Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-05-31
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Growing rat-A Capital Story .


thoughts and upon affections than all other men
in the world put together. Indeed are often times
amazed at ourselves when we reflect upon the COM
plee earnestncSs and singe-mindedness of our devo
ton to one who has done so much TO cstrange from
him But like true lover, not to be forcedout
of thc ring 10y trifes On the contrary, the more
capricious and Maynard we find him to be, the more
fixed aud ardent attachment becomes. The CON
sequence is that matter what 1izzard- Foot may
do or what he may say, or what he may think, or
what lac may dream, We not TO bc drur oft.
Wen cling to him with the tenacity of leech and
worship at his shrine with more than an Eastern
devotion.
oar present notice of him is suggested by an in
tcrestng article in the Charlottesville -Ictersonidn
describing in loving temper visit made to his "EJo
SIM Excelency, by the worthy editor Of that paper
day during the past week The incidents of thi,
visit infinitely, graphically and pleasantly related
thc-article winding up with capital Joke told by
the Governor himself concerning himself and told i,
is stated with the finest efrcct-both rclator and
listeners being completely carried away by series Of
the most agreeable titiltonS and sometimes actual
" conyusci from centre to circumference We feel
acutcly how much We lost by not being present in
personals we most asSuredy would have been. but
Tor the Numbering stupidity of silly Niger, who
failed to deliver in time the pressing in, taton which
"Gi--ard- root, always remembering kindly and
aiIectionately such occasions, despatched him
with to Us.
BIt to the pleasing incidents of this noted visit
our worthy contemporary tells us, in the first plac
with the most refreshing particularly, that he call
ed Gov Wise al las house LIte az the ar.
ter"oo,, gt Hursiay." In the next place he in
forms Us that "a neatly dressed negro lad'-(whe.
ther BLACK, "mulatto, "moungeon," is
not statedl-"usheredn him into the reception,
room'-that there he "lound a gentleman from
Rockbrilgc- this gentleman had come ION
similar errand" TO hnselt-that after waiting ::
short time Gov Wise in and cordially greet
ed him! Which way of doing things on such oc.
caSijns-is nee, affecting and IMPOSING W. promptly
admit; but Is it pcculas TO "GiLLarl-FOot" at hi.
own house late in the afternoon" We merely in
qdre for the benefit OF a curious public We solemn
ly protes; 10 you--not that seriously think the
question oHe Of extraordinary magnitude
But here Is the Fat part Of the dcscription-it
cream. Tnc enthuStd editor tells u, that the last
time he saw his Rxcellency was upwards OF a wear
ago that then he looked haggard" aud hungry.
aud M If he might be tenant of the grave
that Is be 1t remembered when "Gis,4r,l. E.,t"
was Ia hot pursuit Of Office, and hadn't vet got
But mark the change, and see the difference, b,.-
tween having spoils, and having none, Nor th,.
editor tells US Governor looks cheerful ana,
HAPPY! That Is, lac is the posses,or of An
Office, worth five thousand dollars a wear md az
course, lac looks no longer "haggard' and hungr,
but Ia l. tat contented and ia good condition =
Nothing more natural It's the way of the worl'
politician opt Of Office will LOOK melancholy AN
lean but put him IN Office and how bright and
cheerful" and happy" he becomes
We next come to the ''piseHiHg" story. as reat,
by "Gisafrd FoOt' himself aud which seems
have thrown his visitors into violent fit Of chm,
nation aud which is for the first time given to III
world BY our enraptured contemporary at Chs.
lotte-vilie As for ourselves we peremptorily
cline laughing at this joke, until after due meIi. -
uon We nave discovered the exact point at which
Is most proper for US To spread ourselves Here ~
IS word Tor word we find it in the Charlott..vi
JeGersonian:
After abiding to the day as being the anniver.,,,
Us e"e1o'' a. "''efhor "i virginia, remarked To- 10,
That Ne sure accompanied u Richmond yy .u III,
IRON Ai0einlTe county, Who said be- would rstI., r.
the hand " GOV. Wise than that Of any ,tf.r mil,
Mr. suied aud replied that the ltish alW,y. an, 49,
~ strong 100 ihrir feelings Of likes and diskes and nj "a
hu an'ciuie about himself, which occurred a ia. ..
sinee. With TIE captain u a revenue cutter and ..
