Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-17

| tle sensim.nts wticn have been u,ted.,
AN AMERICAN CITIZEN
@s- October 10th, 1909.
Mr. EDrroR.
The following is the produc' ion OF
youthful psn, and dictated by sincere de-
sire To muse into the female IN d love of
knowledge. 1t you think it wortay of pub
l'ca.oo, viii thank you to give 1t place
III your paper
Yours, respectfully.
MACENAS.
10 the Young Lai;es II tie WILLIAMSBURG
dcad M. +4&
ONE WHO is fully convinced OF the supe.
rior importance OF f.nii edicatron, and
VINO sincerely ltnen,s tnat it mas not re-
ceivef greater pprtion of pubic p ttron-
age, nov presu mes to address you N the
ltnguag Of "a ,ternal advice. Il is your
pecniIlr fortune to enjoy tue golden opplr-
tuai.y % rem wing by the force OF your ex.
a nple, the o'lrqiy wai1s has been 81 pro-
fuSely netped uppn your sex, aud winch,
the voice IT truth com hands me 20 declare,
they have Justly meri,ed. 'Vtnout one So
iitary ray OF science, with ,ut one single tint
| OF intellectual refine ne, 1t, We find their
mind, dark and beni sn,eh, presenting the
rule p &C ,ure of n ture without the emo l.
l,slnents OF art. roil!ng IN the marrow
path Of domestic druisery, or employed n
decorating their persons with spdrklil5
ge ms, tney permit the tempe of tue nm
ID re n an without ornanen. and stitie those
divine energies winch point to the periec.
ton oil their n urt.--BIl because this mas
b en- the melancholy sp ctacle whIcn fem lie
| society has hitherto xllb ted, let us NJ
conclude that the high prerog ltive of gem
w. has been granted to nan oily, Slca al
opno , al.nsa hi n IS touni may adv,
cafes, CO. aud disp ,s,in,ate rsa OF has lon !,
ssnce prescribed as the ofsprins o. mad :.
Ass, Or the son of a m nrbld fancy G "a
We bel> We that the Deity IN the pien,tuia
ii ii, " sdon and i'm the ilfinite ex e,t q
ais 5enev lence, would have gwen To on
sex the rich 30 n OF ulaers:ini N .waH-
ne Withheld it from the other ;-would nave
ctpacitat,d that for the enj ,yn<h. o nap
p,ness, and doc ned TINS TO incur aoie ign, .
rance and wretcnednes, We .anol. rne
great deficiency of EN- l. khDw,e ise, %
frequently tnt su1lec- OF severe AM ~ ,dver :
son. IS attriDu-dbie only u the -un PAID III =
able neglect o. sheIr educ 4tIo IS. Fasctu,c.
however, IS now gr .duaily disappearing,
and a celestial prospecl crowned " n lignt
and beauty, beg as tn spread itse before IL.
lne Dr.gnt day of itnprov has airea-
\ dy daSned, and its Diaz ug splend pur w,il
been fostered 6y the iriess M N. of .sno-
rance. Among other ,p7 III seats of lear
mag, the Academy of ,Viiiia ms jurg first
strikes the view, and Offers u YOU young
| LANES, advantages waich c4nnot De 100 high
| iy apprecI ated. Under the au,pIces OF an
| lnsyruc or fully CAPABLE OF unfolding to you
the blossoms OF polite literature, aud the
hidden treasures of SCIENCE, IT woull D. crI-
m'nai inieed, nos to hotriup with the grea
t-st diligence, the v iuaole knowle ige you
VIII receive from HIM. Is II possible, that
i you Can slumoer IN inglor Gus apathy, wniie
every m Ave whicn inhAlits tn hunin
breast, invites you to the pure and peren..
NAL source OF all Permanent bis, Can
you be seduced from the patient pursuit OF
truth into the endless labyrinth OF err ~, oy
the g'ldec pm intons OF pleasure waic dance
| their lille round, -fdde--And perisn You
snoud recollect, that TINS is the N one At lu,
criss OF preparing the materials whic are
tn TORN the fabric of ur fn'ure happiness.
No matter what may b. your situation IN
lite, whether you are des.ined to hav n
otner projection from the "pelling OF the
PItiless storm" tnan the Lowry roof of
tnStcied Cottage, or to 1--we IN the n,d5' o.
scenes OF magnrhr ence aud spendDr, the
/ Improvement of your minis W II ,Iw ~ yt.ij
the riches harves, of hu nan felicity. IL n
TINS which inpar.s all the soft enlcarm n
OF monastic life, winch clothes with mystic
Charms the herm IS cell and rend :rs {,
more dear to MN than "tne pom of pow
er or the pageantry of Office" T. Is this too
which enabIesu 60 EXHAUST TO tn. drecsthe
otter chalice of disappointment, anI ,ica
gives US a new relish Tor the pure beverage
OF Joy In vain will you seek IN the tunuits
OF ballroom, or in the frivo Gus A nus-
mems OF loo taole, that sublime transport
which this alone can afford. In IN Sc scene,
You may catch some faint and transient
sIinmer nys OF festIvity, put true .ppi.
mes, is germ planted in the mind ami be
tore It can be expanded inlo oIoo n, the hand
OF industry must cultivate an fertdize the
soil,
When you contemplate the towering
greatness OF a Sappho, CIrnna, or a
Oaiver,' and then look dOw1 upon those
~retcnes VINO grovel IN the dusty walks O
LIE, are not your sou dilated with an in
stinctiye desire OF approaching to the for
ner and receding tro n the latter! cherish
then this desire, and pursue the Oh ect of
It with zeal which no difficulties sail di-
u u sh, and ~ you do not equ II yoIr archie
types, you viii al least initiate them