Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-06-30
CAMPBELL AT A PoI.,sH Raj.

CAMPBELL AT A POLISH BALL.
Campbell looked about, and gave that cynical |
smile which have 50 often seen playing over |
his countenance. Patrons of Polish brave |
ny and gallantry," said he with a curl ON the |
lip, They come here from their counters and !
shopboopds to crafty their own vanity. and
not TO assist the brave men of Warsaw. In |
anhouryou will overhear in every circle where |
two or three young and old women are met, |
DO you see the Lord?' Il danced with Lord |
Stuart Look at the impudent thing, Miss |
James, how she is staring at cousin Mary |
waltzing with the Lord In a word, all their |
talk will be about lord, and, in particular, |
the lord who gets up the ball. IL there were
not live lord at the bottom Of this gathering. |
the gathering would never grow to its present
size. Englishmen love two things more than,
any people in the world, lord and bully
and they will truckle to both in proportion as
they are lorded over and bullied." He then
said to me, " Have you ever been here be-
fore = l said, No" and added that my opin-
ions oil the company were nearly i'm accord
ance with his own. "The hall is a fine one, :"
he replied. eve shall have a concert to-,
night; plenty of Italian singing" This wss
said with an inimitable sneer. asked him
whether he did not like Italian music. "Just
as much, he replied, ''as like Italian poetry.
|
ant to taste, but no one ever enjoyed meal
OF it," ventured to name Dante Alighieri.
He WAS a MAN." said Campbell but yon
will be surprised To hear that never read
line OF the Divina Comeda. am too indo-
lent. IL is a schOOlboy task, and would as
soon think OF setting down to Nodnus or Ar
istottle, as to Dante. To understand the lat
Ter would require more labor than the pleas
ure would be worth. His grand Thought
may be golden apples of song. but they must
be got by vanquisling dragon. have often
fitted about Dante, and stolen glimpse of
his treasures, but nothing more. / like the
mans life, and think his poetry a picture of
a stern, hard-headed minstrel's thick coming
fhncies. Some Of the finest lines Lord Byron
ever wrote are contained in the prophecy of
Dante."-Dublin Uaiperoity Magazine.
A CASE OF CONSCIENCE.-"Friend
Broadbrim," said Zephania S,raightface TO his
master, rich Quaker Of the city of Brotherly
Love, Thou canst not eat of that leg of NUT
| ton at the noon, tide meal to-day"
| Wherefore notY" asked the good Quaker.
Because the dog that appertaincth TO that
son OF Belial, whom'the world called Lawyer
Foxcraft, hath come into thy pantry and sto-
len it-yea, and he has eaten it up'
beware, friend Zephaniah, of bearing false
witness against thy neighbor. Art thou sure
1t was friend Foxcraft's domestic animal?''
yea, verify, l saw it with mine own ewes.
and It was lawyer Foxcrafts dog; even Pinch
EN-"
Upon what evil times have we fallen?''
sighed the harmless secretary as he wended his
way to his neighbor's office. Friend Gripus. y
raid he, 81 want to ask thy opinion
81 am all attention." replied the scribe, lay
ing down the pen.
Surprising, friend Foxcraft, that my dog
hast gone into my neighbors pantry, and sto.
len therefrom leg of mutton, and saw him.
do?' "
PAY for the mutton--nothing can be clear
err"
Know, then, friend Foxcraft, thy dog, even
beast men denominate Pnchem, hath s,o-
frommy pantry leg of mutton, of the Just
value OF four shillings and sixpence, which |
paid Tor this morning in market"
80; WELL then 1t Is my opinion must paw
Tor it," and having done so the worthy friend
turned to depart
''Iarry yet little, friend Broadbrim," cried
the lawyer. "Of verify, have yet farther
to say unto thee. Thou owest me nine slil.
lings-for advice"
.'Then verify, must pay thee, and il is nv
opinion l have touched pitch and been defiled.h