The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-11-25

u "nt VI hS alipellte H'ItNaM II NV ~.
ing his dinner, dished up in due linn. ~
serth-less, such Is hat is called " tl.t Joit
use Of Me kitchen" May all Our reader.
have the comfort of kitchen 10 them
selves
| Bnt Ia the point. Old Mr.. Pitt and tn.
| grnilrrntn, mutually initiated by this stat,
of thugs have carried IN a sort of enlina-
| ry warfare. each insisting upon his right IL
rule the roast mr. the boil. rs IN. case
might happen tn hs ; aud, at length, old
Mr.. Pitt ordered youna Mr. Pit 10 plant
himself perpetually ia the kitchen Their.
t" protect old Mr.. Pits pols, pipkins aud
pattypans, against the USE aud abuse Of all
persons mhatcver-the said pots, pipkms
and paiiypans, not being included in the
JOINT use agreement. The Surveillance oi
young Mr.. Pitt gave great annoyance TO
the servants Of the grntleman--a man and
his wife VINO otiieiated rs valet and cook.
They did not like To br ,eatched, they had
not been used IL IT, Young Mr.. Pitt did
not care whether they liked il or not and
the more they exclaimed against his watch.
Ing the more he watched. High words
arose. Cookey called young Mr.. Pitt n
puppy. Young Mr.. Pitt called Cookey
-, that is To say dogs sister. Coo.
keys husband, the valet, could not stand
by and hear his wife called TO pieces in
that manner" and, therefore, he went To-
wards young Mr.. Pitt--though, as he said
not with any intention of touching him.
However, be that AS it may young Mr.
Pitt popped out his penknife and said
" BY lingo Dor some dreadful oath Of
that kind--.'I'll disembowel you, il you
do /" AZ he said this, he drew back his
hand as il about to make IA lounge al the
Wallets bow-kcasr which So alarmed the
poor man that--ieasing Cookey to her
fate, he seampered out of the house and,
making the best of his way To his office, hc
gave such horrible account Of the affair
as induced the Magistrate 10 issue the war
rant.
Old Mr.. Pitt now commended that the
words a" u uou do" amounted To proof po-
stiw, that the valet was about to attempt
something and in that case his son would
be justifiable in defending himself
Young Mr.. Pitt said he was apprc-
hensiye that the valet was going 10 strike
him.
Il w
10 iolios, which he said MAS an agreement
emitting him 10 II part nj Mi. Pitts house,
and +" the Joint use of the Kitchen" for
Of 1000 per annun and he
wished to know how he could protect
his servants from being pestered 10y Messrs.
Pitt.
The Magistrate having listened to
all the parties With most exemplary pa
that old Mr.. Fit should
become bail for young Mr., Puts appear
ance nj the SESSIONS that the valet, IT he
pleased, might EXHIBIT articles Of the peace
against Young Mr. Pit at the said SESSIONS !;
and the gentleman mieht seek protection
against the naciril pcsleflngs OF the Pitts by
cird action-Iihs solicitor thought II ad-
vlSable.
More kitchen Stuf-Monsieur Jean, mas
ter cook at Brunet's Hotel, Leicester square,
was charged with an assault and battery on
the pers,n of Mary Horton, Que of his
scullonrsscs
Monsieur Jean, il seems, had cnt Mrs.
Horizons dinner, and because she took the
liberty of telling him il Sttnh'd, he gave her
two or three blows in her rtctudlhAg de
partmem He was very violent little man,
aud made so free with his .fsttssGS upon all
the women he had got under him, that his
mistress had ordered her TO complain Ia
the magistrates, in order that he might be-
taught better manners.
Monsieur Jean--a remarkably lean, little
parsonage, with very uncanklike pea
green eountenance, in his defence, said,
" SIRE, | will speak TO you in French"-
"No," said his Worship, "your En-
glish will do very well--spcak TO me in
English"
Monsieur Jean attempted il, but MI his
English was Frrach, aud all his French was
English, and all that could be- under TODD
from his harangue was this That there
was grand difference between biOW and
apnsh ; aud, though he would he the last
man in the world To blow a woman, he Ger
family did push her. And then, 10 sho"
the magistrate the manner Of pushing. he
pushed against the poor scolloness with
such violence that he almost upset her.
His worship told him that a push or a
blow was equally an assault in the eye oi
the law, and that however he might have
been accustomed To treat the ladies IN his
own country, he mlst neither push nor
strike them in this. " You must keep your
hands to yourself, Si," added his Worship
=" and would advise you to thrust your
hands into your pocket whenever yon feel
yourself in IA passion, aud keep them there
until your passion Is over.
Yes Sare," replied Monsieur Jean, with
low bow and h. WAS then placed under
the Surveillance "f the turnkey until he
should find bal for the assault but he had
not been locked up nnore than haitian hour,
before the maitre d'hotel, from Brun'ts
came with his miatress's compliments, beg
ging he might be released, rs they could
not go On without him-So the mtntre Il
hotel became his bail aud he WAS set at H.
berty.