Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-09-15

I ever IN VAIN. Ahie S'N~s NAs~i 1SN~a'~
tic Distinguishes Augustus from the rest
OF men. lie pursues his varied path,
with an unwaVering moral courage,
which, with the foppery OF unnecessa-
ry displsy, is faithful IN the hour OF
danger. and rises in ratio to the to
mulls ia which he is engaged: strength
eniDg him in proportion ~ he oppres
sive weight, i sheds a glory around his
way, when overloaded with the gloo
micst shade; end when he is brought
ito The test, when Vice stands on enc
side, a1syed in her robes of gaity,
with her long train OF false phantoms
TO urge her requests, ard offering gold,
and glory, and all the earth can afford,
for smile of his lip, or touch from
his hand; and Abe plain unadorned
form of Truth on the other, call with
her silver voice, and bids him beware
then does this invaluable charm close
/ his esr 10 sounds .hat would betTay
the unweary, and soften visions that
would ruin thoughtless gay Indeed
bis mind is a beautiful piece OF moral
mechanism, which presents barrier
to shield from almost every weapon, OF
affords remedy for every wound
What ills it cannot pailiate, 1t teaches
him toenlure. and when fate banishes
him from the prosperous rays which
| often shine on the vicious, it enables
him TO tread the derk laharynth with
Light step and a fearless heart, conf
dent and happy that JOY awaits him al
the end.
He possesses thousand resources
for agreeable thought, which bushes
bis bosors into serenity inpervious
TO The storm. Cheerfuness perpetu
ally irradiates his heart, from which
he has wisely shut the greatest enemy
to man. No matter what tempests
brood over his head, or what terrors
start up at his feet, whether he float
on the full tide of triumphant prospe-
rity, or smiiingly row his little boat,
industrious to the opposition of winds
and and waves--he happily meditates
that if his barGue is overwheimned !,
he can beat the surges with his arms;
or if no means of security vary The
waste around, the worst that can beial
him ID the nOmeutary crisis, which
not all creation could much longer
have averted, and he elutIes the cruel
| ty OF the angry storm, bv causing the
very winds =" hich wreck his vessel
to watt him to everlasting peace
MsniIus, on the contrary, pursncs
| pleasure over the path of vice, and
tora few contemplate 81 evsncscent
throbs ofjoy pays price, thsn which,
far less would have purchased an eter
! nifty Of delight. Before his youth Rad
ripencd into the energies Of maphood
he thought he perceived many ways
whereby ne might indulge in idleness
without making the results visible in
! the tenor ofhis conduct, or the recita
tons OF bis task, but he was at length
discovered in fa!sehood, which he
had invented 10 excuse crime, and
IN addition TO the advantages he had
lost, he experienced the fsgellation of
! his tutor, the disaffectien OF bis com
panions, and the reproofs aud con.
| tempt OF all his friends When the
world presented broader path, and
| he had grown to be mover in a Wi
der sphere, his propensit'es for evil
increased in proportion to the impor
lance of his situation. until he was ele-
waited from the meauness of being
disposed to the dignity of being hated
By thousand unpr;ncipIed actions he
Iavishes to gain pleasures he cannot
enjoy and friends it is impossible for
him to preserve. The very hiFeliDgs
! W no fatten on his abundance, detest
the hand from which they receive their
favours; and while the flatter.r, fawn,
ing about bis person, draws veil over
his vices, or eloauently softens them
into generous indiscreiions, he is
watching the effects of his dose as the
subject of lu,are exposition and ridi.
Guile. Man!ius himself, in the midst
of abundance, and the idol of the war
NEST and most promising friends,
with thousands to protect him from the
attacks of his enemies, and charms to
dissipate reflection, is yet an utter
stranger TO that cheeriulIness and
buoyancy of Spirits, which ever accom-
pany Augustus through all the vIcis-
STUDIES of life. 1houga he is stated
with luxuries, he trembles OF their in
security and, writing beneath exis
tencc as anguish. he shriRks shudder.
ing from lis close. as despair. - His