Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-01-11
RTSISESS NOTICES.

| FAIRY.-In the land OF the unhapp:ly inferno
cine Fsaiaa F3EnegaHs there IS or is said to be- n
parcel of little creatures yelept fairies. They are
funny. fractions fretlul fantastic iolcsome, tight
Ing set OF little fellows, famous for their hove OF po-
t-en and potatoes They live m raths, OLD easties
round towers and legendary hills ana are hoteu lor
many antics. They hold ant'-hig h-leht heeuuss III
the bottoms OF old hutS dance JsS on peOf'e noses
when they 1.-THE peopc) are asleep kick up dust ON
roadsides in DOnnybrOokian shlndes' steal butler
ont of airies and handsome little babies from then
mothers. substituting in their place hOrrid little
inns of their own bcgetting, and betlmes, on hne
summer DAYS get mp battles in the air, To the Won
,lrrment and CONSERVATION OF simple minded peas
ants. They guard their habitatOns with jealous
care and the notion is that IL YOU steal from Oh
their legendary hills aforesaid, certain herbs you
can curr anything with them from a hard hearted
landlord down 10 pam ia your big toe.
One cold and stormy night, in the winter time, IN
little cabin hy the Waysde, some twenty persons,
male aul female were collected. In an adjoining
foull, q man nicGulmcd CrOhore Meg, was lying
,3rk-iccp silence regned over al that gathering
4 Young man entered the cabin; there was start
and STIR among those assembled when they saw hun
Pie male his WAY direct 10 the room here the SICK
man lay. and closing the door behind HIM suddenly,
addressed haXen- haired, blue-eyed, pale
woman, who Was nliuistcrlng potion u tue SieN
u1n-" You incamate lend, what are you dOHig
here g" curing CIuhOnc." "lcI, with your lnier-
mai fairy potions be- Oh or I'll lay tins whip across
your back" She went on and tLen there Were
heard murmurS in the crowd. ''Oh, shure It's he
that's not altered Of the fares or their sister the
-F.Orl be- praised" That dOctreSs was administering
herbs gathered one OF the fairy hills, aud which
th, Simple-minded people who consented 10 IT, be-
lcyed would cure poor CrOhOre-but be diod ana
faith Ia fairies among that crowd was dlSpeled. II
poor Crohore had some Of Hubhcll- Golden Biiters
they might have done him good, the golden part
especially, for Crohore was poor Read hubbeIs
advertisement and take advantage OF the golden op
pcrtuuIty.
ToGAcro.-King james wrote pamphlet called
the "Counterblast to Tobacco" which he concludes
by pronouneing the use Of the tweed" 10 BE-
"loathsome 10 the eye hateful to the nose, harmful
to the BRAIN dangerous to the lungs aud in the black
sinking fumes thereof nearest resembling the hor
ribe Stygian smoke Of the pit that Is bOttonNeSs.
so SAYS an exchange. We don't know whether
said King ever wrote said pamphlet or not, but II he
did, he only proved himself noodle IN that as lie
did in some other things
Some poet the King to the contrary notwithstand-
ing, says OF tobacco.
a. Ges. social friend. ] love thee well,
In learned doctors spite;
Thy cloud all other clouds dislel
And laps me with delight
What though they tell with phizzes long,
Nv years are sooner passed;
would REPLY, with reason strong,
They'cr Swcetrr while they last"
The poet was right and il he had opportunity Of
seeing the assortment of fine tObacCOs, Of various
brands, which Cosby, Pugh Co., in Franklin street,
between Fifteenth aud Sixteenth street, have for
sale he would not only write better poetry, but more
of it, in praise Of their weed and would write, as
DO u business notice, earnestly recommending the
attention Of parties in want Of tobacco and various
articles Of groceries, 10 the above firm. Cosby Pugh
4 c.. are in business large scale, and will at
tend to any amount OF consignments. We commend
them aS good aud reliable business men, aud draw
particular attention 10 their advertisement.