The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-03-10

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dangerous ltmore Frequently l4iIls tGc fun
and it Is prudentto taie them Oft, because the
Tree, suffering by the loss al gr,ut pat the
leaves, is under the Necessity to recruit its
strength. ! lave employed with success. IL
remedy which Hnade dsc of 10 kill the ants uHa
other small insects thai take the substance trlm
the leaves of the tree. 1.-THE nee ARE t4us Ia
k n care Of, they viii be thrifty the following
year.
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MrscEKGArTy.
The " Ruling Passion The horse OF drunk
ard in Onondago, n. York, having broken ms
fastenings, ran oil; the owner bawled out fran
ticaly 10 the hv-standef> IA sop hlm-aud lad
coming zap with bag containing a jug in ono
end aud a stone in thu other, ~ way of ballast,
the tippler become suddenly calm, and ohscry-
ed 90, very well 1.-THE jug lac safe LEI the horse
eo"
Sir Isaac Ncpioh had great aversion to con-
troyersv, for he did not like to have the calm
repose OF his life interrupted by literary dis
putes When ms treatise on Optics was ready
for the press, on some objections beng made to
il, he deferred the publication, / should reproach
nv self. said he was y sacrifice rcposc which
is substance to run after reputation which is
only shadow "
Auec3o'e Of Mr.. IJtgtrS0n.--Whil President
Of the United States passing on horseback
stream in Virginia he was accostcd by feeble
beggar. who mpored his aid 10 help him over
it--Without hesitation, he carried HIM over
behind him: and on the beggar telling him that
he had neglected his wallet, he as good hnuor-
eddy, recroSsed the stream, and brought il 10
him.
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Repuniion.-Thr way, according to Socrates
to obtain good reputation, is TO cndeavor to be
wh"tyou desire to appear. " Men should he,
what they SEEM
The mistakes of a layman are like the errors
Of pocket watch. which affects dnlv an in
dividual but " hen clergyman ems, it is like
the Town clock going wrong it miseads null
titude
II misery he the effect ofvirtue it ought TO he
reyerenccd if of i'll fortune, to be pited aud if
Of vice not to he insulted because il Is, per-
hnps, itsslfa punishment adequate to the crime
by which it was pr Iduccd, and the humanity of
that man can deserve m panegyrc, who is ca
pable ofreptoachiug criminal in the hands OF
the eNecmioner.-[ Johnson
itg-Fhere IS no object in nature aud
tie world without It's GOOD useful, amabe
side He who discovers that side first in mani
maIe things, IS sagacious and he who discoy-
ers II first in the animate IS liberal.
Profers.--A sentence welcouched, talcs
both tl,e sense aud understanding. love mol
those carf-rope speeches that are longer than
thc memory OF men can tathom.-L FeIth.
AMI
Among the retrenahmen,s talked Of in Con
srcss none saelnto mink OF retrenchmeni IN
the expenditure Of rimr.
s1e-
.4VdriGp .3uihQrs.--A more fettered being
than an Austrian author surely never existed.
y writer in Austria must not offend against a
ny government n9f against any minister
nor agansi any hierarchy. if lis members be
influential ; nor against the arislocracy. lie
must not be iherai--nor philosophical
humorous. In short he must be nothing at all.
Underline catalogue o offsnces. are compre-
hended not only satires, Int whticism'; my
he mast not explain things at all, becanze
they might lead to serious thoughts. II ne
vrn,ured 10 say any thingnpon these snhjrcls,
il mast be done in that drvoui and rrveren-
Tial tone which belts an Austrian subject wlo
presnnes TO lit the veil from these tiCkli>h
secrets What would have become of 5hah.s-
peare. If he had been doomed 10 live or 10
write ia Austria = fastrdds n Isl
\ Belle in the Year lS1D.--lier head WAS
with tHrban or covered with spe
oies of mitre of enorllnus hrigid, from the
summit Of which ribbons noated in the air,
ike the streamers from the head Of "A MIST.
Her iunie was haifoi ane tol'nr aud hall OF
mother zone deeply embroidered and rich.
ornamenlea with gold confined her waist,
md from it WAS suspended in front two da9-
GERS in their respective pouches Thus al.
red sue rode in the company wi her knight
fUasts and tournaments.
llasgards History Of Easfnndl
a., r;y, II ,vas maxim of Thomas Orr,