Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-06-08

I gland is not early Rome, though AR. Ad
dington may be Cato the Censor. twoul
fhsve been more mag in The chan
. cellor to have written back gentle tepri
!. niahd, at,ributing the; mans offers 10 "
! norance. But1his prosecution was as !"
{ timed AS similar one would have been al
, that period Of Rome, when Jugurina dc
: parted from the city, with certain famous
! exclamation.
In common life, so much IS attributed
to thereputatiou OF riches, that you meet
I with few men, who would not be happy
to pass themselves off for ten thousand
pounds. This shews Itself in the style
of appearance and manners of the people.
Understand me do not impute this, so
n,lchioa passionfo for properly as fondness
for appearance. To this, the old men are
an exception. They are the same in all
Countries: no wonder if he, who has out.
lived the world and all his friends, beiieyes
nothing IN this life, so substantial as mo-
-ney, and so durable as real estate. No
wonder, when he can no longer lean on
this world, aud when society conspires to
cast him of. that he considers his bag OF
gold his sof,rst pillow.
The first lodgings, for which inquir
ed, were shewn me by decent looking
psrson. had scarcely entered the a.
par.ments, when he told me ne was inde-
dependent, and not in the habit of letting
lodgings, but thai part of his family was
IN the country.
| was chatting lately with lady, newly
married W o- Il e.. g..
minutes: on her return l observed she
was more richly dressed. Ibantered her
she said she expected one of her husbands
relations. swell, and were you not dres.
ssd with perfect dscency Z" ."The gen.
ieman whom expected" replied the la.
dy,"would never have called on me again
had he seen me in that Dress"
You must not Judge by appearances, is
the most frequent precaution with which
one meets in London: and perhaps one
halfthe credit, which is given in this city,
is due to the strength of appearance. In
passing The streets. thousands will value
you with a confi d'eI. II is surprising to
see with wha, rapidly the eyes of the
passengers pass down mans person, al
ways sure to FIX on that part of his dress,
which does the person the least honor. A
man with hole in his stocking, will meet
with an insult at every step. unless the
eyes OF the passengers are arrested by his
,waisicoat or breeches. Hence, some gain
a false credit, while Others receive a tran
'scient injury from every one they meet.
30 usual is IT. TO annex certain style of
appearance to certain characters, that
where the persons are not known, they
are IN danger OF being taken for impos-
tors. a certain innkeeper, between Ok
ford and London, had never seen, but had
formed an abstract idea Of counsellor Car
row. Unfortunately for Garrow, This inn
keeper had decorated him with the trap
pings of Lord Mayor, and figured to his
imagination person very different from
! plain Garrow. In the ncighborhood OF
the innkeeper, the carriage of Mr.. Car
row breaking down, he endeavored to bar
gain with him for another, 10 proceed 10
London: but the innkeeper hes,atng to
trust his own carriage for the broken one,
! Carlow unwillingly told his name
/ Counsellor Carlow" replied the inn.
keeper, "might command any thing in
my house, but believe you to be an ar
rant impostor. and will not trust you far
thing" Whether this be true, know
not, but heard Garrow tell il to e,nbellish
some case he was supporting.
This letter is becoming tedious for the
present, adieu, and expect the remainder
in my next.