Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1844-03-09
PHILIP tHJDukIilal.

From the American Pfpuef r.
ACThlOOS lNt3DENflN file LEE
or PHILIP D1DDRlDIE, ESQ
uHlca TooK rLAEr ~ SkfeHsz II Thl
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M nodjndse, "A Is sci known to
the early inhabitants OF Western Peu#
syIYan,a aad Virginia. was ior many
Years ono al The most no'ed mr. IA thai
region lor hss ~ cnd.d talents al the bar.
and has probably never been eAec.led. Il
he has been equal cd, Tor his dIscumlna-
ton n lath3ming The depths 81 an fHfri-
cate case, or hi. uowenul and laglcs
reasoning 10 snlol3ing u lis filber "as
me amongst The earliest seUicrs oil
NorihNestyrn Virginia. 10 lhc Yte'alty
fshal was then called Charleston, bul
nov Nelisburg
"nls constitution being moi very robust.
81 the age vf sixteen OF eighteen years
he was taken from The plough, put % e
school, and commenced The study oil Lat
IN. III. vigorous mad jrans ia know
ledge with The fapfdhy Of thought or as
dry spunge absorbs wafer. n seon
became habil, With hin 10 exercise his
memory 10 changing ihe common con
scrsaiion afoun hlfu inio the idiom oi
has studies. and following his father IN
his morning and evening dcNouons, tie
soon learned 10 render h. prayers INTO
very good Lain, and 90 converse with
his teacher qoile haeuliy. Tins eiose ap
plicaiiou 10 hts books, although II uvg
GRATED his mental powers. vet enlechled
his body. and II became necessary fer a
While TO suspend his studies. a ihls
period, the region m which be lived had
become 50 much improved as 10 ailotJ +
considerable surplus produce beNon The +
wants Of the inhabitants the only mar I
ket lor which vas 10 lie foanj on the t
Mlssssipyi river, or al Nv Orleans +
Some oil his cousins, young mn OF hts
own age, having ioa1ei boat VIII -four.
invited him 20 g With them,anj recruit :
his enlceblcd frame b. a voyage TO the f
Sonh. Nothing very interesting occur
red Until they reached Naicncz, Al thai
time IN possesslol oil thc Span,afds
They re very siticl IN lhett police.
lorblddins any stranger or boatman %
70 Up 10 the town, seated on a high buff.
withoui q written permission from ihe T
commandunt or governor Of The place
"Poong Doddudge feeling the III eff
ecis Of confinement to the narrow linus
of the boat, aud that he needed exercise.
determined 10 take walk and visit the +
town on the Hill lie had ascentcj a.
bout half way, whrn he was me b. a
~sil dressed man, Who aceoSied him ~
the Spanish language, Do5drdgr did
not fully understand hun bo, though. i
similar 10 The Latin, aud answered him
IN that tongue !, so happened that the
lnd ,ldua who addressed han vas no
less parsonage than the governor Of
Natchcz, aud was vel vcfsed IN The
Latin, having been literally educaied n
Spain They soon f,il iutoa very ia I
mlhar and auina'ed discourse. without
Philips once suspecung The station oi
This new acquaintance. Learning thai
he had visited the Mississippi country on
account Of his delicate hea IN, and that
he Was nov waking for exercise after
long confinement 10 the boat, aud wilhai
ss,onished and delighted 10 have diseov
cred 81 learned man 10 an up country
boatman, ho invited him 10 his house
The sprlghdy vii & uncommon intellect
oi the yonng stranger soon Won his
whole heart, md interested he Spanish
commendant deeply IN has welfare llIs /
admiration vas not less excited fromha /
wing pointed on; 10 him, on a large map
81 toe western coJntry, which hung a
gain,i The wall the spoa near he head OF
The OHIO river, where he was born. and
from hence be had departed on he pre-
sent voyage. While thus agfeably en-.
gagged, black servant drove On Ia the
door viii neat Spanish carriage and n
par ol hotses,oeeompanicd with an NV.
taiion from the governor 10 step N and
ride as far as he Pleased. With many
thanks, not less acceptable 10 his bene-
factor from their being clothed in the
Latin tongue, Philip accepted the offered
kindness, and extended his ride some
distance around the subetbs Of hatcher .
" hen about 20 depart, he vas invited 10
call every day a. long as he remained /
and Tue oatnago aud servant should be
ready Tor ms service This pleasing in
teteoufSe Vas continued for a week aud
WHEN Be hnaily took his leave, the GOV
ernor gave him letters OF Introduction 10
several oil The FIRST men IN New Orleans,
accompanied with many nallering eA-
ptesSions OF his admiration lor his m
common requirements. and the pleasure
his aequa'n ance had afforded him, thus
demonstrating lie homage that is ever
phid by the wise aud good, 10 leaning
ano worth. even when accompanied with /
fo'ef'y among strangers. lbs eompan /
IONS looked with Wonder ard asionish>
meni Al The gracious reception and at
iention pad 10 their cousin On reach f