Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-07-02
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The first house where met with rebuff was ,ha,
OF an elderly single lady, who called herself MR..
oidhsh, OLon which | said, believed she was not a
widow 'Tha, is no business of yours Mr. Wiypinho,
tom, put me down Mrs. Oiiii,h' Indeed | cannot,
madam replied; Il dare not make false return /
wrote down Miss Zepheria Oldii.h | next demanded
what ege! She here altered ednglv bu.h and
locked pale by turns, and then amid conyulsye npi. l.
tons she atcuatvd, tina, is Of Consequence 1hev
can't want me Tor the militia Madam sad l. there
u penalty u an improp"r answer is given; L NUT
write down the truth Now more ayitaied she siam
mered, Dent threaten me, MIR. wieginbo.,om-,on't
be tmperinent-ihe Government is unreafoaa able op.
pressive. What pretty times we live ul What " in
IL require next wonder? Here she faucred still
more in her prrch and appeared TO be ill., Betty
she cried Betty ringing the bill Violently, my sal
DoidtHe Do call again MIR. Wgginbotoin Pm III
indeed, am very i'll. Not wishing 10 APP car rnd. and
being unsuspicous Of trick, left her, thinking 10
call next day. did 80, aud TO nv d.may found sbe
had let Bungay, for Scarborough that morning at iay
break beyond doubt that she might evaLe nv qnes.
lion, as she knew the returns must be completed hy
particular day was forced 10 leave blank oppo.i,e
her name In the column OF in my book; but when
che comes back, shall levy the full penalty.
Upon calag at the house Of ano her LADY, TO who.
! was well known, my mind being made up not 10 he
batisd, commenced az usual, by explaining the ma
ture oil my errani She redeemed deep scarlet and
wondered why tie government was go particular with
unmarried persons, and il they might be returned
in general way. She affirmed that she had done all
she could Tor the support Of the church state she
had helped 10 work standard for the Bungay liz III
hors (; had been careful never 10 emp,oy tr,dasman
WHO RADICAL had given FIVE pounds for he bene-
fit Of the Constitutional Association; had thrown TN her
subscription at the best cireulang library in No folk
because that audaiou paper, the Morning Chronicle
had been taken in there and at her last whist party hal
absolutely used dirty c1rds, because package which
she had ordered from London hal not arrived AMI she
could procure mons in her neghborhooi but al sbop
the of which lrad shocked her feeli gs by de-
clsrrg that he thought Methodit Roman Catholic
if not worth shilling, hid as good chance for
heaven as hi Grace Of Cauterberry. Mo- Ebenezer.
said she you have long known me- and know that am
good sutac'; why then must my perscnil affairs b,
made known TO all the world" Madam replied 9Th g
returns only by Government in London =
Nonsense she r.iOineh, don't think to CHI al me
You have WIFE, Mr.. Wigginbottom, curious az IN ar
ried women always sre--husbanls cau't keen secrets
YOU will let ii out 10 her, and the whole town will
have 1t. No, you only levy the fine for eontu
n macy--eS1ct ii--tlcre is five pound note-do YOU
worsi, Having said ibis she marched out of the room
with stately air OF triumphant scoSn inuttering re-
venye for the arbitrary conduct Of Government, anL
saying something about ingratude Il persons in au.
thnri'y. few days after, ] hear. she had gver
largely towards the erection Of Me'hodi.t chanel
subscribed 10 'he circulating library, and had beer
heard 20 argue soutiy for Major Cartwright. system
universal suffrage.
lazy, good customer Of mine, (lor you know, Mr.
Editor that i deal little in the way OF snuff and to
bdceo besides groceries and hardSsre) refused TO se
me the su'jec, OF the population act but orderet
her servant TO give me what particulars necessary
and TO show me her family bible, where her age wa
insc,ihed. There che entered thirty nine ihougi
J certain it should have been ten years more
The figure three appeared newly written in upon era
sure which had no doubt oblitefaed four. did no
wish TO be iiigious in this indeed the law coul
not have helped me without further proof, 1 mad
the en'ry-'Abigai' Se.aggs' spns'er. 80, and went
way fully convinced l had been nystihed."
The perinacity of the ladies' according 10 nv lat
experience. is exceeded by that Of the other sex.
met with much trouble from single men. am wei
aware of the irrabili'y OF the genus and that il
susceptible OF acute pain on the attacks OF curiosity
as IL lives like the garden spider in the centre O
ito web, the vibration Of single cord Of whic
induces the Ineay cuticIe which covers its anguIa
nh o a red and laid
Oechi Tasso calls them, in plain Englisb, III
'Iivd eyes ensuPhed therein, fash, what the lax
poets suhlimely dsnominate "emerad light" 70
be 4, known, that Of color and morbidnes.
have more than common affinity; and bachelorship
according TO the best medical practitioners, a state
actual disease. ! called twice upon Mr.. Theophiu
Vessel, genuema an of this descriptions aged eft
three YEAR. The fret time could not be admitted,
Mr.. Weazel had employed an arst Of celebrity In sui
gerry, 10 the important operation Of cutting and mollif,
ing HE On the second visit wac admitted in
ais presence. stood with my hat 10 hand, and
lit book in the other; ink bottle, having pen stCc
in IT, suspended from my button hole ready for actor
the points Of my toes forming the centrs Of ST. Az
drews cross with the opposite angles of the room
while the official dignity Of my counenance wat ten
pefedh by an air OF humanity, arising from recollectio
that Mr. WeaZsl bought goods = my shop The e.
preston j. Witnessed in government officials wi
have no cop'rtnership with similar extraneous int
eats. hut depend entirely upon powers that be- n
latter description Of oficiil' the pontfees major
and the Others but unIerngs; vet all bear, 10 the
counenauces some what Of valiant sevefitv' yyh,
among equals and interiors. fret broke the silenc
after mutual recognition.
JVtg. am come, sir, TO inquire the number Of I
habitsnts in this house, their ages, employments ~
means Of living, in pursuance Of an at passed in
Geo. IS, being the act for ssceFtaioDg the popuati
OF these kingdoms
Wedzd Broadening What the devil, Wgginb
TOM have 10 DO with populatonl
TVig True, sif; but must DO my duty, you knc
sir.
JYeazcL Very we'll; but stand alone 10 the wor
have no childfef; population is nothing to me; dot
increase u: and Malthus says, is the increase
populsion that IL the ruin Of nations have wi
/ have house keeper il Is true, somewha, aged--I
ana TeeIy just turned sixty. What has population TO
with her euheri
UYg. pro6hng by the intelligence Of the bou,