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

/, q loo ofthe Younger partners Of orr mer-
n .sat;le, house on such occasions, and find
- i'.,,s usual, they are much divided in u
zninlnn. | say, ~ nsii5i, ior II Is very rarely
Ia fhay ARE unaliitnaiis, even in the mos
/, T. ,mmen topics; aud io say the truth | am
.,'easrd that il sllevld he ST., since ia, an
Heoportunty of hearing every s.ibj9't-ijS
ue'tssrd In the bottom -
the majoriiy al these junior partners
80 roipsi, of tar same drsid aais :" ho So
H,trangI,. urged the supporting lhe Struts
- inst Mich lis, are naw mach against
INV brcomn5 party 10 this new
y suit, braught agaieS; them by Louis.
ETney ADMITTED that thr Interference of the
4 tier with lis neighbnrasi Internal arrange
E,nrats was altogether hnj,stfable hut
they arsr.. ;hat il the Struts had not heen
n,terly psacadrd, tlry mig II have aserted
E hi, crisis by such IN alteration IN their ar
b engagements as would at once have satisfied
Il Joais. and been better fur themselves {;
Eanl although they thought thai Strut u
Z 80. for Diego, his three cooked hat and
Z bgh stnoi has been wherdled into the coal
4 hole as piece of useless lumber were en-
Il titled 10 resist even the must obvious
IL Improvement at the hands Of LuulS Baboon;
rth respect TO their cal upon us for assis-
tanc., that must, in a great measure, de-
pend upon showing that their law suit WAS
not only Just, but necessary and una
,oidablc-far, admitting in its fullest ex-
/ ttnt, their title to make good their right To
the farthcst iota of their own power, il Gid
not appear that they We're entitled to in
L .olye third parties in their quarrel, if they
II ~ e h. H. .s.rI
! fee of puactilio. A man assaulted by
4 Tobbtrs has a right to the assistance ol eve
Ty passenger but if he he engaged III Il
duel, on account of a point Of honor, il
/ does not Seem that third parties are equal
| iy called upon to commit themselves. And
therefore, since neither party would listen
t. our friendly advice, these honest Cen
tlemrn thought the best thing could do
was To look on aud see fair play, taking
care, in the mean time, not to have my
y pockets picked.
/ ION the other hand, there are several of
Il the commny's partners VERY smart, clever
4 fellows, | assure YOU who would have me
| brislle up ON Struts part, and make myself
/ party in his law suit. Ii is shame, they
/ .iy, to see such pretty spirit, as that
/ which the Struts have lately shown, put
down by old Louis, and his assertions of
| legitimate rights-and they put it to me,
| how should like TO be hallooing myself
| hoalsr for assistance, when robbers were
| breaking my door, without having any ono
/ stir 10 my assistance.
Really, Mr.. Journalist, | scarce know
whatto say 10 all this. 1t goes to my heart,
that | should lose in my old days the onar
actrr of general redres,er of wrongs IN my
neishborhood for since could write man,
John Bull with his blunderbuss, MAS always
more ready al the cry Of WATCH than his
Charlie with his rattle. On the other hand,
4 II is not holding up my hands will do
know by sad experience, must thrust
them deep into my pockets ana To say
truth. | cannot fad So much there as used
To do. NV money is become like IA wild
colt | must herd it into a corner before |
can catch it. Besides, Mr. Journalist |
was Just beginning to let ont reef as my
/ dear boy Jack cails.it, after all my retrench-
ments. had just settled 10 allow myself
the use of the buggy nnce more, decent
pot of double ale after dinuer, aud was hin
king of clearing ont my drawing room, and
having another footb0y. But all these in
dulgfncIes must be given up, II | so to
Westminster Hall again, and heaven knows
when may have the good luck to get out
Oft. The last law suit, which was only To
have lasted d winter or two, in fact was
drawn out 10 90 years.
" Now, sir, tho my servants and partners
are honest men enough, yet know in their
hearts they are little partial--the one par
~ OF them 10 the cooked hat, and the 9th
er To the night cap. No one so ready to go
10 law IN behalf of Diego rs the first class
home 80 full of doubts and fears AS the D.
ther-Now they have changed hands,
and the former grntlefolks see all the dan
s. gers oi a law suit, 10 which the latter smut
their eyes. would fain have your ad, icr
as an impartial person, what ! ought to do
and especially on these two points :--Whe-
lher you think the having IA fair excuse for
going tn law, fla man chOose, obliges them
10 do so, whether ne has nancy To carry on
d law suit or 40 !: Secondly, if you STE d
hrighbor falling from the top of his house
whether you are obliged, by christian cha
fily aud neighhorIy love, to place your own
person below him, 50 is to give sotne chance
oil lnIerccpling his fall, at the risk of your
Sell rterNlns such damnahc squelch that
Joli Will never be- our own man again !?
ii you cannot answer these queries
yourself, you may publish them in your
paper i"r the consideration of the learned
Your obedient servant,
JOHN BULL"
England. tScotland 4Ireland