The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-05-15

- " 'ay ""ager you did we'll
IN not accepting IT.
Alter my second return from tho rss,
indies, | became acquainted with mn.
nc marley HE mos, perfect Of ,va,,o,
lp ,, aei most passiouately. lee
wealth, her family connexions. ;naea..
90 my friends IN her faYor nj w@s
'nilueneed only by her beauty and he,
Hotie heaHt ioinod the ny,nl,. g
he 'dm1ers. An excellent TLa.o'
pet, wa 81 Fortunate as TO beco.,a,L,
hoS' uhloflani" 81 rivals. She ln,ed
me ab"ve all, made IN secret of !, ~,
sui She rejected me. | sought he, ~
IN VAN IN vain ] ,mplored her n,to,'~
aud her friends to intorcedo for mo ~
war stu immoyoable. For lone ,,,,,,
was unallo To conjecture the canse or
hef rejecting me-, since, sshe eontessoa
neisell, She loved me almost IN dis,,or-
ton one Of her visitors al leno,b ~
tfayed TO me the secret. Miss lfa,lnw
was a wonder Of beauty, but shah ~,
one log and on accom-, OF Tins ~
iec'loh she Toured TO become mv a,e,
lesl should esteem hol The l.se T., !,
NY resolution was taken, | resolve5 -,
become like her; thanks 10 vou. J.,
came SO. came with my voodan ~.
IL London, and in the lirsl Mac -,
MISS Harley. lthad hoen rcport.d -
myself had written 10 England ,ha,
py ''li from my horse had brotsn
my leg, winch was consequently ta1an
oil. ! was much regretted. En,J;ar,i
INTO swoon the first time ala. .a..
She was for long nme inconsalab,o
put now she IS my wife. The Gfui,a :,
our marriage, i entrusted to her ,lls "a
cre' oi what sacrifice had mnd, +.
consequence OF my wish 10 obta,n -
hand. She loves the low tb. me-
ie'uonately. Omy brave TLeyensf
had ten legs 10 lost, | would vii.
jingle eontorti)n Of feature, par, ~
them Tor my Emilio. So lone ~ Nv
w'lI be grateful towards Won .a,as
To London f.sItu become aeaaai,,,,
ed WIN my vile and lhen say was
FOOL 1llARLES TEMPLE
1h@oer P NJ. 1hse,DJ
Sir, thank You for yonr y,l,alt,
present, Tor 50 must call II. BECAME I
eahilot consider II az psy Eo, a. -
uouoie was at congratulate ynu On
youl marfiaee wiz = woman ofso ~,
my affections H. Is true a leg is much
10 lose, even for n beautiful y,,,a.',,,
ana aieellohatc wife, bul MOI too n,na,.'
10 gam possession of Eve. Al -.
opNgod 10 part with nib ana beannf,i
women have cost some men the;, I'll
npl after all, permit me 10 edL.,.. -,
my FORMER Judgment. Truly far DO
moment You were correct; but .1.o
was correct, bm with this dia.,.,,a,
me CORRECTNESS ofmy judgment was finn
Ut" on long experience, Gas every ,,,ilb
| should be, which we arc moi ,,,nr.ll,,
"nSpesed to acknowledged sIr mini
me- fidy wager that after five ,,.ars
! you repent that your lep was taL.a ~
Dove The knee. You will find tls, he
10" the Knee had been enough. Ana,
lhIce years, you will be cCnv3ncod H.
me loss ofthe foot mad 5oen snficinn,
A''cf ionf years, you Will Conclude ,ba,
the sacrifice Of the great toe. and -
i'e years, OF he little toe, had been too
"uch' After s. years, you will ao,eo
W. " me tllat The pairing uf nail lad
becn enough. Ru ido moi saw nj, -
prejudice OF the rter,s OF yoi,r cbo,,o.
my vile. IN my youth, I devoted nv.
sen 10 love but 4 never parted with &,
neg had I done so Ishould at this d,v
nave said, Thovenet, thoa vast G.,l'
| nave Tho honour TO be yours. &c.
LEWIS THEVENETp
| In 1913, eleven years after, d.r;,o
the horrors OF the Revolution, Th.yc.
net whom person that envied his PENN
ta'Ion caused to be suspected of a,is,oc
tacy, fied 10 London 10 save b;,a.t.
rom The gallloline. He endured afnr
SIR Chafles Temple, and was shown h;s
house. lie made himself known and
was received In an arm char by rio
Ife' surrounded by twenty newspapers
sal corpnlent man who could ba,,I,,
si"''d up he was SO uuwieldly. All
) welcome Mr.. Thevenet cried the co,
PuIcnt man, who was no othei than 81,
Charles Temple, excuse me III do M,
rise this cursed leg is hindranee -
me IN every thing. You have come 10
see II your Judgment was correct =
come as a fugitive, and seek your nro.
lection You shall have it with pleas.
ure. You must live with the, for trnl,
you are wise man. You must consoie
: me. Surely, Theyenot, I should mi,
day have probably been an admiral 81
ihs blue had not my wooden leg ,lisona-
, Lifted me from the service Of nv cnnsf.,,
When 4 read tie gazettes. the brown
and the blue make me angry bec5nsr !
can have nothing to do with ,Lem
Gone' console me.---' Your wife can do
mat better than H. Say nothing of her,
her wooden leg prevented her dancing,
. co che. o.