The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-09-16
PRAYER

tory.
q LORD Of Hosts, who canst see thro'
the ihckest veil and closest disguise ; who
NEWEST the bottom Of my heart, aud the
deepest designs of my enemies who hast
in thy hands, as well az before thine eyes
all the events which concern human life if
thou Inowest that my reign will promote
thy glory, md the safety Of thy people if
thou lsnowest that have no other ambi.
ton in my soul, but To advance the hon lr
of thy holy name, and the good of ibis
state, favor, Ogreat God, the justice Of my
arms, and reduce all the rebels to acknow
ledge him whom thy sacred DEGREES, aud
the order of lawful succession, have made
their sovereign, But if thy good Proyi-
dence has ordered il otherwise, and thou
| seest that | should prove one of those kings
whom thOn glyest ~ thine anger, take from
me, OmercIul God, my life and my crown !;
make me, this day sacrifice To thy will !;
and let my death end the caldmilies of
France. and let my blood be the last that
is split IN this quarrel.
Double tongued LaSy.-Thc Brighton
(English) paper mentions ihni there is nj
present residing IN Brighton, a lady of great
beauty and accomplishments, possessed of
4 quality which puts out of all distance the
fame OF the celebrated Mr.. D0Gble lungs.
This extraordinary ADD singular faculty
arises from peculiar formation OF the
tongue, which IS separated to the foot, in n
Longitudinal direction, aud actually forms
dotbic tongue. Not the slightest inepnve-
nience is irlt from the cxuberant gift of
nature. With this desirable and admirable
addition Ia the organ of domestic Coyif0rt,
this lady ~ enabled TO afford e,terl AIN
! ment 10 her friends beyond the mower
of any yenlrioquist, or indeed concrp
ton. From the personal charms she
possesses, as well as Lightly endowed
mind, she has had many snitorn, none al
whom have retired rom paying homage,
owing 10 me ellec,s of the extra ciappeI
hung III flIs enchanted beHe. She posses
ses Two rGires, one exceedingly clean
sweet and harmonious, allowing heI
10 sag with great effect the other so ex-
gd9itply thrilling, that II must have beer
bestowed Oh her for no other purpose than
to lisp the al,II small voice Of love. Will
this voice she initiates exactly the notes %
many birds, piping like buIlinch, singing
as oauary What is remarkable, her mo
iheg was deaf aud dumb.
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! !Aakspcdre's Piays.-The art Of printing
has arrived to that perfection that the play
of Shakespeare are compressed into on'
small volume, and are yet printed in char
actcrs perfectly distinct and egible. Thu
a traveller has the means, when setting gu
on Il Journey, Of putting in his coat poke
a whole library.
Information has been received That th'
wretcbcs who kidnapped, near Vincenne
Gndiaua) John Butler and family, people o
coIour have been aprrehended, aud lodgeI
in Jail at New Orleans. They were op The
1 point ~ embarking for some of the West In
da Islands.
N0ney The banks of New York, (say
the Charleston City Gazrtte) refus.d It
receive specie at its nominal value that is
quarters of dollars al twenty-five cents, ~
the ground of their being ,Oorn d0Un to at
inferior value. Old silver coins of th'
Smallest denomination ga cents il is foun,
by experiment, have lost on an average q
20 10 25 per cent. Of their Getght, but as ;
circulating medium, they are not diminish
I'd in their nominal value, excepting ahou
one per ceut. on pistareen5. The " Com
mercal Advertiser reports that the UniteC
States Bank has .lorced the state banks IN
to the measure. Qaery Id. What is th'
difference in 'ceirht between an old ragged
five and ne,o ifiy dollar bill We believe
the old one gains in weight as it darkens il
complexion. Query III. As specie is We
~ scarce, and Ia say the truth, so are bills
is not the nominal value of quarter of
dollar noc, as great az the real value wher
old +" CARoLus Hid" used To issue then
III 1872. Fer our own part we a"e willpi
TO receive million.