The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-05-28
MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES
--x-H@ &S~ass~G )eS
COURT OF REQUESTS.
LONDON, jim. 20.
LORD .1f,9hSFLE LD'S UIG.
NILIIAMs, w. LAWRENCE.

WILLIAMS, ps LhwRENce.
Thi. was o case which, by me parties con.
cerned, was con,idored OF no small importance,
and which, TO The auditors, III the course offs
discussion, excitcd no small mef'imen,.
NJ. Williams. who is wis, is vu'garly cal
led bather, bat 10 more r.Gned language, is
,v,med peruquier, appeared 10 this corrt a
few dpy, back, snd ob'alrcd Summons a.
es,nt The delonddD', who is cle'k to Mr.
Reeves, an attornsy in Tolenham court road,
calling upon him 20 a'teod on given day, In
show cause why he should not pay debi OF
39,. | ~.
Mr.. Willisms, who spoke with sort of
lispins .quak, gatrulousy addfess.d the Com
missioner :---
IKE had, he SAID, been 4 hair dresser, man
and ovy fo' G8 ycars. lie had served his lime
IN the Temple, where he had he honor oil
making wigs for some Of the greatest men as
ever lved--ot all Professions, and all ranks
lodges, har'is,ers, and commoner s---cbU ch.
ipen rs we'll as laytncc--illiterate men as we'll
lj'terate men oud among the latter, he had
20 rauk the immo tai Or. Juhnson but Of all
the wigs he h"d ever set comb 10, there wGs
none on which he So much p'ided himself, as
a full state wig which he b~d made tr' Lo'
wansGeld i, was nne of The earlies, prou!s al
his genius; jt had excited The wa ~ COM
Al .nd,tlon Of his master, AID nc envy oil his
b other shop males but above all. n he'd
plesscI, nov, even deiiu uh,c cd, the noble aud
learned ide- himself" "Oh! lcmmsn,"
exclaimed Nj Wiliisms, "if you Md known
woa, Joy | felt when hs' saw his noble
lordshlp on the bench, wuh that wiz 90 his
head :" Gn 80 undctoac, bu' rubbing bis
hsnds with Scsuscy)" Upon my say so, was
Iuda;.d iot three Gays stlei J"
The Commiss,nuet--W Whe' has this wig to
d, with the deiebdant', dt b,
Mr. Willams---h great deal: that's the
yc bone of con'cnUoo.
The Commissi0ner--D ,ub,less: bu, you
,Uus, come TO The marrow, II you can, as soon
ns possible.
NJ. Willams--i will, Well, as was say
inr.-.whefe did leave of ! On when was
i,ddlcd.
The Commissioned hope you havo loft
of that hsbI now my good man.
Mr.. Wiliism.--Upoo my say so. have,
uu., me but as l WIS saying, TO make along
story short, in cour Sc OF iIme let; u,y master
IN the Temple, sci up tor myself snd did u
y,est stroke Of business. Aye, could ulI
The Comm,ssionet--N mind, we don,
want your list go oo.
Nc. Wi,lisms---WeI, then, at lost ! set up
in Boswell court Queon square. l'awk me
what sllet&iUns I've seen IN that square; sute'
j., 10 ny tims remembes when used 10 SO
- shave old io.d--
The Commis,ooe--For Gods sake, DO
come 10 ths eud OF your s'o'y.
Air. Williams--We ell, ! VIII Where was
I? Oh IN Boswell cour,--(Com missione,
,,ide. | wish you were there now )-Wejl,
then, YOU must know when lord Nj nshald
God res, his sou,l died. his wig he ve'y,
very wig | made, zoe beck 10 nv Old mastee's
shop, and he kep, IL as u pattern for Other
Judges wigs {; aud At last who should die bSt
NY ns.tss himself. Aye, is what We mos,
oil coUe to.
The Commis,iooer--Go on, 60 on man,
snd come to the end OF your story
NJ Wiiliams--I will, | viii. Wei, where
wsIi Oh |. 10 my poor Das,er's shop
We'll, 30 when he died, my mistress guve me
---for she knew, poor soul how loved it
this ideaticsi wig and | carried 1t hcms with
q, rouch delight ss II IL had been enc OF my
children. All, poor ih,e ,hinss !h,y are oil
gone before me.
The Co smissiooer--Come, IL you don'f
Gu, this ma,tes short, 1 must, and send you
sliet them.
M. Willisms--pearee me you put me
ou'. Well, ssI was saying. ksp, ,his here
wig - tho sppe Of NY eye when, as ill-iuek
would have il, that 'ese Mr.. Law,eoce cane
to my shop, snd efeo asked me 10 lend !, 10
him, 10 ACT Wilh in 4 pi,y-I thilk he called