The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-11-12
mo. 20.
A nIHr no YOUNG tAwYEns.

| HINT TO YOUNG LAWYERS.
| "Thc profession Of The law under reilslk-
lican government" says judge BiHcien-
ridge, not only leads to emolument b,st
qualities for political eminence If thaf wof.
a thing desirable for ones own sake which
Il IS not; hut, for the sake of the public. Il
rs desirable. Aud il may not be In the va;
| ol private emoument of happiness for ore
| OF The profession Of the law, 10 give his SER
wee to The public, on II special occh.ion--.
| hnt Tor ones own sake, have said flat oo-
hhedf distinction is moi in general desirable,
IL Is TO the .yoBiiym of the profession. clei-
~, thai the glare Of cminence in polifical
lie, Is u all captivating and, from the fire
and passion of that age they are NE ieat 10
lorn. count therefore, him who eonlin,s
llIInselfto his profession, till he has arri,e cd
at The calm of years, as most likely to con-
sui his own happiness, aud IT The same
,IIne, the Interests of the public. For 10
cannot well be, that before this limo he hns
acquired an Independence of estate and
much less, that he possesses that self depi.
~, ana humility Of spirit which experience
:" HE gives; so as to FENDER him usehA
member ola deliberai,s body"
Lords and Ladics. The peerage of Eng.
land has doubled within the lasi forty year,.
~ i'S2, there were but IB7 Peers.--now
There are 81 Some of these were born
Lofds--others made so by the King = crea.
I'VE power. What a number of Ladies'
there must be! N. u. The. Lady il made
by The Lord. What anumber loo of Lord.
lnFs
That Independent and inspired bard, Re.
peri Burns, once sung IN the language II
lth:
prince ran max belted knight,
a marquis, duke, und Il TINT
nut an honest mans aboon his might,
haid hath he mauna il' that -
Aud ~ the same poets .lrgy ON Capt II
Matthew Henderson, 9" gentleman Wi,
held the patent for his honors inl,ncdiaieh
from Almighty God, we find the came
spirit OF Independence.
1t has been said that man il the only
animal that makes war on his own spoei.s.
jut The insects, Who out-do os in SO many
things, vie with us in that species of pol,cy
too. The nantes have their fore. leiss
somewhat in the shape of sabre 50 that
they eau cut oil their antagonists bend.
or cleave Hmm down the middle as dexte-,.
rously MS ever did sergeant Shaw. The
Sllnese children trent these animals like
game cocks keeping them in cages for
6ghting.n
cattcrplars will consume more than
twice their weight IN leaves in day.
some lary9 that live on flesh will in The
course Of day, grow to be two hundred
times heavier; others again are extremely
abstnent. A mite will live three mnnths or
more hltho' glued down 10 piece ofelnay.
Splders VIII lirea year without food NJ.
Baker Kept beetle three years in the same
manner. AS to the matter they seem TO
eat every thing but metal and stones. Eve
ry part OF every plant, fruit, leaves, bark,
"ooS, secretions, " the prey of some insect
er othcr.o
The motions Of insects, and the limit.
msrable ways in which they attain their
ends, form vide subject The activity
81 The cheese magot is well known. This
motion - produced by bending ITSELF atrl
inserting two claws which il possesscs at
one end, into as many cavities adapted to
Them as the Other. From this position it
suddenly dlsengages itself, bycxtendng tho
body, and then makes leaps as extraotd,.
naryin proportion otis length, as II man
| was TO Jump 100 feel high"
Sports IF Nobitity.--A London paper
saysi "A curious bet, fora thousand pounds,
has lately been madc.--yTwo noblemen.
well known MI the turf, have agreed 10 run
aipst each vthcr the first windy day on
Hamstead Heath. The one sto wear Jack
boots, and 10 run backwards against tho o.
ther, who Is 10 carry u large umbrella over
his head, and 10 RIM forward They ARE
both to run against the wind. All the spop.
ting world are to be present, anu great be1s
are already made"
Dandy Of my yours ago.--..A newspaprr
Of 1870, gives the following description DC
a fop Of that period " A few DAYS ago
macarcni made disappearance in the assem-.
bly, rooms AT Whitehnycn, dressed ina mix
ed silk coat, pink satin waisicuat, ana
bfreches covered with an elegant silver ne,.
white silk stockings, with pink clocks PINK
satin shoes, and large pearl buckles
mushroom colored stock, covered With fms
polnI ace, HAIR dressed remarkably high,
and stuck full of pearl pins.o
Truh.-'T'is not the many oaths, tEst
make the Truth but the plain single yo.y,
that is vow'd true.
Egyptian Barley has been cultivated 10
great advantages In France and England.
Ii is SUPERIOR tn the Gamma n har'py