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Extraés from the Port-folio of a Man of Letters. 
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GARRICK amd JOHNSON. 
HE following anecdote is prefented 
to our readers, to clear, in fome 
meafure, an afperfion which is annexed to 
the charaéter of our celebrated Rofcius, 
viz. his extreme parfimony on all occafions; 
The circumftance may be. relied on fora 
fact, as the writer had it from the mouth 
of the late Albany Wallis, efy. of Nor- 
folk-ftreet, who was the folicitor and in- 
timate friend of Mr. Garrick. 
- ‘The converfation happening to turn on 
the fubje&t of playing, Mr. Garrick was 
of courfe brought on the tapis, and, 
after a difcuffion of his theatrical merits, 
his private character became alfo a matter 
of inveftigation; when, on the writer’s 
bringing forward the charge of parfimony, 
it was immediately anfwered by Mr, Wal- 
lis, with a relation nearly in the following 
words :—= 
** I can atteft, Sir, that your fuggeftion 
is unfounded ; Mr. Garrick, ’tis true, was 
no more a fool in‘charity than in other 
matters, he knew where and how to beftow 
his liberality.”” Mr. Wallis then continued 
to relate as follows:—‘* Mr. Garrick 
came to me one morning ina violent hurry, 
and, without even his ufual falutation, 
abruptly exclaimed—‘ My dear friend, the 
Doétor is in want, you mult inftantly do 
me a favour; come, come, put on your 
hat, and without delay go to Dr. John. 
fon’s lodgings, and prefent him with thele 
bank-notes, but on your life do not men- 
tion from whom you had them.”? The 
amount, Mr. Wallis remarked, was by no 
means inconfiderable. ; 
‘¢ In compliance with his requeft,”” con- 
tinued Mr. Wallis, “* I inftantly waited 
on the Doétor, and being announced, was 
ufhered into his apartment ; having pre- 
faced my errand with as much delicacy as 
poilible, I prefented the notes, which the 
Doétor received with much agitation, and 
after a few moments, wiping away the 
tears that involuntarily rofe in his eyes, 
he prefied my hand between his with ener- 
gy, exclaiming, ‘ Mr. Wallis, I know 
from whence this comes; tell Mr. Gar- 
rick that his kindnefs is almoft too much 
for me; tell him alfo, that I fhall never be 
enabled to repay this, much lefs what I 
have before received at his hands.” A few 
monthsafterthisdonation the Doétor died.”” 
A DIVINE out of COUNTENANCE. 
A young clergyman, of great modetty, 
preaching before Charles II. took for his 
text the 13th verfe of the 139ih Plalm=- 
§¢ Tam fearfully and wonderfully made,” 
Apprehenfion, rather than the warmth of 
the weather, having caufed him to per- 
fpire, he had, juft before naming the text, 
wiped his face with one of his hands, on 
which was a new black glove, and the 
confequence may eafily be imagined. The 
Duke of Buckingham, one of his audience, 
on comparing the words of the text with 
the figure of the preacher, was feized with 
a fit of laughter, in which he was joined 
by Sir Henry Bennet and feveral of the 
courtiers, nor was the King, who loved a 
jeft, to the great difcomfiture of the 
preacher, able to refift the contagion. 
A REPROVING FACE. 
Dr. Refbury, a divine in the fame 
reign, while walking in the ftreets of 
Windfor, obferved a perfon pafs him, and 
turn frequently, to confider him: with 
attention. Offended at length by an ob- 
fervation fo pointed, he roughly reproved 
the ftranger for his impertinence, who 
bowing, and civilly afking pardon, in- 
formed the Doétor, that he was a painter, 
and was then engaged in defigning a pic- 
ture of Nathan reproving Davic, and never 
had he feen a face fo reproving as that of 
his reverend antagonift. The Dodor, en- 
raged, ufed ftill harfher language. ‘ Ig¢ 
is enough, Sir, replied the artift, I have 
got as muchas J defire, and am greatly 
indebte dto you’’-—faying which, he cooly 
walked away. 
TWO CLASSES of PATIENTS. 
Dr. Maundy of Canterbury, Dr. Rad- 
cliffe, and Dr. Cafe, fpending an evening 
together, were very jovial. ‘* Here, bro- 
ther Cafe,’ fays Dr. Radcliffe, “is a 
health to all the fools, your patients.’ 
‘© T thank you, good brother,’ replied 
Cafe, ‘let me have ali the fools, and you 
are heartily welcome to the reft of the 
practice.” 
ADVICE fo a” HISTORIAN. 
Gregorio Leti, a native of Milan, came 
into England in the reign of Charles II. 
and received a promife of being made hif- 
toriographer to the King, but, not giving 
fatisfaction, had orders to retire.. Being 
one day at the levee, Charles, turning to- 
wards him, faid, ‘* Leti, I hear you are 
writing the Hiftory of the Enelith Court?” 
“¢ Sire,’ replied Lett, I have been for 
fome time preparing materials for fuch a 
hiftory.”.—‘* Take care,’ retorted the 
King, ‘ that your work give-no offence.” 
«* T will do what I can, Sire, but if a man 
weié as wife as Solomon, ‘he would {carce 
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