Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-06-19
MlSCELLAN EOUS.

tings," says his biograPner, "wHhou o"'
serving with how brilliant fancy he
was endowed"
After his fathers death, which occur
ed in the reign Of Charles l., Leighton
came into possession Of about a thou
sand pounds; which sum, was, in fact,
bis whole property. Thi- he placed, or
suffered to remain, in the hands Of mer-
chant, without adequate security. The
merchant failed, and Leighton's Patrimo-
ny was irretrieveably lost. His brother
in.law expressed to him much regret,
tina, he had so sadly misplaced his con-
fidence. "Oh! no more Of that" cried
Leighton; "the good man has escaped
from the care and vexation Of that bust
ness" "What! is that all you make of
the matter? rejoined his brotherin-law
with surprise. "Truiy," answered
Leighton, "if the duke Of Newcastle, af
ter losing nineteen times as much of
yearly income, can dance and sing
while the solid hopes Of ChristianitF
a. hs :. ~ r % "a -. AIS,
Whes<his sister once invited him to
eat ola particular dish, extolling itas
ve1s good. he declined it, saying, "What
10 it good for, but to please wanton
taste' One thing forboune is better
than twenty things taken." "But," an
swered his sister, "why were these things
bestowed upon us?" ITO see," he re.
Joined, how we'll we could forbear them
and then added, "shall eat Of this del.
icacy while poor man wants his din
ner."
One rainy Sabbath, when through in.
disposition he was hardly equal to going
abroad, Leighton still persisted in at.
tending church: and said in excuse for
his apparent rashness, "Were the wea.
ther fair. I would stay at home, but since
it is foul, must 60, lest he thought to
countenance, BY my example, the irreli
gious practice Of letting trivial hindran
ces keep US back from public Worship
He had a man. servant who used to
try his masters equanimity by frequent
provocations. Having a fancy, one
morning, for the diversion of fishing, the
servant locked the door Of the house &
carried off the key, leaving his nastel
imprisoned. He was too much engross
ed with his sport to think Of returning
till the evening, when the only admin.
ton he received for his gross behavior,
from the meek bishop, was, "John when
you next 60 fishing remember to leave
the key in the door, i- +
Although he was not all given to ser.
monize, yet any little incident that fell
within his observation would cause some
pious sentiment to drop from from him:
Just as the lightest motion makes brim.
ful goblet run over. Meeting beggar
one day. he observed, "Methinks this
poor sufferer cries out in behalf Of the
whole human race, as its representative
aud let what he so earnestly Graves be
given him, as readily as God bes.ows a
cure on the spiritually blind who ask
It," j
He was no advocate, in general, for
crude and abrupt exposures Of unpala.
table truths. Being told Of an author
who had entitled his performance, Una.
ked truth whipt and stript," his re-
mark was, "It might have been bettes
to clothe it," and he saw nothing praise
worthy in the roughness, misnamed hon.
esty Of some people, "who would rath-
er overturn the load than trim it," 2
Some one observing to him, "You
have heard sermon:" | meta Sermon -
was his answer, "a sermon de tocto, for
met corpse; and rightly and profita.
bly, are the funeral rites observed, when
the living lay it to heart"
On the eve Of taking a bisphoric,
when he perceived how many obstacles
there were to his doing the good he
wished to others. sYet one benefit at
least" said he, evil arise from ii:
shall break that little idol Of estimation
my friends have for me. and which |
have been SO long sick Of" ~,sg Z
OF peiee with his rooted dislike to
anything, that seemed to imply eonse-
quence in HIMSELF was HE strong objee-
ton 10 have his portrait taken. When
it was requested Of him, he testified IN
usual displeasure, and said, "If you will
have my likeness, draw il with char
COAL" [
He was Of spare habit; and hearing
Of the death Of a por,ly man, allow il
it," he exclaimed, A-has broke
fhrouph those poodlv brick valls. vvh;lo