The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-06-05

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SUI piised If Il suits his par ose ne will say
am noi the man you take me for no sucn
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l. meredith -P1itnr find sone o,e else 90 whom
you may ,e this tale. truly, ! / nov DOT whether
u thlnk you linn fhe n,possor'
No. Ii
TIE ADuLAros
| kdulafon is the base converse Of an inferior
with one from whom be seeks some sordid ad.
vantage Ire Adulator, waking with his pat.
/ ron mark You NOT how the eyes ofall are tu n
ed npsu you There - not snOihef man in the
city WHO attracts so much attention II was but
yesterday that the estimation IL, which you are
held was publicly acknowledged In the Portico
there were rnore than thirty PERSONS sitting to-
gether and ia the course Of cGnversation it was
iuquired,-who mrried To he called the most
sorthy citizen ofthe state when one aud all a.
greed you we're the man" While ne proceeds
with discourse of this sort, he employs himselfin
picking some particle of down from the great
mans colak OF IL a gust ofw,nd has lodged an
atom Of straw la his curls, he carefully removes
il; and smiling, adds" see nov, because
these two days have not been with you, your
boards filed with grey hairs and yet, TO say
truth, no man OF YOU years has head Of hair SO
black D."
When his Patron is about 10 speak, the Para.
site imposes silence upon all present; and he
himself, while he listens, gives signals of APP
plause and al every pause excaims, -" well
sad well SAID % II the speaker !, pleased To be
facetous. he forces grin, or puts ms cloak to
his mouth, as If striving 10 suppress a burst of
laughter. lie commands those whom they may
meet IN a narrow way to give place, while his
Friend passes on. lie provides hmself.Ith ap.
plies aud pears, which he presents to tue children
OF the lamlly IN the presence Of the Father and
Kissing them, cxclaims, -" Worthy offspring Of
noble stock"
" The foot says the humble companion,
when the great man would fit himself with pair
ofshocs, :" the foot IS of handsomer make than
the pair you are trying He runs before his
Patron when he visits his friends, 10 give notice
of his approach saying -IIE comes to thee :"
then he returns with some such formality as
-" have announced you"
When occasion offers he is ready TO give his
help IN the smallest matters; h. will run to the
market, in twinkling, for unch of kitchen
herbs. At table, he is first to praise the wine
leaning upon the haitered man, he says -" You
eat but dclicately = and, taking a morsel from
the table, " how exquisite is tbs !" Then he iu-
quires, " Are you cold Do you wish for your
cloak ~ and forthwith he throws il about him
STOPPING forward, he whispers IN his ear or
while speaking to others, lac rolls his eyes upon
his patron. At the Theatre taking the cushions
from the servant whose business il is to adjust
them Tor his master he performs this Office him
self In word he Is always ready 10 declare
that the house is well built, the grounds well
planted, or that the portrait is an exact likeness.
And truly, you viii find such fellow willing to
say or to do any thing by which he may hope to
curry favour.
Garrulity is an elluson of prolx and unpre-
mediiated discourse. The garrulous man hap
penmgto sit beside one with whom he has no ac-
quainfance, begins by recounting the various ex-
oellencies OF his wife then he says thatlsst night
he dreamed dream which be nara,cs at
length this leads him to mention, one by one,
the dishes that were placed v thin his reach at
supper. BY this time his tongue has gained We
iocty IN going and he proceeds in lohier
strain: Alas - said he, " how much more de-
PRAYED are the men OF our times than were their
ancestors and what price has corn fallen 10
now, IN the markets and how the city swarms
with strangers By the time the Eaccanalia are
well over the sea will be covered again with ships:
should il please heaven. just now, 10 send rain it
would be vast benefit to the wheat" Anon,
hc announces his determination to farm his
own land the ensuing year. But how hard is
1t" say he, " in these times to get living.
must tell you, being, as perceive Stranger
that ii was Damippus who displayed the largest
torch in the late festival. By the bye, --can you
tell me now, how many pillars there are nthe o.
dium l~-yesterday | was sick hem What day
of the month is this 2"
Ifyou will bear with a fellow ofthis sort lac will
never let yougo: for rather than that talk should
fail he will inform YOU of all the festivals that
happened throughout the year,--gravely telling
you that in September is celebrated the feast in
honor oICcres in October, the Apaturia the
real Baccanalia in December and so forth. But
If you would not be worried into fever You
must shake him of, and make your escape as
fast as possible. In truth, il is hard to consort
with those who have no perception of what is
proper either 10 moments of relaxation, or TO
hours of business.