The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-04-04
Cot RI OF nEQrESTs-Leudgn, Jait 2
LDRD .WRS,SITELD'S ZIG.

sion, excited no small meri Uncut.
Mr.. Williams, who Is what is yuisarly
called II barber, but in more refined Ian
enh%e Is termrda peaqnief, appeared in
tins court a few days back, aud obtain, Il
"A summons against the lltlrndunt, " ho ~
clerk Ia Mr.. Veeves, an attorney Ia Toitca
ham court road, calling upon linn to attend
on given day, 10 show cause Why he
should NOT pay debt Of 90s II / Id.
MI Williams, who spoke with SORT of
llsping squeak, garrulously addressed the
Commissioner !" lie had, he said, been II
hnlr dresser, man aud boy for sc years.
lie had served his time IN the Temple,
where he had had the honor of making
wigs Tor some OF the greatest mrn as ever
iftd--ofall professions and of Ill ranks-=
Judges, bal1istrrs and commoners-c church.
men as well as laymen--illltcrate men rs
Wen as lltcratc men--and, among the hitter
ne had to tank TIN immortal DIR. Johnson
but ofall the wigs he had ever set comb To,
there was none on which he so much pri-
ded himself ms full state wiz he mndc for
Lord Mansfield. TWAS one uf the earliest
proofs of his genius il had excited the
warm COMMUNICATIONS G his master, aud
the envy of his brother shopmaics but
above all, II had pleased, nay, even delight
ID, the noble and learned Judge himself"
Oh ! gcinmcn,' exclaimed Mr.. Nillans
II you had known what JOY felt when |
first saw his noble lordship on the bench
with that wig on his head !" lin an under
tone, but rubbing his hands with ccsiacy J
Upon my say 81, was faddlcd for three
| days after ~
The tommissioner--Wh has this wig
tn do with the defendants debt
MIR. Nillams-A great deal that's the
very bone of contention.
The Conmissioncr--Do but you
must come To the marrow, if You can, as
soon ns possible.
sayng--where did leave of y? Oh when
| was fuddlcd.
The Commissioner ! hope you have
left of that habit now, my good man.
Mr.. Williams my say 81, have,
trust me bat as ! was saying, to make Il
long story short, Ia course of time | left
my master IN thu Temple, set up for my
self and did great stroke Of business
| Ay, lcould tell you such a list Of customers,
| There was
The Comm ssioner Never mind, we
! don't want your list--go on.
Mr.. WlIliams--W.ll, then, Mt Inst ] set
up IN Boswel-street, Queen square.
| Lawd ms what alterations have seen
III that Square surely, in my time re.
member whom | used to 30 10 shave old
! lord
The Commissioner For Gods sake, do
| come 10 the end ofyour story.
M. Williams Well Twill Whose was
| Oh IN Boswell. court Commission
RI aside ! wish you were there now. -
Wei then, you must know when Lord
Mansfield God rest his soul died, his wig
the very, very wig made, got back to
my old masters shop aud he kept it as
Il pattern for olh,r Judges wigs and AT
last, who should die but my master him.
self Ay, it's what we must all come TO.
The COMMISSIONER Go o. 20 on, man,
aud come 10 the end Of yoilr story.
Mr. Williams will, will. Well.
where was +? Oh in my poor masters
shop. Well, SO when he died, my mistress
gave me---lor she knew, poor soul how
loved it--lhis identical wi g and carried
II home with as mach delight ms if it had
been one Of my children. Ah, poor little
things they're all gone before mo.
The Commisaloncr--Come, If you dom
cut this matter short, must, and will send
you atlcr them.
Mr. Wilinms-Dearec mo you put me
ont Well, AS was saying, kept this
here wig as the apple Of my eye when, n.
i'll luck would have il, that ERE Mr.. Law
renee came TO my shop, and often asked
me to lend il to kim, to act with IN a pla,
i think lac called ii Shyrock, or Shylock
ior he said he was 10 play the judge.
long refused, bat he over persuaded me
and ON an ulueky day let him have IT.
and have never weeping and wipns hi,
little eye with his white apron seen il
! since.
The Commissioned Aud so yon hay,
summoned him for the price Of this wig +?
Mr.. WilIiams-You have just hit the mai
on the head.
The Comnissioner--We Mr.. Lawrcnc,
what have you 10 say to this
Mr.. Lawrence with great pomposty y
Why, Sir, have great deal 10 say.
The COMMISSIONER Wen, then, Sir,
desire you will say ms little as you can, fo
Their. are a great many persons waiting here
whose time is very precious.
Mr.. Lawregcc-Sot more precious thar
mine, presume, Sir. submit that th
case is ia the nature of AN act Of trover, I,
recover the possession of this wig and, TIL
admitted, Sir, have humbly to contcn'
that the plaintiff must be nonsui,cd for
Sir you viii not find one word Of, or con
ceruns a wig in his declaration. Tn
plaintiff must not travel out of his re
cord.
Commissioner-Wh record ?
Mr.. Lawrenec-Thc record in court.
:. Commigsioner-N have no record.
Mr.. Lawrenec--Y have u summon,
on which attend 10 defend myself an