The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-08-20

dan, saHsd s zascd uroi tsiamptlioturone
tfeit bot qnNefing gleam and was the darie0
Cd farrVeri Size VS. dead--bM the rose siili liy-
ID on her check, and smile still played upon
thu aslf closed lips. whose lasf neeents had
Lrfodcd the fond name Of mother Aud those
y h. booked npon her could scarcely believe but
that sic sWeetly slept
-eZo-
Trsg, psurk tHffi,d 2.eidies u Psrgig.
Tie following uaunsl,te lines sere Inscribed
upon - golden crown having FIVE sides, which
eas found in tn tomb of Aoosaefwan.
THa adc -" Consider tn cad before yon be-
ein. aud before you adsnnec provide rrtrest
Gise not unnecessary paint 10 any man, but
sndy the happiness of all
Found mol your dignity upon your power 10
bur, oihers."
Seeoad sub" Take counsel before you
commence any mcasote and never trusts its eAe-
euion 10 Tie inexperienced.
Sacrifice your property fOf your life, and your
life FOR yomt religion.
Spend your time in establishing a goodman
and yau desire fortune lsarn conlentmeni
Third Side -" Gfieyr not for that which is
broken, stolen. buroi or lost
Never give order 10 another mans house, nc
custom yourself 10 eat your bread AT your own
table
Make mol yourself tho captive Of women
Iobrib stde= -" Take not wife from bad
family and seat thysef with those who have no
shamo.
Keep fhvsrlf NJ distance from those who are
incnrreilie ~ bad habits and hold no inter
course with thai man VINO is inscnslblc to kind
ness
Cpyet nnt The gonds Of others
BE Guarded with monarchs inr they are like
fire, which binzeih but destroycth.
lie sensible 10 yonr own value. estimate justly
the worth of others and war not with those
who SIRE far above iher in fortune "
ffhh SIDE" Fear Kings, and po-
cts
BE covious ofno man, and avoid being out Of
temper OF thy HE will pass in misery.
Respect aud protect the females of thy fsm-
Hy
BE not the slave of anger; aud in thy con-
tests always eaYcropen the door decentralization.
Never lei your expenses exceed your IN.
come.
rlsut a Young tree or you cannot expect 10
eut down an Old one.
stretch sour legs no farther than The size Of
yonr carpet
Eccentric Gnndfr The following story, the
truth of which We can vouch for, is not only Gu
nous IN itself, but evncos pretty forcibly that
ehlmsiealV aud ecccntt1city are not confined
10 the human species. MI Nhigham Of Allan
ton, has very large gandcr, which was hatch
cd five OF six years ago, and which had scarcely
attained the months Of majority, when he con-
tracled dislike lpr his own species Whether
ibis nruse from disappointed love or DISPOSE
lion naturally gooseaatdrophicot, might puzzle
the deepest naturalist to determine bat certain
il :, thai he feels so little pleasure IA the society
Of the fair, who ia,c feathers on their backs that
the race would speedily become extinct. we've ali
gandets ms unghlant as himself In 1929, there
were No prctt, bay colts grazing IN field al
Joining 10 Allaoton, and 10 these he in time at
tachcd himself SO cordially that he became then
companion night and day. From this or some
othe circumstance, he retains strong partai-
~ 10 bays nr blopns. aud viii not associate with
Il black horse. The colts ailnded TO were sue
ceedcd bl others; and the gdndrr, though he
seemed sensible OF, and sor. for, the change
speedily ingratatrd himself with his new friends
These he attends in the paddock during the day
follows them nj home ut night, when the weather
is cold aud iiaccdunay shut out OF the stable
patiently byouacks behind the door, and is al
ways ready to clap hi wings and so a-Gcd ear
~ in the morning When IN the park, his sole
occupation seems TO be TO stand near the head Of
one olthc colts carefully watching all lis motions
aud accommodating his position 10 that OF his
friends by waddng when he walks, aud ilyng
when he runs. Young horses, when disturbed,
very easily break INTO a eaIlop and as the gam
der manages 10 keep near the colt, Il al he
may be seen flying vigorously alongside OF him.
II Is certainly strange thai II nevcr occurred 10
him to take u ride II the mouth of the other,
while collecting proyendcr should come too near
his feet, he stretches forth his neck eeyMes his
wings Kisses gently, and by other motions ad
mnnlsheS HIM 10 keep al proper distance.
hhu2h geese Craze rs well as kline, tfn bird ~
question Is rarely seen uibblmg pile of grass,
and his chlef dependence, we believe, is placed
on the stray pickles al corn he caters Ia the sta
BILE. On one occasion. the young horses AT Al
lanton were removing 10 4 field at some distance,
aud then the poor gandcr had 10 DIRE Il very
dreary period of widoWhood II he could have
spoken or sung, his dtty would have teen, |
wander downir a my lane - bu. when tile colts
icinrned--that j., the bay ones--he was seen
hurrylag to meet ihem, lfrunning, hall Il wing
and cacl>lmg forth his congratulaton, to the We
~ topmost note ofthe gamut of JOY In April
last, we happened TO be at Allauton, and as mat
ter of course, visited the bIprd Of whose cccen-
the habits We had heard So much. A new scene
then presented itself In the course OF the day
score OF two ofcap TAI highland bulloclsS had
been letinto the field y. these the gandel seemed
to look ON with very iamdicedeyg ~ mere
accident one oithem approached to- neog the IA
vorlte colt--an intrusion which was resented bv
fierce and rather laughablc onset. The bill Of
the bnd was darlcd al the hard head of the enc
my, and the latter though furnished " nh nota
bic pair othorns started back asquicl>ly ms il an
adder had stung him Again, however. he adj
ranoed to the charge, was again assaulted and
again retreated until his brethren. percci,ng
what was gong forward joined in the melee,
and very nearly hemmed the gander in. Our
first impression was that the bipcd would be gor-
ed I'LL not pmion stuck together; but in this
we were mistaken. Zach of the hullocks were
assaed IN Turn, 10 It's no small Arrangement II
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