Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-10-22

Fsstio:ty among the VV4alemen.-
Inc Nantucket Inquirer Of Saturday
contains an account ola dinner, given
oy the owners Of the ship Lopez to the
enterprising crew (people of color) OF
that ship, who recently returned with
roll cargo of oil after an absence OF
"a months only. Previous to dining,
the crew were marshalled, and march
ed through he principal streets, using
harpoons, whale-spears, lances, sc
instead Of guns. Among others, the
following toasts were drank on the oc-
casion.
Captain Obed Starbuck-No man
living has given SD much real Hght TO
the world, in the same length of time.
J The memory Of all good whalemen
May they never want oil to smooth
their ways.
The fair sex-Short Voyages make
sweet faces.
DE ship Loper aud her crew-S,rong
as de lion, meek as de ram. catch de
whale when he can see him. who do
dat Tune, Keep look out deere.
Mlsser President Jackson-No more
like Misser Henry Clay than Sam Har-
rIs fiddle like roll of black ball.
Misser General Lafayette-He free
de poor Frenchmen hope he come
2OO years ago and free poor darby.
City of Boston Where seed of lin
erty come from-Washipgton plant
him, Lafayette till him, may African
reap him. q times IL.
Dictionaries turned Pleasant.
Readers nay laugh with US over a ;eu
fesprit upon number, jns, published,
OF DIR. Webster's Dictionary OF the En-
gish Language. On DR.. Webster's
authority, any one may be addressed in
words like the following:
N" longer feeling a Qualification,
purchased fruit of a carpologist, and
castigated my appetite by cas- eous food
my drink being bonny clabber.
Wishing to chevelrize INV y
(excuse the catasterism) | praised her
catadroptical eyes, when she, not being
a catharist, hit mea clip, grew chuf-
fy, for her fingers were. chelilerous,
and | chode her we'll for chowdering at
me.
attended caucus, and being
characterized by comfy of manners, I
was listening complacentiaIly to ca
tenulate dlscourse-the room was clui =
ter'd, and a carow approached me-he
spoke to me cavilingly, but | forgave
him on account of his cecity; another
came, whose superior celsitude nearly
reached the cesp,titious roof: the clou-
terly circumcision accused me of cI-
|sisheisn, and struck me with a cIunck.
~ as 3ctjragr zeal, and felt carpaI
pain but when he bespawled me, and
said | was conductitious, gave him
colorlfic blow, and clipt. His faults
were commemtltious, and as we had
long been commorant, relented - but
The conceptac!e of my head was iniur.
ed; and quilted the room, not quite
so cony. nor so cOcket aud chirk, as |
came in."
A Scotch SpendthrJf.-ln returning
to our inn at a late hour, or rather an
early hour, for 1t was broad daylight,
we esped fellow lying in the kennel
asleep, with the sun shining in sgrea-
sy face. After pulling him BY the ears,
ipto which beloved and rolling him
about, he awoke, and when he succeed
ed in getting on his legs, stared at us
with vacant look, at the same time
showing his hand into the pocket of his
"ether garment. and finding that he
had not been robbed, though he proha-
bly, recoliected having been guilty of an
;mprudence for he exclaimed, "Guid
God! ha' changed mott ~ Gordon.
The famous Dr.. Clarke, one of the
most learned men of his time, was one
day amusing himself with some seniors
OF his own kind and standing, with
feats of agility, jumping over chairs and
tables, and playing like mere school
boys; some one knockedsat the door :;
Clarke reconnoitred from his study
window, and obsefaigg that the well
known Beau Nash. Mad come to paw
him visit, he called out to his merry
companions, Boys, be serious, here
comes fool"
Smuggling Extraordinary.-A.la lady,
who had arrived at Glasgow, by one of
the Steam boats, from distant part of
Scotland, was found to have stored in
her balloon sleeves, ten gallons ofHigh-
land whiskey in bladders.
Lessons an Good Breeding.-On
Wednesday last, the family of Mr..
Harker, of Barlow, were thrown into
great CONSERVATION by the lightning.
1t forced out the kItchen-wiDdow, shiy-
cred steel fender. damaged many
other articles in the house, and killed a
cat which sat on the hearth. Mr.. III.
was sitting by the FIRE, NTH his hat on,
aohieh tie lightning took fros his head
and 6nshed fhrOuDh The ,D;n1Io,, - H.,