The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-09-11

misfortune has Il II sapne tnis aat1d He"'Ni's
Indeed with misery 10 tighten its hafihe" Ne
snaki dssiGr n sit.iane another. Bot lfi ~ now
.ry IN. ,ir,ae OF ,pnr mathrp,s'ioal balance,
aud as YOU nav. nnl into one scale the bus then.
Of fritnaship l,d me POI Its con,i ris nj" the
eaisr Whrn Ian gushing then undsf disease
row grateful Is the snlacs ~ our friends lto"
are we penetrated with their Rssidailies and at
;aatioas how marh We supported ~ lhef
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS aud kind offices shen Hra'
zen has Ia.eu hon u some Object ri on' love,
how sweet Is il to haVs bosom wherein 10 &c
cline en- heads, mi INTO Inch Ne may poh' we
torrent Of our tenrs gdef With saeh eomi"f'
- alma.t n luxury IN lie whore We aie pei
seiuslly exposed to aaai aud accident youiA % =
..nndetful proposiIiin o insnla'e ourselves Ia
teiite from all All anl 10 wrap oufselses 40 the
mantle II self salirienry Tor assurcdly nobody
seill tare Tor han who cares for nobody. bui
i,iendalap Is precious not oHly ~ ihe shade but
- he sunshins 81 ile aud thanks 10 heneNo-
4eat arrangement n things. the greater paHi OF
lie !. sunshine | will Ierm for pr1oi 10 TIE
d1ys W have Lately passed. On these indeed
the SIN stpue brighas hos gay did he lace u
natne appear His, valleys, chaieauH, gW
d.ns RIVERS, every nhjeci wore 'ts hYsliest hue
4Nhenee did ihey h. roy ~ From the pre-
nee Of our charming companion They were
pleasing, because sh. seemed pleased. Aoh',
flr sesne would hayr hsrn dn'l and nsipid The
participation Of u with her gave II relish. let
the gloom, Monk, seqnestrred from the world
seek nnsnciI pleasures ia the bottom 81 ma crli
LIT lie sublime philosopher grasp visionary
happiness while pursuing visionary phsn
tons dressed IA the garb OF truth Their
supreme vshom Is supreme folly nnd ihey
mistake for happiness the mere absence OF pam
Had ihes ever felt the s'hi plefsnff OF one
.rnerouS spasm 81 The hearl, they would ex-
iIft..# ..I nj nj
IVES, whirh you have ben Wanting IN such rir-
x4,rd frfms Rsieve M thru my trirnd, that
that is > tuisaIsl,ie arithmetic which could est
mate friendship NJ nothing. or al less Than mo-
thing Resprc, Tor You has induced me 10 rnfrr
into tins fl,,ru,sion AMI 10 hrar principles ut
tered which deiest and nhj'ue. Respect TOT
mvsslr nav ohlieas M TO recall Won into the
nfaner hnr, II Yonr Office. When nature as
plgned "a the same hshlia,i"n, she gave rs "veI
n divided empire. To ynu she allotted tho
al OF science, 10 mo thai Of morals When The
rnee IS to d. squared, o. the OMIT of n comet 10
br traced sbpn tho arch OF the greatest
''rene,h on the solid n hast resistance IS - be
Investigated. take up the prohlem II Is yours
nnnfe mas given me no cosnizanoe ofh. In
iee manner IA den,,ng 10 you the feelings OF
sympathy, of b"neyplepef. ni gratitude, OF JUS
~, nj friendship. she has excluded you hom
'lrir confront. Ia these she has adapted the
n,schansn Of the heart. Morals WIRE too es-
trntai In the happiness Of man 10 be asked IN
"a, certain combinations Of the head. She
Lid then foundation therefore IA sentiment not
- srience. That she gave TO all. "a necessary
- nj lns to a lev only as sulfeng With n few
know INDEED thai YOU prrirud authority OF the
- tteign cnuifaul ot ou, conduct in all lis parts
nd ,esprc, or your grave laws and maS'ms,
desue 10 do what Is tighi has sometimes ~
d.teud ne 10 couiotm y"ur cnunsels \ few
&. is hawrvrr M - edn readily recall 10 YOU
It.muts, w,li suffice 10 ptnvc tn ynn that nature
los not oigaui.cd ou Tor oar moral diiecttun.
