Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-18
DYRON,S "REMINISCENCES OF SHERIDAN

Tie mention which Byron makes OF Sheridan, at
ft,rds it Opportunity of producing from of his
Journals some particulars which he has noted down
respecting that extraordinary man. tor whose talents
he entertained the most unboundcd adniration-ra-
ting him. ia natural powers far above all his great po
litical contemporaries.
SIN society have met Sheridan frequently; he was
superb. He had sort OF hiking For sic, and he never
attacked mc, at least to my face and he did every
body ese-high names and wits, and orators, Of
them poets also. have seen him cut up White
bread quiz NADINE de Stacl, annhlatc Colman, and
do little less by Others (whose friends
Sc: not DOWN. of good.tamc and ability.
s.'rhe last time i met him was, I think, at Sir
Gilbert Elliots, when he was az great as ever-no,
il was not the last time; the last time at Douglas
Ksnniards.
II have met him in all places and partcs--at White
hall tn the Mebourne's at the Marquis of Tover-
stocks at Robins the auctioncer, a, Sir humphrey
DAVIS, at Sam Rogcrs--iu short, in most kinds OF
company and always found him very convivial and
delightful.
II have seen Sheridan weep two or three times
II may be that he maudlin; his renders it the
more improper, for who would Sec
Frou, niaLboroushs eye the tears of do,ase Cow,
Aud swift expire drvelef aud show
osOnce saw him cry at Robins the auctoneer, az
ter splendid dinner, full of great names and high
spirits. had the honor of sitting next TO Sheridan
The occasion of his tears was some observation
other upon the subject ofthe sturdncss Of the Wings
in resisting office and keeping to their principles
Sheridan turned round 'Sir,it is easy for my Lord
G. or Earl G. or Marquis b. or Lord r. with thou
sands upon thousands year. some OF 1t either pre-
sey derived, inherited in snecures acquisitions
from the public money, to boast of their patriotism,
aud keep alocf froI temptation; but they do not
know from what temptation thuse lave kept aloof
who had equal ptfdeaat least, equal talents, and
not unequal passions and nevertheless knew not,
IN the course of their lives, what it was To have
shilling of their own And ineayng this he wcpt.
II have more than he's I'd him say that lie
vcr had shilling Of his own To be he contri-
cry 4s fe G gSSq % %a%y Of other peoples
ring Co M own business, could not help inmring
THAT of Sheridan. Oh replied the attorney, the
thing! to stave off action from his wine mer-
chant, my client. Well said 7, and what do you
mean to dog Nothing at all for the present. said
he-'Woud you have US proceed against Old Sher
nv, Whit would be the use Of it, And he bepan
laughing, and going over Sheridahs guod gifts of
conversation. .
''Now frcm personal experience can vouch that
my attorney by no the tenderest Of men, or
particularly accessible any kind impression out OF
te statute record; & yet Sheridan in halfan hour
had found the way to soften and seduce him such
u manner, that almost think that he would have
thrown his client ian honest man, with all the la and
sbme Justice ON his side) out Of the window had he
come in at the moment.
"Such was Sheridap he could soften an attorney
There has been nothing like since the days Of Or
phets.
Zone day saw him take up his own sMonody on
Garrick.' lie lighted upon the Dedication TO the
Do&ager Lady 't*t. On seeing il he few into
rage, and exclaimed, 1T must be fOrgery-that he
lad never dedicated any thing of his to such id
canting, &c. &C. &C., and went on for half an hour,
abusing his own dedication, at least the object Of
it. Ifa writers equally sincereit would be lu-
dfcrous
"He told me- that on the night of the good success
of lfs1Sc.ooi for Scandal. he knocked down and
put into the watch house for making row in the
street, and being found intoxicated by the watch
men.
"When dying, he wns requested TO undergo an OPP
CITATION. He replied that he had already submitted
TO tlro, which were enough for mans life time
Being asked what they wee, he answered, having
his hair cut, and sitting for his picture
81 have met George CoinaD occasionally, and
thought him extremely pleasant and convsial. She
rIdans humor, or rather wit, was always saturDne,
and sometimes savage he laughed lat least that
saw, and watched him. but Colman did. III had
60 ehoose and could not have both at time, should
say, 'let me begin the evening with Sheridan and e.
nish it with ColmanS Sheridan for dinner, but Col
for supper Sheridan for clarct port but Col
man for every thing from the Madeira aud Cham.
paigne at dinner-tbe claret with layer Of port be-
tween the glassesup 10 tho punch Of the night and
down TO the grog, or gin aud water of day break
AL these have enjoyed with both. Sheridan was
grcnsdicr company Of Life Guards, but Colman
whole regiment Of Light Infantry to be surc--but
still regmoDt. II lioorc.
WELSH WEDDINGS.
In former times, the Welsh had many ceremonies
psculiar to- their weddings which have now either
falon into dsrepute, observed only in part, or
incidentally. In the "good old times" when mar
rage was about TO be celebrated, person well