The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-07-18

~-ons ? Bai, what IS h. price Tfihat i
lhW, he Will sometimes lind employment
Ihaash he might not b. capable ~ telling
the price Ola ho -. ri ri tobacco IT 81 -
per hundred eacbrr. whose 11slif.
caiians III hln 10 ihe upnIaut ifsk o.
loading The granins niad 81 youth rem
humble Is I 10 Gods bnn pa5e. aud
from mn nhralis thfoash dalk aannitirs.
vii scidan mrel with COMPLEMENT j.
these puts, Il h dem taas = salary eauivn
lent In III, services But there IRE sn,nr
exceptions 10 the contrary In some ncish
hafbouts. they have emplnyrd teachers
wha. perhaps, misht do Themselves hona,
III taking charge of common English
scho"l. Bat, were you, my arar WstFH#,
10 pass anr of then schhal-hoases You
would scarcely believe II = suitable shelter
To- cows m horses. They ar commonly.
and almost universally composed OF n fra
snail log, their hriGhfshout ten or II rrrt
covered with n few Nrrired boa1d,-
dut iloor-thc scholars almost uucle
deep IN dust aud dirt in the winter. they
are exposed II tho keen chilling nefthwes-
tern blasts which whistle Lihout mercy
between the logs drlsingthe dust fallin the
hce aud eyesat the children aud Il Is olten
the case thaA the only fire place winch thesr
wretched "isNam5 atlurd Is n few rocks,
aud a small quantity of dirt, piled up nj one
end Of the hnyel, aud small bale left
open at the top 10 let out the smoke.
| lately suoiicd ont alone, to enjoy
prospect nf this mountainous conntry l
WAS struck With admiration and ave
mountains seemed II rise above moun-
tains almost as fr as the eye could reach
seeming IN vie with each othsr IN the wild
aspect oi their lfonts, aud The bold clrva-
ton ui Their peaks--afouud them cloud.
were rushing IN every dnrcinn, and dark
storms were fast gathering IN their craggy
sdes-l had never Witnessed aimllAf
appearance, aud | lU,oluularily halted, In
indulge IN The Transports Of the momcut--I
saw the lalo descending IN coPous strcam.
benedih the mountains Witnessed the
VIVID 1lsh of lhr tremnIOla llghlnlag, and
listened In the avid peal. Of distant lhun-
der rc-eeholug from ehtf To cll, aud nu-
s"erng to the hollow blast Of the Il wing
"lnd-bat, vas moi long per lifted To re
IN II an IDLE sPcctatorot Ibis Coadlctlan
of lib" elements. The clouds hastily ad =
Aanfpd towards mc--Thr wind began IL
whistle keeull around, aud lhr wild drly-
my of the coming tempest, soon awakened
me to Il sense ot 4ry exposed sltaatiau.--i
attempted 10 avoid the fury vi The tenn
pest, by Fastening Ia srhuol.h horse, which
WAS hard by--lullle attempt fur in II
lew minutes the storm came rushing on
With hcadIons fury, aud was quickly vi
II III" skia.--Phere was mol, my der
HTSFF4 dry spot, of six inches square, IL
TIN 1 Il1la InpaH Hin
yored 10 preserve their books From dcatrae
ton, by pllIns them into an old writing
desk, which WIS leaning against lhr wall,
and covering them with saddle blanket,
which belonged To one Of The schalars.--
Pardon this digrcsston ---Ynn will say
this IS bad picture, bot, this is MT all i
the teacher must be governed by the capri-
cl0us notions Of his employ ers As soon as
| their children are capabr of -prlhng words
of four syllabes, They must comncnce
writing ---as soon ~ they Gao read without
spelling hall the words, they must com
lnenrr cyphcriog aud when They leave
school, they, perhaps understand some
thing III spelling, reading, writing, and a.
rthlnel1c, though bul very litlle Of either.
But, the oPpofIunIly of acquiring tbs
httie IS not extended 10 every onr-- A sk
parents why they do not send Their chil-
dfen 10 school, aud they VIII answer with
the sang fr0id Of Dalchmap, that they are
not able, aud thelr children haze olber fish
IN fry Bat my dear Wt*4]h, you viii
often see the 5 inf man, who gives the IA
boYc ane" ers, paying large sum, 10 embel-
lsh the bn,!Ies OF his sons aud diushlt u
while Their mlnls are neglrcled, aud lcli IL
run wild, as nalure made them because,
iorspoth, a. he says, lac /, nol able 10 send
his children II school Bat | should
suppose II would be nure proper to say i,
Tint hc WAS not willing to ailnrd il. What
a load of guilt, my dear WHnH#*, ae pa-
rents accnmuiatlug on their own heAds,
no thus neglect the culll,a llpn uf the
alnda Of their rsius oI,pln,, md who no.
only neglect the cultivation ri Their mind,
but throw almost insn,moanfahlr barupIs
IN the way of their advancement ~ a mole
refined state
Thus, you will not wonder, my dear
! W"""ta, that have met with 50 uaoi
lllterate characters, III my tra,el5 among
these pDialns.-Scleuce IL not carried
To every mars do0r--on the contrary, g.
! olas mas to break lis way through thr
thick opposing CLOUDS Of natIte obseuglly
IndlSrace, and lgnOranc".-iipw often vii
ugh native genus, spring amongst thesr
mounains-g rniu,, whose blossoms, the
light oil science viii never cnuri INTO ex-
Pan5ion, bat, which, on the contrary, IS
| doomed 10 wither and plor III Ils native oh
! security and fall aud die, FAR from the no
ice and the haants Of men, How often, ~
have held my way amongst the hiIls, and
| nave reflected on the vigorous shoots OF sn-
prrIDr intellrct, which were hrcziog aud
Pcrlshing, for want Of culture, has the sigh
of genial 81 lnPdhy burst from my heart,