Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-07-04
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HOW He SOLVED VERY STIFF PROBLEM
JACK NJ A RLAN D

Jack Marland was happy fellow-at leas,
any one who saw him seated in his comforta-
BILE chamber in the Temple in vast easy
chair, aud enveloped with clouds Of smoke
proceeding from his lavorite meer schaum, as
The bell oil 81. Paul's rang ten, would have said
So JACK was clever fellow too he sang
WE'LL he danced well the parridges on The
iirst "i September, knew him we'll; the Chrs-
h.re mounds were not nnacquanied with
him; the Isis and the Thames were intimate
with him, Qor Jack pulled good oar J dab
at fencing; fair single stick player i'm his
element IN The pistol gallery; and 10 crown
all, he had just made "a not unsuccessful debut
as speaker In the Courts at Westminster.
Jack truly ought 10 have been happy, Tor
thousand reasons he was (avorie with his
acquain'ances and professional brethren; by
the fair sex, his witty conversation and hand
some and genllemanly person and temeanour
were duly appreciated in short, he was uni
versaliy liked. Paras and mammas opened
their doors to him ror he had nice LILLE for
tune at his command y daughters and sons
were glad when he entered the doors so
thrown open, for not dull moment was sur-
Tered to exist from the time Jack came TO the
time he took his departure. 'And was Jack
happy! methinks hear fair reader INQUIRE.
Jack was not happy, or, rather, he thought he
was not happy. Jack had got into his silly
head that in spite of his accomplishments. his
cleverness, and his handsome face and fipure.
he, Jack, was coward, and that if ever his
courage should be put 10 the proof he should
ne found lanenlabIy wanting. This wa.
Jacks ODibre nOir this was tie thouoht
which embittered Jacks existence: and. a,
! the time we introduced Jack to the notice of
| our readers, he was, in his aforesaid easv
| chair, and under the soothing influence Of his
aforesaid pipe, assisted by cup of strong
Notwithstanding over i'm his mind the differ
ent methods by which he thought it likely
that he might be able to solve the knotty cues
| ton, sam |, or am mot a coward?n
| Jack thought and thought, and smoked and
smoked, till he was half sleep, without COM
ing 10 any correct or satisfactory conclusion
The IDEA had taken strong possession of his
mind and tormented him strangely he how
ever determined, as indeed he had filty times
before determined, TO seize the first oppor,u-
nlty which might present ITSELF of placing
himself in the way OF graphing with some
| imminent danger. We shall i'm less than ion
minutes see that the wished-ror oppor,un,,y
presented itself, and in rather curious man.
| ner.
! The long vacation arrived, that time Sc
wished for, so looked forward TO. by all the
legal professions that time, during which
SC. SC.
| Jack. like many other denizens of The Tenn
pie packed up his traps, sent his clerk for a
cab, stuck card outside his door, with the
inscription .ReiurB before the 20lh of Oc,o-
ber, shipped himself all aboard of shin,
then OF diligence, and, in due course Of time.
| found himself in Paris. One half day was
sufficient to enable him to find good suite Of
rooms. Rue du Helder, BouI Italian and
now behold Jack fully launched in ali the
ga'ety not to say dissipation Of the metropo-
LIS OF the French. Jack, we have before said
was very good shot with the pistol. vet he
mad never been guilty Of that height of folly
duel and, indeed, had often been heard to
say that he never would. He, however, fire.
quented many of the pistol galleries which a
bounded IN Paris. and amongst others, he had
honored with his presence the iir an piSiolet
OF Nj. Lepage, where, Of course, he very soon
became known as zee Moncieur, Jul tire
amssibien grt'un Francajs.'
One day Jack, on going 10 the gallery oil
M. Lepage with one of his frentis, found il
occupied by young man well known as one
OF the best shots in Paris and most assured
~ he was good shot. He performed all the
Iea's which tradition assigns 10 the Chevalier
OF george he each time hit the BULBS eye oil
'ie target at the usual distance, snuffed can.
uie WIN the ball, split bullet against the
edge OF knife, and drove nail into the wall
by striking the head exactly in the centre
with his ball and, in short, by Thousand