The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-03-30

lures, and their various actions and pc
culiarities, took occasion To withdrew
from one of them pait of the hay
which no was collecting ON the floor with
his proboscis /; did this with my cane
and watched the animal yety narrowly,
10 prevent stroke from him, which
/ had reason to expect the keeper SAID
that | had greslly displeased the ele-
plant, and that he never would forget
the injury. thought but little OF tbs
Iaamoniuon at the time. But about six
weeks afterwards When | accompanied
some other persons ON visit To the cl-
cpuouts, found lhat though probably
several hundred people had been there
since my preceding visit, the animal
soon recognised me. did not attempt
to modest or tease hun n all and had
no conception ot any conceded resent
mcnt.-On a sudden, however, when |
was supposed 70 be within The reach OF
! his pruboscis, -he thew II towards me
with so much violence that had it struck
me / should probably have been K He'd,
orreceived some material injury. Hap
| PLY for me | perceived his intention,
and being very active | sprung out OF
his reach. To every other person pre-
sent he was geuJe I'D rood tempered,
and his enmlty 10 me arose, rs the kec-
per declared, solely from The circum-
stance OF the little aiiiont which | had
| formerly put upon him.
Want Of Honeg.--To be in want Of
money is TO pass through life with little
credit or pleasure it IS TO live out Of
tho world, OF be desplsed II you come
/ INTO 1t ii is not To be sem Tor to Court,
or asked out to dinner, OF noticed IN
the street il is moi 10 have your opln-
ion consulted, OF else rejected with con-
tempt; to have your acquaintance carp
cd at and doubted your good thing,
disparagcd and at last u lose the vii
ana the spirit 10 sly them II IS to la
lscruunlled by strangers and neglected
by friends; III IS 10 be Il thrall 70 clrcuu-
stances, al exile III foreign lau| %
torego leisure, freedom, ease "a. body
and mind, to De dependent on the Cogo
will ana caprice Of DINERS, or com f,
precariouS aud lrksoas livelihood by
some laboliou5 omploy meut ii 10 Uo
compelled to sldua behind thr counter
or to set ut a desk IA some public Office,
OF to marry your landlady, or uot the
person you wish, or 10 go out to the
East OF West Indies, OF 10 get a sItuu-
ton as Judge abroad aud return home
with liver complaint, or to be a law
statloncr, or senSener, or scavDnger,
on newspaper reporter, OF 10 read law
aud to set IA court without brief, 20 be
uoprlved Of the use oil your fingers by
transcf'blng Greek manuscripts, or TO
be a seal engraver and pore yourself,
bind, or to 60 upon the stage, or Try
Some OF The fine arts. With all your
pans, anxiety dnd hopes, most proba-
bly, ~ fail, or II YOU succeed after the
eXertions of years, anu undergoing con-
slant distress OF mind and fortune, to be
assaIIed OH every side with envy, back
biting and ialsehool, Of 10 DC IL iavorlte
with the public for while ynd then
thrown INTO thcbdch ground, or IN u jan
by the hcSleness ot taste and som
new tavonte TO be full Of enthusp -
ana extravaganza III youth, 81 Cht.un
ami DISAPPOINTMENT III aiter III 3D. he
Dostled by The rabble because }0u 10 NJ,
rae III your coach, dedtdca ~ those .ahy
kROW y0ur aoOrth, ana shf t6 from q us
a claim on Their respect u heir purse
TO be a burden 10 your lsiauul. on un.-
bic to do my tDng tol mem to b. -
shtmcd To youture ITO Crows % have
cold comforts al nome 10 lose by de-
grees your confidence anu any talent
you might possess , 10 grow grabbed,
mOrose, and querai0e5 dissatisfied wi,l
every one, but most 81 with yourself ana
plagued out Of your life to look for a
place to die III, and quit tho worl. with
out any ones asking about your VIII.
! The WiSCacres will possibly, however,
crowd round your coffin, and raise a
memorial, at considerable expense and
after lapse Of time, TO commemorate
your genus ana your misfortune
London MOnthiy Magazine.
In good King Charlcs'o joyIal days
when the most cXirayagant vii had, liSa
the loyalty of the time, no harm in, >
it is recorded that when a gentleman
drank lady's health as toast, by way
of doing her 5tlli more honour, uc fire.
quently threw some part Of his dress i'll
to the flames. In tins proof OF voucra-
tion to the ladies, his companions, were
obliged to follow hin, by con uming the
same article, Whatever II mlgtt pp. Ono
OF the friends Of Su Charles Sedloy at
ter dinner at tavern, perco'yu, he had
a very rich lace crayat on, wuen he na-
med the lady to whom honour wa, due,
made sacrifice OF his crayat, and SIR
Charles and tue rest OF TIE comp my
were all obliged to follow his example.