Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-02-15
LITERARY ITEMS.
wAsuIyeroN,s PERSONAL nAp11s.


of tea and three or four cakes of Indian meal,
(called hoc-cakes,) formed his frugal repast I'm
mediately after breakfast he mounted his horse
and visited those parts of his estate where any
work was going on, seeing to every thing with
his own eyes, and often aiding with his own
hand.
Dinner was served at two o'clock. He ate
heartily, but was no epicure, Ior. critical about
his food. His beverage was small beer OF. cider,
and two glasses of old Madeira. Hestook tea, Of
which he was very fond, early in the evening,
andretired for the night about nine o'clock.
hconfned to the house by bad weather, he
took that occasion to arrange his papers, post
up his accounts, or write lctters-passing part
ofthe time threading, occasionally reading aloud
to the family.
Washington delighted in the chase In the
hunting season, when he rode out early in the
morning to visit distant part OF the estate where
any work was going ON, he took some of the
dogs with him for the chance of starting a fox,
which he occasionally did, though he was not
always successfulin killing him. He was a bold
rider and an admirable horseman, though he
never claimed the merit of being an accomplish
ed hunter. In the height CT the season, how
ever he would be out with the foX-hounds two
or three times week. accompanied by his
guests at Mt Vernon and the gentlemen of the
| neighborhood, especially the Fairfaxes of Bel
voir, Of which estate his friend George William
Fairfax was now the proprietor. On such oc-
casionS there would be hunting dinner at one
or the other of those establishments, at which
conyiyial repasts W ashington is said to have
/! joyed himself with unwonted hilarity.-Irsing's
| WashtHJtoH.
VANITY VS.. DESPAIR.
| DR., Franklin did not acquiesce in theYery gen.
eral depreciation ofyanity. He was accustomed
| to say that when he saw the many things in the
intercourse between men, which grew entirely
out of vanity, and without which the world
would be worse, he was tempted to think that
we should thank God for our vanity us much as
{! for any other gift Perhaps one phase of this is
not distant from the thought of Burke, that vice
loses half its harm by losing all its groSsnesS-
Be this as it may, the following characteristic
story seems to illustrate it in another phase:
| \ Frenchman resolved to kill himself In or
der to make his departure for the other world
the more heroic, he wrote the following on his
table; Il follow the teaching of great master,
/ for Molicre has said
/. when all IL Lost AMI hop, no more i. nigh,
/ Lie. sham--oWr duty Is To- te'
! The knife was already applied when sudden
thought stopped him: All, WAS really Moliere
that said this, now? must be very sure of that,
/ for otherwise shall look excessively ridiculous"
| He at once set about resolving this point, and
read through two or three ofMoliere's comedies,
which, restoring his good humor, saved his life
A DELICATE HIM.
/ In England, it is the rule for ladies to attend
| the assizes; in ireland it is the exception, At
| any place tho practice is absurd and ndeIicate
The fair sex who visited the Courts of Law, list
ening for hours to evidence aud speeches which
! they could take no interest in, even if they un-
derstood them, evidently go TO exhibit their
charms and their wardrobe! An aggravated muir
der case pleases theIn-as tragedy would. But
their peculiar delight is to listen to the details of
an action for breach of promise Of marriage. In
cases OF seduction and Grim. con-, the crier of
the court gives preliminary Warning-"L Ladies
and boys will leave the court" recollect one of
these eases, in which the bulk of the petticoated
spectators did not vacate their sestS-their prur-
lent curiosity was predominant In stating the
facts, the prosecuting counsel, seeing ladies in
court, and not lshing to wound their sense of
ldeltcacy, hesitated for words in which to rap up
the necessary groSsncss of the details. Broth
er, said the Judge, 'as all the modest women
have left court. yvu may call things by proper
names" Then followed great tluttering of bon
net plumes and, in five minutes after reproof the
fair sex had left the court-SketcAes0f the Irish
/ Bar, By Ric6dnE- Labor Shell.
Mr.. John S. c. Abbott has sent copy of his
| History of Napoleon, to the present Emperor of
f! France In the letter which accompanied it Mr.
( A
Abbott makes the remarkable avowal, that
every page OF the yolumet was written under
deep sense OF responsibility to God. Louis
Napoleon acknowledged the gift by letter under
his own hand and transmitted Sir. Abbott rich
gold medal. The North American of Friday
last contains a scathing article based upon this
correspondence.
From Prague, under date of Oct Sd, they
write that Dr. L. A. Frankel, of Virginia, is at
present on his way to Palestine, charged with a
mission from Madame Eliza Herr, who has de-
posted thesu Of 60,0D0 forms for the creation
of an additional establishment in the Holy
Land.
Mr.. Layard has another work on Assyrian An
| tiquities in the press.
i Rogers the Poet has left five volumes cfme-
moirs, which will be published shortly by his
Executor, Mr.. Moxon.
The London Atheneum thus notices five new
literary ventures which have just made their ap-
Pearance.
The Idler lisa monthly magazine, written by
number of very clever Young men, whose OBJ