Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-12-31


hesi.a,e!" asked Vol,aire. 81 wish to read
passage from a book in your lbrary"-
He procured The book, and KEEP, turning over
the leaves, for some time, without saying q
word. V"l,aire became impatient, and ask
ed him what book he was looking at. sit
is your Philosophical Dictionary" was the
answer. "Well." 81 have been looking for
the word 'humani,y,' and ] see you have
omitted it," Vollaire thought the argument
SO forclble iha, the culpri. was Sc. free al
once.
JAMES TYLER.
James CviIer was man of extraordina-
~ genius and extensive learning, but whose
life is melancholy instance of talent mis-
applied. large portion Of that additional
matter, by which the Encyclopedia Brian
MICA was extended from three to ten vol
umes, was the production Of Tyler. The
payment Of this labor is said to have been
very small, insomuch that the poor author
perior to that Of common laborer. At
one time, during the progress Of the work,
he lived at the village of DudJington in the
house Of washerwoman, whose tub, in
ver,ed, formed the only desk he could COM
mand; and one Of his children was frequent
" despatched with a parcel of copy, upon
the proceeds Of which depended the next
meel of the family.
It's curious to reflect tina. the booksellers
proceeds from the work, which included so
much Of the poor mans labors, were in the
mex, edition no less than f42,00O. man
who has SO little sense Of natural dignity as
10 beso, his senses by liquor, and who can
so readily make his intellect subservient 10
the purposes Of those who wish to employ
his powers, can scarcely expec. to be 9th
elwise than poor; while his very poverty
tends by inducing dependence, 10 prevent
him from gaining the proper reward Of his
labor.
In an old French dictionary, liberty is
defined to be cord of three sylzables.-
The photographer does no. venture further.
CRITICIZED POET.
An Indifferent poet who had been severe
IL handled by the critics, We. continued 10
90 on publishing his crudties, said one day
80 an acquaintance that he had found on,
way 10 be revenged on his reviewers, and
tina, was by laughing at them. 'sDo you
20 said the other; "then lie. me tell you,
you lead the happies! life of any man in
Chlisiendom."
THE AUTHOR AND THE REVIEW.
An author whose works had been severe
~ criticized in one Of the reviews, assured
friend that he wished Of all things, to write
down the review. "Then write in it," said
his friend.
DISAPPOINTED AUTHOR.
disappointed author, indugipg in vein
Of abuse against a successful rival, exclaim-
ell, "Ele is, without exception, the most SUI
perfcial, self-sufficient, ignorant, shallow
creature ,ha. ever made any pretensions to
literature" "Gen,ly, my dear sir," inter-
rup,ed gentleman "you quite forge,
yourself"
WARMERS PEN.
Dr. Warner, some years ago, happened
10 be in the shop Of an eminent stalioner in
the Strand, London, when a member Of the
house of Commons purchased hundred
quilts for six shillings. When he was gone
she doctor exclaimed, "Oh the luxury of
the age! Six shilings for hundred quilts;
why i, never cost me sixpence for quilts
in my lfe." ''That is very surprising, doc
tor" observed the stationer, 'sfor your works
are quite volumnous." 81 declare,' replied
the doctor, ~ wrote my Ecclesiastical His
tory, two volumes in folio, and my Deserla-
ton on the book Of Common Prayer, Q
large folio, both the las, and corrected CO.
pies, with one single pen. 1t was an old
one when began, and j. is not worn gu,
now that have finished" This relation
was spread about, and the merit Of the pen
was esteemed so highly that celebrated
countess begged The doctor TO make her a
present Of it.; he did 60 and her lady ship
had gold case made, with short history
Of The pen written upon it, and placed i, in
her cabine, of curiosities.
SEEING THE ELEPHANT.
A gentleman writing TO his country friend
in Lincolnshire, (Engsnd,) who had done
him some recen. favor. informed him by lei
ter how much be was obliged, and that he
should send an equivalent. Not being &C.
customed to fashionable scra1cls he read il,
that his friend would send him an elephant );
and building farm house al the time, &C.
,ualy fitted up stall for the reception Of
his expected present. The arrival, howev-
er, Of barrel Of oysters by the stage, few
days afterwards, helped him to the righ,
reading, by putting him in possession of a
more equitable equivalent than an elephant.
From this story. perhaps, the saws about
'seeing the elephant were derived.
CURMUDGEoN.
Johnson, while composing his Dic.iona-
~, sent note to the Gen,leman's Maya
zine to enquire the e.ymology Of the word
eurmudgeon. Having obtained the informa-
ton, he records in his work the obligation
Of an anonymous letter writer: "Curmud-
geon, vicious way Of pronouncing ceur
mechant." An unknown Correspondence
Ash conied the word in his Dictinnaru In