The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-04-10
TIE MOSS ROSE.

| ne - sple,) ana make lilinsolS merry II
. TIE MOSS ROSE.
hfom The German Of kamachy.
'In ANGEL ol the flowers,
who, III IL nee Of night, sprnkles
them with ret ing dew, one, an
spring day, was sln81ering in the shade
of rose bush, And when he awoke,
he spoke with friendlieat mion: Most
lovely Of my childron, thank thee for
this balsamic odou, and Cor ihy cooling
shade. Was there any thing leit for
thee 10 desire, how choorfu!ly would !
grant it.--Adorn me, theu, with some
new charm, prayed the spirit of the rose
bush. And the angel adorned the beau
tllul flower with simple moss How
lovely appears in this modest attire
the moss rose, the handsomcsl of her
species.
Beautiful Emma Leave off those
gandy ornaments-thoseg lItoring gems,
aud initiate maternal nature.
.Storle5.--As the telling of stories is
a great help and lie 10 conversation. |
always encourage them il they are per-
tneht aud nnOrent, IN opposition To
those gloomy morlals who disdain every
thing bur plain matter oil fact. Mon Of
VII and paris should treat one another
! with benoyolence aud lay il dowu
as 4 maHln, that if You seem to have a
! good opinion OF another mans viii, he
viii allow youto Lave Judgment.
SIR hiokdsd Steeh.
Oh two, evils, il is perhaps ssinjuri-
Gus to society, that good dotulne
should be accompanied by bad life,
than that, good life should lend is
support 10 bad doctrine. For the
sect, II once established, viii survive
The founder. When doctrines radical
ly bad IN themselves afe transmitted 70
posterty, recommended by the rood
life OF their author, this is to arm har-
lot with beauty and to heighten the at
fractions of vain and nnsound pbilos-
ophy. question if Epicurus and iiumo
have done mankind Il greater dlsser-
vice, by the tooseness OF their doctrines
than by the purity of their lives, OF
such men we may more Justly exclaim,
than of Caesar, Gobionnd their viz
tues lhey have undone the world
Ldc0u
Passion may not unnlly be termed
the mob OF the man that commits riot
upon his reason VIM. Penn
Refeetion.---Eyery man deeply en-
6 ID III bu. mess, If all regard to anoth-
er STATE DC act oktingui5hed, must have
the conviction, aough perhaps not the
resolution VI \ Jesse, who WHEN be
solicited Chara5 the Filth to dismiss
him, being asked whether he retired
from disgust, arsworsd hat be laid down
his commission for no 1fner raason but
because there ough, 10 . soHe time
for sober reflection betSeepthe lie of a
soldier and his death = / 20nbier.
ARAp UoRsE-RAclNe-- re Teat this
afternoon into the Desert 10 horst
| race IN amusement of which the ttiyes
OF Eassorah are as fond as our own coun-
trymen though, | fear, if an English
Jockey had been here, he would have
thought the profession disgraced by the
exhibition For ouf ownpaus,we were
more amused, than if the business had
been conducted according 10 the Strictest
rules Of the turf. The spot selected
was the Great Desert, which CONNER
ccs Immediately outside the town a
circular ijinowSof lwo miles marked the
course and the stakes consisted Of
als.l .rbscription reused from amongst
chr lppean party The five candid
ats vh>~tarted fen tlle prize were well
suited 10 fbe gsAeral cfi.aacter Of the
sc enc. IAai1aH OF being dccked in all
The colours Of the ra'nbow, a coarse,
loose shirt comprised ali the clothing Of
the Arab jockey / and The powerful bit
Of the county Vas the only article ofe-
auipment OF the horse he bp5trodc.
Thns simply aecoutred, at slglal CIV
en-, these half naked savages, set a1l>at
full speed, each giving shout to ami
mate his horse. They arrived Ikea
team at the goal the Prize was adj
Judged to an Ethiopian slave. The;
scene was highly animated and inrereg
ting, through we had neither splgfdid
eJuipages, nor fair ladies to grace ntu
sports but what we lost in spfeiidor
and beauty, we gained in uoycltY; and
though, when occasionally gazing on
some woarer ofgaudy silks, the bright
smile ofwoman did not repay our Carl
osily, We almost forgot our disappoint-
ment in behsldng the animated counte-