The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-02-07
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" Some hopes were mine in younger lie,
Aud tbeywere bri sht ard warmly cherish q
But they were lost IN early strife,
Aud with them LIES endenrments perish d.
Oh for grave bow dark, how deep
Obvious, cold aud secret scaling
Our eyes in an eternal sleep;
EnIombiug sll--yet nought revealing
But there is that which shall awake
Fen from its blank unconscious drsaming,
A light OF glory, which shall break
Its gloom with everlasting beamiBg,"
t.7non.
"a good man struggling with the storms
Of fate" has bern from time immenorial
a standing theme for the poet aud the mo-
ralist. His life is held forth as an cxem-
par, aud his grave is strewed with the
richest flowers OF imagery. What though
whilst he lived, he met with nothing but
crowns aud the chilling Of those whom
fortune had favored? What though his
passage through life was checquered with
Inislortuney What though scorn and con
tumely were hsaped upon him from the
cradle Ia the grave He now reposes 10
the dark, damp vault and, il he has
walked ia the path OF virtue, having drop
ped his marital coil, the gloom which hung
overhis earthly prospects will be dispelled
and his future existence blaze with al" cy-
eFiasting beaming."
These remarks have been elected by the
receipt of the subjoined communication
To Mr.. CUTLLS.
SIR have been much amused with
the Nos. which have appearcdin the Virgil
man, over your signature; and us | hope
that you will not be induced soon To lay
aside your pen, you may expect such aid
IN future asst may be IN my power to give.
Though am old, and have lost mech OF
the sigor Of youth, | shall endeavor coca
sionally To indite an epsile for The Mis-
celanist." | shall commence my labors
by throwing together short history of AN
old gentleman with whom was acquaint-
ed in my boyhood, the memory OF whose
virtues still lives "green on my soul"
Ii has been now about forty years since
the incident took place which ann about
TO recosd. The revolutionary war was
ended, and the smiles of peace were she'd
ding their Observation-Disclosures on hearts long
agitated by the storms Of war. resided
then in the village of Il. Owing to
its remoteuess from the scenes of action,
this little place bad escaped the numerous
caiamities incident 10 state of civil strife.
1t was indeed a sanctuary where dweIt
peace, innocence and piety. The stains OF
deep rooted Wee poli,icd not one of its in
habitants. They all considered themselves,
as Natures God intended they should be,
on an equal footng-for all were .Samari-
fans They remembered the moral incul-
Gated 10 our Sayiour's parable, and, by ad-
herring to il, mutual benefit aud uninterrupt-
ed harmony resulted.
One cold winters evening, an elderly
man Knocked AT the door of the only inn
ATTACHED to the village. Such an event
was SO uncommon, that, early the next
morning, il was known to every man, wo-
man and child. The curiosity whici, was
excited, soon, heweser, subsidized into IA
warmer feeliag, when we were told that he
intended to make our hamlet the place OF
his future residence. his silver locks and
furrowed cheeks, which seemed the effect
4fssrrow more than extreme old age, told