Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1829-12-15
WILLIAM PENN.

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WILLIAM PENN.
Inc Legislature of Georgia adopted
tnis maxim, in nearly these words. az shall
saew ~ quotation from report, approved
ny tnat body. in Dec. 1897.
ff'a w london Asw .MOathly Magazins,
W. OF THINIrY.HALL,
| A PORTRAIT.
| In the old grey court on the right of the
masters lodge, not far from the rooms oc.
cupled by Ebden,* that merriest tho,oh
no. the mildest, of tutors, lived in the
year ISL, W, of Trinity-Hall. He
was short, fat, thick-set man, with a
round, red face, fond of grog, but very
averse to Greek, naval gentleman dis.
gnlsed in academicals; and as he rolled
along Trumpington-street, in his full
flowing, fellow-commoner's gown, with
the same step and stagger with which he
would have paced his own. quarterback
was spectacle which has been known to
relax the iron muscles even of Professor
Scholefield himself
But if his appearance was drolI. much
more were his demeanour and dialooue.
lie had served many years in the navy ;
and having Ito use his own expressions
thrice fought ship, was now about to
Dork church! No chance of promotion
now our best friend is deposed! NV ia
ther will have vacant living very shortly ;
and |" he sighed deeply. SINUS, fill Il /!
3d." thus he concluded, to the utter
amazement of the resident fellow, al We
brought myself up 10 smooth water. and
here am, like young bear, with all nv
troubles before me-"
Never was there neophyte more sadly
perplexed. When in his cap and gown.
ne always seemed doubtful of his own
identity. Moreover, he was perpetually
puzzled between his clerical prospects and
his nautical retrospects. Wind wester.
iy! This day nine years, | was wrecked
off Ushant. By the way, have you heard
that the Bishop of Peterborough has issu.
ed fresh code Of signals--psha !!-ques.
tons, l mean How on earth I'm to
answer Mind your ,weather-helm, Mad.
am y he exclaimed, as the gigantick Mrs.
Battle trans6xed him with the point of a
huge umbrella. You should have short.
ened sail in this squalIy weather." was his
gruff observation, as he with difficulty dis.
engaged himself from her drapery and
apologies.
| Etiquette required he should be intro.
duced by the tutor to some man of his own
college. Mr.. c. one of
the exclusives" was fixed upon. Ha |!
| knew something of one of your family
-old Billy BIue."t Mr.. C. C-'s
complexion bore considerable aft nifty to
his noble relatives nickname at that par
ticular instant. "Old Billy Blue All !
ne was not one Of your palm-singing beg
gars, with his hair as straight as die.
No, no he knew what was midship-
mans duty, and more he never required.
Not like your sanity shippers Of modern
days, who, while they give their orders,
turn up their eyes like lady in love, and
-CApOOt HHpUSSiDiltl6S.
You should endeavour. Sir" was the
sage advice of the professor of civil law.
"to give your mind an academcal turn
while resident in this our university"
But in vain. He convulsed the bystand-
ers by the most pertinacious adherence to
his professional phraseology. He persist
ed in maintaining, before a Mortified as.
scmbly Of the most serious young men, i"
that Mr.. Simeon's action in the pulpit re-
minded him " Of a ships course working
to windward;;" and averred that :" Pro-
lessor while delivering his lectures,
resembled stormy petrol on the lookout
for squalls"
" W" said the gay Sir Charles
-, as he rushed into his room one
morning. breathless and half-dressed-
"W-,shut your doors, the baliff's are
after me, and what can ! do Pr" Do
stand out to-wind with every stitch you
can crack. But stay, have glass of grog
before you start. Easy, easy. Why you
below like bunch of boatswains %
! feel some difficulty in stating whether
it was during college examination in
Trinity Hall, or criminal one before the
Vice Chancellor. that Mr.. VS.
parts shone forth with the greatest bril-
liancy. The examination papers are gen.
orally printed; this year they consisted Of
Questions on one of the Gospels in the
Greek Testament, and on. | think, the
Kurou Paideia Of Xenophon. Do you
find any difficulty, Mr.. W? said
the examining fellow. kindly, observing he
had been porting over his papers for an
hour in evident perplexity-"I shall be
happy to give an explanation, or remove
any obstacle that"