Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-01-29
III i S o u Il "a a SJ s o
TIE MAN OF HONOR
Il III r IALS OF VIRTUI


Ihat which upholdcth him. that thee upholds-
Honor '-Shakspeare.
mere was truly happy man in this world
tose Dumesnil was one. God had be-
"a upon him unsparlngIy, all those gifts
sweeten life, and constitute felicity.
~, content and cheerfulness were his,
~lttl never ending desire of assisting his
tetlow creatures. His tastes were simple and
ms fortune moderate, vet more than ample to
supply all his wants and wishes
Dnmesnil was thirty years Of age, and
calmly enjoyed existence, unmolesied by the
passions that governed his youth A dislaste
for :he din and hustle Of the world, and de-
sisa DR. profound repose, induced him to take
up his residence in retired and beautiful viii
iage, There he lived in peace with himself
and with the world, cultivating those pursuits
which yielded TO him the greatest pleasures
his Books and his garden, with its shady
walks and blooming flowers he abandoned
himself to these enjoyments, forgetlul of the
werld, and felt il to be one of uninterrupted hap
piaess, for Ambrose was perfectly satisfied with
his moderate means, which enabled him TO
i've n peaceful obscurily He did not wish
10 go beyond the limits of his own garden,
aad refused alike, with equal Indifference, the
Sometimes his thoughts would wander back
% Pats. and he would sigh at the recollec-
sion 9f his former vanities
.Papr people, thought he, swho agitate
selves SO uselessly in tina, vortex of plea
sure, and spend their lives in following gid-
I'd Sbimeras'
he daily journals which he received and
reau Brought him vast subjects for meditation ;
! h, encountered from time to time the names
OF ens or the other Of his old companions
sonee members of the BAR some devotine
themselves to literature, and others aiding
their eountry by their wise connsels. Some
rising others lalling-he deplored the misfor-
tunes Of one party, without being jealous of
the success of the other.
\ would not change the happy mediocrity
Of my condition. said he with sincerity, for
al the triumphs and prosperity of the most
favored. 'And YETI he continued in sub
daed voice, 'if | had not been enlightened by
reasog, might also have followed these fri
gItous enJoyments, not SO much to crafty
myself, but for her,
li,re is the man that finds not in the past
SIC f7fib of many bright illusion and cher
lsh<G8 lope? The heart of Ambrose Dunes
MI bas not been wholly exempt from weak
ness. and looking back from the past, he could
traTefse with the clear torch of memory.
scepee replete with wichery, sadness and dis
appointment. And he could still gaze with
rapture on those gifts of the frs. and only
love that had ever penetrated his heart.
These treasures he preserved with pious care.
The hair was bright gold color, and the let
yer was signed Lucy. He could now smile,
locking at the tress of hair, and that letter
ts2a ha had so often bathed with his tears.
'efi not time, with more than magic pow
%, neal all the wounds of the heart, let them
&c ever so deadly9 Ten years had rolled by
since ilie birth of that love, which the deter
nlincd opposition of his family had reduced
to DESPAIR DumesDil soon after quilted the
province, and betook himself to Paris, where
al was forgotten, and he heard no more of his
lcged Lucy.
Doabness,' thought he, 'she no longer
ttsgks Of me. AT sixteen, the impressions are
% psedily effaced as they are created
2t4esnii, notwithstanding his modesty
and re fement, was unable to Withdraw alto
geslaf from the observation and admiration
ii h's friends. They often visited him in his
retreat, asking counsel of his wisdom when
ever hey found themselves in any difficulty
They always cited him as an example OF