The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-12-20

nothing that We adore Il. aud thai ffs
whole province offers sacrifice To il ?"
In short, he concluded, that y hcflIef Z
were want al power, or malice in the i,i,,.
us temples should be RACED, It's ministers
banisficd with disgraee, and itsllf punished
IN II, own person.
The Judge considered the affair rs ii4.-
lnridnl, and referred II Ia the governor,
wiz, uaN Hing To have any thirg to %
WIN TIE gousi begged the ,lerrny 10 ty
anime Il. The latter, after having heard
me bonhta, who appeared tp be mash
alarmed, called the plaintiff and advised
MN to dlop bis suit. You are moi prliz
ucn', SAID he, Ia quarr3l with this kind
~ SPIRITS ihoy are naturally malicious, and
am afraid they viii serse yon some disa-
gfecable trick. Believe me YOU had much
better listen 10 The proposals of accomno-
ualloh which the bonzes viii mahc ON their
part. They have assured me that the
IDOL, on us side, will healken II t.dson.
provided YOU, ON the other hand, do not
push things 10 extremity
me man, oppressed Witf grief for the
loss OF his daughter, persisted in his fesolli-
tfnn, and protested fhat lc would rather
irish Han reliN IN his request: 8" Ny
lord, said he, " am determined. TIL.
idol imagined that il might commit, with
lmpnnity, every Kind OF injustice, aud
| that no one would have eoura.e 80 attack
u hut II WIN mistaken; and we shall soon
| SEA which Of us IL tie niest malieioas aud
| obstinate.n
The ,lceroy, finding that be colld not
prevail upon the man Ia give l.p his point,
"futfcd The preparation To be made for
| TRIAL hui ut the same time gave informa,
lion Ia The supreme council ut Pckin. le-
| lore which the affair was rarried, and
Where The parties sometime after appear
cd The IDOL did not want parlsans IL
ihohg the lawyers Those Ia when the
bonzes offered moHey to defend il, found
| IL i1Hlt mcohlesiibe, and spoke with 80
| much warmth ~ its favor, thai tine god, IN
person, could mol have pleaded better but
meg had To do with man OF still creates
penetration and shrrwdness, who had prue
atlliy taken the precauii0n Of supporting
| ms proof by a large sim of money. Hhirh
| he employed IN order 10 make iis tass
ehhfrr 10 The Judges; persuaded that III.
ae'a would be very cunning IL lie could
withstand such weighy argument L.
short, alien several pl.aJmgs, be complete
y gained his cause. TIE idol was eoug
domned 70 perpetual banishlnent rs ases
less IN TIE empire It's temple WV ft1ed
and the bon6es, Who represented liz per,
'"lI, were punished in an exemplary nan
ntra
.-o2e-
Two IIishmnn who were travelling tage=
ther had got out of money, aud being in
want ola dlinl, OF wlliskcy, devised The fol
lowing ways and means Patrick catch
my frog out of the brook, wcal forward,
and stopping at the frat tavern asked the
landlord what creature that was? Il IS
y frog, replied the londlord.-No sir sid
Fat, II IN q lnpuse. IL is lrog,ulOiacd the
landlord. II Is mouse, said Pat, and
will leave II 10 the first traveller who cames
along for point of w!lskey. Agreed,
says the landlord. Murphy soon arrived
and 10 him was the appeal uiade Alteg
some inspection aud debclution, il was
decided 10 be mouse, and Tire landlord,
in spite Of the evidence Of his senses, paid
the debt.
We have been informed that n men wan
discharged from serving on Jury 1T New
Castle in criminal enAe, in consequence
Of his infdei sentiment II appearing 10 Tim
jndges that he did moi believe the bbl,,
that there were any future state oirewaf~s
and rnplshmens, 70 thai man Is any tiraS
more than the beasts thai perish y
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