The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-09-12
GRlZZLEwIG AND THE RuKE'
OF MONTAGUE.

GRlZZLEWIG AND THE HuKE'l
OF MONTAGUE.
Shortly after the peace Of I74s. and
shortly before his own death, The Duke
OF Montague had noticed . man, whose
air and dress were miliiary-for in those
days. most wisely, did men wear the COS
tune Of The profession 10 which they be-
longed-the latter having evidently suffer
ed either during the late campaign. or
the still later period Of tranquility; walk
ing in the Mall OF 81. James's Park,
which. although nov desert. and dsyot-
ed 10 nobody bot passengers making a
ihoroughfare Of the domain from one
end Of il 10 The other, was then, as every
body knows. place OF general resort.
Well-ss the Duke OF Montague was
full Of fun-and as nobody. 81 least Of bis
day. ever equalled him in practical trick
cries: he resolved. having seen this
mesgre.faced, melancholy animal crawl.
ing about. 10 make him subjeci for one
OF his jokes. When q joker wants To
joke PRACTICALLY, il adds very much TO the
jest 10 select as victim somebody upon
whom the joke will have The most power
fol possible effect, and, therefore. the
Duke, who was resolved upon his jest.
took care 10 set his emissaries at work,
in order TO ascertain how he could hii
him hardest, and cure him OF The Don
QuixoIie like march. which he thought
proper TO make up and down the park.
Ills graces jackall-and where is there
a human lion without 0ne-wIiggled and
Ia listed himself about. grinned, showed
his teeth, made himself amiable. and at
last, 60. an opportunity Of boring himself
out a sort of talking acquaintance with
the gauni hero OF the Mall. II turned
out that the unhappy man had appropria-
ted the small fortune he had secured with
his wife 10 the purchase of commission
in the army, and had behaved as they say
" uncommon well" upon several occa-
sions. But what was he among so many!
And after all his unnoticed-and probably
oticeable--exeTtion in destroying bis
fellow creatures for The good Of society.
there came a peace-snd the unfortunate
gentleman with the grizzly wig, furnished
lace, and somewhat thin.knesd mex
pressibles, was considerably the worse
for the same; inasmuch as beside The in.
Fiction Of half pay he had. out Of his pit.
lance. 10 support. or endesyor 10 support
wife and Two fine children.
ALI these embrangleneuts conduced
very much 10 the pleasure which the
Duke anticipated in playing his trick upor
his new viciim--a trick which be IL OBJ
served, for the exceedingly high military
Offices he held. the Duke was, perhaps
the man best calculated in the world Il
execute. The Duke had taken his mes
sures 10 ascertain all the facts connected
with The object Of his joke. whose cugno
men in the Mall was /" Grizzlewig," ant
being too good soldier TO think Of spring
, ing q mine before the train was secured,
laid, i, was no, for some days after b,
had made up his mind 10 the frolic. ,ha
: he sen, a confidential member Of hi
household to invite old Grizzlewig to din
ner; but The mere sending this invitation
was nothing; the msd.brained duke coul,
not obtain all The pleasure he desire,
from the surprise, which old Grizzlewi,
must inevitably exhibit al the massage
unless he himself witnessed the effect
> and therefore, this Masier-generai of III
! Ordnance. this Knish, Of the Garter. an,
j Grand Master Of the order OF the Bath
b who moreover was Master Of the Gran,
8 Wardrobe. and a Member Of Colleg
: of Physicians, took the trouble TO wa.cI
i his envoy in order to behold The result Q
I his mission.
e Poor Grizzlewig was seated as was hi
y wont after his walk. on one Of the nov
J. exploded and comforlless seats in III
d Mall, thinking more Of being IN The King
J, Bench than upon il, when the messenge
J. Of the Duke approached him. He az
n dressed him, bu, was no, noticed--hs wa
!. prepared for insult, and The word GrizzlC
), wig was all he expected to hear; hu, upo
II a gentle repetition OF the appeal, The poe
y gentleman looked sstonished--stared ;
in bou,--shook his head as il to rouse hin
s. self from a nap. in which he had bee
or favored with too sweet dream. Blu
a, when awakened to a consciousness OF III
lie real state Of affairs, his spirits sank
ID much az on the frs, blush Of the thin
Z, they had risen. The Duke Of MOI
'e tsgue." thought he, "is q joker al
er selected to be his victim" Sill. for
10 park.fed gentleman on half pay. u
in opportunity Of dining with a noblema
Il. so highly connected and with such pow.
10 in the army was not to be lost. Laug
ed at or not laughed at. said poor Grlzzl
no wig, | must 60; and although the Dui
d, had a Ia distance, seen the effect The u