Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-08-21

~ Rein, yi.i.e! one day ly o stranger, he de,
yn,rcd ~. the .!:nncr i!.ht "ha provided Tor DOLL WA
when aaerwa"i ccnS"r,d Ia: ms u'i",IenG'S, "r,.
obs, rv-l that ''h, gentleman slI''iii i!!'c ,ht.n ere
-: Lnn rlf," l.Tmdri ntr vn".aioa>i!' an! 90 N!'c!.'
enc, relates Of 'lin. tia, Whence: lie ,i;:i;'t al :: i:i.'
era. !u ur,i-reI uiri.,i .or three. On '.I'lI i'n" ,dt'
sIl was ready Is s""Il 'a the company :l'oIsd ar:'Ne'
\. would e1ciai.u: "Dcm prirs up lac dinner pfcs,"'
,,uo-I An pr cnNrASY." Lord Bvrnn's lavoritr
dish WAS eggs and bacon; and though he could
never Ell, il without suffering from an attack "i Ia
! digestion, he had not always sufficient iiTinIl'SS ~
resist the temptation. Ln,andc. the great F!e"en
astronomer, would cat svinc:s as Il rtl'sii' i"'i -,
us delighted i'll clrrolUtc: and it wa: ~ y"
slowed upon it it i:s generic name D, ,.n'r
" ''food Tor the gods" F"ntriic'!o a ~ ".nr,l nmI
berries the most delicious eath'S IT, c,r.tn,,iv.
,Irrinr hi. lssi illness. used 10 c%clialii cots'a"''n :;
ar 7 am Lu. reach the scGS"n "t s'raMtcI'.r''
rho rnp se,ncut. of remarkable person. have ocen
yariuus. md often eccentric. Inc Ert"' ny 49,"
ir,ol,cn,Iy wrap himself III his CLOAK nh. h"s'c" "
- u.t arr, miuu;rbaaks reso:ttd: and tIis was MS
r'L;If ..I,xn;iun from the intensity OF study. Spihoza
All. j. rcd TO set spiders fighting, and would iaa2in I'm
moderately 1T L%c.oll!ns their insect WARFARE I"'u'
mi Il %cu"iicu used Ia seek amusement III fioiei' cA'
erci,e, and was found by De Ga:'!'h1l' lHnp!.s T inn
bs servant, To suc which could leap the highest. Inc
,r,nt lnsician, Samuel Clarke, was equally inuu VI
ssrch sal;atory ;ntrrludes 10 his hours oil iheh''"'l'";
and has been discovered leapirG over !"oIcs "n'
| chairs. Once, observing the approach q; !" Pcn"iA,
he said: "Now we must leave oil, f'r a i'oi r. comm.
;nw Thc learned Pcinyius used to twiIl tns choir
III. ~ SS''h .l,, .,,J ,f .,.rr
round and round Tor Hre im'nHies' d. lto It ,';,b NO. .
two hours. TycIo l'r;tiie olTcfleu n."I No., ,nv,,r ot
fishing glasses for spoctacics. ac.' -. annI.,,
.\0iu!n! IhtoloyH, waa so mllch. S''en !" -
that he had his portrait painted wih Il f"' GU ~ ,S ,'
hi, hand, Louis XVI, OF sad ilshi,rE' 'l'"S ''.
self with lock. makiu-. Salvador hosH uScu =. i'ar
form in extcmpore comedies, and taket' ie c,i"'"c.It Va
a montebank in the streets OF Rome hinn""; ~
liabecch:, the famous librarian |" the i'uheo "
,.auv. took a urca: interest in ito spiders 'hat 'u'"nr'
,I hi, npartments: and while sitting among ms H'"ui,
tain. OF books, would caution ms VISITORS u'
TO hurt the spiders NoN's .i"nue.ssn", w.
named the Jewish Socrates, ""ul" w.. =, hs ,.;n.
relief from too much :h2lSht III s.a''"'"r ",,
dow und counting the tiles ai,o! ms noa-no', . =, -,
Thomas Wnrtoa' the po"liCNi a',''qua.i"n' esI" ~ -
sociatc with the sciloolb"y'; "''lo '', WI, n,nnno
Dad. W hitrtot. Coii,i''c' s"!e. ,nI -
with them III some culinary oSS"f-r.H" " Vs.
| alarmed by the sudden nIti'r"acn W NV "s".l ~.
| has been known 10 hide hiilSe!i u an Lo''et v!
the kitchen, and has n'eli IragSsu rom .n'n.: y!
the doctor, VIII" had taken MN ior sonic @reat Wy
Cowpcr kept harcs, and made bird cages. br' '"nH.
son was so fond of his cgt, that he would even 20 o".
himself TO buy oysters for P;ss, because Ills h'r'hn'
WAS 700 proud to do 80. Goethe Kept a tame S''"kc'
but hated doSs. A"ioStn Delighted III SarctHihS' pG!
he destroyed all he planted, by tur'ii'S UP lie iiionit
to So il the SaedS were Se:minailn-. in",'S"H hTE II,
his garden Il: R!ciIiAoad, respecting whlch te "N
story OF how he ate peaches "i lnc trees "!'' a..
hanis n his pocket - related. ','no"n "m " iii
nMa. Cul"ridgc w&S content To sit rom ih"t"'aS ~
night threading tie dreamy maHcs al MS =" 49,
Gray saiL that he wished !' Be s.Ways El,oum 81