Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-07-17
INDEPENDENTS.


The Honorable Mister Augustus ITeAder,on, who
lived once in younder villa the Youngest OF eleven
children, and consequently the junior brother Of ,h>
noble lord OF rIeader'on, nephew Of Admiral Barry
mere X G. d &c. sc Sc; aud cousin first second
third fourth. fifth, sixth. aud seventh, remove-to af
the honorables and diShonorobies in the country.
When the old earl died, he left four chancery suits
and nominal estate 10 the heir apparent, TO whom hc
also bequeathed his three brothers and ser
who had only small annuities from their mothers
tune being assured that ito his words) hr
might depend on him, for the honor Of the family 10
provide for them handsomely" And so he did (in his
own estimation Ibis lady sisters had the run o. the
house and MIR. Augustus Header'on had the run of
the stables, the use OF hunters and dogs, and uni
versally acknowledged TO possess "proper spirit" be-
cause he spent three times his income 90 He hates
'hc world aud all for beauty, 10 hunting Jacket" ex.
claimed the groom " fie flies gate heyonl- any v-
ing soul liver seed, and his tally no, my iew-l-'tyyouid
DO Yer heart good 10 hear his tally ho said my loi'-
huntsnan. He . a generous Gentleman as any in the
k'ngom--i'li say that for him, any day in the year."
echoed the Goldman" He's admired more nor any
n,lemen walks Stevens Green in a month of Sun.
DAYS, P 90 ball." continued Miss Jenny Roe the ladies
maid.
i" Choose profession 20 Oh no! impossible An
iilsh Jin'leman choose profession Bat the Honora
Die Mister Augustus Headerion chose wife, and threw
all his relations, including Lord iIeaderton the Hon
orahle Justice cleveland. Admiral Barrymore X c.
g and his cousins to the fioih remove into strong
CONVERSIONS, or little Gts. She, the lady, had sixty
hpuiaud pounds,-that, OF course, they could not ob.
jeet 10. She had clopcd with the Honorable Mister
augustus Headeron:-mere youthful indi<creiion
sh" was mite and ugiytha' only concerned her hns
band She was proud AMI extrayagAn; those (they
sai,l) were iady-like faings. She ignorant and
4tupd;-(her ssiersin-lav would have pardoned that
She was vulgar;-that was awkward Her father wa,
carcass butcher, in Coles Lane market death AMI
destruction.
could never be forgiven the cat direct was unan
nou'y agreed on and the little lady turned up her lit
lie nose in disdain her handsome barouche rolled past
The numbering carriage of the Right Hon Lord Iiea.
derion: She persuaded her husband to purchase tina,
beautiful villa, in view OF tho family domain that she
TrppI NJ Sc
she elegantly expressed it, the prod beggars TO their
trumps;-anJ why not!--moncy's money al, the yorI
orer The Honorable Mr Augustus depended OH his
agent Tor The purchase and thousand and odd
pounds were consequently paid, sail 10 have been
pIid Tor it, than lis value And then commenced
the general action; u purse and empty head persus
no purse, and old nobility. They he'd a,isfacon in
running each oherthe fun purse emptied by dc.
vourng dnns, and the old nobility suffered by its con-
nectiHn with vulgArity
80 want TO know Honorable Mfr Auqus,ue Uo,l.r
ton, (the lady always gave the full name when all.
dressing her husband abe used saw il was all abe rot
Tor her monev)--" want to know, Honorable Mi,er
Augustus Hradertop, the reason WHY the music mas
'er's Lessons given 10 the Miss Hcader,ons, they
were blessed with seven sweet pledges OF afaction)
have not been paid for"I desired The steward to see
to- and you know depend him to settle tn SO mat
ters." ~
:, the Hon Mrs. iieadcr;on rang the bell" send
Mister Martin" the lady began ",yhat is the rea
son, that Mr.. LangPs account has no, been PAID"
MY master, Nam, knows that have been anxious
lot MN 70 TOOK over the acrouns the gon are 50
very great and the comings-in, far as | know"
me honorable MIR. Augustus Headerton split some of
the whskey-puneh he was drinking, over a splendid
hearth rug which drew the aiy's attention from what
would have been an unpleasant reimbursement,
cannot understand why Difficulties should arise
am certain brought fortune large enough for all
extravaganza" was the ady's constant remark when
expenditure was mentioned. Years passed over The
headsof the young-and they grow old, and over the
heads OF ioois-but they never grow wise.
The Honorable Mister and Mistress Augustus Hea-
n napin pf ~. ~
grown up around them; but could derive no suppor
from the parent root Tile mother had dapeuied IN
goyernesses and masters or the education Of their gir
ana on their beauty, exions OF accOmpli.hmen,s 10
procure them husbands The father did not de EN- the
anos OF study a. occupation for the Of an ancient
house; Depend upon IT," he would say, " they'll Al
10 wei! win my connexions they will be able TO com
mand wba; they please" The Honorable Mistress An.
pustus could not boast Of fun purse for ibov had
long been living on the memory of their once ample for
tune.
Tho Honorable Mister Augustus TIeaIerton died in
the forty 9Th year Of his oge, Of Inflammation caught
10 an od lime Kim where lac concealed 10 avoid an
arrest tor The sum Of $50 guiDeas for black Nell the
famous N.Y. who won The cup the Curraeh Of xii.
darc-purchased in his name but without his know
ledge by his second son, the pride Of his fsrnilycom
monty called Dashing Dick
All know farther Of The Hon Mistress Auone,,s
Headcron is, that
Size played q, Cards. and disin
Miss Georga"a--thc beauty and greatest fool Of the
family who depended her face "a her fortune All re,
huSband-an old rich West India planter and elopeJ
six months after marriage, with an officer of dragons
mI's e'esna was really clever and Accomplished
& Use her abilities for her own supportl" OH mo-
not Tor world'-too proud work but not too uroud 10
beg Sh" depe,ded on her relations and PLAYED tosdy
to all who would Wy
bliss Louisiana, clever; but, IN all other respec,.
ditto ditto. F'N"'
Miss Charlotte was always very romantic; refused
respectable banker with indignation and No argied her
unce's footman- los love.
Having s'ecbed The female portion Of the family FIRST
"a complimentary the way they do not always receivc
tho gentlemen. -
The Emperor" as Mr.. Augustus twas called, from
his stately manner and digniiied depor,men aided by
az nuch sea- esteem as could well be contained in bu
man body, depended, without any cornpnncfous vie
things OF conscience, on the yenisoo cI,fef and cham
payne Of his friends, and thought ali the fine no I'D
them honor--and thus no passed his he
" Dashrg Dick the opposite of the rmoeror.
sing good song--told a good s,ory-and gJoried In
making ladies' blush. lie depended on his cousio. Col
bioOInheIds procuring him commission in his reoi.
neni and cheated ailors, hosters elovers coacbrosk
efs ahI even lawyers, with impunity. Happily Tor he
wofld ~ large Da'hing Dick broke hs neck in a stec
PIE chase on stolen horse, which he would have been
hannSed Tor puTloinlng, had ne lived day longer
ferdInand was the bonnie. bouche of he family: tfsv
uscd 70 coll MIN the Parsonl" Excellent Ferdinand
10 cP1'pjpd % hs own cser,ion~ end 10 ever the