The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-11-13


Ia form II, 10 wrcak our Yet msatisiec
ro,entments on. II is moftfyng to fad
at once from the pinacle Of neglect; TO
loreeo the idea Of having been lll-uscd
aud cantumaciously treated BY an old
friend. The fast 10 aggilndise man
in his own conccit, is 10 conceive OF
himself rs neglected. There let HIM
GN, if he can. To undcceive HIM is to
deprive him Of the most tickling morscl
within the range OF sell-eomplaccncY.
No flattcry can come neai II. Happy
is he who suspects his friend of an IN
Justice but surprcmely blest, who
thinks all has friends in "A conspiracy TO
dcpress and uudcrvaluc him. There IS
y pleasure we sing moi TO the proianc)
lar beyond the reach Of all that the
world counts joy--l deep, enduring sat
Isiacilon IN the depths, where the super
fetal seek /, not, of discomfort. Were
we 10 reoite one half of tins mystery,
which we were let into by our huo dis
satisfaction, all the world would be IN
love with dlsrcspcct; We should wear Il
| Nilhht III a. bid'NI'l, ull0 HtHlGIlS anu
contumacies would be the only matter
for courtship. Unlike 10 the mystical
book in the Apocalypse, the study of
this mystery is unpalalable only in the
commencement. THE first sting OF sug-
picon Is grlcyous but wait---out OF
that wound, which To flesh and blood
seemed 50 difficult, there is balm and
honey 10 BIO extracted. Your friend
passed You on such OF such day.
having III hs company one that you con-
colyed worse then ambiguously disposed
towards you. passed You in the street
without notice. To be sure he is some
thing and II was in your power to
have accosled him. But facts and sane
differences are hilcs To a true adept in
| the science Of dissatisfaction. He must
have seen you; and s., who was
with him, must have been the cause of
the contempt 1t CALLS you, and well
it may. Bn have patience. Go home,
and make the worse Of II, and you are
made man from this time. Shut your
self up, and---ryecting, as an enemy to
your peace, every Whispering suggestion
that but insinuatQs there may be mis-
take---reilect seriously upon the many
lesser instances whlcn you haa begun 10
perceive, III PROOF OF yoal ff'ehd "is-
affection towards yoa. None Of them
singly was much to the purpose, Cut the
aggregate weight is positive and you
nav nave 'hl' last aIlioh' 10 eieheh 'hrn'
nus 1t, inc process Is any 'nihB pu,
"ggreeaDi9. bu' now 10 your iGlei
comes III 'iie comparative iaeaily' gu
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mao lof yohf memo "hat you nave
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oeeh 10 hiln' II nc "oala nave suffered
you 10" 20" Ge'ohoea MN III 'n'S OF
IN" pi''e ana Ms Eooo h'i'lo---n'' Il, :
'I'I9 ,'P"'''io"' ana >" iooi'h' was al,
ways ae'ief 10 you Una. your own
h"ul ne'rt' 3''c oi hseii' ye'rhS TO-
wafos MN 10" co''lo weep fears oi
o'ooa pn' ioI restraining Pf'ae' no"
say you 10 yo" ,'o' YET oee'h 10 app
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ness III ne pll'of waters : oipp 10. mere
hot Peilailoua,y cI'od' you soh Oh YOU
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mem, VINO mas not 10 you pLoVoo nor
io"' ialse, SiiPpr'y as "a, ,e. p's'i, 10
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