The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-07-23

From the Se,,, Esglqud GtiaEy.
,DvtST4GE OF \ THIN FheL.
VIII WI, tn me. no-tHf lllas, hos 70 faoos" man
f,ivo nr ils aarassl follows he presents no MN to
sh. ea# ay, faF0e way with a. great Aa eNe' At 'Ne
edge uf psnknHe - afs'df
la ihls age II h,cratreand dyspepsia, thin
faces have Infatuated themselves INTO popula itV.
\ naizhea1ded man may now liz up hrs head IN
fho ,verId aud shnp bis weasel face with conf.
deuce. II bcgcts reverence ~ the eye Of the be
holder. The ceru6c les otscholarshp delivered
a. our colleges are hatchet face and par OF
eIa.ses. Honofrd with these, swarm
Of Sonhomores annually migrate from the walls
OF our universities. and sfesure 10 receive the
admiration and respect Of mankind
As loan face hetoksns a fat wit, so doth
blubher face represent a blockhcad II Is i'm
pos .lhlr 10 pamper the intellect without starving
the body. \ DUMPING phyNogponiy has ceased
IN hr the darling wish Of hnhItnn, ADD such Is
me rage f,r meatal expression, that thr marx oi
iatellec mus farrow the back part oi the mead
n Will ~ plnch mp The cnuntenanee. Leave
I'll. vo puinpheaded scfapers OF the trenchcr
" greasy b1lters of muItea.chopslan1 collors.
What boot, ,onr giant paunclI and gills OF rosy
loosrnrss Give plien To thchaagnfd form OF
! armed famine aud Shaving wisdom. Or tn
greedy soul would sill ,wlll. eni pppfr, dripf
i4t. md feed on the daulties Htai are brcd ~ u
book ?"
That round faced man nnsf noonirstibly be-
bloekheaa. is amply proved by observation. /
reflect me Of the iat-skullcd red checked ,agh-
honds at mine acquaintance, and they are H
nlne8ms faarass And fhnS too Is II with the
softer scx--the nnNiedv syiphs 81 mans idola-
trv--ihnt hang about his neck like charmed
amulet. thai preserve him IN the storm of ndy"f=
.itv ike the tug.bnat of man at-ear. Abai
inquired hr dcspatlng Cleopatra ofihc mesSrn-
err that brought the news OF Antony's marriage
with Oetavra.
Beu'1 thooip mnj her flca' long rounds
Ntss. Round, agoo In fauiners.
Cleopatra. For ho ieo>r part,
They ne foolish tbntafe,o.
Thin faced oeo hase ever bern the terror Of
tul,rs an1 lyr1nt, Thus Caesar was in etcr-
nal 3pnnv Of apprehension hest the " lean spin.
it, about him should discover his ambitious de
sicns agaustthc freedom Of his country. =" Let
me SAID he
"Iot me have mrn about mr. thot are ftf.-
Sleekhcl1sd msn, and such as loep o'nigbts.
Yan Clasins has neina ud hungry looh--
Iirthntstoo nuoh, such men arc dangerous"
Tb- advantages ola lean face shall attcmp
70 illustrate IN the following tale.--HR'T Hhfs
p,r sBnrrols vas the Youngest son Of hl, mother
aud The most nvctcrate of FIVE blncthrads which
She presented the world BY the AID Of his Ia
fnur's wealth aud taSeHtv, tour of them were
placed in situations IN winch the world thought
thrr could {" get along, hu! the dazzling Young
est the genius ct the family possessed such 4
plentiful ack OF bruins thai his parcnts sent him
to the univ rSitv hoping the requirements ot
hbe,al education won6 50 a,d the feeble CLEANS
nf instinct TINT united he might he able Ia keep
himself out OF tfre AID water, 10 say nothing OF
the eallnws. But the experiment WIS like that
Ola hunelnr operator who IN attempting TO
toueh the visual orbs of partial blind man.
shut. out the rays Of light for ever. lie came
out a fnishrd sophomore, adding to barenncss
oil Iiocv ihr impudeare tsd professions o. u pc
liant Ills fther who was a cunning aud thrift
fil mnn, soon discovered the cnert OF his esperl-
mcnt, and was aware that nothing but a thin
face and pair Of 6 asses could save him Tho
proceeds of two hogs procured 4 pair of gilt
spcetacles; but how in the devils anne he could
reduce his chuci,lc head 10 the necessary long,.
tude. was a maffcr Of deep aud painful conside
ration. Tic only plan he canid think OF, was
10 plarr h. head ina checs-press and squeeze
il into tn shape anti cnuSistrnee ola whie-oak-
cheese winch WIS success fully done and Master
sparrow immediately after opcHei lawyers
Office over kld.ithe efucer, aud though Ia, head
never produced any thing but magcots the fame
Of his genius made every drunken vagabnnd ms
client, aud his hrnzcn etlrontcrr won every ie-
male heart In the viii rye. such are the Hdyaa-
tareS of thin. spectacle countenencc! o Sc
ced. Emperor of Ethiopia what a starved wea-
sci vert thou
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o the vprbai inaccuracies OF our cotcmporars