Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-04-26

PoRs0S--Porson would sit up. drinking all
night without seeming TO feel any bad effects
from it. Horne Tooke told me that he once
asked Person to dine with him in Richmond
Buildings and, as he knew that Porson had
not been in bed for the three preceding nights,
he expected to get rid of him at tolerably
early hour. Porson, however, kept Tooke
up the whole night; and in the morning the
latter, in perfect despair, said, "Mr. Porson,
| am engaged to meet friend at breakfast
at coffee house in Leicester square, "Ohp
replied Person, II will go with you;7 and he
accordingly did so. Soon after they had
reached the coffee-house, Tooke contrved to
slip out, and, running home, ordered bis SER
want not to let Mr.. Person in. even il he
should attempt to batter down the door
A man." observed Tooke, "who could sit
up four nights successfully might have sat up
forty"
Tooke used to say that Porson would
drink ink rather than not drink at all.n In
deed, he would drink anything. He was sit
ting with gentleman after dinner in the
chambers of mutual friend, Templar, who
was then i'll and confined to bed A servant
come into the room, sent thither by his mas
ter for bottle Of embrocation which was
on the chimney-piece. II drank it an hour
ago." said Porson.
When Hoppner the painter was residing in
cottage few miles from London Porson
one afternoon Unexpectedly arrived there
Hoppner said that he could not offer him
dinner, as Mrs. Fl. had gone to town and
had carried with her the key of the closet
which contained the wine Porson, however,
declared that he would be contented with q
mutton-chop and beer from the next ale-house;
and accordingly staid to dine During the
evening Porson said, " / am quite certain that
Mrs. Hoppner keeps some nice bottle for her
private drinking in her own bedroom: so
pray, try if you can lay your hands on itp
His host assured him that Mrs. III had no
such secret stores; but Person insisted that
search should be made, bottle was at last
discovered in the lady's apartment, to the
surprise of Hoppner and the joy of Porson,
who soon finished its contents, pronouncing
it to be the best gin he had tasted for a long
time. Next day Hoppner, somewhat out Of
temper, informed his wife that Porson had
drunk every drop of her concealed DRAM
Drunk every drop of It'll" cried she; my
God! it was spirits of wine for the lamp?"
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MISS MATILDA HERoN.-The citizens of
Porkopolls have gone crazy over the acting
of this lady. Hear the reporter of the Gin
cinnati Commercial on the eighteenth night
of the appearance Of Miss Matilda Heron as
Camille:-
Tonight we have Camille again. and to-
| night the house will again be crowded from
pit to dome Camille is in every body's
thoughts and in every body's conversation
For one to say that he has not seen Camille,
is to make himself at once the object Of COM
misseration. The young lady puts on her
Camille bonnet and throws her Camille man
tie over her shoulders, when she goes shop
ping to buy a Camille dress, or when at home,
sets down to the piano with Camille cough
to play the Camille Polka. The fast Young
man drives his Camille mare, drinks his
Camille brandy, or smokes his Camille cigar.
The old lady enjoys her Camille tea and the
old gent takes his Camille snuff. The new
married couple call their first born, if of the
gentler sex, Camille, and the school boy goes
coasting down the hill on his Camille sled
We have Camille ribbons and Camille Iaces,
Camille buttons and Camille trimmings,
Camille boots and Camille neckties We saw
little urchin in front of the Theatre last
evening" selling Camille pea nuts, and we
would not at all be astonished if we should
hear of a Clergyman preaching Camille
sermon. If there are any SO far behind the
age as not to have seen Camille, we advise
them to delay no longer but to go to the Ma
tional Theatre this very evening.
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