The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-02-13

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inpn'e an, fhins. IKE tear 10 Hancock .
lar arre he rsaIi, deiiriepru decision aud
ffmHrss ms acceptance at tn. presidenct
ii Congress would se.ncely haseSnctsased
thu odinm under which h. alfeady abp r.
ed. lle had previously passed The Rublcont
ADD had bsen long marked onl a. one ii
the fri Obj cts "f ro1 Al venganc.. W.
must seek for some other Cause uf The
back wardeess displayed by tbs di-lio-
gnl-h"d palilnt, oh this occasion, and oane
oller themselves Ia our mind. more naiu-
winch aft essr tn. aitendanl. Of real mer
Il. And eminent y prominent Is he Was
he could sllIl -ay. With great truth, IN Re
ference 10 hl- colleagues.
Never before stood IN such presence
u Ia RI ~ re- ot9rf fe SOS; .Mr..itan
o K = not e." only nIrmber dominated
ipr this fiji; 1moag others, Benjamin
Harrison IT Virginia was spoken Of and III
II the " ~Pn h RI .uenber." all DID IA N
thr extract ab"'' ,de. TIN, z ntlrman
or of lie most Distinguished aud zral6ns
mrn of his state, occupied consplcous
stJtiun IN our political ranks, from the mo
ment his arrival IT, Philadelphia ~ a d,le-
gair. I1he'hi'g prlucely eslat which
enabI'd HIM To indulge, To the most hber-
Al extent, tle u ,tud hospitality of hi, GUAR
aflrr, ht formed noble establishment III
Tn city, and kept wbat IL called IN tn
South, an oDcn houge." Enthusiastic III
III cause ri Independence, decided ~ tin
nom 10 lac emplot ed. aud I'M "a ltd -
lbe pursuit i Ia. object, MS friends viewed
hun, as II l. sud, - proper person 10 pr.
slde, 1t this critical jlncrnrr, over th,. con
tlaental congress. H. was also nrarh
connected With the lat, venerable Prcsl.
deot Peyto Randolph. H. repcIled al
adta,cc, ~ this subject, aud jolnrd nos
whD perceived 4 pcrnlt fitness, - srirct.
ing a northern gentleman va, M add
tlon 10 hla nnbouuded devotion To In
CAUSE OF freedom, appeared on tae floor al
congress, a. the parlieulr object of M
lsirrial Jealonsl and prescription. Mr.
Harrison took a decided pat in his rlrc
ton whrn thu appointment WAS ann,1roa
ri, and Nr. Hancock cvinced some d.,
gree nt embarrassment, he stepped for
ward and bore him to the char, not rudei3
or lndciieateiy, but with that ki1d Of good
hamourrd and easy Familiarity. which
characterIses the gentry of the south
Beaja,nle HARRISON was polished gen
lIelnan, and aw " high in the confidence
IF his country when he returned from
Gnngress, he became a member of the Vit-
< MIA house OF delegates, aud continued a.
snch, until after the selgr oC York Town.
wheo he succeed Mr.. Nelson, as goyeroor
If Vi glula. N.
tGcn William II. Harrison of Cincinna
Ii, al present a senator IN Congress fom
Ohio, is a son of this distinguished Patriot
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\ WOMAN CAN KEEP A SECRET.
The following anecdote viii prov" tae
fllla,y Of the remA,k, that ga woman eau.
not keep secret"
SoWc years slsce, lady called IT !
vel's shop IN the outskirts ol the town, 4 d
purchased = pair of gloves for her immedl-
te wear /; observing At the same time, shr
was on her road To Bulnrt that she bad
lift her gloves AT her friends hous., where
SHE rdled, aud that she vas appre-
hrnsiye vt helng bpnghted # she went back
for them. The gluvr fired Oh The gloves;
and the lady after paving for them from u
purse well stocked with bank notes, step
ped into her post ch Use aud proceeded on
her journey. She had scarcely reaChed
Flnchl"y Common, when h1gh"aym n
stopped the f-hslse, aud drmand Il her mo-
nev. ilc lntreatrd her not to BIZ alarmed,
IA he had no intention upon her person.
if she surrendered her property, II VS. all
Ia.
his " III urged him To thi, desperate act. and
he was determined In remove his pcnurS
or perish. Tn lady gave her purse, aud
the dcNprrado rode off.
After he wa gone, aud the fright had
subsidized, the lady imagined that in the al
dress of the highwayman. -hr recognized
the voice IF the glover ne bad Just before
dali with. THIS cOncelt struck her So
forclhlv, that abe ordered the post boy Ia
drive back IN tpwn--nnt ChonslnP, he SAID
- venture furtper over the heath. On
her arrival At the Clio, rr'4 she knocked and
gained admittance, thu glover himself open
ed the door Fhr lady desired tn speak
With hun IN private. The glover showed
her to back parIor, when SHE exclaimed
= am come for my purse, of which you
.rohhrd me this evening nn Fnchly Com
mon THE glover was conlonnded aud
the lady proceeded 1t i. Of no use for
you to drnS it: | am convinced aud your
life IS at my mercy. Return me my pro-
perry. and trust to my humanity The
glover. overcome with guilt. shame aud
confusion, returned the purse, confessed
the crime, and pleaded his distress. The
ID aft it,l.t Ia it,,
a ten pound note bade him mend his way
of life, aud keep his own codueil; adding
that she would never dltulgp his name or
place of abode. She kept her word and,
though the robbery WIS stated in the pub
liz papers, the discovery was omitted; ADD
II was not nnll very recently, that a minute
nj this singular transaction was found a.
mong the nanrrs Of The IAdY alnhed tor