inend' be bal gone upon cunning expedition o1, ill.,
H'afss. in tle stale Vi Ds.Isafc and sIen Inc ds 49,
nearly spent, 'Ieir provisions AMI water given oyy ri
seeins log but near the shore they wtded pp r., ,
Knee hrOugi the marsh mud and among .I,,o, 80.
lmutDir swnfms Of mu-GgtOc- with the pr,l,lil,,, "a,
oe'"S eaten W by hen, Or their making feast u, the
mosquitoes ''s
"On arriving at the log but an Irish .or,s, .,. ,i..
sole occupant W good sOman, aid ST. " has,. .,,.
anything l'r n- " eatt No. We are both hungr, .,.t
thf.'y aud Hii compcnsate you for your pr,yl.9l. a
trouble 10 cooking them There ~. no G,,i, nam -
the house, aud bees husband bad gone q, IN, t,, A.,
ls-t the woman agreed % iry bacon and .gg. 49,
them, and sent o. tr iOyr and gave a logd 49,,
merry q. N'--e,-th. iaiily startled 49, vs. a.. h.
"as not 'Nhfe tf,t hc kuO~u 100 such a me- H.
mruitcJ aiitrsHfl- there ctue running int, t. .,
barefoot gid, sith d..licy,lsI htr ,tI y.ry 49, A. III
VINO negah " assist nef mother boo tbe cook lac
No W said my gDJi wOisu il % r..--iils m, v, 49,
b'cn yDut n'ushirr tie nAmc Of mtus Yg- .he t..
-" IVY 'D'''n' "a ipol'h enough ~ do o. and b.r
h'm' - Henry 4 Wise. Tue companions Of NJ H.
were '.fl much amused 10 tc reply of the rorn,,
,'ut".n AZ ~ lhe cooking went on, refreshing t %,
acIorics oi 'ne hungry party, and the husband w
turned WIN Jis ~ hqlor, rather surprised t 6,d 49,
CABIN hhed Niu' Strangers A few word, se,s .,g, 10Y,
60 sau-l} bin Of the state " thing- and r., a. Id,
sl 's ~ possible th1t rO.rcsty understood yopr o
70 10y uai your daughter had the namp Of , man. y
SAID tuc iusImtn, 10 y tue dii uane b,f ,, t,, I
c", Henry Vie How do you snor aid NJ Nv
he o. a rascal Wasn't Joe a Wing saI the n,sn .,i
", ~ ,s, t l.,l, Harrison never heard, said
,'-on President anil John Tyler vice Pfc.icnt add tii,
De aud henfy A. Wise p,s.p ue Ple.I.nts WI. LII
YOU a' th. my good sir, said NJ " , BI t,ti,l
I "e''u JACK -- say that Joe -- bad heard lion
NJ - saJ 30 b. a speech AZ Wilmington '
~ had no children, said che lrisImsn aud 1 ,it, Gil.
vas We ia.i chauce Zoe The Old woman aud a.. n ~
Wa slug and vas shig too. sworc tbst DE- t M
shou'l 'c named, whether boy OF a girl Henry A 90,
Naiufe va against uie, said the Idsimsn for a -
giH' and ought o. have kuosn that God ncver i,,i
ine " name % ior chat man, aud sfter Wise and
es"sa oid Geo Harrison, said ~ my siie that c 80
change Che nnns Of our child 10 Henrietta A W. <
said she you we're foolish enough 70 gyeit a man. -
And q siaii have none other than Henry A vi
w Nisc said 20 the freshman Did Won 90, 80
Henry A NiscY No, sir, be replied / am, So, NJ,
W, that Henry A Wi-c, You, sad the ,si,...Ls
inshman, YOU Henry A WISE no you are nor va, a..
thin lace aud sman man Henry A. wse l. uo,,,ds %
az ioot Nth large frame aud bruiser Al tl,,t -
hcnfy Wise. and will give your vile dvs dollar. !
my your daughter some shoes q bonnet and = c,tc
efc-~ ~ eve O. o. her ~ any rate Tor the name N
1csfs Ims PcrplcScd the lrsbman aud he watched m
companions Of NJ Wise 10 hear what name thcv e,ns
mon aod shsn he found the captain Of the boat and IN
saiofs csi'd bin NJ. Vice. he said do not think Il
l'a are A. bad q msu - heard you was"
Tie n Y Nasss thinks the south betrayed great ~