Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-07-08
For The .aisrandria Gazette.

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she few minutes spent in perus'ng 1t. II IS
from lady OF Richmond. whose superior
Wind and accompli. hments have placed her,
,a,v .,eseryedIy at the head of the first a.
e,senv IN the metropolis, for the education
Of Young ladies. The friends OF man can
never sufficiently honor the instructors OF the
s;,,.r. When education begins with them
i begins at the right end. As long as the
Young ladies' continue ignorant, the young
gentlemen will be sure to continue ignorant
,oo And while the former can roll their hne
ewes. in extacy, only ofribbons and shawis
and bonnets, the latter will be equally gro
yelling in their ideas of the accomplishments
necessary to please. But let the girls out
once be brought, by education, to learn the
value OF mind and to relish the divine plea
sures of knowledge, and the young men VIII
soon eet ashamed of their Wellington boots
and fire Jackets, and take to reading and IN
.eiiectual improvement, il itbe only al hrst'
20 render themselves acceptable to their an
aeI acquaintance. But besides this almost
divine honor which CIR, finely cultivated
mind may acquire by thus enlightening and
exal.ing the character of the gentlemen, II
should never be forgotten what a wonderful
eject il may have on her own'fortune and
;n,nortance ia life. What young woman has
moi heard cfMiss Ann Smith? And yet who
was Miss Ann Smith originally but one OF the
poorest girls in Maryland--an humble de-
penient on the charity of an aged grand
mother? Hardly had she attained hertwen-
,;etb wear, when her grand mother died.
And new, possessing neither beauty nor forT
tune. what would have become OF this helP--
Mss young female had it not been tor libe-
raj e9ucatios,, which, to her immortal honor,
She had acquired, chiefly by her own great
industry and early passion for learning. She
opened school in the country. Numbers
Of rosy checked little ones resorted to her
for instruction. Selecting their lessons with
skill and sweetening them with all the charms
Of a sister-like tenderness, she conductedh Der
little pupils along inc howery paths OF lear
ming with rapidly that rendered her the
talk of the neighburing country. A larger
school house was presently Suilt for her. The
fame of her usefulness taking the wings OF
the morning, she was invited to the distant,
county of Rockbridge, in Virginia, where
handsome academy was erected and called
after her name. Aad now, while numbers OF
uaeducatsd far ones. who began the world
with great estates, have fallen into poverty
and neglect, this orphan girl, alter diiusing
the treasures Of science to polished hundreds
is. am Informed, worth not less than fifty
thousand dollars.
Buff female education has done such won
Jers IN the "green tree, then how much
more in the dry ?" When deprived of their
husbands by death. and lett with large ia
miles and small fortunes, how often has the
widowed mother, pressing her babes TO her
bosom, and strengthened by that holy en-
byace--how often, say, has she called into
requisition the, literary requirements OF her
juvenile days; and from that untailing bank
derived, abundantly the means of bringing
UP her children to useful and happy lite ?
Among numbers, thank God, of this honora-
bic class, Il is felt, IN some sort a duty. to
mention the excellent Mrs. Jane Taylor,
sister of the Chef Justice. This lady. born
with taleuts equal to those of her illustrious
brother, and conducted by him, as is said, to
classical education, was early married 10
Geo, K. Taylor, Esq. an eminent barrister
of Petersburg On the death of this gen.
tleman, whom nothing but his own public
spirited virtues kept from being wealthy,
Mrs. Taylor found herself in circumstances
that called for good management, especially
left as she was with a number of little ones.
Like the celebrated Cornelia, mother of the
Gracchi. she determined at once to become
the preceptress OF their OWN children. And
happily, trust, for the land We live in, the
thought also occurred that she would admit
the daughters of her numerous acquaintance
TO participate in the same divine banquet
With her own offspring. By this generous
act,hrndreds of accomplished young females
will soon be added, TO polish and ennoble
The rising generation. And in return for all
-shis. sentimental wealth impaired to others,
she is now making an elegant addition to
the patrirnony of her children, of probably |
1000 dollars per annum. Having thus per-
formed our part---droppingi" zror.I TO the