The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-07-22
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! .HI.Y or SPIRIT
| Tho following has iis boaring-.men Of
spirit In either sense of the word haye
ruined their families in mn,e than fhou-
! sand instances, and when they are no lon
ger able 10 continue ia their course of pro-
| illgacy, they arr looked down upon with
contempt which must make them at
lenat the witness of their former behaviour.
.Hiropbiifaa.
Character ofo man Of seirit--I am re-
! putcd by son" OF my acquaintance To want
spirit, aud IL is for no other reason. buL
that do not live above my income.
have spirit enough ~ keep out Of debt.
and endeavotf Ia make all my friends wei
come, when they visit me but, when I
make an entertainment, they cry il is not
done with spirit, though IT Is always as
elegant rs my circumstances win allow.
know several Of these men OF spirit who
are menn-spirltod enough 10 borrow mo-
ney Of me. Tayerns swarm with men III
! spRii, and our streets are crowded by chill
areh, whose parents were persons of spir-
| II. There ara men of spirit IN all degrees.
nom the merchant 10 the porter who ridi
culc irngaNiy and NIL economy, which pr
vents snpcriluoua expense. By these per
sons, man that is frugal is said ~ be-
miserable and economy is despised rs tho
want of spirit. ] am convinced, that, If
men Of spirit were 10 become little lesg
vain and ostentations, il would be of great
advantage, not only 10 themselves, bat 10
The community, for, IL il notorious, that
they too often keep up their spirit Mt the
expense of the public, and il does moi an
pear 10 me that they are Influenced bg
good spirit, when they ruin n tradesman.
by getting into his debt Cor superfluities.
or, when they take In a friend, for their
surety, 10 keep up their credit know
several men of spirit who wear the taylor'g
clothes. J am often blamed by these peo-
pie, for not appearing oiiener at public di.
versions; hut, | cannot divert IN gsell and
family, without going 10 the play house
every other evening, IN the winter, and In
the gardens or baths in the Skinner, four
or five times week Though am con
dcmned by these gentlemen, as a mean
spirited, and unpublished nlggard, YET my
conduct enables mo TO pro, de for my
| hmlY, all the Deeessaries of liz, and, FOR
myself, perpctunl succession Of peaceful
pleasures, without the risk Of my indie
pendenee, my virtue, my health, or nv
fortune; all which are continualiy staked
with the desperation Of losing gamoster,
by our modern men ofspirit
-"s6s"..
antcdotc of Cmraa.--lt was by giving
proofs Of the proud and indignant spirit
with which this celebrated Bnrrister codia
ehastlse aggression, that he first distin.
pushed himself AZ the bar of ibis, his con
test with Judge Robinson is recorded az n
very early aud memorable instance Mr.
Cnrran having observed in some case be.
ioro that Judge, that he had nsgar ,a,t
with thc law rs laid down by his Lordsf,ip
in any book in bis library" That NAV
be, sir,' SAID the Judge, in an aerid con.
tcmptnous tone but suspect that yous
Library is very small" His Lordship, v ho.
like too many Of that time, was 4 bariv
zealot, was known TO be the author nj
several anonymous political pamphlets.
which were chiefly conspicuous FOR their
despDlic principles and excessive VIOLENCE
The young barrister reused by the sneef
Mt his circumstances, replied, q that. true il
was, that his library might be small, but ha
thanked heaven that among his books
there were none of the wfetched prodoe.
lions of the frantic panphleteers of tbe
day. find il more instructive, NV Lord
20 study good works than to connose had
ones ; my books may be few, but the title
pages give me the writers namest NV
shef IS not disgraced by any Of such rank
, absnrdity, that their very authors are =
! sbamed 10 own hem" lie was here in.
teifupted by the Judge, who said. q Sir
you are forgetting the respect, which you
owe TO the dignity Of The judiciary ebay,e .
, ter "Digniiy!' exclaimed MI Curran !.
my LORD, upon that point, shall cite
4 a T. a aa ka. q
WIN winch you are perhaps not unacqant-
~. poor Scotciman upon his arrival
IN London, thinking himself insulfed bv a
Stranger and imagining, thai he was the
stronger man, resolved 10 resent the .f.
D lfonl, and taking off his coat, delivered il
= 70 a bystonder to hold ; but having Lost tho
8 palue' ne turned to resume his garment,
e "il'n ne discovered that he had, unfortu
e nately, lost that also that the trustee of mia
e laoIllment bad decamped during the atfray.
$ 90 my Lofd, when the person who is ia
q vested with The dignity of the judgmenf
] sea-, hys u aside tor moment, TO enter
u INTO dlsgraceful personal contest. il is
1 VAN, when he has been worsted ia the en-
y counter, lhat he seeks to resume H. II il
u III VAIN mat he endeayo:s 10 shelter him,
r sell behind an authority he has abandoned.' ;,
{, Judge robinson" If you say another
i word, Sir, III commit you" Mr.. Cnfran.
. Then my Lord, il will be the best thin.s
# you wiz have committed this term The
y Judge did not commit him but he was
understood TO have solicited the bench to
b interfere, aud make an example of the ad .
d Yocate, by depriving him of his gown. but
>. to have received SO little encouragement.
!, that ne Thought il more prudent 10 proceed
no farther in the affair.
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