Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-09-01
From NE Lo.'ion .N,,c .nonidiy Magasine for ~,
THE WOES OF CHANGE

those from whom tinc or accident NAV have
separated us, that Il change of circuinston.
ces Is all that has passed upon them. and
not a change of feelings; that the same
eager aspirations after what is good and
great stlii animate them; that they sill. cher.
ISL an undying hatred of oppression whene-
yer II may be tound---an unquenchable sym.
patty with virtue, no matter what NAV be
lis guse; that their perceptions of ..whatevcr
is pure, and lovely, and Of good report are
now, as always, ardent, and their iortl,.reocb-
ings alter II sincere; and that, though, .thc
outward form and framework NAV be somo-
what worn and irettcd away bv time. the
master spitt still reigns supreme within.
VITAE ~-th feelings Of this description
mat 9azed, III recent interview, on the
venerable historian of the glorious Medc
neafs many, many, many, had elapsed since
we last parted, and by vast changes had they
been marked! babe him adicu as he stem.
pea INTO his carrige, loudly cheered by the
multitude-at the head of the poll-secnrc
.ot hts election for Liyerpool-in the
possession OF acknowledged ulilucnce. and.
what he coveted much more ardentlv.
literary distinction. | now met him in his
pretty garden III Lodge-lane, bu ed about
us flowers, ana boasliny of his show OF nv
aclnths. left him in the hustle, and heat
ana iervour Of matured life, and flushed
with political cXctcmcnt--I found him with
liic silycry locks OF age thnly scattered over
MS noble brow, the very picture Of placid
and contented old age
Yet the mind, the man. was the Same
His eye kindled, and his voice swclled into 4
deeper, firmcr tone, as he expressed his
pleasure at the abolition of the Test Act
and his persuasion that intolerance was daily
losing ground. He pointed to the article
on Forest Gardening in the s.Quartcrly,''
sand to be written by Sir Walter Scott; and
alter entering kccnly into the merits of the
plan, and the probabilities OF lis general
adoption, gracefully divcrged into criticism
ii that can be called criticism in which
there Is no dash of gall, not an atom of ma
levolcncc-on the manncrsm aud Deculiari-
ties OF the wizard of the age
In point Of happiness, too, the biographer
oil Lorenzo seemed TO have lost nothing by
the exchange Of the sumptuous splcndour o;
his former residence for the quiet elegance
OF his suburban villa. If the traces of age
were visible on his cheek, peevish discomfort
was not. Time, Ills true, had planted here
and there u wrinkle on his brow: but the
deep burrows OF care were wanting. lie
talked cheerlully, might almost say gaily.
Nor shall ever forget the spirit, taste, and
W winch lIc tiiOlCl Inc SlaILa
from Thomson, as Il faithful transcript of his
own feelings:
81 care not, Fortune, what Won me denv
You cannot rob me OF fair Natures grace:
on cannn: shut the windows oi the sbv
Through which Aurora shows her Frightening face;
\ ou cannot bar my constant feet to trace
The woods or lawns hv living stream at eve:
Let health my nerves ana finer fbros brace
And their tnys la the gtca, children leave:
Oh fancy reason, virtue, You cannot me bcrcayc!"
left him. | was hurrying on To Chester.
and hastily stepped on board the packet
winch was 10 convey me so far on my route
as Eastman. "4ou that are ever talking -
said my companion, Mr.. Asphalt, about
change, change, as if you were Rothschild's
cousln-german,-turn yourattcntion thisw
Observe that ndlyidual-there-n YOU
have him. lie is leaning against the paddle
box, and looking. at this very moment, TO-
wards you.''
did as was directed. Ny eye rested o..
a middle-aged, gentIcmanIy looking man,
neatly though shabbiIy dressed. and evident
ly shrinking from the observance of those
around him. His mild blue eye, though it
looked sad and sulkcn. preserved lis habtual
expression of tranquil intelligence. lie stood
by the side of the vessel, and gazed abstrac-
tedly on the port she was quitting; though
ever and anon there was a quivering of the
lip, and contraction of the brow, which
seemed to Indicate that the revcrie, which
occupied his mind was any thing but plea
sing 10 him
That man." said Aspinall, 'was once
Mayor of Liverpool-poSscssed property to
an amount little short of half million OF
moncy--and entertained tho present King
(whcn hc visited our port as Prince of Wales)
in style of splcndour and on a scale oil
expense which some Of his majcSty's suite
yet remember and marvel at"
Such, thought ], as again turned TO gaze
ON him, is one of the many wondrous chan
ges which ilceting time procureth!
We had reached Eastman. and the myr-
midons of the inn stepped on board in
search of the passengers luggage One
of them accostcd the old gentleman,
and begged "for his IIonour's porimaneau."
j"fhank yc friend, his colour seemed to
mount unconsciously--''it but light; and
for tho distance | have IN frnvCl can carry