Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-11-22

ms acquaintance with him am often saw him, for
! he Il ed some inferior Office in one Of the courts of
! Law At Eliahurg Poor fellow believe he is dead
/ he took carly II drinking
This the writer Of these imperfect memoranda once
observed Ia him, hardly original. All he
! exclaimed evidently surprised and with air Of
doubt. then asked for copy Of the Spectator,
and read H. foowa
.'When | was Il Young man. and used to frequent
Westminster Hall there was "a councillor who never
pleaded lthout - piece Of packhreAd IN his hand.
which be used 10 twist about thumb finger all
the vbIe he was speaking. The waRs of those days
4el 20 al II tie thread Of his discourse for he WAS
not able To utter word without IL. One II his eli
cnis. who w. moro merry than wise, stole t from
him one day IN the midst u his pleading but he
had better have left it alone for he lost h- by
bis Jest
H. made a mark in the volume and said, with a
emile, d" will shy what sydney Smith always said
when he heard good thing for the first time, Looh
ei'
Sheridan told no that he was aware be ought to
have ma1e a love scene between Charles aud Maria
in the school for scandal. aud wonld have done it
bul thai the actors who played the parts were not
nhlc 10 do Justice to such II scene
"I met sheridan very often, but never in his own
house
Whenever Indy Holland hears that person Of
an, consequence hus said am i'll word Of her che i'm
modialcy invites him TO dinner
Mr.. Wcst told me TINT Bcckford chilled upon him
before he went 10 spain to borrow two 1all pictures
~ take in his carriage with him wherever he went
nud ihal the two picture be selected the little
nrmP1n Claude YOU there, mud the 'Domeuichi-
no ut tJe ond Of the room"
" fampheIl wrote 10 Sir Robert Peel asking for the
Laurrttezbip aad Campbell was angry, not unuatu-
rally that he got no answer But Peel say, did
give him an wer with "A sneer-he hrlped IN iear
The pull u hJs tpt01i'
Lord Holland came to Lord Lansdowne n short
time before his death and showed him the ertaph he
had written on himself 1t ran in this way; Here
lcg Henry Nnssal Fox, Lord Holland, with all his
titles. Who was drowned sitting III his elbow chair
This IN some degree true. lie died OF water in
the Quest
"Lorl Holland read to his character Of Shcri-
dnu, The Wind up particularly remember: lie died
with great thristan resignation, joining tcrventy ia
the prayers thai were read toh him hen the sacrament
was administered Now, asked Ilowley. the pres
cnt Archbishop of Canterbury whn Shefidan's end
was ike. lie u4eusble. snl IoWley. Mrs
sheridan put hi baud5 together in the attitude Of
suprIiea'ion and read the prayers
"Ihcre i n couplet in Cuwper which admire ex-
ceedingy=
knowledge ii proud he has learned so much;
Wisdom IL humble thnt he knows no more '
"Nhen am At fine arts commissions, where good
lnpcr and pens abound, copy out these lines for
the people who trouble me for my autograph Glow
much he improves was the remark ofoue who mis-
took them for mine These lines, tand they are very
goud.J
".ohl the selfish knew how much they lost,
What would they not eudeayor. not endure
To initiate rs far rs in them lay,
Him who his wisdom aud his powers employs
In inahng others happyl
trnnaeribo IN the same manner.
lHdY Holland, who was always mquisitve, was
particularly anxious TO have Sir Plnlip Francis n-h
cd II he WIS Junius. She would not ask him herself
ool fell know not how, to my lot to ask him
o. kcl the question, and met viii this bricf answer
ASK thai aPafn at your pcrIlr tbs wis enough
\.d'me NV lady iIojnud he asked. 'Nhot sue