Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-01-30


1 I'm; Dean irayan !" feel ui"'e than nmuscm"nt III
| hi, tu, with tho merry cHbbier, aud utter some iuF,
,hrt conversation, he said
~ u nov, y"a cNni!Gai r"Ii', 40 You hho" h''"
Swii I"
Not 10y person, sir: flats Il pleasure iiHtS bci1!e
ME yet; but | kp"w HIM well by ciirrcrthcr.
"Wlat do you know about him Z asked the Dean
"Why, that he's u true friend 10 Ireland and her
| people, ulrd Nh enemy To ul "pprcssors.
| .B,,b hi ii men ,ud low men md Thick men aml tall men,
| And rich men. uni poor men, and FREE. men, and thr"ll men.
VIII suffer; aud Til. nun, and thnt nunn, and all men,
"hieh n"h"hy r'i "ri'S.
'.Esith IN, INDEED, .ii ne wanted a carrccther, and
came % ,n.f,r one, h. would have no reason TO CON-
linn of il"
.W,ll, now" said the Dean, "vou seem t" he n
merry. honest fellow, and | think II You were assisted
Ia improve Your condition, thut the nssisfaI'e wouin
! not tn. thrown away upon ynu."
well, | think not replied the c"ooier' III u
GOOD deal of that notion myself. Honesty, industry,
and good luInur runs in our family; hut somehow or
| other. poverty insists on being II relative Us well Us
the others, and sticks ~ us like wax.
.Suuposc, nnw,' said the Dean, "that | lenG you
the sum nf ten pounds, I" buy leather ana commence
.boemnkinr, viii you promise to pay me at the rate of
half, crown a werk!'
..J ,,n only give YOU nv word for il at the present
,ir,." r.nli,,l In. cobblcr: .but You'll find Lii keep
;t"
well, them said the Dean, opening his pocket
book, there are ten pounds for you, which | give,
trusting YOU will make good use of them
W Nlc bhhN '"h'i N"''
other man would do such al act ~ THIS. ,
IL am replied the Dem, "and will further btiricll
Won il You deserve 1t. Now, goodbye, ana De ihuus-
trious." -,
"Asy, your reverence replied the coOoler. ~
emit nart from Won that WAY. Down to my cellar
YOU must come, till Nelly and the cliIidcr sees you" or
I give up the money. Its the honor OF the thih% l
look to-and, besides, l have a duty to discharge
Come, Won; reverence, don't be ashamed! II u be no
longer a cellar while you're in 1t, but Il charming
runn,. and fur the same raison, YOU must yet drawing
r,om trcatn.nt-besidcs | have III ould custom Of the
country to fulfill"
The Dean, whose curiosity WAS excited to know
more ubuu, a man whom he looked upon rs an oirigi-
nnl, suffered himself to be- prevailed upon, ana de-
Seconded into tn. cellar. After the cnbbler had intro
ducrd Nelly aud the Deauto each other, he whispered
10 the former. into whose hands he thrust the zen
nounJ no,,. nnd in n few minutes she returned wiM
q bottle OF clnret.
ulVh,t,s Tins ~ exclaimed tl,e Dean. ado you en-
p,ct me To- drink with you ?"
J. AN. b,,a mn ould mud holy custom i'm this coun.
-. "s,I..i ,m. cohhI.r ..,hrt IN, man who gets the
Wy , .rrnxs ~;rr, the i,at: because, YOU zee, sir.
mn,Liy, nrn.ncrs when it's not done"
The Dean received n glass. and drank to his pros
ror;,r. ,r,.r which h., ruined his stems honrwl,rls,
p,rs;d.rn,Jr owmsrd and MT n littl, Inystifrd bv the
rutiu"r .ccnntrir conduct of the Crispiu. Before he
,v.m, bn,vcwsr h. eninined him 70 come to the Dean
.ry every Saturday nj an appointed hour, 70 pay him
III. w..klv iustalm,ut rf huIi-a.crnwn.
A,,nr,I,u,Iy. when the dav and hour came, he pre-
Gould h;%,s,jf NJ rim. hnIl dior, stating tina. wished To
.. u w., I'a n rnnn hu.;nrss.
E vhc oen' ur"u !" . n,nr,, rho servant. shave you
III. r,n ~ surnos,. Tint DIR. Swift could have
'he assurance !" s"pp"ss y" ,t n - ,I. srvunts!'
~ ""snn,i - W.. ~ .n n~, ,n.,t y r,I,li.d the cobblcr,
y come oy ns - ,', r.,,s,. ,n Lrinr the ines
-ahu u ; NOT ""lh.,!; - = Si;nu,ry stone at his door.
sase' ,hIt you "" : him. inn I rhinnk Ills reverence took
= ,,Isos q" Of cIsrrt with me Ills day week in my own
",GGnms II II ,nm know who the Dean is, remember, you
don't know who / am ,,
VIII s,nn, difficulty the man went up and deliver
"n"Ssogr. when. much 10 hs surprise, the Dean
;,u,n,,,;nrely desired the man to be shown up to the
drawing room, where he happened to be sitting.
VII =" sand thr DEM, ii am clad Ia find that you
ors M ,Jv to he punctual in your payments"
..S;r " rcturnci the cobtlrr, You VIII find me here
ma r,,,ulrrlv a. Saturday comes. There's tho frs!