ANECDOTES.
{"newspaper_name": "The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register.", "edition": "01", "page": "p4", "byline": ""}
Sheridan, in his life of Swift, relates the
following anecdutc -


Once when he was in the country, he re
celved intelligence that there was to be a
beggar's wedding in the neighbourhood-
He resolved not to miss the opportunity of
seeing so culuusa ceremony; and that he
might enjoy the whole completely, propos-
ed to DR.. Sheridan that he should go thithcr,
disguised as blind fiddler, and he would at
tend him as his man to lead him. Thus ac-
coutcred, they reached the scene of action,
where the blind fiddler was received with
joyful shouts.-They had plenty of meat and
drink, and piled the fidler and his man with
more than WAS agreeable to them. Never
was more joyous wedding seen. They
sung, they danced, told their stories, crack
ed jokes &c. in vein of humour more en-
tertalning to their two guests, than they
probably would have found in any other
meeting on the like occasion. When they
were about to depart, they pulled out their
leather pouches, and rewarded the fiddler