The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-04-09
MORE EXTRACTS FROM ROGERS
TABLE TALK.


Sir George Beaumont, when young
man, was one day in the Mount famous
coffee house in Mount street, Grosvenor
Square-with Harvey Aston Various
persons were seated at different tables
Among Others present, there was an Irish
man who was very celebrated as duellist,
having killed at least half dozen antag-
orists. Aston, talking to some of his
acquaintance, swore that he would make
tue duellist stand bare-footed before
them.
"Y on had better take care what you
say" they replied; "he has his eye upon
You"
"No matter" rejoined Aston; Il de-
clare again that he shall stand bare footed
before you, if you will make up among
you purse of fifty guineas@
. They did so. Aston then said in a
loud voice, al have been in Ireland, and
am we'll acquainted with the natives"
The Irishman was. all ear Aston
went on:
"The Irish, being born in bogs, are
every one of them wcb-footed. 1 know it
for fact"
"Sir," roared the duellist, starting up
from his table, ait is false -
Aston persisted in his assertion
"Sir, cried the other, "I was Torn in
Ireland; and I viii prove to you that it is
a falsehood"
So saying, in great haste he pulled of
his shoes and stockings, and displayed his
bare feet. The joke ended in Aston's
sharing the purse between the Irishman
and himself giving the former thirty
guineas, and keeping twenty. Sir George
assured me that this was true story.
Never in my life did hear anything
equal to Fox's speeches an reply-they
were wonderful. Burke did not do him.
self justice as a speaker; his manner was
hurried, and he always seemed to be in q
passion. Pitts voice sounded as if he
had worsted in his mouth.
Porson said that "Pitt carefully con.
sidered his sentences before he uttered
them; but that Fox threw himself into
the middle of his, and left it to God AL
mighty to get him out again"
No one," said Fox, "could be all i'll
tempered man who wrote SO much non
tsense as Swift did. 49, 4-'e','
When the Duke of Clarence (Willian
the Fourth,) was very young man, HI
happened to be dining at.the Equerries
table. Among the company was Majo
Price. The Duke told one of his faceti
Gus stories.
"Excellent!" said Price; az wish
could believe it."
If you say that again, Price," cried
the Duke, "I'll send this claret at youl
head"
Price did say it again. Accordingl,.
the claret came-and it was returned.
had this from Lord st. Helens, who wa
one of the party.
Of the Duke of Welllngton's pcrfec
GOODNESS on the most trying occasions
Colonel Garwood gave me this instance
He was once in great danger of being
drowned at sea. 1t was bedtime, whel
the captain of the vessel came to him
and said:
"It will soon be all over with us.'
"Very well," answered the Duke, thel
l shall not take off my boots
Sir George Beaumont once met Quin a
a very small dinner party. There was
delicious pudding, which the master 9
the house, pushing the dish toward Quir
begged him to taste. A gentleman hat
just before helped himself to an immens
piece of it Pray said Quinn, looking
frst at the gentleman's plate and then a
the dish, (which is the pudding p
Sir Robert Peel, in one of his commu
NEGATIVE moods told me that, when he wa
Q boy, his father used to say to him:
"Bob, you dog, if you are not prim
minister some day, I'll disinherit YOU"
/ mentioned this to Sir Roberts sistel
Mrs Dawson, who assured ME that sh
had often heard her father use these yer
words.
TO all letters soliciting his "subscrip
tion to anything, Erskine had a regula
form of reply, viz: "Sir, / feel much hon
ored by your application to me, and | be
to subscribe the pleader had t
turn over the leaf" myself your vcr
old. servant, &c.