Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-03

too. Away he posted TO l.inchousc, and soon found
how far he had travelled for nothing Tired and
disappointed and scheming vengeance ON the au-
hoTs oi the hoax, he set off his return home cur
sing the Dobhs family every step he went Ae he
passed along Upper Shadwell, he saw horse gallon
furousiy down Cammomile street, and flung it's rider
heavy tall on the pavement. IIe ran and lifted up
tho fallen nan, whom he found insepsible He con-
vcyed him to shop hardly, blcd him, and soon had
the satisfaction of seeing him open his eyes 1t uf.
ices To say that on being conveyed home our Young
surgeon attended him until he was restored to health;
ana so gratefully were his cxcrlions taken by tho
stranger, who was rich East India merchant, Ear
advanced III life, that lic took him into his house as
II medical attendant and friend, and ultimately LEFT
HIM tho bulk of hs property, Thus ont of al, utcn-
ded ooiS day hoax hy the inscrutl5e caprice of ;or-
tune, iroiick led ifs dupe TO wealth This anecdotc
may DC depended ON true, nothing in the story but
the names adopted To conceal the real actors in the
drama being fictitious.
Sacred to tooiing the first of April will nc or
long series ofycars TO come (unlcss tue march of IN
tCiect goes on much more rapidly than ut present
would honor it by restricting within IT'S lu;:s the
usage o. large proportion of those f.ocres which
now occupy other times and seasons So that the use
u III the short span Of human life, may claim great
or portion % the other DAYS OF the wear ! would
recommend that the Lord Mayors Show siuult be
nNed ,nT thar day to which it is especially appropi
ate lac patent theatres i'm the very tcch Of GEORGE
CuiInaa ana his fCs) should enact yc,irios mystery
o. The oldeh ilnI" ~ royal pageant, and close with
it'il tIsubiS t !cUIHeu PROFESSIONS should
prously honour it, The Judges and barr listers should
?W o. their r"w wigs md l~ownS annually on tin,
htat %. Ap., taking up ut the same limo al The wis
don, do nifty and grace those idcoUs pn nGaucs CON
fer for iGc other three hundred and siNty-fuT Til,
toIngp ot thySCidns should then hold their anaua
u"Ci',r. und detail the progress ct their tlisintnrcS
ted services IA putting down guacriy and oncou7a-
rTT men of merit N the profession regardless Oi all
out tiic pnoic gOuL Then, too should the Gresham
lectures hr Delivered EUupowLUf plot, Stuart rCSto
N1t..n. aud marty iUin soruOn. IC Orp1rhpd 'rLr
Royal Society Of Literature should concentrate It's
meetings Tor the sumo anniversary, and nix standard
Tor t'c English language 20 decide the fate Of MI
publications. ur TIC year, quite public opin0u aut
dabIc end Il PROCESSES 60 exist On that day should
as fiat consign tn oblivion for ever the writings OF
those authors who arc perfectly indifferent about
soci0T It's sp?ro6ation and then should It's inyste.
rous transactions be published, und the eppic,tun of
lis funds be- made known. I'll the fashions for Inc
year Should be issued on that d9r under the sane
ton ot the boTd Chamberlain, Mrs Bell of ~. James
street ant McrS. the professor Of broad cloth tra-
perry The wlHsl5er department. might be supey;n
tended d.! the Duke Of Cumberland, with Lord Pc
iershatn Tor his deputy, in the Kingdom of Han
over cannot annually dispense with his lirhness's
ncc NJ. Scgnisr, professor of the art Of sink
ng IN taste, Should on that day settle the dcus Of
his noble amateur pupils for ;he year, mud chooge
pictures Tor iEcr collections Then, too should
every petty t5adrsmGr change tho lurc NJ his door or
window, ~ which he cn,raFs unwcary buyers the
snuit,dea!cr removing HE highlander and null and
plltl1g French eul.yrant Of the old rrrnn m
now dcvcc IN place tho sloc- tea dealer renIa,iu,,
Lis mandarin with observation-disclosures director or
statue Of Coniucius Al these llf;crs cnuc.,Dt cd
ON the first of April, TO which alone they are relevant
the rest of the year would bc arvciousv re,cye OF
heavy load of business, and much space be assjr,,ed
.Jr new pursuits or healthy rccrcs,ions
The first ofApril Is part and parcel Of the custom,
o The land, the observation Of which has been h-uda
down - US from our torGiahers, and therefore all n
= -vf frN LII
together Is cat OF the question: at least while a cor
tain eX-Chancei!Or is alive. / have not dared 10
touch upon the proprlety OF such measure but rfb.
cr To turn It's existence 10 account Were the Phi.
nieF 10 DrEg pm IN FOR such i purpose second
might be excited in the country and
therefore, no bloodshed is likely to accrue from ba
'mg 1t at present and avcs would be taken odt
we're II abolished, It is better save Parliament the
1enancr Of listening and myself the tiresomc task of
cndng II. Sacred TO its yOtariis therefore IL; !, hn
till Halowed be it to the sons of folly OF all ranks
lnd degrees, OF each sex and every age.
nave already observed that most nations ha yr I
orc observance Of fools dav and it is singular that
u ell oucn'a Is WoH as European countries, tie /!
r6e - nearly s!miar-consistng in the deception of
lie subject and laugh at his crcdu'jiv How.
might this idea have heen lately extended to the CON
munIty! The fools that have been made on the
Catholic question .or example, arc innumcrabl- and
VIII ne laughed ut by and by, viii laugh az them.
selves Tor dupn~; Murder murdcr!" cYcairns . H.,
rot 10 his open-mouthyd dependents. "Should Cafh.
Ole emancipation be carried YOU VIII al be murdered
your bcds Il you do not make mark on tins ro.
t!lIon. your wives ana daughters will be violated b.,
the Pope, and burned IN SInhfcld. Bloody Mary
VIII he here agaiD." The unhappy fool believes Int
he is told nnh calling IN his silly ofsprluy, make,
hem sign in Potcruok hand also: the fooled little
dreaming Che truth all the while, namcly,-that the
ioolcrs arc only aPprchensiye for number onc I'M
1uantun OF brains being scarcely half degree above
themselves.
might e" The Prescn, number Win accounts of
political, literary, and fashionable jolefies bat INV
cnd is rnthcrto persuade their authors TO hono1r the
DAY The name OF which stands at the head Of this pa
Ee5, than to cn"r upon n matter so copious in detail
Lot them unite, then III future upon the first Of A.
nfi, aud after the manner of Londons Corporation
brst hcara sermon. Sir IIarcourt Lees or the Re
Nh Dillon thc latter author of one Of tle best ols
day boots OF travels We read or heard in nm nc
count ofthc Lord Mayor PEI ous Journey 10 Word
oy oni on" return by water) being installed pcrpct
u,l Chaplain. Let grand PROCESSION Of religious
political and trading fools be- formed 10 traverse tho
cities OF London and Westminster: lct the INSIGNIA