The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-12-02

10 tneif great annoyance, Nnlle hF.Charles
suffered no Inconvenience, but produced his
omeieis.
Sir John-Pehaps, Sir, you would h We
dnnr well TO demcin yourself like othrr
gentlemen at such an exhibition. Mr.
harles, will You have the goodness TO -
through the same experiment here, for the
benefit of the company. Mr. Charles bow
I'd assent. amidst peals of laughter.
Plaintiff sad that tins was no treatment
for grnllennn, aud that the public were
concerned IN such an outrage as this uf Mr..
Charles, aud thai he walked home at night
without hat
Sir john then turned TO Mr. Cl'lrles and
asked what he had to- say Ia all TIN,
Mr.. Charlrs--My Lord, am sorry you
and arr trouble ,id such silly ding a.
dis is Sir Garril Nerill', am told. dis
miss this worthy lautleman Yesterday, saw
ing much laughter, aud advising him Ia
keep DE- secret, and mind DE- advice of San.
c1o Pdnzd. "The more you, &C."
My Lor-ln the language of your great
est poet
3" The very head and front of my offending
hath this extent,
No more--had am in speech, being
Foreigner /; and therefore Iille shall grace
My cause, in speaking of my srl-put
BY your leave, | shall round unvarnish tale
relate
OF all, what drugs, what charms,
Whdi conjurdtiOHS, What mighig nGJic,
stain d dis hat wthal. - Loud iaughtcr)
Dis Jantleman have come wild his fri nd
TO my exhibition they drnappear 10 know
every ding So we'll as myself, aud den |
thinks will try them there vas n much
large fashionable company my perform
ances, eitherin science or slight Of de hand,
may he acquired my tricks are all much
easy--any body can do dem--dat is mhen
dey knoV hoI0--( Loud laugher) My Lor,
Ills no laugh you remember Columbus
eSS-he say, " ,eiH make diSrgg stdndo
end" He too vas laugh at but be tap de
end on the table, and de ding WAS done -
Why did not the Iantieman do as did p
Where is de oder iantlcman ? lie have
more SENSE than because he have Vex him
self and been laugh at, to come and ycx At
and laugh at me.
PIantilf-rhs is all nonsense, Sir, you
ought to apologize.
Mr.. Carbohydrates for what p
Here is your hat, talking it cut OF a'hand
kerhirf) you state il is spoil, you throw it
at me on the stage, and den you Go home
uncovered where Is il injured Z bloriHg
on the hat deere my Lor, where is 1t inju
red:
Sir Jbhn Who knows, Mr. { ondon, but
the hat is improved by his magic it does
not appear to me to BIZ Injured ; you
should have got Mr.. Charles to blow on the
hat before.
Mr. Condon--Why did he not offer to
do 81
Mr.. Charles-Let him take his hat Tan
egg to-day IS worth chicken t,-morrow.
He thinl', perhaps, your Lordship and
are chickens ; but the Dutch Provcrb telL
hun " sblne reckon dere ShtckenS before
dey be hatched."
\ friend Of Mr.. Charles then begged he
would rest his case hire as ny injury had
been sustained, he huin5Iy conceived no
thing could be- recovered Ia that court.
Plaintiff have Paid 3Os. for new hat
for the one 20" made me spoil, and look
for Justice
Nj. Charlcs-T MAKE yon spoil! Come
sare (taking two iull bottles ont of his peck
cts here are two bottles of sirong laudanum
TASTE them take your choice, drink one
ofthem OIL Il" 50 here goes Swallow
ing the contents Of the bottle amid muir
muri of horror and laughter)-dcre, SIR
ah You no drink dat show me you know
better than do as CoWwer hid you-tale
your hat, or shall We send it to the Mcndi-
city, and be good kumor
Plainlil'-Mighty Gnr, Sir, but
SirJohn- Really, gentlemen, sucl, case
as this is quite rare here: can give no da-
images for what plaintiff has felt about his
hat-thtrc is hrlieve, no harm drne, aud
must dismiss the case with costs.
The parties left the court in apparent
good humor, and the beaver was borne by
Charles servant to the lodgings of plain
tilfunhurt.