Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-05-01
PAVILION AMUSEMENT

PAVILION AMUSEMENT,
A gallant admiral, residing at the PaviI-
ION, was few days since, presented by a
certain great parsonage, with a beautiful
milk-whIte mare, which it was stated. had
just arrived from Hanover. Nothing was
talked OF but this fine creature and every
one seemed anxious to have her merits mt
70 the test. The admiral mounted. tried
her IN all her PAGES, and though he could
out approve, yet he pronounced her TO be
greatly inferior to favorite black mare ut
ms n own. The present, however, coming
from so hIsh quarter, was, of course, re.
CeNed WIN every expression of duty and
thankfulness. The long switching tail of
the animal, not exactly suiting the ADM.
ral's taste, he sent her to a farrier to have
1t cropped when, 10 he speedily receiy-
ed intelligence that il was a FALSE tail,
ana that beneath it appeared short black
one. lhIs curious fact led to a minuter
Inspection, when II was at length discover
ed, that his BEAUTIFUL WHITE HA-
NoVERlAN HORSE, was no other than
the good-humoured admiral S own BLACK
MAKE, which had been painted in a man.
ner TO elude his detection.
The above trick was much relished az
the Palace, where it caused rOars of laugh
'er'"--6rtShton English paper.
A gentleman having discharged his man
servant tor disObedience of orders, another
called upon him the following morning. to
offer his services, and his character PROVING
good, they were accepted. Giving his oTs
ders afterwards, the master thus addressed
the servant: 50 In order to retain vo1,r
present situation, and gain my good era
ces' you have nothing else to do but pay
aI'entlon to these two wOrds--ntind conse
guPnceS :---ior instance, if tell you to Law
the cloth, you must consequently put the
knives, forks, and plates upon it.-Whene
yer you open the door, you must coHse-
qotentty shut it after you - John promised
to be obedient; and his master happening
to fall i'll in few days after, he was dis
patched tor an apothecary, who lived at the
emu OF the street.-The, two, three hours.
however, elapsed and neither John nor the
aPothecarv was heard of:--his master.
whose impatience was by this time wound
up to the highest pitch, was at length in
formed, that six gentlemen. headed Inv his
new servant, were waiting without to sneak
win him Surprized at such an extraordi-
nary number of unlimited guests, he rave
orders for John to come in and inforrn him
who they were. Why, sir,' said the well
meaning fellow, who had caught his mas
ter,s words as he was entering the room.
= You know you told me ALWAYS To mind
consequences. so though if YOU wanted tba
aPothecary' you would consequently soon
h,,ave occasion for the physician, and when
the physician makes his appearance. the
lnuertakermust consequently follow
the undertaken renders necessary tbe
sexton, who is consequently followed bv the
grave digger ;-thus, sir, have only fulfil
.eh your directions, TO mind cohseg7ie.tceS ,,
ihe reason was an irrefragable one and
the servants Interpretation. topetber v;bt
the sight Of the motley assemblaee he had
brought with him, excited 50 much Iaucbter
10 his master, that it probably proved iulI
as eiflcacious as the medicine of the apothe.
cary IN promoting his cure.
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Dr. Johnson highly disapproved of r.
olculous practice that prevails with MANY
parents, who exhibit the talents oF moi
children to every visitor, often in the most
disgusting manner. He was once with =
800 fA'I'N1Jh Atthl MS IW0 Children
should repeat Gray's eIegy alternately. that
ne might Judge which had the better "a
lence- No, pray, SIR" saws the Doctor
TO the astOunded father, " Let the dears
'oth speak at once--mOre noise will hv that
means be made--and the noise will be-
sooner over"
ne following singular epitaphis extract
'd from lively and interesting journal Of
voyage down the Wye 80. there resi-.
led at Chepstow, a man of the name of
Downt0n, who married a daughter of the
Kew. Mr. Chest. His father-in-Isw was.
Fnen alive, the constant object of his ridi.
:ule and upon his decease, he wrote the
lines, which appear on his tomb
n the church-yard:
Here lies a rest, I do protest,
One Chest within the other:
One Chest Of wood was very good.
Who says so Of the other
40 PIINTERS.
MAN unencumbered with family. proper.
= qualified to conduct the editorial deBarfnent