The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-11-04

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choose the tune. thanked them c;.;, "
ho"eser' and said, in the way of apolaa,
that'my constitution, (which have Ls.3'
always particularly careful. did not n.,.,!.
me tn attend these meetings.
Iowu did not think this Bible S.;
~ WAS like III do mucl, gnod but h.,,,,
no fancy (" intermrddie With my n..,.'s
bof's affairs. sat mysrlf down serion.l.N"
arrange my own, which, IN course of -, ="
long law snit, had fallen into some. e,,ae
sion. H. fact found, vital with a,c..'''
/ IL he paid, bills IN be- called in good. Ls
/ ing on hand, or rutting IN the wareh,.a"9
complaints from my farmer of bad 50
sons and iost markets, aud murmnrs a,an,
my servants, that it required the ntn,a
reirenchment, even on nv comlort.
my charities, and the accurate a,tcnt,,.a 'u
both sides ola shilling, belor. parting n;% 10
! il, to enable me to maintain my cred, ~"
merchant and house keeper, in a s,,le :
coming my situation.@ w.
" But we have been all thrown hui,
an nnlucky affair in neighbor Strntt,s444t @y
mily. After the end of tie great law.s",
when the old head of The firm, who L't
been kidnapped by the little Nicholas , hJI
you of, was restored to his own placs 'y'u
would needs take the same absolnt. ,,.' Ut
III the counting house which he had .s;,y
ed before. But the younger PARTNER.
ected to this, | think REASONABLY .n,'., W.
They alleged that, after he had sud-
hlmstlfto be hum-bugged by NichoIaq ,aI
sent ~ aspnnglng house, they had takeoo ny
on themselves the management oftb, az =
Of the concern, and with my assistance =,
length brought the law suit To an bnnn,,
Bile conclusion and that, therefore If a.,
the height OF injustice to expel them from
the management sOw that quiet times yps
come round. And indeed, 10 sneak ny
own opinion, as judged the head partney
Dlego,ftt was too ambitious and srIfsb n
graspnS at more power than he cond
make use of, so | think these yonng FL
lows did moi altogether consult Their ov,
establishment, in wishing to skin him q
close as to leave him ittle more than ,ba
empty honor OF hearing his name stand
first IN the firm. This, however. was Iber
own affair, not mine, and to work thew
went--pull devil--pulI bakcr---lill Tho
watchmtn' whom Diego had forgot to paw
their days wages, broke into the countnr
room to help the younger partners, aud to
put matters on IA new footing, ia which thn
whole management ofevery kind was YES
ted IN them, leaving Diego only the priv.
1ege OF sitting in the counting hons. IN
high thrte-lcgged stool, With a cooked hat
on i head. out without power so mncb nc
To hook IN The ledger; while the nniopr nar,.
ners, who transacted the same business
were accommodated with red nigbt.cars
and Affected an odd humor of going with
Out their breeches. Most people think
they would turn Diego out to Craze entire.
nut theie were d sort of pruple about
Inc house, who were sn much h.,h,,,,,oJ
wearing the cooked hat tb.,t !, ,,as ,bo,
they could hardly have heen hr,.rbt ~
SUBMIT 10 any direction To which these az.
gust symbols were not annexed. Besides
the ChapiainlH had great deal to saw
with some ut the household, and the youn
ger PARTNERS had imprudentIy enough stop-
ped his salary, and withheld his 1.-THE pig.
so that he was determined enemy to the
new form of management, and talked
of nothing else hut restoring Don Die.
60 TO his plenitude of power. In short,
the family fell at variance among them
selves, anu though the new managers put
the best tacr ON it they could, il Aas i'm
possible to hide from their neighbors that
the house vas more than once actually on
| FIRE.
Now, sir, was very sorry for all thi
cannot say that approved of my neigh,
b"rs new arrangements. | always thot
the cooked l,ata decent dress on Exchangr;
and for gentlemen to go without shirts or
hreeches, (unless they belong to the Celtic
eoclety,l hold to be acting no hero. SO,
though, | should not approve of my head
partners Wearing hat like Mr.. Saunders
or the CorporaPs, or Squire South's, which
are out OF the mould of Ancient Pistols,
yet | moi only permit him to have one OF
modern dimensions, but allow him to wear
cockade IN IT, and to hold the paper-ruler
IN ms hands for keeping up order among
the younger gentry. When he lays about
h,m neediessly or rashIy, know how to
check him.
But though this is mine own practice.
Mr. Journalist hold that every man has
right to dress as he pleases and so long as
ne pays his bills regularly, and acts as a
good nelSllbor, he shall, for me, have it at
his own pleasure what 10 put on his own
head, or where withll to cover his bottom.
Dnt my neishbors view the thing very dii-
terentIy.
The radical changes in the management
Oh STRUTS affairs failed not to attract the
notice OF the Bible Society, who, taking it
upon them as IA matter in which they were
nearly interested, sent solemn message to
the Struts, desiring them to replace Don
Diego IN the privileges appertaining to the
three footed stool aud the cooked hat Of
head partner, and ruler Of the longer size
by way of truncheon, or to stand by the
conSeq lences.-Now, though | always
| have, and always will. maintain my own