The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-10-23

But who comes here, bloody With
squirting. fiery red with spccd,'
mounted on hard trotting horse.
and driving as If his only oblcc was
to agltatc his intcstines. Unless
my eyes deceived me. II il fat faced
Dick-the counter part of Sir Toby
Philpot. | knew him .cIl--a fei.
low al infinite jest, of most excel.
lent fancy, with red blowsy cheeks.
which would not disgrace London
alderman, rogush leer of the eye
and real " laugh aud BIZ fat er-
preston OF the whole countcnance.
had never seen him IN horseback
before. and his awkward and uneain.
ly position, and HIS ardent cndea.
Yors 10 hold on showed concInsi,ely
that was ne1u busiuess.--My Gu.
riasity was excited To know what
had induced Dick toquit terra frmf,
to which he had always adhered with
the utmost pcrtinacity, and TO trust
his precious neck to the uncertain
chances of equestrian speed. But
he came rs on the Wind. aud would
have dashed by without needing mo
i'll had not hailed him in cheerful
voice. He checked his raw boned
gelding. and looked down upon me
from his high estate. But q how
altered was the expression OF that
face. The fat checks still remained
in all their glory, and exercise had
added deeper crimson to his nsn-
ally red face. But instead If tho
gay, happy and lively meaning in
the eye which could always vet tho
table in roar, there was an express
sion of fear, and anxiety. aud drs-
pondeney, which sat as awkward on
his phiz ashis body did on bis horse.
In the name of the seven wonders,
what sent you here, Dick .Wil-
son on the liver complaint answer.
cd he. have n touch 0l the liver,
laying his hand with nOurnlul
significance on his right side. What
symptoms II is not a week SINCE
| had distinct pain in my side.
The next day felt II fullncss q. OPP
preston after dinner. luckily had
read, n few days before, a few pages
in Wilson. ! knew my complaint.
and my only remedy A horse. a
horse, my kingdom for Il hursc.'--
But fear all will not do. The liv-
CT once diseased, the whole process
of digestion IL obstrucled, nausea,
vomiting, pain in the side, costive-
ness, palencss In the counenance,
all follow. No longer since than
yesterday, | discovered palcuess in
my conntenance, nst under the haic
do you see ii now ? You look,
Dick, about rs pale as Il picked
beet, and ~ much like an Invalid ~
-. Here he interrupted me 10y
bidding me good morning. sayings
1 feel the bile collecting, must
ride for my life
His departure gave me leisure To
observe little wasp Of n thing, that
was ambulating towards me. Tho
youth was adorned in the extreme
of fashion, 'neat, trinity dressed az
unsollcd as if just taken from his
bandbox, and as deIicately small az
il just compressed by steam power.
His whole appearance proclaimed n
dandy OF the first water, and his
uimble. pamble, indefinite walk.
soon placed him before noe, in all
the glory Of an animal, half nom
key, and half man. And pray, my
young gentleman, what disorder be-
longs to your sweet sell F.? Sir an
swcrcd Inc witha most exquisite lisp.
what disorder do you think most
becomes a gentleman of fortune and
leisure. '-Really | know not, unless
il be certain disease, which shall
be namcless. Sir, it is the dyspep-
sia--dyspcpsia is all the go. it is quite
the rage in the fashionable world.'
Aud what is dyspepsia, pray your
honor Dyspepsia ! why il is the
most gcntccl. eenlIcmanly, delicate,
sentimental disease now in vogue.
1t is very vulgar, pom honor. not
to have the dyspepsia could con-
tain myself no longer. but found my
self awake, laughing most heartily
at the vision Of the field OF the incu.
rabies.
A Scottish noblcman one day Wis.,
tied lawyer at his Office, in which,
at the time, there was a blazing fire.
which led him to exclaim, Mr.