The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-10-14
mo. q.

;ress Of III house. A. SOON rs Tie and
Iady's attention becomes tn-rossed in 10.
sinrss or otherwise, pass coalyyes Ia pilfef
a small pie oF Tart, -. from the sbtlyt#.
on nbirh they are placed, ppepdily
afterwards making the htst Of her wa
/ hem" with her booty. h. then cartfH,.s
delivers her prize 10 5omt Of the little oatss
IN the nursery. division Of the sti,,,.a
! property quickly takes place, and here II =
slnsually amusing to observe he slr.
ahinal not The least eonspeuous anfui.s
the JuftnlIe groupe, thankfully munpins
her share ol The lll,ga tlalllr. We NAV
add, that the pastry cook is by no means
disposed 10 institute legal process against
poor Mistress Glib, rs the children of ihr
gentleman In whom we allnde are honest
enough 10 acknowledge their four. fooirs
Playmate lailmgs 10 papa. who willingly
c"noPthsalea any dam Sc the shopkecper
may sustain from The pelly dcpr.dations OF
his woud.be phlanihroplc eat
EamLHg Observer.
MI Faux has published Il book emil
tied E" Memorable Day III Amcriea." The
following IS his noted rccollection8 of one
OF those days -" Slept THIS night sixty
eight miles from Columbia !; dreadful
tempest all night found my bed alive
With hugs, 1eas, aud other vermin ros. az
two, TO shake myself, aud enjoy Il sort Of
respite from these creeping, tornenfing
bed fellows On opening my window 4
was annoyed by fogs innumerahlc, oftmu
species some loudly whslIing or chatter
my, like English sparrows nj pailing time
others bitterly lamenting, like thousands Of
chickens deserted by their mother hens
Others believing like cows in sorrow for
weaving calves. This confusion from with
out, from above and from below, spoiled
my nights rest, and seemed 10 carry me
biek few scores of centuries Into Egyp-
tIan plaques "
Lori Peterborough This lively noble
man was once taken by the mob for the
luke OF Marlborough who was then in
disgrace with thcm,) and was about Ia be
tftaled roughly by these friends 10 sum
mary justice upon which he addressed
Them thus -" Gentlemen, | can convince
you by Two resons that am not the Duke
oil Marlborough. In the first place, have
only h'v suIneaa IN my pocket and in the
second, they are heartily al your service"
30, throwing his purse among them, he got
onl oil Their hands, with loud accIamntions.
vi II 5 own courage he used 10 say, that il
proceeded from his not knowing his dan
ser; aud IN this agreeing with Turcnne.
that coward has one oflhree faculties of
the apprehension.
singular EfYatum.-l In certain copies of
yesterdays journal, headed Madrid, in,
stead OF the following words" The Nd
dT'd Galete Extraordinary states that Mo
rllo has been defeated Ia ote daitu) by the
revolutionary Troops read, thai ." The
Gdztde EffraordHnty of Madrid announ.
ccsthat MorI!lo has BEATEN the revolutionary
troops, journal des Uebotg.
agricultural Distress. A young farmer.
who resides moi a hundred miles from,
l.twea, entered n horse for the Mcmbers'
Plate at the Loves Races on Friday last.
which was diStaneed! A Nohlcman ON
the course observed, tIat this might be re-
sarded rs another proof Of Rgricuiturai
D.stft8S, British Gaz.
The Morning Chronicle, which was thu
sole property of The late James Perry, Es0.
was last week, sold by private contract, by
that gentleman's executors, for the sum Of,
100000, which We believe is the largest
sum ever yet obtained for the copy right
OF newspaper.