The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-08-01
From The Mem (LoadonJ Monthly Naga
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TIE GREAT MAN or TIE FAMILY.

1 TIE GREAT MAN or TIE FAMILY.
Every family, helicyn, has lis greal
man my maternal uncle, sir Nicholas
sawyer. - otfrs. Ills cohntpg house IS IL
Mark lape, where hciYed for the period 81
twenty years; en- his being knigblfd, how
ever, BE- thouslt, aud hioNile. .swas SURE,
that knishilix,l aud city aiE.wahld not co
ales,e 50 tlI8tamily removed tn Bedford
square. Our fsmilyallsr IN Lane-street,
and ! am in the SnmIing -house. The
/ knighthood aud the lsaAjord. square hoasc
elevated m, unclo to the great man OF tile
tninlly, iusomueh That w tue Nodahousns,
are nj present rather in The shade, apd the
Saw,ers III the tull blaze of the SUI. Ny
father is naturally too indolent a man TO
( trouble his head about this; hit my mo-
lher has growing tamly thai must be push
ed. Sir NICHOLS II apt TO due with ns
bow and then, and hoy mother upon these
occasions, schools rs 10 what we are 10 say
and do, as GarricS was said 10 have iutored
his Wifi My sister Charlotte is fold to
like uandeps musir, 10 which the great
man, Being what is called 'scrieus,' is par
tial my brother John, vi no is artirltd 10
nn attorney, is told TO pull Boote'asuit at
law out OF his pocket ] am told 10 dislike
port VINE, aud 10 be partial 10 pnrsnps
aud even little Charles to lisp The lord
my pasture shailprepare.' lqnestion whe-
thrr iho Quaker meeting house in White
yard count can muster such n congregation
ofuuledged hypoeriles. When Sir Nicha.
as ISSUES Que of his dinner edcis. il occa-
sions as great II hustle in our establishment
rs Queen Eli2ahelh's created when she
quartered herself upon kcniworih castle.
viii mention NiIat happened last Wed
tuesday There is very little variety IN the
nllicion. The narrative of what passes at
One dinner may serve for a hundred
Sir Nicholas Saw yer is IN the habit Of
looking AT our cuunlmg.house in his way
10 his own. That is In say, whenever he
condesceuda To walk. AT these times lie
uniformly tclls as why he cannot have the
carriage, II IS wanted by Lady Sawyer Il
upon Que occasion, 10 accompany Lady
Fanny rhlcgcthon 10 the opening of The
new church nj Huntington upnn another,
TO pay hlnd Wit 10 the poor Countess of
Crowcross upon Il third, 10 attend Mr.
Prnn's Ontlnlan Lecture, with Lady Su-
san Single. Last Wednesday morning he
paid us ON at his usual visits aud having
SKINNED the cream of the Public Ledger
asked my father il he dned AZ home on
that day ? My lather answered yes rs
he would have done had he been engaged
Ia dine of pearls and diamonds with the
Royal Ram. Bob said my father 10
me, do run up stairs, and tell your mo-
tlltr that your uncle will dine with rs 10.
day. ! did as | was bid, aud on opening the
parlour door, found my mother teaching
little Charles his multiplication table, and
Charlotte singing TO the piano, Nobody
coming 10 marry me" As she had Just
lllrn arrived AT Nobody coming 10 WOO,
which last mentioned msnosy liable Bile
WAS lcngthcning 10 woo.boo.hoo hoo, in
strain not unlike that Of the Cuckoo
hrbingcr Of Spring This was unlncky 4
the cadcaza might have been heard down
III the counting house and nothing more
opposite To Handel could well he ina.
sncd. | delivered my message: my
larmcd mother started up = linflutte threw
away her hymen seceing ditiy, aud ponn
eng upon lis and Galalea began TO growl,
u rnddier than the berry, As for little
Charles, he was left 10 find out the result Of
five timrs nine, like the American boy, by
dlnt othls own natural sagacity. short
consultation was held between my pothef
and Charlotte upon the important article
Of dinner. A round Of beef saltrd, i'm the
mouse 50 fir fortunate II nice turbol,
ard few mutton chops would be nl that
il was requisite % add. The debate was
now ioiucd by my father; he agreed ~ the
suggestion, ard my mother offered 20 nd
jeurn uiSl0Htcr to IeadenhalI- market.l--
No my dear, no. said ny E'ther re-
member when your brother last dincd with
us, you bought hen lobster, and one Of the
chops was all hone My mother owned
her delinquency, aud my father walked
forth 10 order he provisions
Our dinner hour is FIVE, and my brother
John dimes with Us, genelHlly returning
afterwards 10 Mr.. P0uncc's Office IN Bcvis
Marks. ! met him on The stairs, and told
him Of The intended visit. Jack winked
his left eye, and tapped book in his coat
pocket, as mnrh az say, lei me alone
III be mp 10 him At the hour Of five, we
were all assembled in the drawing room,
with that species Of nervous s0liciludc
which usually prccrdes the appearance Of
the great man of the family. A single
knock little startled us but il was only
the boy with the porter. double knock
terrified us Charlotte mechanically began
TO play, Comfort We my people : my mo-
th"r took the hand Of Charles, whose head
bad been property combed, in anticipation
Of the customary pat and advanced 10
meet her high and mighty relation the
door opened, and the servant deIiyercd--a
twopenny post printed circular, dcnoting
that mullins were only 10 be had good ut
Mcssrs Stuls and Saliem's, in Abchurch
lane, and that s,ll other edihles were
counieiieits. Ny father elaculled psha ?
and threw the epistle into the fire -
| Little Charles watched the gradually di.
minishing sparks, aud had Just come TO
parson and clerk, when the sudden stop OF