Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-03-07
TIL = N\nERlNG PIPER.


TIL = t\nERlNG PIPER
This mys,e... rrnl.man, whose mo.crcDl>
have excited - mach speculation throughout the
country, for some wear, past, /, dali, expected IN
tins place. We therefore copy, from Late Ball-
more Chronicle, the suhDoined article in reference
TO his rccrn, performances III that city.
ho the Wandering Plper is, no one know, en-
opt II at hc bears the name OF capt. Stuart
" ha, his object is, is only conlrciurallv known
which is, that bet is dependent upon the amount
uhi,h he NAY collect IN tn, country, b, the ever
else of his musical skill. II seems 10 be- certain
tat it Is NJ, g-mdhmg csp"dili II with
Capt. Stuart since hr uniformly bcsows IN char
II, every thing that he receives, be, ond his acru-
al expenses. We hope, thai, when he arrives, hc
will receive Il welcome from our fellow citizens,
the more cordlt, since independent OF the hcnc>o-
len, disposition which lie invariably mikes Of IN,
receipts, We have the slronec>, assurances of his
pcn,l,manl, CHARACTER
E,on N, Haitimcre Ch,onicie, E.b. p
TuEWANDEHlNG PlPIE.-Thc near APP
proac, Of ,e period when 'his singular inli, dual
IS under pledge To give .Np'auatIon ri tln 81
pet OF hl> wandering mparis = very great int,r-
est To csefS tnnu ounur, ted with HIM and, as It
is generally supposed thu the reputation Of our
county, bot Ia, llrr,lis and hospitality, is, in
som, d, re- Involved in the result, il will We are
sun, "Gord peculiar pleasure To our readers 10
kn,w, ~ We have nutnofA for STAT, =, dat t.u>
t,r, Baltimore las fat e,eee lei any otter cit, IN
the mtuiIicenee oI her contributions Ia that tuud
which he distributes IN laltablc manner. w
learn from correct source. that, dnlIne hN tor-
mtr visits amongst us he gave away 10 charitable
institutions the sum OF oui hundred aud ninety -ouc
dollar --ald ,hat ON, nofc recent vsli, III a Time
# incomrn,y and Suffering. he has distributed IN
various donations Of charity, Ave hundred aud Gle =
" n dollars and twenty f.,, crni>--makinp Il total
o ole thousand and ;wo dollars and tn,ui, five
cents the whole of which has been collected by the
exhibition al his musical slill, and wlnc he had an.
undouhtcd riehr to retain tt gitc away as he plea
,rd. such conduct i, altoa' thrr uncAamplcd--
whatever my have been The original cans" which
Ia, nduccd HIM to this strange, bat plnlanlropic
Undertaking.
We are informed that a committee Of Gentle.
men, dclegatcdh> thc snprrntrudrnls Of the Or.
phan School tnnd lclonenp To the Ind, pcudcn,-
order of Odd Fellows, IN whom he lad mad,
srraI donations, waited upon HIM = few days sine,
al the Eutdn house., with beautiful geld medal
un the one sl, Of Winch Is y 6nc cner., ine of tia
American eaelc supporting the Scottish thistle, and
on tho olI.efa suitable inscription, and which wa
presented 10 him hN one Of she Orphan BOYS, ulr
repeated 10 him the following lines
Accept, Kind strange, from an orphans la d. :
This hunbic io.ru 4 a0r deep regard, u
And when apain yoG zee, yonr native Land,
foraIl yonr deeds, be PEACE your rich reward
Your music hath clalm more po,cn, llan
The lNre ot him who moved both rocL and Tree
L gently falls r"ou the MART OF man
And times is at'ngs 10 lo,r ,>p on,Rtry.
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70 which, under evident feelings OF deep emo
ton, be- mad. the lowing reply:
Gcniifmcp. ave NOR than once had the
honor TO rec ais of distinction, some pur-
potlia. 10 ,,i'cncc of gratitude, and other,
tine reward ..t..'tit, hnt IN those da,S bad
NAME, and Tho conirrcrS OF such inyor> were no
STRANGERS IN m'--bui You me me in the character
ot poor Wandering Piper, neither LAYING cL,m
To hgh LilIh nor riches; in thi, character Won
lia,r bestowed a | ad t. Of honor upon me whic,
a hero might br proud To veal, aud which shall
never part wilh until my heart forever ceases to
Leaf.
May the orphans, in whose welfare and ,Guca-
ton YOU have 50 Harmly embarked, prosper under
your fostering, and become ornament, 10 the FREE
aud h0PPy land which gave them birth, and may
the founders OF tins praise worthy institution, aud
the present members OF the com, ittce oil manage
mcnt, live the favori,cs of fortune
Til BARNS barns kindly cuddIe
Their aud gay hairs"
o. fifteen hundred shares of no~ls-orratrd
stock in the Portsmouth and Roanoke Rail Road
Company were sold in Portsmouth, at auction
on the. 2blh ult at pslc., Hanging from par to Ia
per cent. above.