Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-09-20


70 S0nco Pan1a, before lie Get CIT firth
i Eorerl:fiie.t.
: (" In The FIRST place, @ nv son, Won A.,
TO fear God, the fear Of :fI,. Is tile h,
ginning Of wisdom, aid Il you are wis.,
you cannot err. II
Secondly, you must always remenl
her who you are, and endeavor to kbov
yourself; study of all others The uo,
difficult. This sels-knoaledee viii hin
der you from blowing yourself up like
frog, in order to rival the sire OF an OK
il therefore you succeed in this learning
the consideration Of thine having been
-ewinehere, will Ike the peacock's usy
feet, DO check on thy f,ly and pride.;]
:. own / once kept hogs when ] was
boy said sanco, 6 but after ] grew
up, / quilted that employment. ard took
care 0! geese: but apprehend the MAJ.
ter is not OF great consequence. for al! (
governors are not descended from the }
kinsIy race" :: No, sure,:' answered fhs I
knight; :: and for that reason, those who
arc OF noble extraction, ough. to sweeter
the gravity OF theis Junction with mild. |
ness end aaabiiity; which being p uhent. /
Iy conducted, will screen. Il EN- fium
those malicious u,urmurs that no station
can escape. Rejoice, sanchc, in tie
lowaess Of your pedigree. and make no
scruple Of owning Yourself descended
from peasants: for no body wifi endGa.
vor to make you blush for that otwhich
they see you arc net ashamed; and va.
lue yourself more upon being a yictcriois
man Of. low degree. than upen being'a
proud sinner of nslIs birth; innumera'
bic are those who, fsen an humble stock,
have risen to the pastifcal and imperial
dignity; a trnth which | could prove By
su many examples, Chat you would nat
have patience 70 hear then.
:. Take notice, Sanc'io, ifyeu choose
virtue for YOUR medium, ard piqae your
self upon performing worthy actions, you
will have no cause to envy Lcb'cNen aSd
princes: for blood is hereditary, but viz
tue is acquired consequently this last
has an intrinsic val1e which The otter
does not possess.
& This being the case, as undoubtedly
t IS, if peradventure any oe OF your re.
l;eion should come to visit ,on Ill you,
island, you must not discountenance ara
aaront him. but on the coafra V, let i.na
be kindly received and t''at'd,: and 70
50 doing YOU will act comfortably to tie
will Of Heaven, which Is diSPlcased az
seeing its own handy work desg'sed: arc
perform your duty 70 the sel! concerted
right of nature. ,,os
:. You send for your wife, and indeed
chose who are concerned in gevsrn'hg'
onoht not to be without their helFma,;es:'
take rains in teaching, improving anu Gu
y;Iiz;pQ her! for all sasacioas governor
c.p acquire, isvery oftenlost and sqha@'
derpd by foolish rustic vile.
aIf psichance, you should become .
wiaower, "a circumstance that ray pr
baby happen1 & saveit inyour power %
| make a more advantageous .lnatch, yo'.a,
| must not chnses such yoke fellow asS'a
serve Tor an angling hook, fishing rod or
enuivocating hood tor verify | say uo''
thee, all that Judges wife receives,
| must be accounted for at the genera
clearance. by the husband, who VII re-
nav four told after deaf, what ne mace
NO reckoning OF during lie.
Never conduct yourself by the Jaw
of your own arhtra.s opin,'o''' M .u,n
generally the CAS-. with those isn'ran,s
people @ho presume rron taeIS own SELL
sulficiency. ..o
{. lie. the tears Of the roor ind ma' !,
compassion in tiny brea thoesa e. uus
more justice, than the inlorI'a'!o' " '''
rich. -,
!. Endeavor to investigate s'ie traSE:
from among the promises ard FresSa's !, -
the opuient. as wei. a IRON the s'o'''
and i.nportunes Of the aetdy.
& When equity can, md oeg''t tetsHs
,,.ce. inhict :.3t the ,slaIe Yigor o. ~
Iaw rpon the delinquent: Tor severity -
not mt.,~ respected thal conPsss'oe' ;"
| tic character Of a judge, -.
{. # ever you suffer tie rod Q! ,as;M :,
81 So bent little. let it not be warped y
TIE weight Of corruptio3, but thV '0''"
| Of mercy. ,n.j,.
/. If ever You should have an oppos'r,
nity to:ut.gs the process Of year snen y,
recall .hy attention from the nja's !, he
have eeceired. and s4 it who'll al'3 .
trut;. Of ,hs case. .