Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-04-07
MISCELLANEOUS.
A FRAGMENT

- TREATMENT.
she wept alone; no trend, no si.ter's
naEd came with administering com
tort to impart their peaceful soo,h;nrs.
omother's anxious eve beamed uron
her inquiringly! for alas! a mother
she had none! hers wa. the crisf. the
silent. secret hidden source of grief
that shuns all observation, never AK,
oi sympathy tear nor duplicates from
pity even a sigh; but in itself seeks
only for that healing balm which flows
from long indulgence. IL was her
late to love unworihily; her Young
heart had placed its best affection. up !,
on one not bright in virtues pa,h. for
unto him evil was more conyer.ant.
HIS Innocence in early youth became a
sacrifice at folly's shine. and once
generous mind, now "faIlen from its
n'gh estate OF purity, reyelled in
dreams of darkness. Oft would she
mourn her weakness, and lament that
she had not the power to rise arains,
h;-but she loved. What will not
"oman's love excuse in mans She
wished him innocent, aud With that
Wish there fingered many an uncon-
seious hope, that almost frightened
mt" reality; yet there were those then
lar superior, who SOU GIT .,er love, and
WOULD have twined wreath around
her OF ale ciiou's faircst bios SONS. But
on! mat fearful thought came over
her sense with such a chill Of feeling
u was one which made her soul shrink
back. and hide itself in sorrow and in
suffering. Then she felt her grief;
an ou;ca>t from worldly pity: She
mad no claim TO worldly SYMPATHY ;
what was then left for her. but, snil
10 weep, unheeded, and alone. J..
FROM he Desk IF Poor Robert. The Scribe.
:, :, Pray take my advice, if fortune You'd rct.
fY 81 What you Owe, AMI then keep out Of debt, -
Ihls NAV be bad poetry. but depcnd
upon ", " ~ excellent sense. IL IL nm
old saying, that Z" the debtor is a slave
to the creditor" IL so, hsif the world
enter into voluntary ser,itudc. The
universal rage Go buy on credit Is a 40.
''"uS eVIl To this country. Many a val.
liable man ~ ruined by il.
Many man goes into store for a
Single article. Looking round. TWEEN.
" things strike his fancy he has no
money, but buys OH credit. Foolish
man. pay day must come, and ten
chances tn one. like death, il finds YOU
unPrepared TO meet il. FELL me, We
WHO have experienced it. did the plca.
sure oI possessing the articles bear any
proportion tn the pain of being called
on to pay Tor them when you had IL not
~ your power!
Good people. bark ye 4 few rules
well kept will contribute much ~ YOUR
happiness and independence. Never
buy What you do not realiy want. Ne.
yer purchase on credit What y0u can
possibly do without. Take pride IN be
ing able TO say, ! ore no nun. Wives
are sometimes thoughtIess-danrh.
tiers now aud then extfa,agant MANY
time when neither - llc nor dapeht,t
would willingly give single pang To-
iond iathcr's bosom. they urge aud
tease him to get stticlcs, pleasant
enough TO be sure, 10 possess, Lut dilIi
cult Tor bim 10 boy; he purchases on
credit, - damned, seed and many an
hour made wtetcLcd by their fnli, aud
lnprndence. Old Robert presents h,.
compliments o. Tic ladies. and brgs
they would have toe gondnes- ~ rrt,l
The last e'gh' tines ouce a month a,f,f