y aen The pnor wc5,ned soldier. whom we over
ok ~ Chi,kahomany vuh his pack on his
hlck begged us IA let hnn get up bchlnd our
rltuo ton brgan 10 calculate thai Tie road
Is f1 ul soldiers. aud That II all should be Ia
lrn up. ~ ho,srs would fail ~ their journey
Ne drove nu therefore. But loon brcomIug
s aslblr 80 nud made mr do wrong, thai though
we cannot relieve all thr distressed should
frhrse ~ many rs can, tuned about To
i,kr W the soldier bat I've had 'ntrted u bye
Y#uh. aud was no mote 10 ho iuund aud from
ieat tpolncut to q h ! could never Ind hun out
u ash hIs forgiveness. Again. when tn poor
woman eanie - AK chntv ia Philadelphia,
'eu whispered that she looked like dfnnknrd.
i,,d that half dollar was enough 10 give her for
lie al,-han-e Those VIZ want the disposition
. g,se. easily fnd REASONS why they ought npi
- give. Vita = ueht her ont altel wards,
nal what Shuud have done al hfst: you kueV
ts.G she cmpioved the money immediately to-
rtods rla, ng hct chd At sch,ul, II our coua-
-, when pressed h, ~tooes at he peiet ofthc
l4bui,t, had been governed by its heal Instead
uf - heart whore should We have hecn now
Hanging on laus rs high il llunau :.
hun can ~ Calculate aud e. compare wealth
hnd numpets We ihlrw up few pnlsalonN OF
"a h.upn ~ supplied cnt"u. lasnit agdiust
nv.,ita nd uuub.rs: rIut ou rxisirncr to
So aa1nd whcu tt hat.,ed seemed against rs.
aud ~ saved our county. lus'Ifslng n fhr
,afna time the Ways n ",o,idcncc. u hose pre-
tept Is Ia do always what as lIc"t and leave the
ne la hi,n. In suast n,r h,Cnd as ~ rs NY
recollection sus", ne. dn not kno" thai ever
did ,pnd thug On your sus gcsttou. 81 u dirty
.ae without H. do iorpse, thrn disclaim GU
interference iuny pro,mn'. Fl paper as ynu
nisasc with u,angles and squares try low ma.
~ VANS Won can hane aud GO uhne them 10
{ iner shall never euvy NOR controni your
sublime delights. But leave me 20 drcidc WHEN
ed where hiendslips are 20 he contracted
As,a say contract them AZ ramdnin, so YOU said
H. woman al Philadelphia was dtmkard /
receive no one iuto nv esteem TIL lnow the,
- "a.lhy Of it. Wealth, title, office, are no
Communications In my friendship. On the
.r'hiidiN k''" Roou 1ld'lWS S'P requisite 10
make amr1ds ior ihrir having wealth, tile, aud
c.fice You cocirss that in the present case /
. MD not hs," ,oade a Worthicr choice You
au,y object that was so soon 20 lose ih,m. We
are no. IMMORTAL ourselves, nv friend how can
"eerpesi "ur e,llasmen,s Ia he So : We have
- ross "lthout u, tho ~ no pleasure without
a'ioy It's he laN ot nur existence and We
i.atst aequIr>ce. II = fbe cunduiun annexed Ia
our pleasures, tot by rs vino receive, hut b,
bun who gives turn. True, this condition is
pressing cruelty ~ ne al this moment. feel
nore e. ior death Than life. But Shrn | look
latk on tue pleasures al which Is the rouse
c 'eurc. am conscious they were worth the
J,tieel -un wing. Notwithstanding your en-
q aNofs To dnrp my hopes, ! comfort my ell
With expeditions OF their promised return.
Hope i, Sweeter thRn despair, and they we're too
good 10 mean to Geee,rc me. Ia the summer
sald the gentleman bat in the spring. said the
lady: y should love hrr forever were II only
fnt that, Know ihen. my hlcnd. thai have ia