Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-02-23
TIE House teen adlourneo.
ANECDOTE OF WM. c. PRESTON AND WAR.
REN X. DAVIS.

The CLASSICAL AND TIE NERNAcuLAR.-The
Hon. Wio. {. Preston and Hon. Warren Il. Davis,
The one Sill. hou1red and cherished among the lv.
ing, lie Ollie. deeply !a.ccnteG and IouG!y remember
I'd emon. tie CceI, we're giika given 10 something
akin 10 monopoly O.! conversations, Gt dinner or socisi
parties, ana both spoSe 50 well ;Gct insic auditory
were never weary OF listening. On some dinner oc.
ca-!on, they met al The hosp.tsble board of q mu'ua..
friend, and were, as nsut!. both beset by the eacoett:i
iognenJ,; but Mr. presto.. ny superior tactics, ana
InuGn 10 the annoyance c! h1 c..!iasai3hed fr.eaS
md coico u.al rival, 20: ne parole, and sep; ii, TOO,
without stat .. cuapa-s'On The theme OF The az
cu;ugi She. ex-senator ..s 81 !arorL. oas with him,
aid one % pai,h b. ~te!.sh.=d 10 dwell and *
! Eatl.te-it was TIE extraordinary power c! co.,.
! censa:ioU, ia both thought ana expression, wtIca
characterized the anc!ca; Gyera aal Latin .sneu0.
s-s, beyond anything .! The knG u modern tongues.
On II nc literally ''cI=cGu.sed eli qCuIt music"
aIosnin. it with frequent ana Gp: Illustration, ana,
smcng o'Eeg e~x,nip.-s. citing Tue celebrated admo.
milton OF tbs Spartan Motto 20 her warrior son. or
The eve of bs:te-"W.E Your shield, or uco-. i
The VINCE parry 1s.e " .ig"'gu with tns rich tone.
and Classic teachings Oi ne ",,,ed co.lcQuis'. except
his equally gifted competitor ;or conversational! laI.
re!s, who, Notwithstanding lis enforced admiration,
sat uncnsiiy u:drr tue Prolonged dlsorisitIbD; ADJ.
lousy waiting Tor an opportunity 10 lake his rloci
in tile picture. ~ luBglR, q titiildlon selling ths
| oifactory nerve OF NJ. p. stpn, ne paused TO take &
! pinch Of snyf, AMI Mr.. Davis Immediately sled ~
the cgcuart, taking ~ 'he !.ae o~fspeech, il this wiset
- nave i'sten.i IL re, with equal ed!dcarial
dLU picasuTc, 10 tHe t'trslC u'ssourse OF O0. lIIenU,
sparKilng win gem: alike vi !n'si!ect ana fancyi bG,
/ differ from him t5io ctto. He may say what h.
vii. as % tao superior vigor and condelsaii"n 20
ihoa2LS and :pecCsr charac:.Tisir" " -
- ~ pari, 1 think there 10 nothing
.4dal 10 cur Own vsrH0cWldr, in these particulars,
aud an i'r:uuat-!y able. although from On humble
source, &" give you a striking enG conclusive exam.
pie aud illustration Of he !Ict.'
"Gs l was returning, bome from Congress, some
years since, | approached a river, in North Carolina.
which lad been awollcn by n recent freshet, and oh.
served a country gIrl fordirg it, with sui!s fsrkG,
and "A piggin Of butter on her head. As | arrived al
the rivers edge, the rCS:ic Saiad emerged from thi
watsry element. Ny girl curd |, how deep's the
wafer, and what's the price Of bu,terf' Up to my
waist ana nine p-nce,' WIS tho prompt and .ignf.
cant res ponse! Let my learned friend beat that, Il
he can. IN b.eviiy aud force Of expression, by algh.
10 be found, in all his treasury OF classic lore!
A roar ut laughter followed his humorous explo.
sion, and a unanimous vote III favor OF the vsrnocu.
'dr aH arded the palm 10 the Distinguished and suo-
ceseini wng over his classical but crest fallen com.
petitrr.- Charleston Courier.