Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1829-12-25

:" Uscei Sou WauueTeO through IN
streets stranger for two days, when o
the ihIrd, who should 1 happen To NEE
but Ned MClosky, aud old tow .,smau.-
by gracious" said he, ." Al tins isn't ~,
jpld friend JOHN Varnhan! When IL,
you Comet In what ship, huney' Ito,
were all at home 7 Way your cheeks lool
AS red az a potato. miau. Ym'I yrs,
whi'e IN thus county; but (rinnln. o,
without waiting fnr an answ.rl what
your motto Z" WAITS my m,,,o :" rn
quired -" what Is ,lrat Z" - "A short u,
ri sei'tence to direct YOU IN life. Y.u'l
nave tp take one. See" Continued he
touching flask o.whiskey winch he car
RED, aud pointing to "a buxn,n look,n!
auzzy that was Just passing, "a SHIRT I,ii
aud merry nne, that's my motto. G,o,
bye, John, III see you again. Aud ava,
ne tew, hall seas over, nnni TOR ,hnr
iiie, meth night, whether TOR merry ri
| sad one, was "a matter of doubt.
.GomG up "a esnut-st, th,uksI, does ev
cry man take a motto on set, " nut !,
l.fef WHAT shall choose? A u"tt.
Let me see when upor an inner d,or :.
saw in large letters, .USli-. Tina, snal
he my mott sand Ia d ,.l tl,. m,u!s,
of the tI''lilent, my righ, maud was nu The
door, my inot over the threshold, fJiIni
myself IA the middle at an ,ff al SOM,
s'rt. Alter palsing u moment, a gentee
man stepped up and enqulred my busln IS
ToleA the honest trutn, sand |. non.
special with any mortal man IN particular
''It l am an Irish lad, perfect stranger
3usi conIe To a nerica 10 seek my i,rtuue.
Have you IN 'ney Z sAii the GSnt,rman
Nothing out hive guihea,, tire G;Ii oi al
aged motner, sad 'cnninpu icarnlus
tttsi' honor, ana a heart 10 m grlGeiul I,
any one that VIII put me III vayto b,
sseinp Why SAID the man sniGns, Il
like y.t2S fraukness, amd really whl YEA.
'urI I" udst s'''letalng 10 THAI face. Yu,I
can write very weli-ttlan copy tina, ia.
per. did So, aud l,und myself IN a shua
birth, wit, plenty 10 do Tor an industrious
ihan ---pleHty 10 eat aud drink tor q ten.
ptsrade aIan - aud satisfactory cnmpensa-
laan tor reasonable man.
My employer was a scfiyeuer, aud some.
RiNies dealt ia the purchase ct real estate
an specaiation. hearing HIM delbrrat
my cite day, beautifully, about a pur chase
Fash, whispered my good genius 1,
eaiina taiI, SIR, SAID /, 'and If NIGH, be
par uaiiaed, | would gladly take half the
DargaiI:. On your luck aud Judgment,
John, said my empl yer. We bnus ut III.
property, aided by l,an, and IN n,,,,
days realized a thousand pounds. wa.
now two and twenty-five bloom OF m,
cheek had the freshness of youth and
healilI--a PVT or two OF tine small pix dlu
not mar my good lunks-my hair twisted
about my inieh.ead III cluster Of culis
which, though seemed careless about
seie matters at some little vanity, and
did not like to part with them; my skin
under my sleeve was as white as snow
aud except that / was little buw-kneed
Il bad that from my GRANDFATHER, 81,
Phelim,) you would no, 6nd propeiel
person ia a summers day. Did you ever
know al freshman that had not warn
heat towards the Iadies?' mo, often.
SAID |. My good .or,une,' continued ht
III several bargains, began to be runiore o
abroad and as went constantly 10 church
with my master, several da,useis locke "a
kindly Oh me one more especially, til,
daughter OF wealthy merchant over til.
way, and her brow It seemed To me relax
ed from the prudisb severity oian heIIess
when her eye met mine. Push, SAID tn,
good genius. And blessings on you ~,
sweet damsei, SAID 1, hall whispering, al
! took al opportunity TO pass by her SIDE
hall square Oh her way home from meet
ing one afternoon, and churcl, is uoubI,
pleasant when jou add the like OF you nj
tend morning aud eyenu,g--po offence u
saying so | hope, charming lady. NJ,
sII 2 reuIisd che hun mn, very ,nv,tiu,I