The works of the Rev. William Thom, late minister ... - waughfamily.ca

•366 LETTERS, TRACTS, t^r.rather four of Lis Majeily's firft-rate (hips had beeniunk than that the world had loll fiich a gallant capfain.And when iie read of the taking of Mor#Caftle, he fecined quite intoxicated (a5 I mentionedbefore) with admiration of the inflexible Veylaxcow,the hair-brained romantic Spaniard, v/ho, you know,facrificed himfelf fo madly upon the breach. Whetiierthefe extravagancies proceed from a crack inj—n's brain, or from the vanity of being thought a1man of magnanimous and heroic fentimentf, (forhc-\:eftJ— n really fancies himfelf to be a bit of a hero)iS a little dubious. However, upon the whole, J—is thought a very honefi man ; was never accufcdV.fflcalmg a lump of coal, or even the end of a candlewould not for all the world make a lie ; was feldom^•r never ken in ^av indecent paflion, and lives uponamicable terms with al^ Ins fel]ow,-fervants of thtv_—, 'For thefe:qualities, in Mr. Hutchefon's time^v.hen virtue was efteemed to be fomething real andiOiid, honeft J— -n was held in much elleem both bvilie p rs and by the il ts : But of L:tG, -fomenewfangled fancies of fympathy with the rich andgreat Having got into the c -e, and nothino- beingnow regarded but m.oncy,. and pomp, and parade,J n finding himfelf overlooked, as being but a poor:nan, became defirous of retiring from buiinefs ; andu:e reafon he gave for this was perfedly agreeable toh\s theory, namely, that he was not nowfo eloquent,'that IS, not fg feery o' the feet, as formerly. But iti.stJine to return to the difcovery of the addrefs.Vfhen J— n received thefummons to appear beforehis learned betters, though he gueiTed the occal^cnof It, he was not in the leail dllmayed : He confideredImnielf as the oldeft conftituent member ofthe fociety :He was confcious of his integrity, thathe liad talents and capacity equal to his office (which '