Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-04-28
MISCELLANEOUS.
a TlREsoME GUEST.
sede,. eiemumoue .ed,, -y,,o,,

lhrre Is. belonging To the race Of
human bipeds. a sort OF troublesome
beings. who, setting 90 value on their
own time, care very little how much
they ,respass or that cf their more in
dustrious neighbors. They are a sort
oi stay forever persons, who, having
talked over the whole world at one sit
tang, commence again and talk IL over
anew, from beginning to end. before
they are ready TO take their leave. In
word, they sat. and sit, and sit. long
enough to fully justify the motto we
have just quoted. Besides their dis
position 10 hang on. there is generally
about these persons n wonderful heb
etude. \ slo~n-ss at taking n hint, uu-
paralleled with the rest Of the human
race.
10 give n single instance Of this sit.
ting propensity. we will introduce the
story ct plain spoken old lady FROM
the land Of steady habits.
never seed the beat of that are
Captain Spinitout.' said she; would
YOU believe il. he called at our house
last evening jest as had done milking,
and wanted to borrow my brass kittle
for his wife TO make apple SAGE in. o
yes. says !, she may have IL III vel
come, Captain Spin,tout and went
directly and fetched il out of tho back
room, and set il down beside him
Well. presently our tea was ready,
and couldn't do no less than AK him
to take tea with US. Ono, he said, he
couldn't stay minute; but however,
he concluded he'd take n drink of CT.
der with my husband. and so he did.
Well, after we'd done tea, took NV
knitting, and worked till thought il
high time honest people should be abed.
But Captain Spinitout had forgot his
hurry, and there he was still setting
and talking with my husband, a. fast
a ever. hate above all thing, 10 be
rude. but couldn't help hinting TO the
Captain. that it was growing late, and
may be his wife was waiting for the
k'''le. But he didn't seem to take
the hint at all-thers he sot, and sot,
and sot.
Finding that words wouldn't have
any effect. next rolled up my knitting
work, Set back the chairs, aud told the
gala twas time to 20 To bed. But the
captain didn't mind the hint no more
than II IL had been the bite of a tlea-
but there he sol, and sot. ard sut.
Well. next | pulled off my shoes
and roasted my feet - commonly do
jest before going TO bed; but the Cap
tain didn't mind il no more than no.
thing at all-there he sot, and sot, and
sot.
i then kivered up the fire. and tho'i
he couldn't help taking the hint bur
la surs. he didn't take no notice ont
at all, not the least grain in the world
but there he sot, and SGT, and sot.
Think. saysI. you're pretty slow at
taking hint, Captain Spinitout so |
said plainly that thought il was bed
timc-speakIng always To my husband.
but ~ as thought the Captain couldn't
help taking il TO hinself-but. Ia. il
didn't do NO good at all--for there he
cot. and sot, and sot.
'SerIng there was no elihood Of his
going home. axcd him lfhe would STAY
all night. q NO, he sad. he couid'n,
possibly stay a minute; so. seeing
there wa no use IN saying any thing.
went 20 bed. But, Ia. would YOU
think u, when got up in the morning
IA true as lam alive. there WAS Cap
tain Sp'nitout, setting jest where | left
HIN the night beforehand there icon
cludrd the old lady, lifting up her
bands IN despairing attiiude) and
there he so,. and su', and sot.
Aro" ne Da,i,n Geo : Ploni4. Of .lpri1
DiEp, to-day. after au existence Of
not quite fifteen months. the Darien
Ph9Hir. Consumption Inherited FROM
IT. ancestor. the Dayiea GG>ei,c. NAV
perhaps he assigned ~ one Of the re-