The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-10-05

proneness to forget every wafsng--the
ialllessncss of friendship, began already
To appear. The smile OF merriment re
turned gfaddally the affairs of the day
WIRE familiary discussed and the plans
aud prospects, aud business Of common
life, occupied every tangoe aionod me -
The mnurners alone appeared 10 feel the
stro,c--or tn rememher with single yor
row lis effect And yet he who had fallen
in the morning of life, Was an associatr, u
companion, n friend of these Why was
1t 81 p know the ausmrr, that Is ready.
-" II il the way Of the would y
At last We reached The church yard, &
the cuish was let down in the cold damp
grave the loose straw AMI gravel was
thrown IN upon H. and the burial com
plcted in hasi~, srcm.d almost To- b.lo
ken lmphlience In put away from sight all
that remained of the departed ore. The
relatives had taken "A last look the crowd
had paused In silence tor a monent the
last tribute WAS paid, aud the laniutude
rolled away more rapidly than they had
collected. A few frlcads only occUnphul
ed the mourning f,njly back To the Man
sion on the hill and having loiterrd u irw
moments by the grave, | followed them.
In CRUISING The farm, now that the
coneours Of people had disappeared, |
hrheld the tokens of that sudden calamity,
which had overwhelmed its inhabitants, IN
every direction, a plough lay. overturned
in the fnrrow Am axe was ruslng by u
pile Of wood and wagon half unladcd
stood in ll,. lane. In the general panic
every Thug had been left in the situation 1t
happened To be nj that moment. These
had been, perhaps unnoliced that day by
any other, but To me; each little incident
spoke in voice that reached ihc heat.
II is sad ], il is melancholy il istouching ;
the sp' ctacle of grir 3 pale M sieI,sor, as
il is displayed even IA the mnulost traces
of its footsteps ur lis effects.
DE Wlltci, NOW lay cold in the neglected
grave yard, bat in his pleasant INFUSION
the table was spread oni aud loaded with
all The luxuries of thc season. His friends,
il seemed, had gathered To n feast. The
weeping widow had indeed retired to her
solitary ehamher, With her ,ufaut orphans
She felt all, she felt the Ioss al all
most dear To her upon the ealih. But nj
the door sat Two sage and venerable men,
gra,.ly discussing the advantages that
would arise Il ON their procuring power Ia
administer ON his estate, aud the means Of
90 uulng- ME Ia u tnfnti Di lllt fbnhi
carrying on an earntet conversation IN
whispers, Sal II couple more, planning how
they should contrisc 10 purchase the farm
al the lowest possible rate,
HAD scarcely turned away from these
fast " friends of the family" before we
wer, called 10 dinner Every successive
dish, here as it WAS swept away, was plenii
fully seasoned with an.cdoie and mliih,
and before the LAST course was removed,
Nh, scenes of the morning appeared utterly
ubllierhtcd.
"lt was The way of the world" knew,
but then il seemed unnatural. How II WIS,
| cannot tell, but sensation, the Thrill
al which still runs throu,sh my blood When
| think Of IL, came across me aud yet !
rrcollrcled thai ~ passes the bright pros
poets Of the world ; 50 passes the unccr-
tain fash Of friendship; SD passcs the
hopes of life 50 passes youth and man
hood the gallant, the gay, the lovely, x
The rich ST. passes man Ia his destiny
Shall not sa2cradd--Sic transit gloria
nund,