trace of the penchant is to be found
in the latter's Reminiscences
Dear Brunton, how'oft by the hand of report
Have thy beauties been led to the church,
Where still the old gossip, in mischievous sport,
Has left thee as oft in the lurch.
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: I At first the dame whisper'd that Holman, the smart,
• i Flew to thee from the bachelor's spleen :
'lli it soon was confess'd he but acted a part,
And was merely the spouse of the scene.
Then Morton, the airy, a wit of the town,
Was suppos'd thy affections to draw,
But he was soon caught by a barrister's gown,
And would only be wedded to law.
Then Reynolds, a whimsical good-humoured wight,
Was to open the conjugal page,
But it quickly appear'd he lov'd only to write,
And to nothing would fix but the Stage.
Last Merry, the tuneful, 'tis said, is the man,
Thy worth is to lead to the shrine,
But the rogue is too fond of the libertine plan,
And of nymphs is devoted to nine.