Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-01-24

Sn Charles Sediey.-LoId .Iulgrav in his Essn, o.,
S'tne, 1852 represents Sir Charles Scdley as yoIun
uary but he acknowledged both BY that writer and
other of his cotcmporares have been extremely wit
ty, and particularly happy in his SMILES He condos
cendcd, however, sometimes become practical ink
err, as appears from anecdotes CONCERNING him re-
corded by Ojys, in his manuscript notes on ane.
bTainc.
Sedley, though somewhat inclined to cornu,opc. ,
a handsome man, aud very like kynaston the Actor
VINO was SO proud OF the resemblance, that he got suit
OF raced cioaths after one that Sir Charles had worn
ana appeared III IL III public In order TO punish his
n!, Sedley hired bravo, who aCcostinr Kynaston in
ST. James's Park his fine SUIT pretended to mistake
nun LOT me barohet; ana having picked quarrel with
MN unue pe'ence OF having received rude message
from NM nc caned the actor soundy. In vain XMAS
Ion protested ho was not the person the bravo took him
ori iha more he protested the more blows The other
aid on 10 punish him for endC curing 10 cscane cbss
us ment by SO iRpudc7st ttlseiood. " ben some ~
lie poor Actors friends afterwards demonstrated with
>cdey on this harsh treatment OF an inoljcns,ye man
nc 'eped that their pity was very much rlaceL a,
Ought rather TO be bestowed him, since Kvnaston
could not have suffered half so much in his bones nc
(Sediey( had suffered in his reputation all ,ja ow h,
eylng that II was he who thus pubckly disoraced
IN nose days, when gentleman drank lad, health
as a toast by way OF doing her still more honour. he
frequently threw some part of bis dress into the dnes:
IN which proof Of his vencration lis COMPANIONS we're
Obliged TO follow him. by consuming the same article
whatever 1t might be- One of Sejlcy's friends af, er
dinner at tavern, perceving he had very rich lace
was TO be done r!adc sacrifice of his cravat and Sir
Charles and the rest of the company we're all oblrcd
to follow his example Sir Charles bore his loss viii,
great comPosure observing that il was good Joke but
That he would have as good froc some other time
On subsequent day, the same party being assembled
when Scdley lad drank bumper TO the health of some
beauty of the day, he called The waiter and ordering
oolh drawer INTO the room, whom he had pres ously
stationed Tor the purpose, made him draw a dccaycd
tooth which long bad plagued him. The rules of rood
fellowship clearly required, that every one of the com
Pany should lose tooth also; but they hoped he would
not be so unmcrciful as rigsy enforce The law An
their Inconsistencies however proving vain each IF Iis
companions successfully muita gemcnS was obliged to
put himself into the hands of the OPERATOR and while
they were writing with pain, Sir Charles continued
XcIaIninG-"Paiiencc, Gentlemen, patience! YOU
know, promised should have my frolick toon
Ihis anecdote Oldys appears TO have heard from an
old gentleman of the name of Partridge who was Sod
ley's cotcmPorary. Theso adventures probably hap
Pened wien he was extremely young: and after all al
lowances for the houghessness and gaety of that ne
Rod Of hic have hardly wit enough in them to compcn
safe for the III nature.