Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1847-05-20
SKETCH.
9 GEORGIA s zN zs.
4 Sage CONVERSATION.

| love the aged ms,rons Of our land.
AZ class, they are the most pious. ihe
most benevolent. The most useful. and The
most harmless -ofthe human family. Their
iiie is a'fife Of good Offices. Al home
they are patterns Of industry. care, econo.
my and hospitality; abroad they are min i
lslets Of comfort. peace and consolation.
Where sffliction is. there are they, to
mitigate lis pangs; where sorrow il, there
are they. ioassnage ito pains. Nor night,
nor daY. nor summers heat. nor winters
cold nor angry elements, can deter them
rom scenes Of suffering and distrnsA -.
80 I6s Issfs76 de sxs Al. 1'6s5 bold The
Srst and last cop 10 the parched lip.
s-.sOy $1,000 sss0- uguSuy ne al <fpsa the d.
ing eye. and linger in she deatn.stIiSte
hsbitstion. TO pour The last drop Of conso
lsiion into the afflicted bosom Of the be-
reayed. / cannot, therefore. ridicuie.
them myself. nor bear 10 hear than ridi-
culed in my presence. And get. l am
often amused II their conversation and
have amused them with . rehearsal Of
their own conversations, taken down by
me when they little dreamed that I was
10 them. Perhaps my reverencei
for their character. conspiring with Q ma.
tive propensity 10 extract amusement from
al that passes under my observation. has
accustomed me 10 pay uniformly strict q.
ten,ion to oil they ny in my presence.
This much 10 ekiraordinafy courtesy 10
those who cannot distinguish between .
simple aafntive Of an amusing interview,
and ridicule OF The parties 10 il. Indeed
| do not know that the conversation
which I am sbout to record. will be- con
sidsred amusing BY any Of my readers.-
Certainly, the amusement Of the readers
Of nv own times. il not the leading OBJ
ject Of il. or Of any Of the Georgia
Scenes forlorn % may be Tho hope.
thu, their object will ever be answered.
When I seated myself 10 the shee. now
before me. my intention was merely to
detail conversation between three ladies,
which heard many years since; codfin-
ing myself 10 only 90 much off. - sprucg
from The ladies own thoughts. 1hswakened
BY the suggestion Of olhers; but, o. the
manner Of its Introduction will. perhaps.
interssl some Of my readers, i win give il
/ was travelling with my old friend
Ned Brace. when We stopped II lhesdusk
Of the evening At house on che road side.
for the pighl Here We found three nice.
tidy. sgsd matrons. the youngest ofswhom
could no, have been under sixiy one 81
them Of course was The lady Of the house.
whose husband. as old a. hs,vss. had
gone from home upon . land-exploring
expediiion.-She received ns hospitably
bad our horses we'll attended 10. and soon
prepared Tor us cohIofI6nio suppcr.-
While these things were doing. Ned and
I engaged the oihsr two 10 co0yersation ;
10 The course Of which Ned deperted him
sell rilh becoming seriousness. Tbs
kind lady Of The house occasionally joined
us. and becsme permanently one Of the
party, from the time the 6rst dish vsi
placed Oh The liable. Al the usual hour
Ne usie summoned 10 supper; and q
soon O. We were seated. Ned. unsolicited
aud most unexpeciedlt 70 me, said grace
/ I knew fun well that this uss prelude
/ 10 some inck. could not conjure What
HE explsDsiion (exceptso much q DE
covered mysslf.s uss. that be knew iba
one Of % would b asked to say grace
i and he thought be might a well save ~
i GOOD ladies' The trouble Of asking. Tn
matter uss. however. more fully sxpi.io
ca iusl before The moment OF our retirinl
10 bed arrived. TO this moment the coo
lvsrsalion vent Nound between ihs 900
Iladies and ourselves. With Eoiusl inisre.
4 TO I'll. Il was much sDlisensd ~ NED
Who uas cspsbis. a. he gaader bee bse
Ihsrs,ofors Informed. al making himss'
Il exirsnsiy agreeable Il ~ company -
! uho. upon This occssioa. pss npqn D
very bs,t bshayior- II re- i9estle!el
sftsr I bsd looksd Il NJ Vsieh. - 'oks
q ~ dispcriii1n = roiire ior 'oe n'gp
ItbSt tks cos srsslIo6 tufDs5 oPon nsr''s|
e. happy and unbsppy. s'lspgs une4oa
r11sFs1s. &c- Md foss i ne midst
la. nd ssksd ~ Isn6Iady WHARF ,
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