The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-03-11
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| b9''h G'l Hi5 purify ibln = ffuIY, DOM
do you think il is besot in his brain by one
OF the Muses., ar do you think he dives for
II in the waves Of the Venetian gulph
can tell you what boy on our establish
ment sad. a person questioned him,
Pray, Jerome, is his Lordsbip writing
that noie for me 2" No, Sir" said Je-
rome " he is writing poetry" +" How
do you know that, Sir 7" 4" Because he is
scratching his head" This is all know
of the matter, and now you nre as wise az
| | am.
.Nopd hnnddtion--On Wednesday
night, about 0ne O'Clock, the residents in a
house in hoftimer-street, Iayrndish-
square, were most seriously alarmed IN a
most singular manner--1he house, il mp
pears, had very recently undergone gen
cral repair, and the family vera absent in
the country, having left q man and his
wife, named Butler, In case OF the pfomi
sc&--Thesc persons retired TO rest late at
| night, and they had not been long in bed
before they were alarmed by most strange
NOISE over their heads in the rooms above
stars, and presently water began rapidly
dropping through the ceiling Sc. upon
them. The man instantly rose, and on o.
penlng the door, perceived torrents Of wa
ter rushing IN every direction towards MIN.
Not knowing what TO make of this extra
ordinary alarm, and supposing the house
was o. fire and the engines in full play, he
rushed INTO the room, aud snatchng his
wife IN his arms, he ran down stairs, but in
ms progress found no Ere ; he opened the
street door and called the watch, who,
with several other persons, entered the
house and found all the upstairs rooms
iull of water. On examination they found
II proceeded from elstern nj the top OF
the house which had been leli unlocked,
the wafer consequently rushed ont, an.i,
with great violence, forced itself through
the ROOF into the rooms, and from thence
10 the stairs. Part &c the furniture was
destroyed, but no further injury appeared
TO have been done.
I'm .anecdote in Hgh Lijf.--A man of
high fusion, who deals largely in a certain
combusfibie material, had long been attrac-
ied by the peculiarly fine form Of a widow
beMitched, then under the protection of n
gentleman Of great wealth lie had fire.
qucntly said that he would give fairgrounds
solely 10 be seen walking by her side in
Bond-slreet. Ills wish waB accidentally
one day gratilled thus: At the moment
OF slight shower, the object continually
nppefmosl IN his thoughts appeared in the
very scene. The gentleman lendcred hs
umbrella; it was accepted. Under the
awning Of jewellers shop they stopped,
and clatted about the weathcr--the Ia
dy's EYE being continually directed 10 the
glitlering toys in the window. "Thcy are
very pretty" she said every pretty, IN.
deed suppos, yongo in and look at thcm,"
was The iojoindfr. The Lady aceeded.
"That is vastly beautiful il il not ?" spea-
king OF a necklace. " II Is but how Hill
IL look round your neck 9"--" Try" He
did Try Z; when the Lady dropping a curisy,
added, with The utmost Snng G0id.
Thank you the rain Is over we will
now, il sou please, walk" In an instant
she was IN the street, leaving the gentle
man behind. The latter locked at the
shoplnrpcr, AMI then al the door, and
then on the .lewcller again lastly ut his
pockets This dtohHard adventure, for
The Lady was gone, ended by his giving
the iradesman his card il was deemed sa-
iislactofy. in three days the bill was sent
IN; the item consisted OF necklace of
brlilihnts, valued al GO guineas. When =
ceitain witty Dowager heard of this she
said Well | hope this will teach mar
ricd men TO he more cautions in future,
and particularly when they tough gun
PORTER"
firi0us 1nccdots.-Mr. Coke, OF Long
ford IN The county Of Derby, brother To
Mr. Coke, Of Norfolk, is the father of Sc
ycral omiabe and accomplished daughters.
One Of the tenants ON his estate, q young
farmer ofsuperior address and attainments,
had by the depression of the times become
IN arrears, for his rent his landlord seat
for him aud expostuaicd with him on the
subject, aud bntcd To him, that with his
handsome person he might easily obtain
wife among some Of his richer neighbours.
that would soon enable him 10 pay of
some Of his arrears, and place him in bet.
ter circumstances IN the world. The
young farmer listened to the advice. look
I'D thoughtful, and departed. In few
days he returned again, aud told his land
lord lac had been rejecting seriously ON
their last conversation, and would follow
his counsel At this interview one of the
daughters OF his wealthy landlord was pre-
sent In Il short time afterwards it was
discovered that John Greensmith fine
name of the young farmer) had ellectually
taken the hint, and, by an eloptment 10
Gretna green, had become the dutilul SON
in-law of the gentleman who had thus,
unwiitingly, bestowed upon him this sage
advice.
Extraordinary Fdct.-Our readers will
recoIlect, that a few weeks since we nser-
ted "A paragraph, stating that the Bishop of
Chichester had presented one his ten
ants with Goo, as deduction from his
rent. This kind act has brought hostof
applicants upon his Lordship's hounty, as
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