Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-09-16
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AZ. ..u..a,, Al, sone,hiue more Of the White
Spiphur. We returned TO that watering place w
August; found a large increase oi company oe'a'h-
"A !. bet,e, cabin, mel fewer feas. heard better ma
y. 80 ,,o,c ,cauaintauees, and ate more saiisiae-
Tor, dinners. l might hazard a remark or Two up.
on The vices and gross imnhofalues o. Inc pace NV
"a ,lcy are kcpt IN decen, privacy, l iofbear. Va
~. /, hole. maners several annoyatees. aud many All
.urlities. | am obliged 10 confess that there are lew
watering places In The county so agreeable
There is an Interesting grouping Ct character MOI
of,en Witnessed. Here are South Carolina rec
pl,nters-Aiabama cotton gtowers-New orleans
Western northumberland Shore to
tscco dealers-rctircd merchants from the Moth
Mississippi la@yers-Nayai and Army Dthetrs-
Ciersymen-Phys eians-E 1lors-yonng gentle.
men without guatdians-old ones wih nurses, aud
h,rbelor, with setsans-for une hunters Of both
scxes-iitle intelligence. considerable wealth. 10 : OF
negroes. horses and dogs. and a',pninblin' oiloaiers
and gamblers.
Ip his community, as in most others in our coun-
nv. the most conspicuous and The most Prefentoas
pe,sons ATE those who fancy themselves the richest,
and those who know they have no money OF Their
own nj all. nor Wit ne enough TO deserve any. ohc
difference between them Is that one Is Distinguished
by his vile gold ami silver, and the Other by his vie
s,,,b and brass. Neither can tell the meaning Of =
thought. YET Que is proud aud The other imperiiuent'
The man Of wealth has one adFaniaee-he Knows
how TO make bafg 1ins and that Is just suHitient l"
distinguish hin from a brute,
The Persiaus were scarcely more devoted wof
shipper rs Of the sun, than Americans seem 10 b. OF
Mammon. Midas turned every thing lie touched To
pold hut Mammnn turns hs followers Ia asses.
The entire moral, political aud social condition. oi
the country is degraded and corrupted by tins de
basing dcyntion. II has not only disRraeed Office,
but IL has even assaulted he vitfues 81 domestic lite,
made beauty the merest fandef, md turned goodness
sensitili;y, Intelligence, sud even sincerity out OF
doors.
"Wile.wasiiue rreif thai rosf7 uuennfned,
And crowds with crimes Tie raeerls Of ganhind
For gold is worn the hielng rufihu draws
Iuf gold the hIrpiug ludgt diaiofla ihF laws,
The dangers galicr a. tte treasures fiscs"
YOU see d gentleman, fur fashion "cals gcnllcm1n
whom slo has made q foul swelling ",ignitcaut
and bndses IN all HE ponip and circumstance which
jewehy. broad doth and livery can practically
beslo9. with a daughter, dressed 10 match, on each
arm. They ae fepuied wealthy. ADD no sooner
make tleir appearance IN The ublle ualk than thty
are beset by uaif . dozen young gentlemen w1h
their elbows thfust at tie ladies', tesolvedto relieve
the opulcui gentleman OF hls tender %eh4lg"s. The
most odoriietous aud %npudeni, of course, succeed.
E aud thus tie pats STAT away, itsattng each other to-
n detachable conversation upon VARIOUS iuttfeslfne
topics. such rs epidemic Ihtous. C5iaifls. fhouns.
coughs, %phihisics, dances, II ralious. weather aud
sulphur waller. TIE plfcut JOINS cofctle under
one II The oaks, bohIng aud gruntGg Wnll II starch
ress ofBeck and . eUupiacency q mouth WORTHY Of
bls inn enso dlgnuy aud importance. There are
some gcudemen 80 that crowd ut# talent au6 men.
