Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-02-28
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af Mr. Editor LII is. remarkable topper
Eiceiyelhe many sci phrases that are among
usfsw hose meaning, literary construed,
.haYe a different meaning than those they
are intended to convey. |, appears as il
mankind, by common consent, have agreed
10 make use OF phrases, to which no mean-
ing should be attached. Incur lashiona-
-bie circles wehear continually such plira-
ses as these, II am delighted 10 see you /:
i hope you will honor US often with your
company" Though while saying this,
they wish the agreeable visitor in Heaven
or hell, or some such place.
If his visit has been prolonged 10 au IN,
necessary time, so as to become disagree
able, ne will s,ill:ask you on gnins, "What
10 your hurry, pray stay, 1.-two genlle-
men are abusing each other by let
lers, they will be sure to sign them, ''your
obedient servant" Ifa gentleman asks
friend for favor, The reply will gener-
ally be, "nolhing would afford me greater
pleasure than to serve you," but certainly
some excuse.
People are trying hard to polish them
selves out of their veracity. But if,hey
would consider that there is not more
shining virtue in the whole catalogue Of
social virtues, than veracity, they would
soon mend their conversation, and only
say what they mean.
PIa!o says, there is noiing so delight
fu as the hearing Or speaking Of ruth. For
This reason, there i. no conversation so
agreeable as that of the man of veraciiy,
who hears without any intention to betray,
and speaks without any Intention to de-
ceive.
However, our forefathers in this respect
have been no better, and an English
preacher in one Of his sermons makos use
Of the following language: "The dialect
OF conversation is now days SO swclled
with vanity and compliments, and so sur
feited of expressions of kindness and res
pecl, that il man that lived an age or Two
ago, should return into The world again,
he would really wan, a Dictionary to help
him to understand his own language, and
TO know the true Intrinsic value of the
phrases in fashion," Had DR.. johnson
lived long enough, We might have bscn in
possession OF such Dictionary. for be ad.
vised US not 10 interpret young ladies no
by his English Dictionary. 10 comfort
my readers, and 10 convince them that our
forefathers were no better, will suhjniu a
letter, said to have been written in King
Charles III. time, by the Ambassador Of
Bautum, a little after his arrival in Eng
land.
Master. The people among whom I;now
am, have tongues further from their hearts
than from London 20 Bantum, and thou
knowest that The inhabitants Of one Of
these places do no: know what is done ia
the other. They call thee aud thy sub.
jecls barbarans, because we speak wha,
we mean; aud account themselves a civ
iized people, becausc;they speak one thing
aud mean another. Truth they cali bar
barity, aud faIsehood politeness. Upon
my first landings one who was sent from
tho King Of this place TO meet me. told me
that he was extremely sorry that | had met
with storm just before my arrival.
was troubled to see him grieved on my ac-
count, but in less than three months he
smiled, aud: was as merry if nothing had
happened.
Another. who came with him told me.
that he should be glad to do me any SER
vice That lay in his power. Upon which
| desired him lu carry one of my portman.
taus for ME, but instead OF serving me ac.
cording TO his PROMISE, ho laughed and bid
another do it. lodged the first week at
the house of one who desired me to think
myself al home, and to consider his house
as my own, Accordlrgly, | The next
morning began 20 knock duwu one Of the
walls Of il, in order to let in the fresh air.
aud had packed up some Of The household
goods, of which, 1 intended to have made
thee present, but the false harot no
sooner saw me falling to work, than he
sent word to desire me- 10 give over, for
that he would have no such doings in his
house. | had not been long in the ualion
before was told by;one, for whom had
asked great Favor from the CHEF of the
Kings servants, that 1 had eternaIly OBJ
liscd liIm. was so surprised al this graf
ilude, that could not forbear saying.
what service is there which OLE man can
do for another, that can oblise b.n, TO all
eternity! However, ! only asked hin. for
my reward. thai. .the would lend me his
eldest daushleE during my stay in lhi,
country, but | quickly found that re was
as treacherous as the, rest Of his country.
men. At my first going to Court, one OF
the great men almost put nc out of ccun.
,enance, by asking ten thousand pardons
of me for only trsading by accident upon
my foe. They call lhi, kind of lie COM
plimeut, for when they arc civil ,o great
man they tell him unlruhs, for Which thou
would order any Of Thy officers ofSlale to
receive one thousand blows upon the soles
of his feet.
do not kno@ how ! shall negotiate any
firing with ibis people, as there is so little
credit to be given 10 them. Thou s7ouldst
fancy that the whole nation are physicians,
for the question they always ask is how |