The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-01-17
LYNcnBURG, JANUARY Il, 1a2a
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10 CniLIs.
sIa-You may be somewhat surprised nj
hearing rom ne again. after the recent l"itpg
winch took place between u Permit me To
.se that. notwithstanding Your affected gall
lss,fy. Vour inanner eYiaced that You were
nerfeetlv willing to break a lance with me
however harsh nv remarks relative 20 yonr
nert may have been, WAS iar from desiring
"a throw at your feet the gauntlet oil eontfo-
.arsy. f,...
address ven NOW, for the purpose Of giving
gou few d.snliofy thoughisrelaiise TO par.
+, ri which was present last evening ms an
invited guest, which you may do with what
.ontbiok 6i--eilhnr rive them place among
your numbers or an yopr ire
II !, not probable thai shall be charged
with egotism md shall therefore commence
with a description OF myself II am old and
.us,y. Forty summer, hnve passed over my
heaa. and Time has stripped me 81 the few
rraces which youth generally gives even 10
those 70 whom Nature has not hecnNefy pro.
Jital OF her iayors | never could, however,
boast OF beauty, even ia The noon.tde ot my
liir thou n, irem an nnaccopntahls nerNaf'i.
IL. which believe attends Us ALL permitted
~,nyseH 20 be battered into the belief that wa.
"a. Notwithstanding the unrquivocal evidence
afforded by my lootiaggiasa (Which ire
aaentiy consulted) 20 the contrary.
You know not Mr. Giviiis, lnor need } on
wish to know the petty arts oi which our SEA
are sometimes capable. How We bait the
hook. % catch gu6geons-hoN We strive tohold
tbcu, n The tolls ~ artifce aud evasion, until
We have drawn n Whole host ul beaus TO tol-
low In onr .ran-nnd how. by sn artful mx.
tare OF bolduess and tmidiiy, now eachnnt
~ them by our freedom, and then REFUSING
tarm by affected shyness, We coHtflve TO hold
ourWillinF victims " ia dura1rc riit.' You
nay be sure was net the most backward In
this game Ii lacked beauty. bore about
me a nore poIentrhrm. was wealthy md
Il Is seldom indeed that Pulus IS sacrificed to
Venus | flfird with the coNeombg who rs
n.red to the henor OF following Ia my trim,
uutl the spring and summer Of my life had
uas.ed away, aud the hand Of autumn had
begun 10 scatter IFS wrinkles on my brows.--
Ihss. one by one, the host OF Callnnts who
Rad waited on my nod for months aud years,
aropncd away, and left me 10 rue the folly OF
nv conduct Thanks 10 the Kindness oi my
generous parents had received an excellent
education. and | had understanding enough 10
distinguish between the heartless and inspid
addlation ol empty-pnted caxeonihs aud the
fnuee refined compliments estOrted from good
sense Yet, strange 30 say, overcome by those
on the syeophants when they praised me for
beauty which never possessed, and thanked
them los adniiring my talents In way which
ought 10 hive cony nced me that they thought
I Was fool NV only consolation il TINT
have Companions IN mislortnne-others, Who,
like me, will deeply lament that the .yren
song Of battery, should hive lnred them from
the path Of duly--that they should have cul-
I'D nj the morning OF their days, every flow
a. a. they passed and LETT for che evening,
nothing bat thorns and hrars. But il is use.
us so vent my grief in unuvaline mnrmurs
The die is cast The Fates have woven the
thread OF my destiny and my celhacy Is rs
much confirmed as IT ] were lmmured in the
walls Of convent, and hud shrouded my form
and features from the world beneath the veil
which more often shelters the rankings ol
hopes blasted and expectations disappointed
than the peaCeable aud calm devotion OF piefN
and holiness | refused several reputable and
advantageous offers lonly ont Of which, how,
ever, regret, because in thai ease my own
heart was the suerer) not dryading the mp
preach of old asc, aud fatally thinking That
the butterflies who seemed 81 eager in pur,
suit OF the Hover, would not depart when Il
should begin To droop and wither | sporec
with opportunities until they were all irrceo
verahly lost and noie-vou know my dcplo
tabe situatien--l have 10 live, and shall die
al oldmGia hndingno sympathy IN this world
and deriving no solace from the rejection tina
nv grave will be believed with tcais, q
my memory revered, by an nfectionate has
baud and lender offspring fhn is the deko
ftton oil the human heart-when il finds IL
SELF alsne, with none TO participate in is Joy
and sorrows--nene TO eNult or 10 dcspnnd, Il
its veal or woe may predominant. Can vo,
hon ft,i hot a IL,
Is sour and erahbed} And thai | eTen mixed
portion Of gall in the short note addressed
10 youg | confess, sir, that my desire of { on
teution was dieRppointed-I was anxious &
pounee upon Old squire in defence ala class o
persons most OF whoni have no cause 10 love
for they too, are summer ilies--thsy, too, ar,
sycophanis and dece,vers-thty, too will elm,
20 yon when your aspects are gilded lay thu
san of prosperiiy-theg, too. will desert yol
when the horizon becomes dim and murkv-
Butt must pause lest, maddeuedby rejection
canmniate those whom il is my duty ant
should be my pride, 10 defend You have nov
concise sketch OF nv HE. | will proceet
to give you my reflections and feelings rela
tive 10 the party above mentioned
The Eighth dog If January viii long b,
remembered by the American people as IN,
anniversary OF the most brilliant vi a serie
OF brilliant achievements which closed thci
second ,par for independence. On that day. iii.
hosts Of britain, which had been baptigc,
"iue.ncibls" in the blaod Of their foes, whe,
the legions of Napoleon Banaqar'e oyerrul
the Peninsula, auo tbreaied to hur the Roya
Houses of Bourbon and Bragansa from ia,
thrones OF Spain aud Portugal, were made Il
fly before the genius and proves of Jacksol
and his brethren in arms. All euloRum OF
the actors m the scene were wnrse than su
perhnons. They won chaplet OF glory who's
fresh gess shall endure until the great Faihc
of Rivers shall cease TO lave the shores of ;h
country saved by their shlor from a tempoa
ry conquest. Possessing latent spark OF fir
10 nv composition, resolved for once TO la
aside the scruples which had for II number o
years prevented my mixing with the iovou
throng in scenes Of festivity and mrth, and
in celebration Of this glorious event, mingI,
81 til llasn -. no hnl,a4 LIN L