The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-06-28
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ANECDOTES
OF rHr LATE LOAD lonArnAM.

OF THE LATE LORD CHATHAM
a eouhtry friend OF Sir Robert Walpole HEARING
Mr.. Pitt {wfo was then but corpet. and bad ;,f
got into the Houie) fpeakig with great eloe,ltion
upon Tome public topic, told the uiinilter the fam.
uay at ms table, that he thought would be we'll
worth MS while to make that young man a captainl
nay dear tr, iays Sir Robert to let You fee how,
much think with you, make him my friend, ard
III give .iin' d regiment"
Lord Chatham had great knowleays If ,bs - =.
raeters OF men, AID could apply himief with grea,
deS'e'!ty even TO their foibes, when proper occaG.
oRs demanded i.
When he was rather forced pocn the ja,. t;,,, >,
h's mn'lter by thc unanimous voice of the ,,eeola
ne iouuit iecefiarytc droyer the kings temper hv
lone little exterior mark of refpea An occaGon
loon prefeHted i;felf which wss to- brurr b,s n,aI,
the news OF victory. HIS lordhjp, however, wa.
10 III OF nc govt, that whea he was led to the clof
soor ne could no; tfand. The kng feeling this, cal
led Tor TOOL" No, Sire" ays Mr.. Pitt. !, !,
nor my duty to &, iu your preienee: bur ,boool,
can Rand, Can kEes! :" and in that petition r.ad
inc ahpaieheS-The sag 70 plealed with m.
! n'-aaer oi his behaviour, and the news, thar he
poke ever afterwards of MIR. Pit with great friend
mp. His general phrafe was sI like tina, p;tt--
ne : an homer mani undeftand all h. fays"
Another iuhance of Mr.. Pitts perCopal attention
70 the kug wasuPon his accepting theieals-receivine
hetn with great marks OF Difference and reflect The
a'e Chaie Price uled to fay jocefey upon this ORA.
lion, that he bowed 70 low, you could fee the rim rs
his hooked noie between his legs"
When tIe preleDt Lord stanhope was eour,r,r r !.
iift 'vc "a daughter Of Lord Cbstl,srp) The fs.l-
i"u.u them one morning engaged in forne fr;erdlv
difference, which lie wanted 10 know the reaCo, *
why, TO tell you the truth, my Lord" flaws ord
B. " can't get your daughter 70 Ak the dav of mar
rage, ana ds you have come in 70 opportunei,, ;Ij
you DE 10 good to fette it for us 5'" or ,,;,i,
all my heart % lays he Let me fee. ,sx, r.;ds,.
viii 5e ST. Thomass day, the Goftelt day and the -
~ nsSf--os eoHffe the properea day to copfnmnoa
marriage. '--fhe lazy bluG,ed and his lordg,;r
Claimed dni poiiei'el the rewards Of the arbitration
Wh.n the Duke Of Neweafle and Mr. PIE, ,v...
joint secretaries the former loved warm room ard
the Latter from the conant fever Of MS got conld
not bear It. This often teized the Duke who was
Obliged to hold conferences with Mr. PIT al hi. c,,
houle. One cold morning, when Mr. Pi,t vs. -o,l
ilDtd to bis bed With the gout the Duke begged hard
ior are 10 the rSohl cannot poiIiby bear !, >
replied Nj Pitt" Why then YOU can mar ~
slAnsc;." fays the Duke, (fnatehng at a eoun,srL
p-ue tha az at TIE foot Of he bsd nd wrapn;py !,
road h'ni) as lad myfeli 70 cold, ths, w;tbe,,,
this covering Pn Afraid my words viii freeze Lefors
they reach you"
He de'Yiied all kind Of what IA csl;es s.o-,. G.
mneh that he took notice Of thotc per. W. ,ol,n
tarily fs~iied ms Administration. owen RygbSaa
"rete shove h<'y noa'bsfs Of paper, called " The