Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-05-27

fond Of it. and are generally fcun. in great abun
dance where the Buda Kali is cultivated. AS
vegetable for the table it is the most early boi!s
OF beautiful green, and is Of n most delicious
havor' should be sown from The middle of MAY
TILL the end of June: and for standing the win.
ter tor spring planting, from the middle of Au.
gust 10 the end of September.--Aies. pap.
esS-.
A DRAMA Of a very singular nature. was
lately brought out oil the French stage. 1t is
called the BIBILLAsD. and is properly called a
MonoloSue, consisting OF ten or twelve scenes.
In tact there i'no dialogue, for only one person
opens his mouth throughout the whole niece
This loquacious hero is called Doran,e. He puts
to Hight i've women with his tongue, remains
master OF the field of battle and still talks while
he remains alone on he scene In IN, 6rsr scene
without allowing his valet the opportunity Of
putting i'll VOID, he informs hi of his love
for lady, of his hopes and project for mari
age In the second scene he meets his Mis-
'ress silences her by his vo utility, and al:
ways interPrets her silence in his favor. In the
third. the father and mother oil The lady arrive
and The audience cxrea AT last to have some
dialogue, but their hopes are vain. The indefa.
hSabe Doran;e speaSs for the fathe. AMI mo.
timer, and replies for his mistress. III short all
the other personages who appear, have only the
opportunity OF expressing their sentiments by
gestures THIS whimsical biuene was loudly an.
piauded on the first representation, and the Pa
r'sians crowd to See it every night Much of
its success was owing TO Ike exertions of ths
actor vino performed Dorante.
He Showed that he possessed a happv u,.,,o-
ry-had he paused mo uent for the uromn,.r
the piece would have been lost.-At ri,e concIu.
SION, the name OF the author was acco,d no- tn
the French custom. called for
one CT ;he mute performers s,epped forward.
and was going TO open his mouth for the frs,
time. in order to satisfy the curiosity of the An
dience but the takalive Dcras,c was too ou;ols
tor hn. and Interrupted him with. The n,ece
wnich we nave had he h pnor to rep esent"-
ou should say which have had the honor to
represent" CRED voice from the pit The an.
thor was declared u be Mr. Charles Maurice
who wrote befor: little piece called. The Con.
soaeuss. London pap.
Charles Minor, Editor of pithy little paper
IN "hke'barre Luzernel makes the follow.
ing WHY and homo.ous, aad az the ane
time, serious, appeal to his deIinqaen, custom
eTs
L HAVE been sadly troubled with an u,Iv
ola Wuch ABOUT my house for five years past
Like ne frogs OF Egypt, slic has found ner way
mo ny bread trough Like 'the Moth she h, .
aevi'ish maehInations my shoes are worse worn
o. naif 'han The shoes of the G.beonites--Sh-
mas broken my srinosvs. torn down my fences for
Prsfeniei my building ihem)- WON OUT INV
types and brought about my ears an importuna, {
set of men, who YOU'D b. very glad if wou.i
pay them LITTLE money! nd however
JUST III aeois may be, the 0i.. bag won't let me
pay cent or them. nave been ende ayoring
70 ge' the hus,ey out of doors for a long lime
bh' IN vain. But now, thank fortune I have
found ouy Pefteet methcd OF exercising her la
dysn'p out OF my p'ecinas-that is, b, fYins an
old sticking Ibare ~ifa dollar, anu nv o an',,y
zvitb ts6edt
As the next number of my paper completes
IN sec,hd ar since l undertook the sole man
ase'uent OF it; and he e viii then be dino ill.,.
Establishment more than 5000 Dollars, nv frie mn,
an persuaded will a5vlnce me what is dine 10
a'si-tme TO I'D myself OF this vile old bag. Her
name my eater is PoO-rty and those VINO have
been in habits ct intimacy wi;a her can I,,.,,
witness that my description is not unjus,
THE PRINTER.