Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-01-08
REALTY AND THE BEAST.


At the New England Supper, 1.-The wee hours approach
ed the following toast was proposed:
THE STATE MIssIssIPP-She has sent US her best
apprentice"
Judge Billiard moved IA amendment the addition Of
"And we have made him master workman.
II needless that the toast drunk with oil the
honors Mr. prenss replied in his happest style He spoke
with deep feeling Of his attachment 10 Mississippi OF the
honor and chyalry OF it's many gentlemen Of all parties in
fact we quito forgot that beautiful polysyabe representative
in his eloquent cuogium In the course OF his speech he
told of his eeconecring "reminiscences, which set the
table In roar" Flo said that six, eight twelve years
ago he did like BIO particular about dates he wont
Washington thinking he member of Congress- but he
found out his mistake and home fast possible 10
get right He made speeches in hftyour ont OF fifty tx
counties in the State He sent printed bills containing his
appointments twenty days ahead of him. Now there was
at this time perambuating the State anu the
proprietor awaited himself of the gatherings collected by Mr.
Ps notices This, by the said Mr. p was quite in the
nents must have remarked that Of kind
other usually follows in their wake.
The frs, time Mr.. P. saw The elephant in
~ in the northern part the State tho Alabama line
Ii is one of the beautiful counties in Mississippi its
population chiefly from South Carona and though they had
voted against him the previous election he hoped their
State rights notions would bring them into his support AT
this contest when he did much the candidate of
sovereignty had been outraged in his person AT the a
pointed hour he found three hundred ladies' and gen
ilemen assembled to hear him. He was in high feather
and began speak with .han usual energy The ai-
dence listened with marked attention. and he eit sure oil
bagging his game When he had spoken about hour he
began TO OF the outsiders looking over their
shoulders and this gradually followed by
more and more of his audience He began think he
growing dull and underworld to rouse himself up t" NOR" ore,
animation; but i, 60 lie at length looked IN the
popular direction and there 10 his horror just coming over
the HILL the elephant dressed in s scarlet rappngs anu
oriental spendo with houdah on his back, occupied by
musicians, and in the rear came long me oil wagons
and cages foolish feeling of vanity not 10 be outdone by
the elephant came over him. and ne continued TO ak ap
peang the people in the name OF the State Ielr patf
otism &c. &C. but all in vain few well hammered per-
remained but evidently they were retained only by their
He found il was no use SO he said "yel ladies' and
gentlemen am beaten; but have tho consolation of know
ing that is NOT BY my % rs VIII h nc" K%oGx
To be sure he first provoked by preference shown
10 the boast himself but reflection he was inclined
40 think the people right Bengal Tiger an India
elephant animal 10 be seen once in lifetime but
politicians they could see every day.
said however he bad his revenge few days after nc
found that he must understanding with the
caravan So agreed with she proprietor tina, al Holly
Springs he would address the people under the great awning
for one hour and then he would give the monkey and
the clown He hoped this would not be charged on him
"bargain and corruption Al rate it was the only po-
ca bargain he had made; and honestly carried
GU, by both parties Between himself and the caravan
large assembage gathered under the immense awning
One ofthe cages was converted into rosrun He heard
low sound which resembled grow and learned that the
hyena wa. his listener There large auge holes
in the top of the box for the admission Of air He commence
cd speaking and when he reached tho blood and thunder
portion his speech he his cane into the cage and call
cd forth hord yell from the enragcd ANIMAL al the
he gesculaed violently with the other hand The
effect eectric he called down the house in perfect tent
pest of enthusiasm From this time be had IL all his own
way He hurled his anathemas his foes and enforced
she by the wells of his neghbor The hyena was good for
hundred votes and he thus converted mischief into
profit
Mr. r. here attempted draw moral but as tina, Is al
ways the dulest portion of public speech, we omit TIN
o. Pieayans.
LADY EMELINE STUART wORTLEY.-T accom-
piished lady, poetess of considerable talent recently av
ed in this city, and has put Up the Venda Hotel She
her way to Mexico, after having visited the principal
cities in the United States Lady E. S worcy expresses
her high delight with the scenery othc West She il lady
of the liberal and enlightened views, being tainted
Emelne is daughter of the Duke Of Rutland and is
kabe for high spirit of inquiry. which has led her into
Asia and Africa after passing in her travels through Hun
gary Turkey and Northern and Eastern Europe She
hther add knowledge the Western continent her
acquaintance with the countries in hor native hemisphere
Her daughter, fine young lady, twelve wears of age
whom Queen Victoria after whom she is named stood god
mother accompanies her. She leaves New Orleans mex,
week for Vera Cruz by the British steamer for Mobile and
we heartily wish her health and prosperity in her peregrna-
fions.-IN. o. Picayune.