The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-01-25


coaliaed sehlret OF speculation - aoa.r. {.
al mefrimeot ioothers. Great errors
said a iearurd writer, are often eonmci.
ed With elevated sentiments hni II m
drrsiatd this, we must ,nrs,ltps POSSESS
greatness of spni.n Consequently, The
prc,illaritics of the man of grtius aee uat
INDEPENDENTLY sci down - ihs cilrrts of lui
~, Affect tlan nr IN liSrroiiun.
Nj. hhtoriu Vas Singular u his lfess,
and had generally the Appearance EITHER u
The confirmed sla,rn ar rrof-sstd fap.
One day his hahillmrnls were IL tn rx
treme Of fisiinn--eyefy garment Was ~.
RAGGED With the incest rarr "a apeek ~ hi-
rrasat, ar The disorder ui a slar- flr, Would
have gwen him real torture: NJ another
time There aa. Il strange contrast ~ his
outward man H then wute II brown end
l-omen hat brt"ern froel, and sartaul)
thai had srr ed him lung. II il had MT will
large rent That he would uevrr have re-.
ptfrd rriuainra urtr lis extremity his
ptuiaioons ~rtr thread bare, and lis CATERS
hid never th-ir tall completeness 4 buttons;
his shines appraIcd rs II umbllrkrd ion
months, aud his shoe strings invariably
dragged in the mud !; his hh WAS Old aud
rusty ani, In complete tine picture, nj
lmrn WITS ~ Though the hand Of the lulnd
less had nrsrt tnurhtd IT,
Mtay characteristic anecdotes are rrlat
I'd of MN oncr when his wife had LIN
III, frirnd Sent 10 inquire for the lralth III
The family. Mr.. MainriD opened the door
and received the mes-agr.-' Til him Who
s''t yoa," was his reply, " thai the auSl
mother Is doing we'll the eh"rnb bah" is
gone Ia heaven, and poor Maturn is ~
well ~ en- be expected" lie was com
plclc dc' oter Ia dancing, aud IN THE FIRE
q''ent habit of giving parllrs, by day, shut
tag his windows, Lighting thu eandle~, and
indalslng with his ittenls IN his thNoarlte a
ndsetnrni I'LL night. nnce passed an
,rning with him, al the house of = lannon's
bps bteH of the Irish metropolis. Moore,
Lady Morgan. ShIrl. and mauy other ar
0aacats "f The country wer. Of thc patty.
Alleye and ear, | WAS enjoying the feast
of reason, aud the now of soul," Nhrh
Matutln hccasied me With why do you
not slancs =" douot know tile quadrllls, =
r"llled. Not know the qnadrlis,n said
he, and he appeared AS much aSIon,3hrd -
il had sad could not read then what
d you live lor ~ On every occasion he
carried Ihis peachaat To an extraordinary
extent.
As 4 clrrgynan, Mr.. Maturin did not
appear Ia have fallen
. Just IN the niche he was ordained 10 I'LL
have heard hlm mere than once rrGrrt
that his CLERICAL duties WIRE not ia unI son
With his taste. He crrtaitly Was not at
hnm"' ~ his profession, and would in all
probability, have died Il curat., II his years
hid le1Chrd - three score and ten II :
All and manner. IN the reading desk aud
pulpit were too degage, and did not snil
the character of a christian Minister. Yet
there WAS always something Impressive u
bDul him -somrthIug " hich clrally showed
he WAS no eonunn man. lie read the
church ser,irt Ia most perfect manner,
and his sermons were beautifully written,
and we'll delivered. they were always,
however, tilsrd win thnsr prcularlll, :
which distinguish MS nthcr compositions.
IL private life NJ. Natufin was most TX.
cmpl,ry--a fnhfnl husband, aud affection
ate father. warm lfifnd--and an intimacy
with him never LEFT a blush upon the check,
staln on the character. or a wound III the
heart In tins respect, at all events, his
example strengthened his prccrpts, To
thu pour he was ever ~ benevolent. II hv
could not ht brnrhcrnt friend -and b.
SIDE the sick bed he was al Nays the MIN
lister OF Christ. Those VIII, enjoyed his
society, valued il for the Information and
pleasure they derived from it--and that
brllIianey, bat mlldnrs4 Of Imagination,
80 conspicuous IN his writings, shDne equal
~ in his conversation. He was renalka
bly, free from that irrltabIlIiy sa common
10 authors, and Mas always the first 10 en-
courage IN literary youth, those.
Longings divine. aud aspirations high.
that lead In noble Feelings ard great art..
II is an Oil ta,r, and there is no necessity
fi,r gain telling i'-i,at of genius struggling
With prcuniary difficulties, and enduring
those nnmberless disappointmens that
E." sink the heart of man p" Sach however
Was the fate OF Mafnrlo, aud praurh"ly
picture nigh be drawn OF the mpatal sulfr,
ls.ss Of him, whose INCREASING lahours could
MT give To his houe those conf rls which
he ft II wanted. When the would hears
of The death ofan iad, dual il knows liltlr
Of the cares and lhc sorrons that may have
pressed him down Ia the gra,e,--and III,
physieiao IL nlten called upon Ia admins
Ter to the holy when the mind is Diseased.
The possession of = curacy, piifll as il Wa,
WAS d cclta.nly lhat Nr hatnrin dared not
il 10 ny lis fortune in the world
h. frequently frgf. tied nj, inability 10 Nislt
The British metropolis, where he kur" thit
talent aud Industry are nete wi hout tbrir ,
reward. The sctiptnrll adagr, that II pro /
rhef hath no houunr in his own cotintfS,o
i jadrfd verified in Iftiau Her living |
wnlihies are liilIe noticed by her AMI it J
is fact, as true as it is lamcntablr, thai
the produrinns of AN Irish author are the
works for which, in Ireland there il the lrast
|, llr. The same GOODNESS and neg irct have
been manifested toward, the memory ~ +
t'lusp oi whom the nation has bccl ! rphf.
The dn.t Of arr worthless has general, .
mingled with the distant soil the boucs Of
of Shtfidan, OF Grstlan, OF
{ urran, rest not in their native land a. !
there exists but little IN II 10 remind the
stranger that Ireland Z Ne them Firth, or
u, I-n..1i. nm I'm L. LIZ. ln-nLns Ii LI.r