Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-10-05
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and those of Love. are alike In ght The onlV
difference | find Is, that there a,e more WIN
read books OF love than buy them. aud there
are more Who buy books of devotion than read
them
Great Hog.-An adyenturer in Yer
mont proposes 10 visil the South with lire hog
weighing 400 los raised in Pullney He wish.
rs 10 convince the Souihrous OF the ne cessify
of projecting home Industry"
Cheap Education.--Tuition and
board al Jefferson College Pennsylvania, for
the whole collegiate year, are bnly So dollars
We believe, that il is still cheaper Than the
cheap education al keoyon College in the State
of Ohio.
Coma stalk Of Corn, containing
nine distinct and good ears, wa. produced this
season on the farm of Richard Trippe, near
Esston, Nd.
Junius about TO be diScorcred.-A
learned geetlemsn Of Chiicothe Ohio, is pre-.
pairing book to show the world who the su
thor OF Jnnius was. Perpetual motion has al.
ready been discovered IN the same place Chill
cothe is The city OF discovery
Btdckberries. An English Journal
states that it has been ascerlnned bv recent ex :
periments. that very pure alcohol. having the
flavo, of French brandy, can be extracted from
Blackberries.
Passion FIogcr.-Among the recent
donations to the Massachusetts Horticultural
Society, was a beautiful specimen of the pas
sion flower, from J. VI. Gonrgas. Esq Of Yves.
ton, accompanied BY note giving the follow
ing notice OF this singular flower. The VIM
on which il grows abounds on the hills o T
Iudea, aud after the ascension of Christ, his
disciples were delighted to notice, ornamented
with beautiful blossoms, that lowly vine, which
before was always know to be barren. They
hailed II "a token given TO commemorate the
suhrrings and the death of he Saviour, for thes
saw in the centre of the flower a Groom of
1horns, in thu three pislil three naiis, and IL,
tn five stamrns ihres hammers, wi h the heads
thereof dropping. as il conscious OF the horrid
deed they had bsea made 70 perform. They
werr artazcd With the beauty Of the flower
never before no ICED, and pleased to give il a
name in accordance with their affections. the
SariOur's or Passion nower by that name II
has gons TO "ar Gays
Something New-A story is in cir
cnlauon II "a ada, that an old steamboa; is TO
he H. e'l up TO tex ttip over the Falls OF NJ
agara, with n crew, 10, consisting OF animals
and dumb beasts, but of 4 nerrs company of
ladies and genlIe0ian; the pas age Is warrant
ed a pleasant aud safe one, provided the COM
pany 8 select. The pilot wants FIVE families
who have lived in one house. and are agreea.
bile 10 each other; pious clergy man, owning
hmse { the chief oil sinners an houes, law
yer; a nuth-loving editor; n teacher ~itnSnt
garrulity or vanity; handsome woman Who
never looks in the glass and a person who
goes about giving aims in the dark. Whom
these passengers are obtained, the exp dliio1
will b, fitted out Immediately
The late G0uccraeW MorriS.-The
New York Courier says, we are pleased to learn
that the Morris papers are To be put into the
hand of biographer for publication. There
are amongst them many valuable documents
which throw great deal OF light upon the
history of the American and French revolu-
tions. We have read number of the letters
OF Gen. Washington, to Gaverneur Morris,
which have never been published. They are
fraught with interest.
Hurry and Despatch.-No two
things difer more han hurry and despatch
Hurry is the mark Of weak mind despatch
of a strong "a weak man in otIics, like a
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no purpose, and in constant motion, without
getting on lot; like a turnsfiIe, he is 10 every
bo1y's wav but Stops nobody he talks great
deal, bn. says but very little, looks into every
thing but sees into nothing and has a hundr d
irons in the fire but very lew OF them are hot,
and with those few that ace, he openly burns his
fingers.
A great Poet Some time ago,
when SIR Walter Scott was going TO London
by one OF the smacks, the porter who carried
his luggage on boa,d was informed that he
had been working for the greatest poet OF Scot
lam. The man of burdens gave look first 10
Sir Walter, and hen TO the speaker, that Mat
thowS could only initiate, and exclaimed
. That the greatest poet I'll TAX my dairy
that Sandy Tamson, The fireman o the Ihane
o. Fife, is head taller. An for strength, dell
TAX the if he wadna lick twa o him.
Tit for Tat.-Two gentlemen were
dispntng the other evening n the opera for The
possession Of seat, when one of them remark
ed that he was most entitled 10 il, being a
man Of qualify" " All - replied the other, 4" !
ina gin.d SO by your impudencs. But |, sir, !"
sa castcaly placing his hand upon his pocket,
q am a man of quantity -" Yes, said the
first, though 80 10y your Ignorance"
Phrenology.-Dr. Elliston related at
a meeting ofthe London chronological society,
the following case of young lady under hi'
care. who is diseased mentally in reference to
cleanliness. This patient suffers the greatest
anxiety lest any dirt should touch her, or any
dust get upon her. lf she treads upon any
hing in The street that is in the form of dirt
she stands and examines it, and after looking
a, il for some time. hesves sigh and goes On
Sometimes she stops so long that crowd col
iects. coach is called and she is carried
away. When any person enters the room, she
rises aud trie. whether the door is fast, lest any
wind should blow dust in upon her. On being
asked whether she ielt any pain in her head
she replied yes and put her fingers upon the
organ of cautlousness.
Aneedote of Tatleyrand.-"I cannot
but mrre" said Louis XVIII. to Talleyrand,
" the influence you have had in all that has
happened in France. How did yon manage,
first TO overthrow the Directory, and next the
colossal power OF Bonaparle -" Mon Deu
Sire replied the Minister, q have had no
4 I not