The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-01-06

! ffegaiaei 10 wonted e!..e.fy Of spa
3Som q TT &c despopdency, II seems int X,
F.. rated aud refreshed il del, his In maxim
'trehllalsehprtsf rnn the mere pleasure
contrast. After our tornrutors la, = nincl
ed Us hlack aud blue, aud tried ~ with cda
q lire there i nj least q probability tbs
IKE Sir John Fahtan, we shall aLando
our iolllrs aud be altogether improved H.
The discipline, aud say with him, | d
hfsin 10 pcrccise That | am made AN ass
Nhen the lllusions uf fancy have ono
passed away, an,l the " chmeraa dire" @
4 morbid imagination have tune Ia die -
Themselves, then " Richard is himself u
eain ! the p0t,nt has awalsed from hi,
distressing dream, and like RIP Van win
kl', comes back again 10 The pleasures
aud habits, and realities Of the world and
smokes his pipe aud drinks his beer with as
much eumplaecncy sp,ct.
! For my part ! consider cheeifuncs one
at the first of duties, ~ we'll rs lie greatest
81 earthly blessings. aud IL - really I'm
gai'i1l and absurd, 10 allow u siekly lima.
glnatlon 10 prevail over the better aud
stronger power III oir reason, rs II would
be to refuse all kinds oi fond Tor the nour
lshinent of the body because one paitrcu
lar KIND does not agree with us.
have t1end whose haptsmal name ~
Iernhhabcl his ,ight-hnnd name being
l'achhllss, making together Zernhbabrl
i'aekhilss. Hearing The other morning
that Znruhhabct "ns closely blpukhdrd
IN his chanbrr by drtnChment al Blue
Davis, made bold tn make my way thru'
the besiegcrs Ia relieve the garrison. Nhrn
entered The room found il carefully
darkened, y" drawing back one af the shut
tiers, perceived my poor friend lying with
one toui nut of he'd /; his table covered with
bottles, boxrs, cups and doses md hi
coontenance-but TINT cannot describe.
Rub :" said l.
Ho--oh dear Who's that =
Why Ruhhy have ynu forgot me y
On don't know-reach me that phi
all
Ny FRIEND said |, what's your com
plant p
Oh dear every complaint in III. world.
am e,,"rish-gi," me SOME water
cant breathe the air is 81 bad Rheumatic
= ssa,eWr. and dreamiul.'
Drcanful%
oh ,rs, dreamfull as III did m, suGrr
enongh by day. | had six dreams last
night and Snch dreams ! dreamt was
dead and pat into n box without II clean
n''h hlii ! hdh ilb tilbllf ~~hlli tNff1
body Wis laughing ri my sl0ycniy corpse.
A MI then ! drcamt had yellow fever
give me thoSe powders, 1aques- aud | |
could get no doctor and Just a. began 10 |
turn yellow the hnus. took Gre from the
heat of my body--oh horrible horrible
look 10 the stove. And then | thooght
! had the tooth-ache and sent fora den
tlst and M came with hectic aud wedges I
Ia open my gums. Aud surgeon came
too, AMI he laid my head upon black |
smiths nnyel To bs'at out the head ache =
and n doctor came With bowl of ipecac
po'1idge-f asten the door, good Jaques
and then there was consultation of Nurs.
rs, and II Tapping Of mob caps, and u cat-
terng Of spectaclcs and nodding Of chns,
nnd minking aud pointing, and a shaking
IF heads, aud gathering of tongues: aud
here way dreadim storm without and il
'ained brrb ,ca- aud the hail stones ratified
igainsi the windows, and they were all
Lees pills; M close the shutters again
{ was all that csnfonit,ied mince pia ldot
Irre now, have aot my sheets yrry bn.
ious complexion, whereI nave been lying
And thrn--oh dra -
well, snid !, what then p
why then a,oke.'
Nhw Rub, my gbod fellow, grt up aud
axe the air.
Thu air p said he, YOU ARE mad -
The mir, This gloomy day? ha,'ntiaken
I this @,.ek rwould poison me-
Well-it's fine you did
seized my discsnsolale friend by main
,trength, and called To my assistance the
whole posse of the family. In spite of
IRE and fever, poverty and powders, We
deposited him in sleigh, and bade the
coachman driUc.
The air grew better Rubby rs he got
'nt Of town, ADD felt the frosty breeze from
he north, did moi go much dread the yel-
"w fever his bilious complaints nhated.
w rode 10 Exeter and dihcd lac telt less
Of the pain ~ bis stomach, and no tooth.
ache. We drank bottle of Madeira -
his rheumatism WAS quite gone. When .
The bill WAS presented, he felt richer and .
paid II. We returned rapidly, aud spent /
the evening with few friends the ladies'
were agreeable, and Rnbby wns not so
Icthatgic. He went home at twelve and ,
slept solmdly. The next morning | saw
him rs he iriumpIiahily shouted" Throw
PLY sic 10 The dogs % JAQUES.