The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-10-15

immsasurable and the GRIND diseloser Of sh
things, bur Is itself undiscosed. Like space il IS
imeomprehensIble, because II has no limits, aud
II would be still more so If II had. II gives
wings oflightning 10 pleasure, but feet oil lead TO
pam, and lends expectation curb, but ENJOY
ment spur. II robs beauty OF IT'S charms, 10
besieH them on her picture, and builds a monu-
ment TO merit, but denies II a house. Time, the
cradle OF nope, bni The grave OF ambition, IS the
stern correcoi of fools, but the saluary lnstruc-
tor of the "ise, bringing all they dread TO the
one and all they desire to the other but like
Cassandra, warns US with a voice thai even the
sagest discfedit too long, and the silliest too
late. Wisdom walks before, opportunity with
il, and repentance behind II he that hath made
Il his friend will have little to fear from his enc
mies but he that has made II his enemy, will
have little hope from his friends.
PROFEssoR or SiGss.--king James VI on re-
moving 10 London, was waited upon by the Span
sh ambassador. man Of erudltlon, but who had
Il crolctet in his head that every country should
have Professor of Signs to teach them TO ln-
derstand one another. The ambassador was la
mening one day, before the king, this great de-
sideratum throughout all Europe, hen the king
who was queerid sort Of man, says 10 him
Why have u professor ofsIgns IN the northern
most college Of my dominion, VIZ. at Aberdeen !
buf il is agreat way oil, perhaps 60O miles, Were
il 10 900 leagues of shall see hun, says the am-
bassador a. am delermin, TO set out in two OF
threcdays The KING saw ne had coInmtted him
self q writes on to written to the University
Of Aberdeen stating the case and desiring the
professor To put HIM oil some way, or make the
best of him The ambassador arrives, is re-
ceyed with solelnnlty but soon began to inquire
which of them had the honor To be the professor
of signs aud being told TINT the professor was
abs 1t IN The Highlands aud would return no bo-
dy could say when, says the ambassador, VIII
wait his return, thou h il were twelve months.
Seeing that this would not do, and that they had
10 tntcrtain him at a great expense all the while,
they contlycd stfaIagcm. There was one
Geordy a butcher, blind of an eye, IA droll tel-
low, with much vii and roguery about HIM. lie
is COTS told the story, and instructed TO he pro
cs sor Of Signs bun not TO speak on pam oil death
Geordy underrakesit.-Ihe ambassador is now
told that thrproiessor OF signs would be at home
next day. at which he rejo ced greatly. Geordy
is goDaed, rigged, and placed In a chair OF state
in 4 Dom Of the college, all the professors q the
a ambassador beng in adjoining room. The am
bas>ador is now shown into GeOrdy's room and
len to converse win INN as.Yell as he could, the
" hole professors waiting the issue with ieaf and
trembling. The ambassador holds up one OF
his fingers II Geordy ;Gcordy holds up Two OF his
The amba, sadorhoids up three Geordy clenches
MS first aud looks stern. The ambassador then
lakes an orange from his pocket and holds II up.
lieordy takes piece Of barley cake from his
pocket and holds tlat up. After which the am
Ja sador bows 10 hIm and retnes to the other
professors who anxiously inquired his opinon
ofther brother. " lie Is perfect miracle - says
the anlbasdor. IL would moi give him for the
wealth of the Indies - Well, say the profess
sors, to descend the particulars " Why, said
he ambassador, | first held up one finger, de
noting that there was one God he held mp Two,
,lgnifying that these are the Father and Son /
held 40 three, meaning the Father, Son, and lIo-
" Ghost he clenched his fist, to say that these
three are one. | then took out an orange sigui-
lying the goodness OF God, Who gives his crea-
tn rs not only the neceSsaries but the luXures OF
life upon which the wonderful man presented
piece Of bread showing that II was Tia stat Of life,
and preferable to every luxury
Inc protessorswere glad that matters had turn
ed Out 50 We'll so having got quit ot the alnhas- |
sador, they next gol Geoldy, 10 hear his versions
IF the signs. We'll Geordy. how do you come |
Dn. and whit do you think oi your man 7 The |
rascalr saws Geordy, what did he do first think
We He held up ON finger, as .huch ia 10 say |
you have only one eye Then held up two,
meaning tina, my ore eye was pc, hdPs as good as
both OF his Then the fellow held up three of
MS fingers, To say thele was bat three eyes be-
ween us and Then was 50 mad al the scoun-
lrel, that stocked my metre, aud was 10 come "A
yhack on the side OF his head. and would ha'
lone it too, but tur your sakes. Then the rascal
lid not stop with h, provocaions here, but tor
.ooth takes ont an orange as much As TO saw
your poor bcggarly cold country cannot produce
hat showed him a mhang OF bear hammock,
meaning that did ma taIthing for him
nor his trash neither as Iang's ha' this But
BY a that's guld concluded, Geordy) I'm angry
vel that didna thrash the hide OF the Scoun-
lrel'