From the Lon. Monthly Mag.
MR.. SHERIDAN.
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TAYLOR, of the Opera House, used to say


OF Sheridan, that he could not pull on ms


hat to him in the street without 1t costing


him fifty pounds; and if he stopped to speak


to him it was hundred.


No one could be stronger instance


than he was, OF what is called 'hvlng


from hand to MOUTH He was always in


want of money, though he received vast sums
of which he must have disburscd; and yet
nobodv can tell what became Of them, for he
Maid nobody. lie spent his wife's fortune
fsi.teen hundred pounds) in six weeks
iaunt to Bath, and returned to town as poor
az a rat Whenever he and his son were
invited out into the country, they always
went in two post chaises and four !; he In
ooe and his son Ton following in another.
| This is the secret of those who live in round
of extrayarance, and are at the same time
always in debt and difliculty-they throw


away the money they get on any new ran
gled whim or project that comes III tneir
way. and never think Of old scores, which OF
course accumulate to a dreadful amount
Sheridan once wanted to take Mrs. oheriuan
a very handsome dress down into the country
and went to Barber & Nunn's to order 1t,
saving he must have it by such a day, OUT


promising they should have ready money
Mrs. Barber Il think it was) made answer
III h,t the time was short, but that ready mo-
ncy was very charming thing, ana that nc
should have it. Accordingly, at the time ap-
nointed she brought the dress, which came
to five and twenty pounds, and 1t was sent IN
"a Mr.. She, idan who sent out Mr. Grimm
ZONE of his iackalls) to say he admired It eX-
ceedinrly. and that he was sure Mrs Sherl-
dan would be delighted with it, but he was
sorry to have nothing under hundred
mound bank note in the house. She said she
had come prepared for such an accident
and could give change for hundred, two
hundred, or five hundred pound note, IT II
was necessary. Grimm then went back to
his principal for further instructions VINO
made an excuse that he had no stamped re-
ceipt by him. For this Mrs. b. said she was
also provided-she had brought one in he'
pocket. At each message, she could near
them laughing heartily in the next room al
the idea of having met with their match tor


once and presently after Sheridan came


out in high good humor, and paid her the a.


mount of her bill. in ten five and one pounds


Once when a creditor brought him oii


for payment, which had often been present


ed before, and the man complained OF IT.


soiled and tattered state, and said he wa


quite ashamed to see it. III tell you VIVA


I'd advise you to do with 1t my TREND, sait


Sheridan, take it home and write it upo'


harcAn,ent = He once mounted hors'


which horse dealer was showing Git nea


a coffee house at the bottom of st. James


street, rode it to Tattersal's and sold it, ant


walked quietly back to the spot from whenc


he set out. The owner was furious. he swor


he would be the death of him; and in a quar-


ter of an hour afterwards they were see


sitting together over a bottle of wine in tn
coffee. house, the horse. jockey with tear