The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-02-25

You mas be well assured that Wy father dtti
mi sleep aser such a scycrt application 60
hs nose hut, Immediately on the ahefe-
mentioned SNORT, hs aiso anoke, having
dreamii--ses, my father dfcain'i---iiiat ms
nose was screwed in his OWE rice, and enc
III lis strikers was sho.,ng him. Ny mo-.
the, findilg hin as axe, began very eager.
Is to r.lafa;he incidents of The dream, aud.
Notwithstanding the many PiShts ana
gskGtes which he vented ON the oecasion,
eersescrod Ia the end and summed mp The
wlfolc by u request OF ten dollars 10 pur-
chase The brilliant ticket of the vision, The
aforesaid M. 202o. But my father was y
prudent man, whose maxim was " a bird
Il, The baud is worth two ia the bush. -
Moreover, lac was, rs have said, hard
working man, and knew b,iter how his
money came than my mother did. 80 he
refused her the ten dollars, aud the ticket
remained unbought. Meanwhile, ! was
born, aud ere had passed the a, b, cot life,
began 10 dream, 10 the infinite delight OF
my mother aud the no less distress and
modification Of my father. shall not
weary my readers with minute account
vi AL my juvenile visions Suffice il 10 say
! drram't myself into the greatest Ounce ut
school; consequently, into as many lashcs
rs cart horse. The teacher, finding that
the birch only served to increase my eapa-
city for receiving 0ogg,ng, and TO blunt II
for taking his lessons, began 10 withdraw
his attention from me, aud finally 10 neg
lcct me entirely. Twas taken from school.
and put To the sledge but ] never could
be learnt 10 welt piece Of iron : besides,
| was too lazy 10 work. My father be-
| came enragrd and dcspairlng Of ever ma
king a scholar or n blacksmith of me, de-
termined should study medicine. He
accordingly hound mt at nineteen years OF
age, To an apothecary, little short old
man, with an enormous nose that looked
like Bermndas potatoe legs llkesetting
poles and feel 81 iargc thathis shoes would
lave made no contemplate boat sho,els.
While ! WAS with this apoihecary doctor
studying medicine had no time TO dream
or even read, if | had been no disposed, for
| WAS continually drawing of bills in chan
Gerry, and grinding Oil of Bark but when
my lime had expired, and ] began TO
practice, then | used to dream all day aud
all night, completely unmolested. In this
manner waxed III years, grew ragged and
IN debt, and kept my bed IN order to-
dream the mSrcsecurcly. Thought ofmy
mothers ticket. If | can but dream, tho't
l, of No. 2o2o, my fortune is made--ln
vain tired mysell Ia sleep in calling over the
mystic number; Cummings, constables, fried
bacon, eggs. Sc. Sc. forced thcpseIyesin
lisplace. Won ont At length at this fruitless
suit, ] resolved To forget the subject entire
", which, Ikea lickie coquctte, the more
eonrted 1t, the father il fed my i'm
aginatlon. Bul such is the Inconsistency
OF things TO which we poor mortals are
subject IN this life , this same cequettc, to
Continue the comparison (which will not
swear is my own this coquette, say, no
sooner saw me fly, than she began, in her
tnr 10 pursue. In other words, | dream't
was at the same 9ottery office where my
mother had been, saw The same list, and
eeheld the same number spreading wider
and wider, and then convergng To its
former size, like rays to a focus ; and if
possible toa greater briIliancy. ] instant
" awokc with Joy--wrote my mother the
agreeable intelligence, borrowed $40 from
my iather TO purchase a new stock of me-
dieines {; spent 10 for ticket, treated icy
friends with the balance, aud until the G.
senliul day Of the drawing, never dreiO II
sober breath. The drawing day at length
came--was finished, presented my ticket,
and 1t had drawn BLANK.
900
Prince Paul, of Nirtcmhurg, has arrived
at New Orleans, and intends to make the
tour Of this country. lie is the first per
sonage of his rank, who, without being for
ced by political circumstances, has come
To this country for the purpose of obtain
! correct Information, aud increasing his
knowledge.
Mr.. Poinsett, has transmitted To Charles
ton valuable collection of minerals, col
lccted by him while in Mexico. The Sou
them Patriot says most OF them are beau
tltul--some magnificent aud many that
would add value 10 any collection.
-."aNs"-
pere'fl Qfhe Feoke, lsays the London
horniag Chronicle OF Dec. 90, which may
nov be soon expected to appear, in the
enlarged form of ieur volumes, common
ecs, we understand, with the latter period
ol The Proteciorate, and is continued lhro'
the restoration, and great part orC Charles
lis reign. 1t contains character of Oil
Ter IromicsH; and doubtless, the author
has also Introduced several of the striking
personages who graeed or dishonered the
court of the restored monarch, to diversity
and embed ish his story,
900
Q,ach Worh.- Moore's new poem en-
titled " The Lorcs othe Angels" which
comprises SO or 300 pages, was received
It New York ON Sunday, by the james
Cropper--iorwardcd To Philadelphia by
mail on Monday altcrnoon--re- printed on
Tuesday, and pat up neatly in boards
aud sent back To New York on ,Wednes-
day.
.fnohp tcle bg The author Of the Spg.-