The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-06-15
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TIE TWO COMFORT ER5.
One day the great philosopher Gitofla
said to q Woman vino WAS dlsednsolatt, "
who had tond rensnn 80 br ~, Madam,
he queen of England, daughter 10 Hrury
". was ~ sreirhcd as yoo abe was
han-hcd from her kingdoms uas in the
utmost danger oi losing her life In n storm
NJ sea aud saw her royal spouse expire
On Il sralluld nm sulry for her. said
tln lady. and began again to Lament her
own inisfoliunrs.
Bh said tiiofllc, remember the fate
Of Mary Stuart. She loved, but Will, AZ
most chase and virtuous affection, an ex
eellrnt musician who played admirably on
The bass violin. Her husband killed her
musician before her face, aud ~ the Sc
qnel, her good friend and rotation, queen
E'laabuih, who called herself virgin,
caused her head Ia be cut of ON srDflold
covered with liaci,, pfer having confined
her IN ar,son FOR tie space Of eighteen
yeara.' That WIS very rrnel, replied Tho
lady, aud presently IeIapsod into former
melancholy.
Perhaps, emil The Comforter yan have
heard ot The beahliiu Joan of AapirH. who
was taken prisoner aud a,ranglnd | have
n confused remembrance OF her story
said the afflicted lady.
must relate 10 you, added ihe other,
fhr adtenimc ola sovereign princess wins
within my memory, was dehfnned after
SUPPER aud " llo died IN desert island
know hi Whole history replied the
lady.
Wen Inn, viii tell what happened
Ia another pfeat princess Mhntn | ,uslruc-
ted IA philosophy. She hadA lover rs an
great aud tetpldol priocrsses have her
lllhcr cnl.f.d The chamber aud surprised
her lpN"f, nhoss eo0nteuanee WAS all bit
ntc, aud his eSea gpah ling hike earbim
Gle. 1he lady too had very 6old com.
plrXion. Tue father was 80 highly dis.
pleased With the soahg pau's cenntenaurp,
| mat he gave him one ol the most terrible
blows thai had ever hr'rn given IN his pro-
vince Thu lover took par ofiongs, and
brake The bead Of the father in law, ah1
WINS cured with giqat difficulty aud sint
hears the mark of The wuGnl. The lady
~ u tltght leapedsuut of u Window and dis
located hrl toOi ~ consequence 81 With
| SHE still indls, though peascased in other
rrspcetaof a very haudsoUe rrraeh The
liver waa condemned "a dtGlh fnr having
broken the head Of II p,eat prinpe, you
can raslIy judge in "lt;,, d,splarahle con
'iti"n the prinrrsa met have Aen WHEN
her lover TIN led 10 the eailons.
have sem her lona ago when sl.c was III
Prleon, she always talked 10 me OF her
own niiHorlnnes.
'hnd why will you no, allow nr 10
thrll' of nllne = saId the lady Brrs1sc,
sad The pbllD ophcr, you oo9lt a., 10
ihok Of thou and since 80 hlanY gteat
h''irs have ben unfortunate it n h.cpnlrA
son to drsp ilf.-=1hiuk op Heeifha, think
on h'ob'' ALI said Tie Lady, Mod [
llN"d ~ tnelr timr, or N list Of 81 many
pr'oc"fecs, and had yon endsasoan'd tn
consoI' ii..a lay relation Of my misfor
'nnc' w"old Try have llsteatd 10 you.
do ou imaslnr'
Ncxl dal tfie philosopher iosf HI, only
sou, and mas i'ke ohase died With griff
! Che h0y etlnerd catalogue 10 he
drawn up ofallt the Ejngs who lh,1 lusl ti,e,r
children, aod ealr,d u to the pblos,lIrr.
, lie read il itnat i very rzlrt, ana vcpt
) nry"iihcl"ss. 1licr months alief they
trncwcd their Visits pfd were surprised to
find each oiler IA saciia fa5 aud sprlghlly
huc1"r, THY ehnsrd To b. "ttelcd u
tcpptrih salte 10 time, viii this inscrip.
+ 'luu, to III u rho ramlpriS.