Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1835-03-05
ORITUARIES

We have received the communication Of Ali
quis, enclosing verses commemorative Of his de-
ceased friend We can easily imagine the extern,
Of his grief NJ the loss Of valued associate;
and never ~oelj think ef ending him foe the
expression Of his bitter l.mehta,ion-thc over
ho~inKs Of his .feetion.se regard. We must,
however. object To his request. We doubt the
proPriesy Of presenting HE verses 70 the public
gaze. There are many things which faithful.
son6ding friendship may endure. e,ea adj
nire-but which the pabiie would oaly deride.
Take, for instanse, the arst stansa Of the Eicgy
which Aliq1is hAs seut ~:
''I3eloved bfother-s hen you did die,
Our he.rts wss dreashed With 90;
We al shed the sympashisiag sigh
While yoa 10 giosy didgo."
Nov, these iises, bov dear soever they may
be to surviving frisads. vili 90, be duly .ppre-
ei-tec vh~s they meet the cold glance Of thsa
many headed. 0afeeiing uaoas,er-she Public
The har,i-bearted Public vill either sesiee, them
entirely, or read them With isdiRereaes. Many
there are, Who viil viev them With contempt.
In conducting . paper. friead Aliqais, ve
mus, sndesvor 20 please the Pubiie-pro,idet,
however. that THE object eau be saiaed without
violating the immutAble priaeiples Of JUS
t'oe and truth. We must tske care that ve ere
etc not Tor ourselves the reputation Of being de6-
e'cnt in taste. judgmeut, ke. The Public, friend
Ai'qas, inter NOS, thAt is, being interpreted be-
tween US. OF ''betvren you and me, :" o. the com
mon Phr-se i'-'he Public, vs say. is very prrju-
Iieed. We would gladly. Tor your sake, erAdi-
cate hs Preeoneeivcd opinions, and convince IL
that such verses yours ere worthy Of all soas;-
derAiioa, but kaoS IL would be frutIeas e.
fort. What, then. must ve do WY, ve must
wait till our readers esquire . greater taste Cor
poetry. Till that time. ve must oeessionsily be
disobIigiaE. even to friends.
Il is probable that Aliqais will think ve are in
soa'isent lie may s-y that ~s have admitted
verses BY no means superior TO Ais We sAsIl
sifemPs no Justification Of our scndoet- We
have oniy TO remark that IL we have given oees-
sion 10 the public 70 doubt our dissernment in
these mstters, there is no reason Why we should
always eosstisue 60 be indisereet. And besides,
Aliqa's 10 . friend uhose temper ve unjers,ssd,
Nhose eommOaieaiiOa we eaa handle with free
dom, and whom vS ksos TO be Incapable Of
taking "aeses - say ihiag ve may say 20 him.
The familiarity With sbish scenes Of deash sr-
spoke" q. hes an iejurioss tesdensy II is eel
eui.ied to diminish that solemaisy v,th vhish
the consideration Of 20 serious . subi~s, should
always be marked. The certainty. too. vitA
which the drsffay % the departed is sometimes
announced, Is, 10 our jsdgn-as. vrosK. whe-
'her mans Prospests sftsv de-sh ere, 10 the o,i-
n'Oa Of = writer, bright OF gloomy, the e1prrs-
s'0n Of ths' oP'aioa is unneces.s-y srio.sissbie.
snd Injurious We admire the sensiuoen, Of dis
"'"1s. from POpe's Uei'ersal Prayer.
''I4st 80 this ws-k, uaknoving hand
Prrsnme ny belts 10 throw
And deei damaatioa rossosl The tand.
Onessh jadgs thy foe"
Win equal saniguiios do ~ rsrs-d ,h-s dsai-
'iesos. Sh'sh fo-besrs to dcssas apoa IN. eternal
des'isy II thosr vho hass bcea ap,s.r~usly a..
s-os' -Fs'EAa- \ so~ssasy soursr, 8. us have a.
rrsdy sd, - inJuFiosa u sGords 20 Tire frivo-
ioa' ~ opportunity 70 trrst yith moskery. sab
jse'' ~h'sA o'bervis- ,h~y nigh, rrrard 9Th
Teserspoe. The soiesns eirs,.aasss.s., ss,-..ii.r
ths dissSiuiiOa - souI sd body-,h- seosy o.
suFrounding relatives ssd friends-th- r,,,,,r..
~ la''.eaia'ioas of the dep-r'inE spirit-sad a.
imaginary isssspssitiOs q eeiessisl isaasns.. "a
E''a t''s s-thssies EiOom-th-ss nsy b. Isri,,.
n'~'s topics % sosvesssiioa. On he proper &c.,
S'o"s sd bsfore soituiis sompssy, bus, 20 bl-ros
tnea before the prounissnous readers az . s.-s.
p-Psr' % 'eJ"siOss siks 70 t.s'psiblis mind asd
70 'i'' jodgaa~ns q The proasulxssor.
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