tai accomplishment aud Two a. them ate holdfng an
interesting dialogue upon some ppini Of monl PHI
y III = Nffht - NHthA - iHFt IL AIuA tIi
fellow. as flutes aud soft rrcofdtIs" 10 a tufkev +
hnzzatd. Some one incidentally mealiuneI tie
Natural Btidge, uhcreupon the man OF notes and
stocks broke luIth ina spirl oil learned tnquay,
Pray, sir, tell me, is the Natural lindgc bull of
stone or wood = and departed perfectly sausied wilh
n quizzital answer. TO tetIcsh himself with sulphur
water. Nevertheless, that man aud hs iinlly are rs
conspicuous IN society rs any body else. His money
mote Than conpeosales Ion hs deficiency OF mind M !
the estimation ot t~o-thltds oi tie people he meets.
'Is he tlch ~ as she fIrI - ara lire first and n,ost
important qnesiioas raised BY Que bali OF both sexes.
when a strangers standing - 10 be settled. Proper
~ is the INST topic OF inquiry mental aud moral
worth the st.
Bun property is 1uctuaiiug. ard the calculations I
about il me deceptive and always exaggerated. II
both sexes are to become fortune huntcts IN their
intercourse with each other, old maids and old ba-
chrlofs are destined to increase, Tor all cannot be
rich, aud no honorable man viii approach awuman
Who suspects tis attentions are sord,d, nor marry
oBe who rxperisa fortune rs n part of lef induce
mcut. IL is surprising that = lltlle modlenm of sense
should no, he exercised in these matters. II young
man is incapable Of sustaining awiir, unless she
bnpp a fortune, he is unfit TO have one. And n +
voung lady cannot reposc with more confidence upon
the substantial capital ola young man's good heart
AID sound head, than upon the prccarlous suoslanc
which. having fallen to him by accident, may lpsl
a. easily hy away. she has lutte wisdom aud less
sentiment, aud ought not 10 leave her pa,ental pro-
tectlon.
Ar ansioc iscy fopnjcd spau wealth, is tho most
contemplate that can be conceived. IL Is the most
senseles., aud the most sensual; the most Ignorant
and the most corrupt. IL is fortunate that II IS, IA
reality. a mushroom aristoefacs ephemeral IN IT'S
existence ln this country. II eudures only while the
moncyiasis, and that is seldom ior more than Que
generation.
Wonder is the las, male representative Of q family
once rich, the fag srd Of 4 monkey srIslecraey. lie
loS one brother IN a duel-one died OF mania pctu,
and another OF something quite as bad. He seems
to be a harmless young man, and he goes like Mark
Anthony, straight on. His shan and pallrd features
are partly covered by his ambruslal locks, winch nou
in dark profusion down 10 hts shoulders. He has
vacant stare. aud no doubt a vacant poekrt-A
glazed and threadbare coat, and buuouless straps On.
on his me presstbles, indicate that Ire Is 40 lone,
ca terms uf intimacy with a tailor, aud the uucere',,
heels ofhis everlasting shoes, ATE obvious p,oot.
that he is on no better footing with hrs man of ,bo
last. A large finger ring aud a black cane, are III,
last vestiges OF his paTimOnIal lnhcrtance. The ,i,L.
liked him once, but nov are hall 'ncilued to set ,bci,
little brothers poking sticks AT hun, he Is sueb
funny locking Ting, as II he was more hing Nos
than when they kuew he had money! Bot III, I'M,
pas>-'o-morrow troubles hHm uot-lie is IN bLs.r,l
ignorance OF hts own pfuspects-a thought wo,LI
" coming to-
---n a botieii and a basrr.
static, q wallet, and a moull eude.t'
" Give us neither poverty nor riches" is The pray.
or OF true wisdom.
was struck with the lor,jly n,,ade Will, II.
tnguished The arrival Of some Of The Southern Ma,
tiers. You will see u phnlor. uerbaps. driver =
me doof ME Jehu, by a young man with a broad
'f'n meu summer hat, who rises from his sent win
tbe s'a,eh ana measured movement Of a eh, yaher-
'"s III eidest son-be oideis preparations far The