Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-09-27
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we'd. "sir, I would give up half-nay
tho whole of the constitution, to pre-.
serve the remainder" This, however,
was parliamentary. Hearing that Ad-
mirai Howe was in quest of the
French, he remarked somewhat pleas.
antiy that the admiral would "sweep
the French feet off the face Of the
earth" By and-by~, osme dangerous
times of disafRsction, and honest mt ems
lives were insecure: Sir Boyle writes
from tho country to q friend in the
capital this sad view Of his position :
,"You may judge" he says, "of our
state, when 1 tell you that /: write
this with a sword in one hand and q
pistol iu the other" On one OCCASION,
when the famous letters in the Public
Aasertiser were attracting universal
attaption,, Sir Boyle was heard to
complain, bitterly Of the attacks aof
a certain. :anony nous writer called
Janius." Heit was who recounted
that marvellous performance in gym
nasties, when, in q, tumult. of loyalty,
"he stood PROSTATE at the feet of his
sovereign He it WAS who denoun-
ced the whitening langusgeof the apos.
tate politician, who 4"turned' his back
upon himself" He it was Who intro.
duced TO public notice the ingen,ous
yet partially confused metaphor Of a
rat. "Sir," he ssid, addressing the
Speaker, of the. Irish House, ~ smell
q rat. Isee bim floating in the air
but mark me shall yet nip him in
the. bud.",; There, was The famous
speech which oonfouuded generations.
IL don't .sse,' Mr.. Speaker, why we
should put ourselves out Of The way
to serve posterisy. What has poster-
itye done for ,,usf" =, he, was a Little
disconcerted'by the burst Of laughter
that followed, and proceeded to 'ex-
plain bis meaning. "By postsrityy,
sir, I do not mean our ancestors, but
those who are TO-; come Immediately
after thsm.", His Invitation to, the
gentleman. or HE travels was. hospi.
table and we'll meant, but equivocal.
"1hope my lord, if ever you come
within mile Of my house, you'l stay
there all night" He i was :, who
stood fox the lpropen,i Dimensions of
the wine bottle, and proposed to par-
lisment thatit should be compulsory
tbAt"svsry quart bottle shcnld, con.
tafS 4 qauaat." Very pleasant and
yet pefectly intelligible was bis mean.
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die at inaceesstblss spots andt 6ontaIni:
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