Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-06-27
DAILY VIRGINIAN.
From the Evening Post.
The Memoirs of Sydney Smith.

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the earliest opportunity of giving our readers
taste Of them.
Sydney Smith had once to go to Court. and
this is his description of what occurred.
IL found my colleague Tate, the other day, in
bis simplicity consulting the Arohdcaoon of New
| Foundland what he should wear at the levee--a
man who sits bobbng for cod. and pocketing ev-
| cry tenth. However, | did worse when went
by consulting no one and, through pure ignor.
| anee, going 10 the evee in shoe-strings instead
of shoe buckles. .5zz -
II found, tony surprise; people looking down
at my feet. | could not think what they were
at. At fret | thought they had discovered the
beauty Of my legs. but at last the truth burst ON
me, by some wag laughing, and thinking had
| done il as good Joke. was, of course exoes.
sveiy annoyed to have been supposed capable OF
such vulgar, unmeaning piece OF disrespect,
and kept my feet ooyly under my petticoats
| as the yerest prude in the country, TIL loould
make my escape; so perhaps after all, | had bet
ter have followed my friends example"
| While residing at his living In Combe F1orcy
| a pompous little man in black was ushered in one
morning. who announced that he was "eompoun-
| ding history of tho distinguished families In
Somersetshre, and called to obtain the Smyth
arms" Sydney regretted that he could not CON
tribute to so valuable work, for the Smyths
never had any arms, but sealed their letters with
their thumbs.
In the conversational ana with which the vol
umes abound, we meet with the original OF the
saying which has lately been popularized among
| the administrative reformers.
You will generally see in human life the
round man and the angular man planted In the
wrong hole but the Bishop of-----, being a
round man. has fallen into triangular hole, aud
is far better of than triangular men who have
| fallen into round holes"
II was probably Of this bishop that he said on
being asked IL he were going to be married.
| , = Da ha al hp m n n
how can he nrt The most he can say Is, Il
will see you in the vestery after service
The hierarchy an eternal theme for his
drollery. Thus. We naturally lose illusions
M we get older, like teeth. but there Is no Cart
wright to fit set to our understandings.
Ihaye, alas. only alluson left, and that It the
Archbishop of Canterbury. Again: +" II Is n
great proof of shyness to crumble bread at din
nor. Oh, ace you arc afraid Of me, turning to
young lady who sat by hm) you orumble your
bread, | do it when ait by tho Archbishop"
| OF his living in Yorkshire, he said, Z" 1t was ao-
tually twelve miles from lemon"
| He once wanted TO know why, II n sailor were
mastheaded for not doing his duty, you should
not weathercock n prisoner for not paying his
tthesl He announced the arrival in London OF
New Zealand attorney as gentleman who had
Is. Cd tatooed all over his face. Hearing OF
the difficulty of coughing down speaker. he re-
commended n trial of the hopping cough
Niebuhr's discoveries he described as +" Roman
| history revnrsea, T,rouin turning ont an excel
| lon, fa,,il,, 80 and 7 1,cra,ia n verv doubtful
cbaractar whom Iaav----- would not have
v;si,ad -
| Dan;,l ,yohs,., ha LII a,.d 10 i, =. steam. engine
II, ,ra,,sans ), ulns,ra,;na ,ho mode In tho irish
have Of do;,o ayary,h;ng differently from other
| noonl, La "a ,h.t ,.han ,ha Duhiin mail WAS
stonncd and robbea. one Of the passenpers heard
a sweet female voice behind the hedge exclaim-
nr Shoot the gintc, then Patrick, DEAR See.
| as 49,. "a .ho answer was 40 nlease the
the reason' anu .n' G''a. :, ,,pnla ha as
tuf'e -wn'ieapoa .',.. =; ~ ,ho anmo os 81
moe, =" 'ne pa, ,eo A. al ohan,e, Children
, ,aoi W ,,a,,,ar occns;on ,,e borea with The
ne sa'o WI "ay p,1,r,aohns aaa can't think wbv
m'suo" " csi s. H.,
o"iypso % pnu h,;ana of ,ho Statesman no
vi ','s, 80, ~ III, ~ aad.,.,aa,. saat TINT she
shla' w no"oo' Wv e...' - H. ;daa af nm aood
was pe'rv.' IN aS a"o 49, ' .ioh ha onco Saw
angel vi q s;,'s u,u III !. mas ,ba Venus
IN a serious ,a'piy, ~ so.a an,.,rs !, = oars
miiiihar'n' .cn Cn .'1 a., 80, ov
den' peho.'" s' ";,I W." IL aa aa r,sii, never
eih'iheo' e..;1r ,,. - ..pos,a, no ,benn soid
come " p',,., ,aL;,, bar hana waIkino towards
a. a,ognt ..to leaa perfeotion TO the pea" Of
.ne IL ladios bo soi1. ooh thew were all
'r'o VI o.r' .ri -; la ~. hua dao;los ha
SO oeau'i'ui a. .'Ia 20 Ill - 90. h,s onno into
W." W. 0c .adv Murav,s mother. who had
s. io,,ouolont connten1nce. he said her smile
10 -. Ant that II would force n pooseberry
hns, h"J ;,,o a flower.
Ho hated dogs and on being asked by lady
e., 80 Ut for her noodle. he suggested, "Out,
- g., y, but sbe didn't think il sentimen-
,ai"nonab tbongb thoroughly Shaksperan. OF
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