Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-08-13


ty degrees above melting heat, and a
dozen bed bugs holding an inquest over
my body searched my wardrobe for a
shirt-could'm find any-turned the
one which | had worn for the last ten
days, wrong side out amused myself
while. by seeing the flies light on the
red nose OF my roommate, and imme-
diately become cinders.-Went to the
store, opened and swept outbound
the store aalule bit hotter than old
Nick's kiichen-went to breakfast
landlady IN cross humor-breakfa st
miserable stale bread-a half No. 3.
mackarel-spoIlt coffee, aud two fried
potat0es-left the table in no apreea-
bic hnmor. Went to the store-order.
ed to carry home half yard ribbon,
value slxpence, to Miss Do, othy Dump
lin Wished Miss Dumplln AID her rib.
bon to the devil-stopped and got trust
ed for glass of walked out
with some Importance, at the idea my
credit was good Tor siXpence-st stopped
by the gaoI to hear a man sing from one
OF the beautiful ;roDed windows, "I'd
be Butterfly"-envied him hls cDol
teelings-arrived at Miss Dumpin's,
who was extremely sorry she'd pu, me
to so much trouble but it was SO disa-
greeable tor a lady TO carry bundles in
warm weather. Returned home, and
receiveda scolding for having tarried
so long on the way-waited behind
the counter upon Miss p. who wished
to purchase piece of calico, similar to
the sample she had with her-pulled
down 1877 pieces could mt find any to
match-ihought TO myself, she has just
come IN to admire me-atlempted to
look handsome-rubbed nv hand thro
my hair, and pulled up my shirt collar
found that it would not stay pulled
-fancied she sighed, as she bid me
good morning. Went to dinner-worse
than breakfast nothing but poor leg
OF mutton, and three tea spoons full of
peas-muiton smell rather strong
thought fit could speak, it would say
IT hadn't seen daylight these two weeks.
Returned as usual to the store-found
my tailor waiting for his bill-had put
HIM of Tor the 18th ume-paid him
eighteen pence on account, and 'Iold
him as usual, that he should positively
have the rest Tomorrow. Went to work
and put up the gOnds-all hands mus.
tered s'xpence, and sent for bottle OF
beer-taInted, when the boy returned
saying that the bottle had melted in
crossing the street-rec collected the old
adage-" there's many slip between
cup and lip" At six went to tea. Seat
ed mys.l! along side of an old maid,
who began telling me OF a wonderful
circumstance that had transpired to the
baker. Ii seems that the sun had turn
ed his bread back again into dough-
Looked at the stale crust of bread
and thought it devilish good apology.
Went to the cirCus-found myself
seated between two butchers, who, by
the rotundi,y of their respective per-
sons, would have equalled Jack Fal-
staff. Saw several persons melt dur
ing the evening-sawa man light Sc
gar by putting it within foot of a
friends nose. Shuddered at the idea
of beng burnt up by my room-mate.-
Atl2 o'clock on my way home, won
dered how | KEEP, aiive-Went TO my
room-saw the wings Of musquito
burnt off as he passed over the nose OF
my friend-and fell into a sound sleep.
Nothing.-From nothing, it it said the stu.
pendous fabric of the Universe was framed
| Armies have met upon the bloody field of bat
| tie, and have left their bones to bleach in the
| sunbeams thrones have been shaken king
| doms coDvulsed; monuments of glory defa.
| ced records of heroic deeds, DESTROYED; the
| rights and claims of humanity disregarded
the evil passions of human heart aroused
| and all for nothing -Life's whole race Yields
nothing substantial and the brightest hopes
| often end in nothing
| And as imagination bodies forth,
| The form of things unknown, the poets pen
Turns them TO shapes, and gives to airy nothing
| A local habtaton and name.
| Nothing, for a while, could withstand the
| prowess ofan Alexander, Cesar, or a Napo.
leon; hut now, nothing remains of them
save the empty fame of their deeds Solomon
| with all his wisdom, found nothing but van
| ity and vexation of spirit after INDUCING il
all life's luxuries; and many Solomons of the
present day, find themselves nothing wiser
The Mountebank capers upon the slack rope
as though the fete were thing of nothing
and the rogue draws the tight rope while h,
dances upon nothing. Nought from nougb
and nothing remains, cries the school bow
nothing is too often the balance which tht
careless merchant finds upon his ledger tn,
PRINTER often prints for nothing, and his Ia
bor is frequently considered Gas it may be il
the present case) worse than nothing ant
as we have in this paragraph said little els
than nothing, we will jus: end it withhold
ing.
1T is said to be the boast of Col
Crockett, that he was born iu a can
brake, cradled in saptrough, and tina
be can lick his weight in wild cats
Anne Royal says, I've can eat an alIies
tor for breakfast, without butter.
Gilman Of Eptreaty-Mr. Gilbert. goo
sportsman, but warm man. when he sa-
the compauy pressing tco cIos.I,, ,,no,, l.