The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-05-12

ssiiPif, Ike tue republican SAMPSON It old,
10 pull down destruction on himself, that he
msht he reyensed on his enemies
| All our readers know that there is n sea
sun called the Indian .Sammtr--hut W.
question whether they have ever had such
an ingenious and satisfactory account of the
origin of the term as we are f nishrd with
by Mr.. Bull ii, indeed, we except that of
ir Faux, whose account We place by the
sue oi IT'S twin brother, that The curious may
decide Tor themselves. On 81 n.ighty u
matter, and where two such eminent men
dlilef. we must be allowed 10 Withhold our
opinion:
such is the extent of this practice OF
smoking tobacco, that at II certain period OF
the year, during the autumn, when the penple
ot the country have flushed gathering the
products of their fields, aud their leisure time
comes, they commence a smoking festival, in
which every man, woman, aud child pnrakes
These festivals last i've or SIN werks, during
witch time the atlnos phcrc throug bout the
whole extent of the country become 80 hnZv
@ohsenre, thatthey are obi gcdio burn candles
all day, and perpetual drizzle prevails. ow.
ing In Tie unseemly habit Of splitting which
all our English travellers have heretofore no.
tced among these immaculate republicans -
lhls season is called the Indian summer"
Ii will he seen by the following quotation
that Mr.. Faux gives a different account OF
this matter;
The season called the Iadian Summer,
Which here commences IN October, by dark
blue hazy atmosphere, is caused by millions
OF acres, tor thousands of miles round, being
IN wide spreading, flaming, blazing, smoky
lire, rising up through wood and prairie, bill
aud dale, To the tops Of low shrubs aud trees
which are kiudled hy the coarse, thick, long
prairie grass, aud dying leaves at every point
ct the compass, and lar beyond the foot OF
civilization, darkening the air, heavens aud
earth, over the whole extent OF the nuthern
aud part of the southern continent, from the
Atlantic 10 the Pacific, aud In ncighboulhoods
contiguous To the all devouring drilHgratiou
hltng the whole horizon with yellow, palpn
bic, tangible smoke, ashes mud yapour, which
affect the eyes of man aud beast, aud aud oh.
scure the sun, moon, aud stars, for many days,
or until the winter rains descend To quench
the fire aud purge the thick, ropy air which is
seen, tasted handled, aud felt +"
FaHus .MemOradie DaVs, Sc
Faucibus ingentem fumuu, mirable dictu,
EVomit involvitque yankees caliginc cGca.
We close our extracts to-day with an
English emiSrant's complaints The old
q Ialicr is rather severe upon the Eng
lishman and his Ruta Bdgd--hia Latin and
Sir Humphrey Da,s:
81 put my four acres into such order a' ne
yer had been seen before. 1t was n perfect
garden. The rows were as straight rs arrows,
and there was not ii clud OF earth above
ground as large as an egg 10 be seen. Every
body came TO admire, but as yet nobody imi-
lated me, such is the ignorant and insolent,
obstinacy Of the Yankee runners
/" Friend, said my neighbour, the old quaker
" friend Shortrdse, what art thsu going 10
put into thy field here
Ruta baga."
Ruta bago what is that, friend John ?"
Inrnips," replied l.
DWELL why didn't thee call them so nj
first; Ii thou talkest Latin here, nobody will
understand thee, friend John. But what art
tbou going to do with thy turnips -
Il shall feed my cattle, sheep, and hogs
with some, and sell the rest to my neighbors =
But Thy neighbours will rai-e their own
turnips and viii not buy"
Then will send them to market
y hai, sixty miles, ovor turnpike That
will ben bad speculation, friend John Thee
had best put in a few acres Of wheat and corn,
they will pay the expense of taking 10 market
Thy tarnps will Cost more than 'hey will
come to-
j." Not /, indeed, friend Underhill, - said I
" Sir Humphrey Davy says there il little or
No. quoth the old quaker, with sly
glance at his round porlIy figure; =" have
lived upon them all my lite, mud | never
made the discovery, friend John
Ny rnta baga nonrished TO the admiration
of the whnIn neighbourhood, aud when
came 10 gather my crop in the lall, there was
a hemp rs high as a hay stack. Some of them
measured lS inches in diameter. was ms
proud as a peacock, for | had now done
something for the honor Of old England
| determined to give my cattle, sheep, aud
hogs n. great feast, and invited my good neigh
Dor, the quaker 10 see how they would eat
rt,id bagd. quantity was nicely cut up and
thrown 10 them one morning, but 10 my ms.
constituent and modification not one would
touch morsel Whether it was that they
had been spoiled by ine season of grass, |
cannot tell; but the bull turned up his nose
the cows turned their backs, and so did The
sheep, willie the pigs ran away scream ing
nightly. "Thee should set them 10 reading
Sir Humphrey DaYy, friend John, qnoth my
nrighbor--Dhey hay'nt learning enough to
relish Thy Latin turniPs.' "
MISS CUNNINGHAM'S MURDERER
Our readers will reeolcct an account Of n
most horrid murder, which we published Il
few weeks since, committed near Baltimore
on the person of Miss Cunning ham,
Since that time the most unremittinS en-
beavers have been made 10 appre
hrnd the murderer, bat without sue
cess, until he betrayed himself. Thus
conscience does make towards Of us
all" The wretch was not seen af
ter the commission of the crime I'LL
he arrived at Harper's Ferry. On his
arrival there he was the first TO spread the
rnmor of the murder, and it was observed
that in speaking oft he was much asltated.
His appearance. too, corresponded with The
description given of him. But these cir
cumstances had not induced his appr"hen
sion, until in his sleep, he was heard to
excaim, "1'he young lady The young
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