Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1859-12-23
[From the Now York Courier ~ & Enoniror,7
.Anecdote OF yvnsllngton Irv,nr.

q [From the Now York Courier & EnQuircr.7
Anecdote of washington Irving.
We d1ncd at General Webh's NJ lis
Charming "Pokahoc," in honor of DR.,
wainwright, lately chosen to bc Provisional
Bishop. Of New York.
The company consisted of Bishop Doanc.
DR.. Wainwright, DIR. Creighton, DR.. yipt0n'
and Mr.. Southard, Of the Clergy: with Mr..
Charles King and Mr.. Washington Irvine,
! These guests, cnlivcned by the happy occa-
SION Of their gathering, enjoyed the duy-
| prodigiously. Mr. Irving was silent for y
long time; yet he seemed interested in the
conversation, till, gradually, his eve light
ed, and his tNce bCamcd, and he vcnturcd
to drop Il word, here and there, sometimes
spontaneously in rcp&rtcc, but chiefly in
monoSylnhic response.
The company evidently respected his
accustomed taciturnity with strangers. rs
Pecially MS our host had limited to us that
| Mr.. irving reluctantly allowed himself to
be drawn from his seclusion to ,nrticinotn
in a ''Clercal dinner party.'' Dinner rur
lIcs he abhorred: and Clerical dinner par-
ties lie conceived to be the most dull. nrc-
else and formal OF social ceremonies.
10 Mr Charles King wcNrc indebted for
bringing Ar. Irving out and keeping hir.
awake, and cheating him Of his accustomed
nap He addressed Mr.. Irving. as Major
rccounting the scenes of his Young man
hood when he WAS Aid-dc-Cu to Gov.
| I0mpkIns III the ''last war; MIR. Irvine
enjoyed the rcminisccncc to such degree
that his reserve was entirely disgiDGted.
ana lie volunteered an 0necdOte Of his mil
nary service on Fort Greene, and Of the
nr!shap OF the Governor in being UPSET
is INT, a.,
which he told with inimiiahlc humor and
a relish: characteristic. of Dcidrich kuick-
crhockcr.
The ice w:,s fairly broken The connect
t'on OF Irving and the soldier was itself
a in@ifrous iuXtHpOsition, and lie himself
made the most fnn of it,
Our host first playtnllv, and then Sc
Elousij, cndenTorcd to persuade him 10
apply for his Gland warrant" to which his
services entitled him, by act of CONGRESS-
, We S"ycralIy promised TO do the yYritino. if
he would sign the application. And he
urged the worth 0t the land warrant as a
nemeMto which would he so valuable one
4 thrSc days. as 10 DC sought for at IL rricc
which would feed the poor, or Provitea
H!ncel WINDOW, or cvcn (said one) to
iNi!d = new church Tor Tarrytuwn.
iHr Irving was greatly amused bv the
y ",
arguments. ono after another. With slvskiJJ
any evident delight.
h2 hit tho clergy with gentle sarcasm
at heir disintcrcstcducss. and intimn;cd
! thntthcirZcal for Il new churcll7ora chan
y Gel Yndow WAS having ..a %iNgI. eve (or
: the htblic good" And he baatcrcd Mir,
< NinGtnd our host upon the alfcctation of
II 'ilit;ty Esprit dw Corps When the time
:. INC |or parting, Mr.. Irving invited us to
uPn him Mt "Sunnyside." and whis-
Ps"d our host, "WhcE you have anoth-
= lertol dinner party count me in.''
S,e i,Xt day wc called on Mr. Irving Mt
8 Ysie. 1t was the day Of NIr. Web
tt,, <t"(sral at MarshfeId twas one Of
III. snlPus days OF October, when the
'.i,", ''i'SlS Nppan Zee flung & veil over the
.I. ..'.'t Li.'& tl:c Rocl,and Hills. o!ycnrin.
i;t,ht IJ 'hpe IA of Tie Highlands iii that half
:, - In Doughty knew SO well how TO
FL lNsun was warm and genial :tnd
r.s Cne ".I =, ont', inasmuch that we adjourned
..9;ti - st94pior TO the porch The CONVEX
) ls'J" I;s 49, ~ upon MIR. Webstcr-his Life,
, .t 5 successes and disnppoint-
;,5! ;,'s'ts ..iaNih and the loss olis mourn
IVS W9r,to,.t st"".sEsg sgFhcncc. it changed to Mr..
,,,.,,1;5 ~ iecrs and the era OF the re-
So. ,,.;!T, = y lived, and TO compare
:" 'l' ecdimg cpochs, and thence
!, -, .Is. us and politics in general
,,I"tseo '"sa, i9c was attracted to in APP
= ;m;aI;t st al 1o"us itil Il precious freight of
e, :'rr{$sto wEish quietly walk
: : ~ .r,,1n So, supposed, and picked
" ,,c,, L. ,.,'oj q ground; it was very
wL3t G"ca,.oa Gnothuri it WAS some
,hn,,, ~ ~ ~ ~ hen. threw some Of
: .trcc - t'io SUI Wight redapples on the
5r,.;,,.. o,,.. a.! heard tenor voice
hey stealing applesS bc oarT ar,ooS s.1% Ii rots
come down" - ttc u '"cte'' NM %
.. .,,, Mr.. Irving coming
Horntt s.,,no1,o 49, :" w., replied: But the
would mot ;, '0's2 decidedly thathe
Mr. Irving rcioined:rhoa ~, -,
: pelted him with grasss '''' ''i' "a" i"''"
IrCplicd, "At whiclla
ed; whercupon the old ds".epoS ~, 100 l''"sI7
, him: saying, Twill sec y oI6a" 10 Pelt
i'll stones' ~ virtue tHcfe IS
"Ah! you've read it. M,
claimed Mr.. Irving, clapp -. ',t -, ..' y
grcat glee and fhirly runrli -. ms .anuS IN
to my side. IN " dog trot
81 hope my guests willtA.
: said, "but could not rcfrai use me, nc
/ to you" 7pm coming |
''Yct they were convcrsinsA
and interesting topics" said eLE :; ; grave grave
der You could break away sor won
tcctn young saucehox stcaliugI 70 ue,
well, .Imusttell you how i(lS pp'eS' 5.,
he replied. "To he sure thet Seno",
grave, and patriotic, and all.tla(rSs s are
saw yon oating my apples fronEnN N%hen
J oi't tree. and trying to knock sE,l Fnhd
, with the rotten apples spread atu Ewh
it brought TO my mind circlogHrS,
which happened TO INC, on this Wv ~