Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-06-21
rose from the table about as hungry as sat

down.
After dinner was preparing to go down to the
water side to do some business for my country
neigllbors, when sister told me must be back by
half past to tea i obeyed her punctuallv, and
Judging from our country practice hoped
should ind some butter4cakes, and ham to make
amends for my rough dinner.--On nv return to
tea hour, found several young folks al the house
who supposed had come to see sisters eldest
lgrl, Sophy. When First got in, Sophy got up
and m3cSa curtesy, and told them was Uncle
! Brushwood, sud then told who they all were =
but have forgot now, and besides | must hasten
| TO tell YOU about my tea scrape--the very pickle
OF all plaques which this town-visit has brought
upon me.
After we had waited about half an hour. a little
negro came out of the kitchen, with towel tuck
cd under his chin, iugging along great tin plat
Ter, as big as bread tray stared like an owl,
and could not tell what 70 make Of 1t. The plat
ter had about peck of tea-cups on II all full be-
SIDES sugar pot, and do not know what else |:
and to top Off all. the puppy brought it right TO
nae started baclS-the young folks Uttered l;l >
flock of black -birds-Sister scolded and callsi
out brother don't drink hyson-rd forgot il y
The negro then carried it to the rest thew all
! took cup of the platter, and first put bit of
sugar on IL, and then drizzied in about three
! drops of milk out of thing no more Ike a milf
| cup than grid-iron They held their tea-cups
IN their hands and began TO SIP, redhot rs it was
Sister SAID, "Huu'd better try cup of our nv
son, brother-I guess you'll be apt TO like tn 7
thought must do as was bid again, and so
tired to work it as the rest did, got my cup in
! 70 my hands, but am sure it was hotter than
the rest, Tor the very saucer burnt my fingers
and this moment along came the negro with ano-
ther platter full OF bread and butter-And now,
had you seen me, you would have pitied me from,
your soul--in one hand held the tea-cup. as hot
as 4 wa1nng-pan, and in the other great hunk
OF bread and butter; and for my life couldn't
ten winch way 70 go to work to eat the one or
drink the other.-The sweat ran down nv face
WIN mere vexation but at length, as was dole
Idi hungry, made greedy bite at nv bread in
| song TINS Tilted the tea-cuP in the other hand,
SO that sisters Tyson stopped over on nv fingers
| and scaided me so intolerably, that down went
bread and butter, tea,cup and ALL The butter
sde OF the bread fell spat on the knee ofm new
leather brooches, and hehyson after scaldng my
knee to blister, run down my boot to my very
toe-up dumped and capered about the room
Ike abei-sheep-the boys and girls run out of the
room and me together wiped my leather bree-
ches while she was picking up the fragments of
my tea-cup, and as she was CARRYING them into the
Kltchen, seized my hat, took a French leave.
got Old sorrel from the stable, and after a ride
OF tive hours, got safe home at 10 O'Clock at
night.
Ineednot tell you our folks were dolefullv fright
ened to see me return at that hour; that if YOU
happen to call pretty soon, you may see nv new
leather breeches half spoiled; poor me liinpins-
round the house with scald on my knee as big
as leather apron, and wife scolding ike bed
iami5e' because, as she says, have disgraced the
family. However, if ever go to town eousini,,s
again, they may ship me for ajackass TO the west
Indies.
Doctor Mead had his rise in Esa from hsr,
called 10 see the duchess of --- az roidn;gbfS
She unfortunately drank to excess-the doctor
also was very often inebriated, and was 50 that
night In the act of feeling her pulse, slipping
his foot, he cried, drunk, by Cd abiding To
himself She, imagining he had found out her
complaint, which she wished TO conceal, told the
doctor, if he kept II secret, she would recon-
mend hin-She did so, and made his fortune
TIE YLNE.-When Noah planted the first
VINE and retired, Satan approached il and said
VIII nurture you, charming plant = He quick
ly brought three animals-a Sheep, lion, and
Hog, and killed them one after the other. near the
vine. The virtue ofthe blood of these animals
penetrated it and is still manifested in its growth
When a man drinks one go5let of wine, he is then
agreeable, gentle and friendly, that is the nature
OF the Lamb. When he drinks t1o, he is a Lion.
and SAYS, 7Odo is ikeme 2"--he then talks Of
stupendous things. When he drinks more. his
senses forsake him, and at length he wallows in
the mire. Need it be said, that he then resem-
bes Hogl
.9PHORKS.IfS.-Next to innocence Is the
confession of falkland to forgive is indeed
Godlike.
There is but one proper rule Of life and acti.
onsthis, IS to be sincere in every thing, & to sub
init to the dictates ofvirtue to do nothing tn
another which you could wish not to be done to
Yourself
There are three cardinal virtues Prudence
to distinguish-Courage to act what is right
and the Benevolence to respect the virtues and
pity the frailties of mankind
The important lesson in life, is, TO learn the
art OF being happy within ourselves
EVIL or FORTLINE TELLENe-pre.
dictions often procure their own fulfilrnent and
thus occasion the very evils most apprehended
in confirmation of which We shall relate fact -
lady had been married some years, had three lit
tie girls, and was near her confinement a fourth
time when her husband being absent on bust.
ness, wrote to request she would search his bu,
reau Tor paper of some consequence F; in doing
which she found another inscribed +" ninutes Of
my fortune, told me in the year 1882 which was
seven years prior to her marriage Curiosity
prompted her to open il, when she found as fol-
lows :--"E. ID. tells me, that ] am to marry. in z
years, lady with blue eyes, fair complexion. and
light hair, with whom, ] am TO live very happily;
that shall have three daughters; that in giving