Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-05-31
GRAVE OF JOHN RANDOLPH.

writer IN the .Nhridik Beacon describes a visit to
the grave Of this remarkable Speaking o the fJr
mer residence Of Mr. sar dolph he says:
After ride OF two three hours. we entered for
csi Of tall oaks and were told by Mr. CALDWELL that we
were on MI Rantolphs estate Shortly tie houses
that were occupied " the great and eccentric genus ap
poarnd through He intervening trees. built up TIN
midst Of the woods. Not stump to la seen nui bush
grubbed mp all standing. II the fojt IL had
irodden there. Mr. Randolph would mol suffer the p
mse aspect 81 things Ia be disturbed the least. Not
a tree, or branch. OF as"iich allowed TO he
During hls absence IN Europe. limb Of an oak project
ing towards window uf one Of the houses. grew
that old Essex, fearing he window would he broken
cut the limb oh. Or Mr. Randolph return he at once.
discovered the musiion. old Essox called up, and
the demanded for cutting of the limb. The old
negro told his master he feared The window would be
broken. Then said Mr. Randolph why did you moi
move the house 2 "
Tho wntor here met john. The former body servant
d Mr. Randolph Tho treated him aud his cnrnpanion
with great p,lenoss, conducting them To the winter and
summer houses. and other Objects Of interest IN III. VI
entity. w copy The description uf his last resting.
place
al my request John directed his master grave.
at the foot Of lofty pine Just few siels IN the rear ol
thu Summer house The place was selected by Mr. Ran
dolph twenty years before his DEATH and by his dlroc-
uon his head laid Ia the cast, instead Of the west
the usual Position. II observed To john his master
had ordered his body II be thus laid that he nuhi watch
i Henry CLAY. J,hu replied, that had never heard him
say anything Of the kind ! suppose lho position was
pfcerred by MIR Randolph, because il is the Indian Sc
pnlchra posture, his descent iom Pocahonias the Indian
pr,ncess, hcing Of the things he much boasicd Of
A rude unchs He'd mass VI white rock found by Mr.
Randolph distant part Of his estate many years be
lore his death, and used by him. al the dur OF one Of
his houses wash stand MARKS the head Of The ora ye
\ huge mass o bruwn stone, also selected by Mr. Ran
doph. sEJ used step mount lis horse marks
the foot OF the grave. These rocks were preurcd and
kept FOL the purpose to which they appropriated
and par ocular direction was given to John On the sub
ject
can never forget my emotion " he standing over the
unonamencd grave Of the gifted aud eccentric anoph
The tall, uuhrokon forest by which was surrounded
the silence and gloom that rrgncd undisiurbed amidst
the deserted place the Thought Of the brilliant mind that
once animated the ronaus then morl ernp beneath the
sod upon which was standing, The vanity Of oarth's
promises, and hopes. aud distinctions impressed IN,
heart and nlnd with d,gree d so,mnity and interest
was unwilling 10 disspate.
4 Isr or FyE GLASSES The PHILADELPHIA Bullo,;n
has an cxceIlcnt article the subject Of using ,,sr
aud argues thai they not only unnecessary t pcru,
cious. II quotes FROM the Journal Of Health 10 provc
chat every limo put glass between the cornco If
the eye and the oitci, n Modification and
adjustment u the paris; and that after such cbange has
once been produced II is difficult, If impossible In n,
store things 10 their old basis. II further contends iLa,
faulty vision. If no, humored by artificial helps. will
rvcntsliy recy itself If il docs not do ais cnnncte
y, VIII at least approximate towardst"
The greart care should be taken In the management
oil THIS delicate organ, k II Is great blessing To have
strong, clear sight And yet how many mpair their Vi
sion by hslng eye glasses IN youth, under the IA, citation
Of being Short sighted The motive for this mons,,ou y.
abuse so impress spectators with the belief that their eyes
have leen injured by intense study, when PERHAPS the,
seldom oi never open book. We have known ,nston
ccs Of this Kind AMI ,ndea,orod To check the folly
Necupy the following remarks of the Bulletin AS they
contain information which may lie OF importance to the
reader
"1hose who most frequently complain Of shorness of
VISION are ministers, lawyers, clerks, and others who
are compelled by their pursuits either read great deal
or write continually. Now believes thai such nor
sons have naturally worse eve sight than farmers or mo
chancs let oihe former profess on wear CLASSES
to where Of the latter This must arise from IN.
fact that, while the is constantly pouring over an Oh
jet al hand the other Is occupied in paznq at Oh
lccts IN the open air at comparative distance An au
thor, for Instance. spends six hours daily with his eyes
not six inches trom his book manuscript farmer is
walking behind plough, while his eve roams over eve
ry'hng visible far and near, The eye 10 ono accuston
ed To continued writing. becomes habtnatcd confaed
vision, and 10 such degree, that suddenly lokno I'm
to glance at something IN the distance feeling of main
IN the orb is frequently experienced. That ali cnnaged
IN authorship do not become short sighted Uses from the
naturally strong eyes with which are gifted II is
certainly the common experience that the eye is spoiled
by study.
Again Not only the eve lo rendered shor, siph,
cd by one mode Of practice. but be accustomed I,
an unusually largo range oi VISION by opposite one
Why are the eyes OF sailors provorblay strong WHY
is the vision Of landsmen usually benefited by voyaqe1
1t Is because on the objects hehcld at create,
distance ihnn shore. The orb wisely adapts itself /,
the change. Wlaonen will de,oc, their prey miles off
and when landsnen nothing of il. The vision
OF the sailors too, is found improve with VOYAGE ssne
cally II they Were raw hands al the beginning.
We beeye. with the writer the Bulletin that If m
lndy idal will make o speciaclcs the .yis,o
will eventual rociiiy itself" We have known sever
al persons above seventy Yeats OF age. who never used
spectaces and who could read the finest print The ey,
uRdergoes change, most eases. between The aces al
forty and fifty AT FIRST in reading DARK spot appoar.
20 follow the line in the book and subsequently, there !.
an ndstincines Of vision. 1t this lime that spce
taclcs usually adopted aud when used for shor
time they become indispensable When these indie,
lions appear. the individual should resist the templao,
to resort TO glasses; aud. if necessary sld refrain
from reading for time We believe that if such c,urs,
Were pursued there would be little necessity for the Ms,
Of spectacles in future lie.
Why docs not the Richmond Wing call upon il.
patriotic friends in Loudon and Abonare 10 urn,sl
J; troops for the Mexican war?-Roekingiam Rcg;s
0 ter.
When, though the votes of friends in Jo,do, nm,
Aibeinarle, the country becomes involved in w,, ~,
shall call upon them 10 furnish troops IN fiyh, its b,s
II precisely because the patriotic people Of
Shenandoah and Page first voted for Polk and nav us
~ BY paper resolutions, all that he has dome ,ha, W,
call upon them to give more substantial ny,
donce Of Their APPRECIATION OF his measures than o,d,
-Hhg