The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-10-06

tur-. nua 81 IRE u ou.. H. r. Ne. MADAM,
see IN THIS ~ moment, now ti,cy ,i,rn ,on,
heart 10 mel5nGhaiY ; you VII keen with them
you vii bring ihen up from iniancv-,ou VII
talk 10 them 81 their father. Of Your sorrow. III
ihe loss winch sou aud the Republic ha.e sus.
tanned. After having once more attached
your mind To the world by the ties of ,,lial and
maternal 1--we, srt snme value the tfl.ndShip
aud ivelv regard shall aiws,s feel fp, The wiz
of ny friend. Believe that thrie are those who
deserve 10 he tho hope Of the an ,ced bceansr
they understand the posnancy OF mental sulle,-
ings.
A. the magnificent estate Of Connt narnis
the Grand Venenr of the Nctherlan there are
such immense decovs for wild ducks, iliat IN
winter TIME. during hard frost. .5nh Ia .WlD
couple of ~ lid ducks are caught aud, in n Ia
voiahle season, most ofthe towns within ltD
mlles of bornhelm are supplied with them Al
the rate OF L. 81 couple. IN the mddic II
this estate there is a lake seven miles IN lengih
which, many centuries ago, formed branch OF
fhc ocheldt here mode OF angling, nr rather
Of making ducks angle Is practsed. 10 the legs
of halt dozen tame ducks short Ines with
hooks, aud bats are attached the birds SWIM
about, and rs the lake is well stocked with fish,
IN "A few minutes They are sure IN b,tc; "A StrIe-
gle then takes pace between the duck and the
FISH, the latter attempting 10 escape. and the
bird endeavorng 10 get TO shore, where the m
slant lie arrives a good supply of food is gwen
TO him. The scene Is truly ludcrous, and in
deed cruel, when il happens that large Ike
SEXES the bait the poor bird struggles with all
his nigh, to reach the bank, hut is often pulled
under water. and would he drowned. lid not IA
person 90 out in a boat 10 his assistance.
ssue.-
Mr. Ynrdiev ofib. Surrey (Enp \ Theatre
bind ~ HIS right eye for some years, owing TO
accident while pe,'fnrming AZ Drury Lane Thea
tie. recovered his sight Al Naicriuo bridge dur.
mg recent thunder storm remarkably vivid
flash Of lightning rendered him nsenslble, and
on recovering, his sight was restored
Erag,iue carefuiy bef0re you decide.--rhe
only secret have found to prevent the evils of
lie, is 10 do nothing without having well exam
nrh before hand, IN what We are going 10 emf
bark. In most things We undertake, the be-
gnnings are agreeable; they seduce us, but We
should think OF the end they are paths s,rewed
with Gov ers-where these paths lead to is the
most important question. Dotsom's Petfareh.
lie Courier DIES Etals Unis OF New York.
states that an experiment has been made at Vim
ceunes, with the steam cannon purchased NV the
French Government, Of All. Perkins and tina
the machine, though very ingenious, did not
In any ,rsprct answer the purpose. Its great
weight. 10000 lbs. renders the use of il very
difficult, and besides. il carries y ball ON half
the distance which ii would go, il impel,ed by
gunpowdtr.
Or. hodrew Duncan, Professor Of the Theory
of Medicine IN Ednburg University, died in1u-
" last at the age Of eighty three. There are few
cooteuu,rarv American nilvsiri,us WIN have
visited Ednburg, that have no, oad some ac.
quaintancc, ciiner personal or Official, With the
venerable delunci,
Col Stone, of the New York Commercial
Advertiser, uuers the following correct apo
thegm.
Religion must be spread by persuasion, not
BY intolerance. aud morally promoted, not by
y etensions TO exclusive sauctity, but by the in
1uence ofs"od example
The annual income of the Archbishop of Can
tertiary who lately died in England, was no less
than / $1,000 sterling or SSlll,0OO.
LeechtS.-It has been lately discovered that
leeches twice applied possess the property ot
communicating to the secoud subject the dlsease
of the FIRST.
a gentleman oilers his services, ~ London
paper, To write leading articles for town
country newspapers, aud To prepare and retlse
speeches TO be delivered at public meetings.
An account has been taken. hy order of the
lords Of The treasury, OF the number OF vehi-
cleS passing oyer London.brIdgr in the course
of - honrs--the average OF " hCh turns ouI to
be between Ii aud ! coo.
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| "A List Of letters remaining IN Liberty Posi-
OHce, on The 3oh SEPT. 1875
A-John Arthur 2, Jas. Ayres.
B--ReGbpn Brambilt. Jas Baber. Richard
Booth Juhai Brown, HezekIah Brooks, Sally
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