The Wilmingtonian., 1823-09-18

must not talk unintelligib1c; what is the
Jury or the court to understand by the
word humbug? | must desire you will
explain Yourself" The lady hesitated.-
" | must insist, madam" said the barris-
ter, "before you proceed further with
your evidence, that you state plain and
openly what you understand by a hum
bug" "Why then, sir" said the lady, |
know not how to exempliiy my meaning
better than by saying, that i'll were to meet
any persons, who being at present stran-
gers to you, should say that they expect
ed soon to meet you in some particular
and l were to tell them to pre-
pare to see remark ably handsome, pleas
ing looking young man, that would be IA
humbug.
Explanation of The term 'Classics.'-It
is drawn from the political economy OF
Rome. Such man was rated as to his
income in the third class; such another
in the fourth, and 50 on; but he who was
in the highest, was said emphatically, to
be of the class, " Clrsstcas," class man,
without adding the number, as in that case
superlluous. Hence by an obvious ana
logy, the best authors were rated as clas-
sici, or men of the highest class. The
particular error, by which this mere for
NAL term of relation was materiatpd IF |
may so say in one of its accidents, wiz.
the application to Greek and Roman wri.
ters) is one of the commonest and most
natural.-Lond. Mag.
The following eif'u,ion will probably
please such of our readers as are acquaint-
ed with Ivanhoe.
From the National (cincinnati) Republican.
THE IsRAELITE MAID.
Already the sail is uniur'd to the breeze,
Which watts me away over billowy seas.
Oh far from the land of my childhood roam,
An oucsst wander from my country and home.
But .! when thou nearest the tempest dismay'd.
Then, lady, remember the lsraellte maid!
Farewell to tliee LADY, o! long may you prove
The bliss of unceasng, reciprocal lovel
Long, long may the smile, that beams only fol
thee
Bloom full on his cheek though it bloom not fol
me
Yet the Templestow lis--o! for ii be paid
One tear to the fate Of tn. lsraelite maid!
But hark IT'S the signal that calls Inc away,
To the boat go with thee--one moments de
lay!
o. pray for me, lady--lor thee will sue
tn the (,nI nf H.. rhr;,t,,, ,l,.
Yet, adieu once agaln--too long Pve dela,' IL
0! lady, forget not The Israeli,c maid
ANEcDorE OF PETER I.-Peter the First in
troduced wigs into Russia. When he took to a
wig himself do not know, but till he did so, /,
seems he had fancy for other peoples wigs, as
the following story will show Being at Danzp
in the year l716, he had occasion to attend the
great church there, on some grand and solemn
occasion, and was placed by the Burgomastcr il
his own seat, which was a little raised above the
lothers, the Burgomaster himself occupying
lplace below. While all the eyes Of the congrega
lton were fixed OH the Emperor, and he apparent
ly listening to the sermon, his head growing cold
he stretched out his hand, and very deliberatel,
taking the Burgomaster's wig from his head pu
lit upon his own nor did he attempt to return
It'll the service was over. The attendants of th
Car afterwards explained to the city deputation
that the Emperor being short of hair, was accus
toned at home, frequently in such manner to bol
row the wig OF Prince Menzcof, or of any othe
Nobleman, who might at the time happen to b
within his reach. So much for Russian manner
lat the beginning of last century. Had the Impt
rial Autocrat chosen TO take ihe head of any O
|his subjects, as well as the wig, or instead Of i
1T was probably quite as much at his disposal.
i llERALDIc ANOMALIES
n KSAvERr orrwITrEp.-We copy from Gel
man paper the following fact, which occurre
lately at Warsaw A NV, the proprietor of a
: hotel in that city, was intrusted with caske
containing valuable property to the amount O
100000 belonging to an EngIishman, who gave
TO his host for greater security. When the E.I
,Iglishman asked for his properly, the Jew denie,
receWing any such thing. In despair the Er
lglishman proceeded to the Archduke Cons, AZ
ltne, who summoned The hotel keeper before hin
l'rhis prince used his utmost efforts to induce th
lJew to surrender the casket, but in vain. Pa,
: don was even offered but to no purpose: the Je,
!, persisted in the denial His imperial hiehne,
llen turned the conversation to some other sui
'ljcct, and after some minutes drew out his watc
[ land looking at it said, :" believe il is not rpl,
let me see what O'Clock it is by yours" THE
seeming to take fancy to it, the Grand Duk
: asked the Jew to exchange watches, to whic
the Jew, unsuspicious of any design, readily cor
scented. The prince then withdrew into his c;