Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1839-09-26
LIFE AT THE wuzrs suzpnun.

Of health, has been wrihng . Genes of killer,
which appear in h,s paper, ensisird ..L<firss sf
ConratseeHi." These azr et8efslly rsey and H.
ieresiing. We make she following szissei from
the las, which has appeared. dated q she White
Sulphur SPRING. ia eentsiss . great deal of
truth and many sound rr1resie.@ Az far ~ il
goes, u u, we believe, fsishfoi accoun, of So
e'eiy, taste. sediment, akd humbu,sefy, NJ thai
famous watering place. The editors comments
upon the perniciOus efjesls q maeey in our
country contain, unGoIi unascly, 100 much truth
In this community a. an mos. others
~ our country. the most conspicuous and
the most Prefeafiousl persoas are those
who fancy themselves The richest, aud
those Who know they have no money Of
their own 81 all; nor sir'se enough 10
jeserve any. One eiassehess between
them is, that onSses distine uished by his
vile gold and silver. and the other by hi.
vile earth and brass. Neither can tell
the meaning OF s-thought; yet one is
proud and the other imper,inent. The
man Of wealth has one advsniage--L-
knows how 10 make bstyains and chat
sJust sufficient TO distin sui,h him from
brute.
The Persisns were scarcely more devo-
ted wor'hippers Of the Sun than Ameri.
cans seem to be- OF Mammon. Midas
turned every thing he touched To gold
but Msmmon turns his followers 10 asses.
The entire moral. political and social con.
diiion Of the country Is degraded and cor
ruPted by this debssing devotion. ID has
not only disgraced office. but il has even
assaulted the virtues of domestic life.
made beauty the merest pander. aud
turned goodness. sensibiliiy. intelligence,
and even sincerity. out o! doors.
You see a gentleman. for fashion ''calls
gentleman whom she has made fool, ;"
swelling significant and bulge" in all
the pomp and circumstance which Jewel.
~, broadcloth. and livey can practically
bes!ow. with daughter, dressed 10 match,
on each arm. They are repuied wealthy,
and no sooner make their appearance in
the public walk. than they are besei by
half dozen young gentlemen" With
thir elbows thrust al the ladies, resolved
10 relieve the opulent gentleman Of his
tender charges. The most odoirlerous aud
Impudent, Of course. succeed. and thus
the pairs treat each other 10 a delectabl
conversation upon various interesting TO-
pics. such rs epidemic sore ihroats, ca.
iaTrhs. rheums, coughs. ph,hisics, dances.
fiirtaiions, weather, and sulphur water
The parent joins q coierie under one OF
the oaks, bowling and grinning with a
starchness Of neck and q complaceney Of
mouth worthy OF his immense dignity
and importance. There are some gentle
men Of that crowd Of talent land mental
accomplishment, and two. OF them are
holding IN interesting dialogue upon
some point OF Moral Philosophy, which
is about as inteliiyible 10 that nch fellow a.
flutes and soft recorders" 10 a turkey
buzzard Some one incidentally men.
toned the Natural Bridge, whereupon
the man Of notes and stocks. broke forth
10 spirit Of learned inquiry. PRAY. sir.
tell me, is the Natural Bridge built Of
stone or Of wood and departed, per-
fectly -atished with a quizical answer. to
refresh himself with sulphur water. Ne
veriheless. that fellow and his family are
as conspicuous in society az any body
else. Has money more than compensstes
for his deficiency Of mind in The esi,na.
lion Of two. lhiIds Of the people he meets.
rs he rich 7" l. she rich ;" are the
first and most important questions raised
by one half Of both sexes. when siran.
gers standing is TO be settled. Property
Is the first topic Of inquiry mental aud
moral worth the last
But properly is 1uciuaiing, and the cal.
culaiions about it arc deceptive and al
ways exaggerated. II both sexes are IN
become fortune hunters. in their inter.
I course with esch other. old maids and
| old bachelors are destined TO increase. COR
all cannot be rich. and 10 honorable man
will approach . woman Who suspects MS
intentions are sordid, nor marry one Who
expects fortune IS part Of her induce
ment u IS surprising that little modi-
cum of sense should not be exercised in
these matters. II a young man is inca.
pahle Of sustaining . vile. unless she
bring = fortune, he " unfit TO have one
And 4 young lady cannot rsPosc with
more eonfiS"nes upon the substantial
capital Of young msn's good heart and
sound head than upon the pfeesriou'
substance. which, having fallen 10 him
by accident, may just ~ easily Ay away,
she has little wisdom and less sentiment.
and ought not 10 leave her parental pro.
lection.
An srisioersey Funded upon weAIih. j,
the most contemplate that can be con.
eeived. IL 10 the most senseIess and the
most sensual. the most ,gnorani snd tie
most corrupt. il is iofiuns,e that Il is.
10 reality, 1ufioooa anslocTsey. ephs.
neral ia its existence IN this country
II endures only while the money lasts,
and that is seldom fof more than one gen.
eTatiOn.
Wonders is the ueie representative 81
q family once fIcb, the lag end Of q MOI
key sfistoeFaey. BE lost one brother IN
= duel--One died Of mania q poiu. and
another u something quite ~ bad ile
seems 10 be . harmless Young nan, spd
he goes like Marx Antony. slrs,ghi o.
/ his sharp and psllid fractures ore partly
covered BY his ambTosisl locks. which Gov
90 dark pFoiusion down 10 his shoulders