Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-05-27
AtTEgARY NOTICE.
3" NfEs5.r ot Teltr Nj, Pastor Of Hc MA
Aips"-by U.A-sn Stephen Oily, A. "

Tiis is a volume, the Interesting contents of
which are even more romantic than its title inli.
Gates II records the history OF the life aud labors
of man, who toilet necessarily, amid the dan.
pers and priva,ions of an Alpine life, not to win
such fame crowns the memory of Hannibal or
vi ooleoa, who thrstlsl its dangerous deflos.
and scaled lis lofty summit to pour the tide of war
upon the peaceful wales bencyth--but, animated by
Tie " mobiles, OF all ambition, that of distributing
sapn,s, an CO mott within tn. i'm II late circle
Of his du,les"-tcachng the humble and unlcitered
Jock whicl, he travelled Lar iron, his native home
TO seek AMI to save, M; only the hrs principles
,,hit Re gion of which he was one of the bright
est orna nsnts and even Of the outward symbols of
"aich they had long bsen llm ST wholly destitute
bat likewise 10 instruct them ia the simplest rules
oflonestc economy and ths ruIlniani8 Of a limit
Ell educa,on Of which their entirely sccll led con-
.aon had rendered them profoundly ignorant
TA,y seemed indeed when Felix Nh CON ncn-
eel MS labDrs amont them to know nothing Of the
.fsat worll bsyaai the narrow limits of thelt
.n,lns,in region. How mast their asonlshn.nt
hlye been excited, WHEN, by the success OF his
usr:nc,n eff,rts which no impe lmcnts, howcv.
sr frequent or l,ble, colld induce him 10
il,llish. thair vcnorael Pastor presented TO their
#sllstu Il Vi sion the continents and oceans which
fralch on apparently to inhnlude, and laugh,
AN IN. sill, lie ru linn aats Of hat science by which
iii, stars are MEASURED the position of the heaven
ly bodies ascertaned, and thes movements predic-
ted with unefring certainty. Ohe who had grown
40 t, N MS Astita with as r's anpp ',cl 10 the
.eautic. by which he surrounded, could hard
y have been more astonishcd, had bis sigh, been
Suddenly restored and the glofies of the wide
Universe all at onco bursted upon his view
FELlX NEFF was native OF Geneva in
Sv,izcrlanI Ia his boyhood he WINS remarkable
i1f ls mantle atac.i mt to the sabine an'
beautiful scenery Of his native lhl ahi AT the
carly age of sixteen, he gave ia i.catloni OF those
fine talents. WHICH, ia u!cr maturity, were 50
u'-tully al ho orally en- .y1L N'ccs'Ity con-
billing him Engage il sd.ne occupation, he enter
ol i4lo he 4-a ,loyment Ola lro',e OF of II nurse.
.r,al1 nors' al n'r, apl during the
p.lo olh.5 short en- 'sa1ist, i, this occupation,
b Nr,tr and publ 3, tt"t.,ss On the culture
ofuee5, . The scr nrie} al ARA, .cm mt Of which
~ - 49, - - - = = ~ '''''''''" )
''0J 10 ~ " ; "'' - rs |" ''i'' y"
t'' -" e' - ne 49, = s''''e'f ~ - l'''e''
''.'o TIC "'""''I "''s'e' VI N''e'a-'"o years
after which, win; - hns IL notice by his
mathematical klo@i =. ~hc, h. coAlinas to
study dufa'. his stay III tn army he ~as promoted
10 ''' ''hN ~ SCI S"''' III "I'''a'y aT''uyi nov
e'ef' VI ~ i" III Il NJ '''o'i' pa! ""eh ."
III. ,t... t..
emihe"''y eA'iAN ~ ''S '"l's.Hi ?, l'' o'Sn'
10 germ mute ana ''ea ~ b'a' Tort" lis 'Pmop'-
ute ifaS'-ani nc vas accordingly ADVISED to a
ON ''n'"t IN h'"fY P"'e*''''' IN which by ''e
way, he co"i h'ri'} h''e t"l'd. with hi" THIRST
l'f ~h'"ed Sc IA" -;''is f''o'a Ia AM IN i'n't''
p'c COZ 90 1'o' - ."@''' t1oa- ""ch al
VICE ha "'eh'1 10 '''d 2'fyei III II ;'a'e'y after
q'tt'"s III "n'| '''a g u" "c:a .'e STUDY OF
theo"tY' M n''''-i t9oa u all the prcparato-
ry st'a y o-;'' pfoo" tor holy orders
'"eh c"esl'''--'' Mr. v"' Is having with
som ''h NY pfo7"fei oti'Aat'en IL England, he
eh'e'c" u II III a''cn'f9e OF that luxurious and
sea-d'ny'aS foahi ut duties, winch ranks HIM a
mag the m''t d''th 5u,hel m'tyrs of the Cross
NO ~ han martyr for, although he did not
dleanh the dth-s 81 RS 'iatr'l AMI w'f not
IN LAZY peru OF ihpaia ite ron the opposite
OF pre- 'om"Ant salts, ". IN 1''s winch he under
we't TIE '"'a''' ~ "'';' - enlafed' AMI the
h"vI'st'' Sh.-A he - - ~ the "a ia climate
AMI 4 Aahs u1t sa1-' peeha w'th whom he had
cast MS ", s''('i materially not oay to aordsr
h's eS1''ene', hat 10 eh'''sef It's close w''h
lie ketnaStot!ly anguish but, even lhcn, "heh