Most Viewed
George Iii. On Punctuality
A Beggar's Wedding
A Child On Board
A Gamekeeper's Daughter
Navy Chaplains
The Deaf And Dumb Mother
A Christmas Pudding Extraordinary
Fools
A Choice
Charity Sermon
Least Viewed
Erskine
Sheridan
Vendean Servant
St. Louis
Sterne
Reclaimed Felons
Sir Samuel Hood
Abernethy
Van Dyke
Johnson And Millar
|
A Choice
Anecdotes Home
At a recent examination at Marlborough House Grammar School, a
piece written for the occasion, entitled "Satan's Address to Nena Sahib,"
was to have been recited by two pupils. Only one of the pupils came
forward, Mr. Barrett stating that he could not prevail upon any pupil to
take the part of Nena Sahib, they having such an abhorrence to the
character, though several had offered to take the part of the Devil.
Jonas Hanway having once advertised for a coachman, he had a great number
of applicants. One of them he approved of, and told him, if his character
answered, he would take him on the terms agreed on: "But," said he, "my
good fellow, as I am rather a particular man, it may be proper to inform
you, that every evening, after the business of the stable is done, I expect
you to come to my house for a quarter of an hour to attend family prayers.
To this I suppose you can have no objection."--"Why as to that, sir,"
replied the fellow, "I doesn't see much to say against it; but I hope
you'll consider it in my wages!"
Coleridge, among his other speculations, started a periodical, in prose and
verse, entitled _The Watchman_, with the motto, "that all might know the
truth, and that the truth might make us free." He watched in vain! His
incurable want of order and punctuality, and his philosophical theories,
tired out his readers, and the work was discontinued after the ninth
number. Of the unsaleable nature of this publication, he himself relates an
amusing illustration. Happening one morning to rise at an earlier hour than
usual, he observed his servant girl putting an extravagant quantity of
paper into the grate in order to light the fire, and mildly checked her for
her wastefulness: "La! sir," replied Nanny; "it's only _Watchmen_."
The Marquis of Granby having returned from the army in Germany, travelled
with all possible expedition from the English port at which he landed to
London, and finding on his arrival that the king was at Windsor, he
proceeded there in his travelling-dress; where desiring to be instantly
introduced to his majesty, a certain lord came forward, who said he hoped
the noble marquis did not mean to go into the presence of his majesty in so
improper a habit, adding, "'Pon my honour, my lord, you look more like a
_groom_ than a gentleman."--"Perhaps I may," replied the marquis, "and I
give you my word, if you do not introduce me to the king this instant, I
will _act_ like a groom, and _curry_ you in a way you won't like."
Next: The Schoolmaster Abroad
Previous: An Appropriate Version
Viewed 1575
|
Random Anecdotes
An Appropriate Version
Camp Dinner
Countess De St. Belmont
Heber's Palestine
Welcome Sight
Sion College
Clans
Death Of A Hero
Charles Lamb
Pope The Poet
A Benevolent Judge
A Tiresome Companion
Siege Of Cajeta
Mungo Park
An Uncarpeted House
Steele & Addison
Italian Peasant
Man--shut It Up--shut It Up! Go Home And Read My Book, P
Pope Pius Ix
Father Bernard
Making Things Better
Charles V. Of France
China-ware
Sporting
A Good Example
|
Difficult.ca - Pickup new skills and check out the large collection of how to articles and how to books Visit Difficult.ca
Informational
