Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-08-26
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&c And he sat doom at the pvsK. AoW The
Priest of Indian had seven daughters
ana theu came and drsov zSater, a,ldflAed
the tronghs 10 vater their fathers fock.
And the Shepherds came and drsDe men,
c1v4u but Noses stood up, and helbsd
them, and 1saterea thelr. J9och."
In the juvenile days of Moses, that pro-
phee having unfortunately interfered IN
quarrel between an Egyptian and Jew.
went into voluntary exile. Provoked at
the assassination of subject, the reignlng
monarch sought to Stay Moses, who hsd
from his wrath into the laad OF INDIAN.
Here he took up his residence In the We
cinity of we'll and lived sort OF her
mit's life, :" unknowing and unknown"
Nv glance at the history Of pastoral a.
:ees. it will be seen, that the task OF draw
! ing water, either for househ ouid purpos-
es or the use OF the fold, dsvslyed Hpon
! the women. The simplicity, the ndn
lence, or the rudeness OF the pstrlarcast
caused them TO forget, that the obvious
Iisnter tabor; and that men, as tbs nal t u
raj guardians of females, should ever res.
cue their TAR wards from Ignominlous
thra}dom But the Priest of Midiap.
! with all his learning, was, it seems, clown
| ish and lnStten,ise, IN thus respect for.
be suffered his whole family of girls to dray
water. and I'LL The troughs o water his flock. ,
In those days, and in tina. arid region, re.
sersors, wells and cis,erns, attracted al
| most as great crowds as fashionable water-
ing places have in times more modern, aad
10 climate less fiery. Indeed, through
Out the East wellS were kind f haunt !;
and at4helr margins were robe found pl
8rms and ;PaIrlarchs, Shepherds and
Herdsmea, b!usn!ng beauties, and clamor-
Gus Doors, ali eager 10 ailay thei, osn thirst,
or that OF the animals, loving and bisatin5
around. in such promiscu3us cyowa,
grossness and incivility would always min.
gle, perhaps freaoainaee and not onGy
defeats cars, out even graceful tsrmb,
weuldsometlmes be wounded he daugh
tsra OF the Egyptian PeIest did not repair
toshe well Of .Mldiao, wilhou~ exposure 20
the, attacks OF bru, alty. Certain Shepherds
OF the country "' EeA0z0s of the bgsey sort.'
came and drove these unotfent!ing females
away. Perceiylng this harshness, snd 10
spirit OF gallanlry tessntiug it, Moses,
with the courtesy CT q cavalier, Quilted his
seat and his meti,at.ons, civlly helped The
insuired madens, and relieved ,hra1 from
The labor of watering their. aocas. This is
a pleasing instance Of primeval poh.rness,
and demonstrates that even'in the simplest
stages OF society, the man OF iecliug, ;aste,
and judgment, wall always support The
rights OF woman.
The sex have paramount, claim to
cur protection. tenderness, and courtesy.
Years cannot cause my dim eyes 20 sur.
vey the Fair caFelessly. or with indiffer,
ence. My heart palpitates at their APP
proach, and, in despite of the dlsciphns
OF philosophy, my nerves vibrste, i Ike
the keys of a harpsichord, from the !ieht.
est touch of -eharmer. Once, in The
absurd n'isapprehension of youth, ,ho't
the character of woman.ha.er worth
initiating, and even attempted to hurl a
feeble lance at the daughters of Eve. 8nt
time has taught me the in,p6iicy and base.
meas OF such warfare. / have uos only