Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-07-04

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From ihe Pousikteptie Telegraph.
LOVE STOKES

distinguishing name IA for instance. " Tn
Age OF 5uperstliioa"-" The Age of Ch,valry'
-" The Age OF Discovery &c. &c. The on
in which We live has beea SO remarkably IA.
yorod by wonderful achievements, aud q VA
rieiy OF strange doings thai II "a matter OF 10
hnue speculation what character or title il wll
take among po.terty. Some say ''ihe enIiph.
tened era, Others the birln day Of freedom
o. " the age oi invention soch as steam en
gnes and patent churn dashes. For my par
hive moi the slightest donb, that u will be de
nominated +" The y8ge of Love Stories"
| The world Is full Of taem. The press Iabors
| constantly IN their birth, IL braaIhes unretnu-
ted sighs Of love, still Iowa" while those
pretty iIte cnphis, called printers devils
bear them forth upon every breeze. Ths
swarns Of novels, magazines, journals, and
newspapers, are 40 p ,slerod with this delic ious
| honey, that you cannot touch N single leaf With
out soIling yoir buyers Every pase, every
colo,no, Is crowded with melting wo,ds burn.
| Ing kisses, and angehe forms. It's dangerous,
absolutely dangerous 10 trad them--tbe heart
F.. IN Jeopardy--d mnai dissolve bpnuHth their
| iuhucnCe--hunaa nature canuut stand IT,, q
! W wh9m mea call our foIeialhefs We who
| went counting by stealth, aud made love
IN silence-eould your blessed sp,ri,s descend
among us--wouli they g,iege over oar back.
| shd,Ogs from their examples OF would they en-
ala their voices and e1olaln, +" The milenun
otlove " Come, embrace all ye SlIljlun OF tho
| earth !"
Bat TO be serious. IL IL mol IA mystery, that
IN day OF light sni sH'ended inte III
g'nce Ike the present, people oi edIcali lou aud
common sense should lake delight ~ such
! thihgs. What are these love stories which
| loIAs are 30 fond oi writing. printing aud mp
| pauIng aud which ara read with aviduy by
| Young ano oih1 What do they contain Truth
| N
ther. They CONTAIN nothing bot iOUe--aDd
such foDe lis en- ugh 10 make dog sick.
Can Il be possible ihni sensible m0Ttals do
| behave as these deeetablo stories tell US,
have seen some strange things IN this world
some very strange--bui never "A swain die Of
| despair, OF maiden ot II broken heart. And
! | have been through u respectable number Of
| love passages ~ the course vi my lie--but AS
| hope to be shared, never yet made "a regular
sentimental speech. or hal damsel ialnt a.
j way Ia my arms.
one OF these eseraslmgly devoted creatu,ss,
VINO live on sighs and seuIimdut, aud VINO
would sit all day with their head resting on
iheir hnnd. 10 muse UPON my periectiohs .
and lay awake awake al n,ghi 10 pray Tor uir ,
aud weep Tor joy IA, my How dye do ana
! go ioto au interesting swoon whenever ! snid
" Good bye
How pleasant II must be
| Bat the truth IL. such specimens OF sensibi-
! ~ do act uxIs'. his ID plain maIter-Of.laci
" otlli--iul OF unpleasant truths aud sterU re-
alties. Ia Out leisure hours We make love TO
some agreeable female, who happens to move
! in the narrow circle OF our acquaintance, In
sober prose. She goes mo no eHlucies on our
account --she - mnde up OF human weakne,ses
! like ourselves and has thoughts, aud feeling
aud cares, which arc not OF US to engage their
| attention. la due course OF time, we get mar
| ried, as all hoaes Christians shonld, aud ,hen
90 to keeping house, as economically ~ ".
can and ia This, The hsppiest state OF our ca
! istence, we have embarrassing duties TO pers
| form, aud harrassins disagfeement5 To vex US
as ia every Other. Aud fLb--this is the ro.
nance Of life You may work IL up into scenes
aud adventures. ertaiic meetings aud heart
| rendlng faTewells, as much as you please You
may makes Wlheimnas, GeoTgisnas, Del
| phenes aud Angellcas oil the women and Fitz
Geralds, F,tz Georges. 81. Glars aud De
| Veres Of the men. You may fl them on 10
! Spanish cioabs OF E0glish epauletts, or French
| iulls-Dui 10 yain-hll--al must resolve its II
| INTO ,his Your best scenes will be but moon
| light walks yolr most wonderful adventures
a lew overturns ia "a show bank your meet
ings wal only be gladdene1 with II smile, aud
! your parunss bv perohagce a tear. Your
! Whhelmnnas will he weak, your Gcorgianas
vain, and your Angrlicss ignorant add earthly
minded. Ypue Faz heroes will be tickle, base
bo,u and pIoa gate, and the Iess is SAID of them
the better
! Reader, IL you are possessed Of u proportion
ale share Of tins worlds crednlity. pity you.
! what most monstrous lies you must have swal-
| lO~ed--rh
| Ihers is n spirit Of unlruth abroad. II is per
yrrting every taste II Is prcjudcing every
| Al rla
society. II whispers 10 the htle maiden. who
sits batting the ca:pei with her delicate foot
scarcely knowing whether she has heart or a
gizard, and melting Mt her own sgh,-tnlss Of
| fictitious love, as foolish as they are false. 10
the eager and blushing boy, IL tells Of female
perlectIons he will never meet, mud OF angels
| he may never behold, and OF alteration be shai
never feel. In the parents Imsg nation, il Gre.
ates a beau ident which will make ii loathe the
child entitled to its affection. however u may
inherit the fsings OF human nature. Aud 10
tn. bosom Of that child bsge, coo,ewpt Tor the
worldly mndedness OF the parent IL should re
we're and honor. 10 all, il bresthes desires
which are unnatural, aud raises hopes which
cannot he real zed.
And ills TO keep alive this delet.rious spirii
that lime is sacrificed. talents pros lItuted, and
paper squsndereh. oh ; sit not 10 be lsmen-
! led that those gifted with what might be ma
| 10 benefit their fellow creatures should has EN-
| ploy them selves. Oh ! hat the poet aud the
! painter, the discerning and the enl ghteued.
would condescenl TO look upon the things
around them view nature and lie Az they
are be content with the one ss God made !,
and the other as they find II. Wha, radiance
IN ght not the light OF IN ,ir minds shed upon TN
darkest scenes What music might no, their
voices make ia tho discord of petty STRIFE and
mad commoion around them Surely their
righteousness might devise something TO ale
viate the oppressed. cheer tue wrstched and
! Iiberate the slave !! Is there uor real misery
enough in this world to attract their attention,
and prevent the necessity OF seeking il in that
OF fancy In the mechanicsl arts and sciences
are we so perfect that they aye neglected Are
all en- AZ ell educateJ ia n boss who are cana