The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-08-18

lhIs sudden assault discounted the Wa2 not
a little; but with hs usual presence of mind, he
placed himself IN a stage attitude, and thus al
dressed the frenchman, while he elected the
contents Of pow dei puff into the poor mans
face =
Arannt aud qnil my sight thy rnaor edreless.
Thy tonps are eoid-tnon hast no sn1s nr brushes
%la1lfat TAT fist That thou dost lather with
H. bafhafons slave hence.
II Is almost needless TO state that At the word
hence, tie tfenelmaa made a retrogade lea
through the haels door, "h,le ofivar escaped
through the tfont. Emerald.
From the Boston Bulletin.
+. The ffeHg Herb. i observe by one Of
yoni late panafs. that the " brother ct the SIM,
frs, cousin OF the moon, sole governor of the
earth, and ia her Of his people, : 10 vii, the En,.
pe,or OF Clina. has issued a decree prohibiting
the introduction mo the celestial empire OF fhe
" filthy herb, tobacco am hurt by this M
provoked attack on the creature. tobacco. >
10 shicb am very much attached. and mol the
less from having suffered by II bolh IN health
and purse. wish, therefore, 10 intlnate To
his Imperial Majesty, the sole t.oYefnnf, It that
heI doing the - creature, y is Il IS called IN
Winthrop Journal, great injustice. do not
know whether lis Imperial Bghmess kaking
Is a s,lbscfihef 10 the bulletin ii ne Is mol, | vii
thank you 10 send him A copy containing the
following extract OF "A letter of James Howell,
written lido which, besides setting forth the
virtues Of tins weed. contains n pretty problem.
whira hope will amnse his Mats Y. At. the
same Time | recommend 10 h1n fhe moderate use
Of soIue good Cabanoi segars. a Wholesome junk
Of Gavendish, or a hofn Of s@nuiehta. rs the best
consolation IN his atllIetlon Al The Late miseon
duet 81 his eldest sou. p
i" Tobacco. says James Howell, " moderates
Y and seasonabiy taken. is goadio, many things.
II helps digestion taken a while alter meat,
makes one voli lhern,, &c. \ ieat ct two
sieeped IN white wine oser night. is a yomit that
never fails in us opefation,-lt - Il good com
panlont for ole hat conyerscth y itl dealt mer,
f,r II one have been porting long upon a book,
af Il totled with "A pen, anu SAT- fed with
tldS, il qulekene;h with him, and dispels
n ese clouds that usually ovrfsel the brain
HE smoke at i IS one OF The Wtol-omesi
scouts that i against all contagious airs. ioI
il oYefnasters ali ofher smells, az King
lanes, tiny say, found trle, when be,ne
once = bunting, a shower OF rain drove him
Into y pr siye Tor sheitel, Mbere he caused
n PIPE fall In be taken on purpose. Il can
moi endure a spider OF y flea. Will such liar
yermin, and if vour hawk be trenhled with
any such being blown ito his feathers, il
frees him. Now To desreo5 from tie sub.
stance oftlie smoke 10 the asiee. ii j. we'll
7 hHhi#F - AHiHAi #Rif thffH > III h'## -
many II one would Try n pretty eoHcln-
sHfn how much smoke there is in a POUND OF
tohaeco, the ashes vii tell bIm Tor let a
pound be exactly weighed, aud the ashes
kept charity aud weighed, afterwards, what
wanf'sofa pounds "eight IN = hes. cannot
be denied 10 have bten smoke which evapo.
rated IN ar. | have been told that SIR Walter
Raleigh w9n II wager Il Queen Elizabeth up-
On this nicely
Tho Spanish and Irish took II most in
power and smnfeh II, and nightly retreshes
tlr brain and ! believe there IS as much la.
ken in this u ay IN Ifelaad, rs here j. IN pipe
IN England. Oae shall commonly see the
serving maud upon the wasntng.bloek. aud
the swain upon tine plongh-sbare, when they
are tired with la'1or. take out iheif boxes of
smntehln AID draw il into ileir nestfi!s with
Il quill and II vii hoget ntw spihfs IN fhrm
with a fresh sigor 10 hegin then wofk again
~.sesa-.
FEMME Fab .on.-Alt. Reingale, IN n recent
lecture attic tiosal institution. sad that taste
was de%inahle, was ieduclble TO law. aud Wa,
not that vague principle that many authors al
serted. He lamsnled thai taefe IN this conn
ny was poisoned by the tetefs u Josh ion-thai
the iair forms of our women, and the mani,
character Of onI men, were PEI petually under
going iusleles- variations. bY following ihr fash
IONS ola neighbDriag nation. whose character
We d%espised. but wh9ea costume We minated
IL concluded viii d sesioh ofd iadgs had AM
said, II they would Hear such mOHiJ0Sities Of
Bonnet. toy ought u Put lhcm on mcllning 10
one Side 81 the otial, and not horizontally, 5
that TIE oval form produced by such arrange,
nent, might contrast with the beauiitol oval
forms OF their faces. which could not be affected
according TO the present fashion.
Nodeut Ismatt iasbioag-rhe prevailing
head dresses are monstrons. Inc bonnet has
increased, Is increasing, aud ought 10 be dimia-
ishcd If q iadv now resemble a mushroom, al
head and 10 body, What shall we say 10 the new
Partisan modes "hith will in a tew DAYS, sur.
prise the eyes OF Inc Dlekey Sams. aud make
them stare with astonIshmeai}-hear otedIbly
Informed that the new dresses will require tu ice
the quantity OF sinti that u employed IN making
one in the fashion aud that where twclA = wards
of silk were sufficient before. onr-andfwentl
will nov scarcely make a Iady's dress accord
ing to the ] iZning fashion. Livery Lady We are
told. vii be in u paoktr before and IN a 1astie be-
hind aud that, y hat win pads and stuifia2, and
whalebone, AMI the other llefpressl0ie Of le-
male allure winch ale hid tion tae eyes of all
save those ofthe initiated, our wives and daugh-
ters will when dras sed IN the heighf OF the mode
appear twice THEN natural 0nik, and present To
the eyes OF a%dnifing friends "A rotnndity of fl.
pnre fruly aliefDauI,. 1ur shoulders of the
ipaWn vii VT net ftNelnplF u SieidultI > coal
the ,Ieexts. down 10 the elbow, viii he complete
y filled ny aud a hump, under the soft name
Of hustle, placed on every ialr creature back,
IN resemblance of the " enyIous mountain, ;
q sbn,eon sat delormi'y, > which ktng Richard
the third weals IN dramatic exhibition. The
truth IS, thai same tai, missnapen old dowager
Is the inYeniress OF the preposteroas dress winch
we have attempted To describe. Finding thai
she stood 10 chance Of attracting observation,
when surrounded by the stlpli-i,ke forms and
fairy shapes OF Nadre's i~ayorites, tins old bel
dame conceived the idea oil bringing up H fashion
which should destroy all symmetry Of person by
padding, and pucker,ns, and %siufiing.
lLirerpooi Albion.
ii 3UBIIC NUiiCE.-lhe subscriber will
commence the tai and winter session o