The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-10-31
From the Boston Emporium.
THE LAST WORD.

dcrfully diversified her works, that
almost every diNidual possesses
some distinct tut Of character rs
well as of countenanCe, To distin-
guish him from othcrs-and that
this variety runs alike through ami.
mate aud inanimatc creation. Ii
seems AS though lie who spake the
world into existence, adapted lis
whole economy to the minds he in
tcudcd to scatter over its surface !;
preparing a vide and ample field for
the exercise of the various faculties.
with which liz graCcs the human i'll
tellcCt.-Amonr men. far Of item
We are IA speak more particularly.
we see some passionate IN an cN-
IRENE. others mild and forbcaring
almost to stupidity. some shrewd and
cunning. others weak and foolish !;
some kind. others cruel some silent
and reserved. others with tongues rs
endless as their impudcnce is ex-
haustless some who never fail 10
have the first word, and others Who
will have the last, itthcy die i'll the
wordy contest, with lungs worn
| thrcadbare.
OF this last description was Tur-
ncr Talkall, who followed ahop- keep
Tag, in the village, IN the time of old
School lhornby. with whom
made my first essay atlcarlnng to
write. and Who imbibed, some how
or other, so violent an antipathy 10
Turner on account of his propensity,
that he used occasionally 10 give us
a lecture an hour n forty five min
utcs in length, on the extreme inn
propriety Of too much talking, and
especially warning Us to beware of
the detestablc folly Of striving after
the last word, always putting out
poor Talkall as a kind of bngbeal To
brighten us into catholic spirit on
| the occasion.
Ordinarily. Turner was not a moi
sly man and as to his natural yolu-
bility, he doubtless had matches IN
his own neighborhnod indeed il
was even affirmed that in his own
house his tongue commonly kept III
decent subjcctlon though that, to
be sure, was IN some measure owing
to dame Talkali, in contest with
whom even Turner himself was even
sure to sustain Il signal defeat, and
whose frequent victories over linn
had humblcd, IN some degree, his
pI'idc-but his reputation IN his line
vas of such character that no CitI-
zen of the good hamlet of Aylesbury
ever engaged IN a point blank dis
putr with him without fear n trem-
bling-not of his bodily powers, for
i he was a small, thin, shIiyrlled,
swarthy fellow, Of spare bone and
sinew, but from mere dread al the
powers OF his tongue. They were
sure to be beaten too, according to
Turner's rules Of debate; for he
would have the last word, ii he talk
ed till his elbows came through his
coat, so much did he stick upon tins
point.
believe the family was little
vain Of the distinction they had gam
cd.-Madam IalkaIl, though by no
means troublesome ueighbor, car
ricd an Gle, ated head, X do-ll-you-
/ dare 80 Of look in her eye, all oil
which Afforded evidence that she
held herself by no means second to
amy one as otator.-Ihe children,
to make the best of them, had learn
cd rapidly III the school at home, and
we're NOISY. impudent and nurnly.
aud even the dog had avery distinct
idea of his pecoilar privilege as a
member of the Talkall family, and
barked with more zeal. energy and
industry, Tran any other dog in the
country. sNhen they all happened
to be engaged in full concert, as
sometimes happened, the neighbours
used to gather under the did beach
tree on the opposite side oftlle road,
and listen and Wonder in silent awe.
IL would be difficult to determine
precisely What kind Of sentiments
prevailed generally in the ucishbor-
hood. respecting the family not
those howe, en-, either of admiration
or jealousy. They were neither be-
loved nor enyied--becaUse they were
ctcrnaly aii'ronting those with whom
they had intercourse, and it vas eHi-
dent they lived a most uncomlorla-
bic life, if people could Judge ri their
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