Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-05-02
THE love OF NATURE.

not nnd man among the works OF mar -
Ia deserted house is one or tie dresrfesl
places 10 the world Il is more dreary than
the raw ehiliness Of new made grave
and so IS deserted city, I'LL nature has
covered lis ruins with verdure, and made
il her own agsin. But we feel no such O.
empowering sense Of loneliness amos
the works Of God; there is reverence Of
awe, indeed, when man stands on the sea
shore when Be gszes on the expanhe u
abs desefl-- or when be stands ~ a.
night on The deck OF the vessel in The
hearts Of the seas. Why is it So a.
mong the .forsaken works Of man we feel
solitary, because man is not there. A.
mong the morksIof God we never feel so
desolale, because he is there. We find
this among the sdSeniurers Of The West /;
| they have compls;ned Of loneliness only
in the presence Of men. So in the Ara,
bian Deserts, Chateaubfiand found an in.
Itelligent young couutryman OF his own,
who was SO enchanted with their sublime
solitudesl that be had given up bis friends
and his home. How powerfully can this
sentiment sometimes act upon the heart,
we see -in one OF The most striking ofPark' s
adventures. He was 10 an AFRICAN will
detness far from any abodes of men. oyer,
come with wesnness, and alarmed, by
beasts Of prey. He felt.s il eli was over
with him, and . as en- the point Of lying
down 10 despair, when his eye rested on a
little flower, bIoaming amidst ihe@desegt
sands. II carried bis thoughts upwards
at once 10 Him who made II He asked
himself II il we're possible thatthe being
who sustained that little flower in exist.
ence, could withdraw bis presence from
suffering man. He no longer felt hope.
less and alone he went his way with
new vigor, and soon reached a place Of
repose and safety. Had he felt deserted
be would in 40 hour have been torn by the
beasts Of the desert. and 10 this day bis
bones would have whtened in the sun.
LOVE AND REcQScILlATloN.-It is glo-
rious tbing-and those who truly love
know how it is--after' moments OF misun.
derstanding, even Of reciprocal transgres.
SION 10 rest again. heart 10 heart, aud TO
feel deeply feel, that there is certainty
10 the world. 10 spite Of al powers OF bell,
a cerlainty, whichls heaven upon earth. -
tina! they love eash other, that they be.
long 10 each other. tbat nothing 10 the
world shall separate them who have found
each other again in perfect love. o. this
Is certainly the NEST besutified here is on
and security Tor every other. He IeIt IT
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the stage Of life, laid his hands upon bis
heart and said !: love. therefore am i'm.
mortal = bliss. Bremen.
Seek not to penetrate the mysteries be.
yond. The brave man is master Of bis
own fate, and buiFats the opposing waves
as they rise Deal Justly by your fellows
Judge mildly Of their errors; With your
hands earn your bread, and The frostseof
age shall sill lightly on your brow. The
evening OF your days shall be calm. and a
pleasant light shall linger and play about
your grave.
The Washington papers state that .
great number Of persons were present on
Saturday afternoon 10 witness the inal ex
peFfments with CoLT's Submarine Battle
~, which were enInenily successful -
The first explosion was a beautiful jet
feau. BY the second, the sunken wreck
Of The "Siyr'' asblown up, and perfect,
| ly destroyed, evsIy part Of ii.being torn
into fragments, ana not one timber Lett
upon another. This was followed by two
magnificent water spouis, one Of which
was thrown up 10 a height Of from one TO
two hundred fact. which were intended 10
show tia. continued operations could be
performed uaon an assailing squadron
without exposure p il Pfojectiles.
a Beautiful Sentiment The following
extract is from the speech Of Hon. John
W. Dana, President Of the Senate Of
Maine, at The close Of the Legislative SEES
sion
Senators. we are about 10 separate
probably never alto meet again on earth
/ May our lives be such that we may be al
lowed TO re assemble in that realm where
human imperieeiiops will have ceased (
IIequire human legislation: under tina
great Lawgiver; whose code is but ont
law. aud that Of perfect love-"
i NEWSPAPERS Travelling one day il
the country, we fell 10 company with |
man whom We SOM ascer;aiDed 10 be
wei!.to live ia the world farmer. In tn
course Instrumentation upoc varlous sub
Ijecis. principally agricultural, We foun'
that he was Just returning from our town
where he had that day contracted for ih
| sale Of 500 bushels Of wheat al 20 cent
per bushel. From this our conversation
passed ioIhat Of newspapers, and upol
ascertaining thai be was not subscribe
10 any papers. we offered him ours 30
Il the man bad so many Ways for his mo
i ~, he could not slf1rd it: We then ask
ed hin. if he would become subscribe
IN case We would convince him that II b
had taken the psper.s be would have save
!, n one bargain alehe. FIVE times The COS
II of II for a year. He agreed 70 this. an
! :. took from our pocket one Of or laie'
) Fpapers, ia which was an advertisement
offering 10 coaifacl for any quantity
wheat ii 81 cents per bushel. Thus y
TIiIinsirated 10 our ssTiner friend. that # b
had been reader Of our paper be mIgt
have saved 6 cents on each OF bis 90
3 Bushels Of Wheat, making total Of 50
sufficient 10 pay forthe paper for Is year
He paid us two dollars. and left Us, grow
ing ii himself for having been SO negl
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