The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-02-07
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temples of wealth and glory seated on al
pine heights. which seemed to bound and
overlook those bright careers, and beckon
the Young advcntW'er on. | saw them all !:
and at time of life. too. when neither in
ervening glaciers nor overhanging steps,
however arduous or perilous, would have
deferred me from the enterprise. saw
them in my youth. when was borne along
Nv an enthusiasm OF Character before which
the Alps and Pyrencans would have sunk
into a pain, in any cause congenial with my
soul. But that enthusiasm was never touch
ed by the prospect either of wealth or of
political honors; and had it not been To please
one among the best and most beloved of mo-
theirs am very certain that, unless from
literary curiosity. ] should never have peru
sed page either of Bracton or Hippo
crates.
AS to wealth (; very early in my childhood
was forcibly struck with plate in one of
the volumes of Pope's works which repre-
.sented a miser. He was lying among his
bags of money. pale, emaciated /; with mis-
Sountenance marked and furrowed wiz
painful apprehension and pining want -
while hoTrid serpent encircled his body i'm
several folds, and with fangs fastened in his
breast seemed to be sucking from his system
the last drop OF the milk of human kindness
and supplying IT'S place vi h his own poison,
The plaie was large, Tor the volume was
quarto; and the device 81 well executed, so
true to the life, hat shuddered nvolun a.
riy and drew back as ! opened il. was
too young to understand the design by read
ing tn. text, and, OF course, had 70 ask its
meaning, OF nv mother II was then Cor the
FIRST time. and with feelings ali awake that
/ heard the danger of riches described; and
saw painted to the minds eve and to the
heart picture of avarice so strong so indie
I,.ly Impressive, that all have since heard
and read upon the subject .(Bourdaloue's
sublime sermon not eXcepted) has seemed
comparatively duh and fat. NV mohcr
knew well that the whole score, of produ-
sing great and lasting effects consisted in
hitting the critical minute, when all the pow
ers and feelings OF the mind ere violent
iy excited and drawn to the enquiry; and
no one knew better than she did how 10
seize and Improve those occasions. jShe
apoke with great spirit we'll as sensbili
~, and she had an eye that spoke more i'm
pressive'y even than her lips. shall ne
yer forget the lecture while my mind re
Gains its faculties for striking as it was in
every other respect, she Intervene with i,
several little stories which gave it all the
dramatic interest that suited NV years. and
was most happily calculated 10 engrave the
moral on nv memory. There was one N
those stories, we'll remember, whose Incl
dents as she recalled and repeated them,
Frequently filled her eyes with tears, and
obstiucted her utterancc. IhAvc often tho't
of tha, Story, and reco,ec ing the strong
motions with which she related it can
not help suspecting that the hero of her mar
rat We had IL her early life had deep int
re, i he heart.
He was r'u in Of hers, she said. had
hved in thu same village, gone to the same
sceool, aid mingled with her, for many p
happy year, IN the same christmas gam
EOS and holy-day dances. She dwelt upop
nj person. HIS Ggn,e even AT the early
aGc OF fifteen was turned in the highest stvle
oil elegance his countenance erect, open
and noble--his step lofty. firm and grace
III. he was as wild anH active, she said,
as aroe upon the mountain--as strong aud
AS brave young iinn--as gentle and pi-
teous as the tender dove. Her eyes sparkled
apd momentary blush flashed across her
check AS the following inciden, arose in her
p mern'ry, A much larger boy than he was,
QUO ook liberty with her in school unper-
peived by the master, rude and insulting
as o make her burst iuco tears Which her
cousin no sooner discovered and understood
Their cause. than forgetting where he was
he gave the ruffian blow IN the face which
felied him TO the ground and deluped him
wi h his own blood. The schoolmaster. il
seems, was above the ordinary grade for
touched with the generosity ard gallantry
OF the motive he passed over the offence with
a slight repoof Her knight, however. she
sait had to follow up his blows on their
way home, that evening he was challenged
TO the ring by heir adversary; and he met
him with all the intrepid and resistless chi
vary, which his cause was so well calculated
40 ~ rtte.--Her emotions INCREASED and her
spt ech quickened as she added" He was
che genius as well as the hero of the school.
The village rang with his praises. Every
one bad some generous act of his to relate
or some beautiful sentiment 10 echo. N
wondel then that the village girls were ell in
love with him. He, too, was lover
Here her look became entirely distracted
and 1T was plain that she had forgotten to
whom she was speaking and where she was
After pause, full of busy memory and of
she most intense feeling, she added SLOWLY
and with sigh, Yes he was indeed a
ioveI And such one, tool All Door
Henry how well do I remember-those
SWIMMING eyes--that trembling voice-@tba,
BOOK OF pure--,ender--melting supplcati-
Oh Here my mother hid her face with
her handkerchief and in vain 7ttempted to
coHCea the violent emotions which her hvay-
1ne bosom aud her sobs betr we'd This
weak ess, however, If such it mus be called,
was very ''iortiived. The energy of her
character returned ; and pointing 70 the
Inquire OF the miser on Pores plate, She said
with voice of composed and pathetic DIG
nj -" who knows but this hagpard and