Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-05-19

TFSurh Of Jaiy at ns Syringe.
URIAH GNx takes this occasion to inform hi,
creditors. friends, the public at large, and the com
munity in particular, that il is his intention &c
change his place OF residence by leaving Rankin
County IN the course OF one two, or three weeks
Ms may best suit his convenience. He is induced to
be thus particular, (being like ten thousand OF hi,
neghbors,) not exactly prepared to "shell out the
corn, and wipe out old scores; at the same time
he will every effort to settle all OF his debts
wherein he has got value received but he wishes il
TO be emphatcaly understood by them who hold
paper with his name sadde6 on il endorser,
hold claims against him upon that footing can turn
the screws md "grind on" and if they get the mo-
ney before CHM does they can sing Il out
Brandon, June 20, ls4l. URrAH GiEN.
After reading the above practical, business like
declaration, the reader may fancy something in a
poetical vein. We doubt If any one can point to
the same number Of lines possessing higher merit
than the following, which we cut IRON Missouri
Journal
srAszAs G''' ON LEAVING LEXINGTON
Farewell Lexington, am going
Wide TO wander, iIiile knowing
When e'er shall sec thee more.
Farewell scenes which to me never
Shall again impart delight.
Farewell friends, farewell forever,
L,Hinion fades upon my sight
Fare well sweet G "a,
When thou tnowest I'm wandering far,
Or your newly tuned guitar.
Bind the fancy rs a SPELL
Touch them as ihou'a wont 80 lightly,
Sweetest Songstrcss fsre-the-wel
bear me on the world broad bosom,
Rear IN the translucent wsiers,
Let To tempests rude commotion
Sink me ina wMery grave
a Ciineher Of .3ruour.-Phip dc Confines has
recorded, that, ut the battle of Fournoue, under
H. .rkt ,har Of Italia Eptw
who were overthrow and unable to rise account
OF the weight OF their armour, could not be killed
until they broken up, like huge Holsters, with
woodcutters' axes, by the servants and followers OF
the army. After the battle of Waterloo, it was
proposed 10 make some change in the dress Of the
Life Guards the King ordered one Of the soldiers
To he sent for, who had greatly distinguished him.
SELF and said to have slain six or seven French
euiraSsers in single combat He was asked va
riety of questions, to each Of which he assented;
uLtl the King perceiving that he was BIASED by
the presence Of royalty and his own officers said 10
hun. "WelI, II you going to have such another
days work as you had at Waterloo, how would
you like to be dressedl" "Please your Majesty"
he replied, sin that case had rather be in my shirt
sleeves."- Wilkinson on Engine, Of War.
We should manage our fortune like eonstitu-
ton; enjoy At when good, have patience when bad,
and apply violent remedies but IN cases OF ne
cessity.
Dr. Olinthus Gregory, lately deceased, once kept
lllc DOOh-Stah At CaUOTluSc-tuus
another pleasing instance Of successful application
meeting its reward.
What fruit first cursed another1-An apple,
which damned the FRS, pair pearl
"A Courier in DiSirtss.-From the memoirs OF
Lord Melcomb, we quote this ludcrous incident:-
liking George III. made him Lord, after which
exaltation he exhibited himself at the Queens
drawing room at st. James's Palace. He was most |
saperbly attired but at the same time, trussed
an his court suit that he appeared all prompt to
BURST when, wheeling round to perform his newly |
studied, best lordiy bow, the waistband Of his |
tights, which the tailor by order had rendered pre-
iernaturaly scanty, IN bending forward the whole
fabric suddenly became Tup.ure1, when as the wit
nesSes of his confusion COMPOUNDED" relate,
he stood like the uckless philosopher who in
hated by swallowing too copIous dose OF laughing
gas, and retired with his chapeau bras screen
before, aud his hinder parts turned towards the |
throne. His Majesty, whose memory was re- |
Ientve OF joke, the next time he my Lord |
MelcGmb Regis, after the uRtoward accident, kind |
iy advised the sufferer 10 bring his action for DANA
ges against his tailor"