The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-10-29

| No one forgets the sehool-boy fable of
the old nun uho undertook Ia please eve
lry body the excellent lesson il teaches IS
with much point aud pleasantly enforced
IA the following narrative OF an English
mans tour ON the continent. II is com
mnica.ed 10 the editor OF tho Sporting Ma
ga,inc, from which We have copied il for
thu amusement. and hsply Tor the nsiruc
tiun of our readers.
From The Sporting .Nrfn.itf.
| You must know, Says my corrcspon-
dent, that during the rage of the lat con.
tIncntal war IN Europe, particular business
obliged me 10 set out upon journey 10
Vienna but, being n stranger 10 the Ell
quette Of travelling, neglected 10 provide
myself with passport for, as my bllsi
ness was of no concern IN foreign ia
! tons, had no notion that they Ind
any business to concern themselves about
| MT.
| bad Ia shape my course through the
territories Of neutral and conlending pow
era, Ilanded in Holland, and passed the
usual examination but frankly conf asirg
that the business which brought me there
was of private natnec, was imprisoned,
cross examined, searched, hay and bag
| gage, and finding no ranse Ia deiain me,
was al lcugth permitted To pursue my jour
me-.
! To the officer Of the guard who conduc-
ted me To the frontiers, | complained bit
terly OF the loss should sustain by the de
lay and, as we were then IN alliance
with The States, | sWorc il was IN.
iflendly--ii was ungenerous-f five hundred
Dnthhmcn might have travelled through
Great Britain without question they
never questioned any stranger in Great
Britain, nor stopped them, nor Imprisoned
them, upon amy pretcXt Whatever. Rous.
I'd from his natlVe pAlegm, by these re-
Elections on the police of his country,
the Dutchman slowly drew the pipe from
his mouth, and pulling out n volume Of
smoke, Mynhecr' says he, even you
vooist set foot in de land of DE- Seven Uni
ted Provlnahcs, you should have declared
you wash marshand aud come upon al Is
OF commerce." aud then replacing his pipe
IN his mouth again, he relapsrd into mmo-
vabe tarlturnity. THIS was u hint howe
yer , and SO, being released from this uusn-
cal companion, soon arrived ~ a Fttdch
town, where the sentry AT the gale request
I'd my permission 10 ask for my pass.
port ; and, upon telling him binntIy that
had none, Inc begged pardon ten thou
sand times for de liberty he sas oblge
to take By conducting me IL dc C0mm5
+, sairc.
Monsieur IL Commissaire received me
with true French poIitesso, aud, with all
the graces of Gallie shrng aud grin, made
the usual enquiries; and !, being dcternlin
ed to avoid The error which caused sueh
Inconvenience before, replied, that affairs
of colnmerer had brought hle To the oonti-
neni.
Mon Bieu !" says the Commssaire,
cts mn negotiate unc courageous Here
take him away to dc Marechaussee, mn vii
examine autre fois, At dis time must go
dress Tor de Opera llons !"
" Monsieur Anglois," says tie French
soldier, ms he conducted me 10 The guard
room, you should not ave mentioned com
ncrce TO Monsieur Ia Commlssalre dey
pay no regard 10 traIlique ia dis counfrry !:
you should ave Tell Monsieur le Commg.
sairc dat you come here 10 dance, 70 sing
and Ia dress Ia Franchise, den be
would ave treat you yid beaucoup de com
plimcnt aud congo down 10 de ground
serca, SIR, t'co, Mter, .t0ur, time, ld tres
humble ser,ileur, Monsieur, my Lor An
giois.
, This was but poor consolation but,
however, it WAS all ! could get 80
had the honor Of spending the night IN n
French guardroOm, with II sci of wretch
es az ragged as scarC-erows, and the next
day the Gommissalrc condescendcd 10 lei
me go about my business.
Proceeding on my way n few leagues
farther, fell in with II detachment Of Ger
man chasscurs, WHO demanded my name,
quality, aud whit brought me Mere
Upon which told them that came, 10 sing
aud Ia dress HE'S French epy," 81 -
one " lac must be hanged" says apother'
So ! was commanded To mount behind IA
dragooH, aud away they scampered with
me full drive 10 the camp.
When came there, ipHtead of rope, |
only met with a reprImand, for giving such
"A foolish account of myself, aud was pre-
septly discharged, with a word or two by
way of advice. " We GcrmaDs,o says the
commanding officer, "eat drink, and smoke;
those are our fayorite rmploymcnts and
had you informed the Dragons that you
followed 40 0ther business, you would have
saved them, yourself, and me, an minute
deal oftroublc."
SnnD after this escape, approached the
PrussiaD doihinions, where my examiua-
ton was still more strict however, | had
got my lcssion, and 30 told them thai my
only business there was 10 cat, drink and
smoke. " To eat, drink, aud smoke p
says the officer impossible there can
be no such characters except among the
Hottentots. Sir, you are an impostor, and
,hust be tied up 10 the picket I'LL you can
give "A better account of yourself" ''Sir,'
says to the Pnissan officer, "upoD my
honor am no H0tfeniot, but AN unlortn-