Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-11-26
EAgeaeAa Court Mouse, 5, c., Eovember 2s, 1s4o.

| attending her pcrson. Her eyes were
CALLED aud innamed; her viSaGo was swOl-
len and terrible; aud from her mouth pro-
cce,lcd tw0-cdgcd sword. A blasted oak
was The throne which she sal on: her food
was the flesh Of vipers, aud her beverage
gall and vinegar.
Al a lItllr distance from her observed
ignorance talking loud in his own APP
plause; Pride sirnlting upon his liptoe>;
Conceil practising at 4 mirror; aud Envy,
like vnture, preyino upon herself.
The multitude who paid their addresses
TO this fury were a composition OF all ma
tionS aud professions, of different charac-
ers. and various capaclties. There was
the mechanic, the tradesnIa.r, the scholar;
hui the most ZoaI,lI> vutnries consisted
principally of old maids, anliqualed barhe-
ors, discarded courliers. and The like
Each stDve 10 iu.raliatc himself with The
fury. by sacrificing the most valuable Of
his lrcuds; nor could proximity Of blond
move compassion, or plead exemption
from being victims of her iniH!iablc pas
siun. Some addressed this internal Mo.
lncll with The vcrv fruits Of their bodies
while others were rrumphan'ly chatting
forth The extent Of her puwrr. and cXpa-
riaIins on the numbers of her conquesls.
Al this Incident arose in my breast all The
tender sentiments Of humaGiIy that | had
ever cultivated; and began TO blame my
criminal curinsly, which had prolnred me
to ascend the mountain. But III few
minutes the whole scene was very asrca-
! bly, reversed. For, toward the fourteenth
boundaries, observed, the clouds part
inc, The sky purpiing, and The sun
breaking forth in all its glory. When
Immediately there appeared marching TO
wards us Good Nature, in her punp and
p'"asure: araved like sylvan nymrh,
;..,i blooming with uns,udicd graccs She
as of a fair and ruldy complexion. which
receives! additional beauty from The fire.
qucnt smiles that she threw into her cnull-
lenancc. On her right hand sImnr Good
Seuse, with much majeSiy and di!iidrnce
in her mien She was an essential al
rcndanr on rie Young lady, who never APP
prarrd to such an advantage, as when she
WAS under her more Immediate direction.
G..i,..1. lrr, .,uu,. ire next thht present.
ed herself was Alodcsty, with her eyes
fixed on the ground and her cheeks spread
with ruscs. Then followed Il train OF
beauties, who I!y the unaffected charms ni
their ~, rsnnS, made INC deSrOuS OF near
or ius prclion. Upon close approach ]
discovered that they were aIribc Of Sun'li
crn Ia,lie>. who were always fond Of ap-
pcarng in The rclnuc nI tho go'ltes, from
whose inhuIsenr snilts they received au
accessiunal lustre 10 their charms. then
turned my eyes towards the monster,
have above described. The principal Of
which turned pale, and fell down in 4
sw,m,n frnm her throne Pride struck into
shade; Envy fell pros;rate aad hiI the
ground, while Ignorance vanished like a
morning cicut' before the rising sun. As
hr gnh.IrSs drew near the whole c0llrr
lion nj rnr!s Disappeared. The ba>iIi>k
skrili.rrl into ihr glade, aud The oak on
which the fury was seated br'!d"d forth Il
fresh. Wherever The go!;Irss walked.
the flowers sprane up spontaneously al her
Icrr. The trees surprised with new hnln
life, displayed The enamnrI"d b!nsS"n' =
Tie tender eve was seen bounding over
the mountains, and the little lamb sporting
ON the hills. IuSlrad Of the bricr and the
thorn there shot forth the myrtle nn.l every
otcrilurinus shrub. Thr voice of The fur-
tie was heard in The groves. and the daleS
resorndcd with the inclotlinus harmony
of the nightingale. In Il word, the whole
region confessed The happy influence of
i. charmed in all the genial sotncss Of
The spring.