Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-08-07

our weight Of metal an Your size of ball
Track not the steps Of such as hold yIu cheap
Too mean to prize, tha1l.h good enough to keep
lhe real. genuine no mistake Tom Tnuinhs''
Are lille people led on great mems crumbs.
vt Keep ~ flluwer> Of rEat bat, ful hr.d
That nseIv nj gIes with is whoe~,n- f,od
i he unil reptile, which the pet sad,
D.ih wear precious Jewel in his head.
VI the wild illy, 'ProgresS.' thou would',t ride,
Have young companions at thy side;
Bul, would'>t thou stride the staunch old mare-..Su
cess"
90 viii Aine elders, though they please thee less.
Slun snch a lounge through altcraom rs and ewes,
And " thy lal write ''Beware NJ rheyrs!,
trIrn # minutes, never taught toEel
The worth oftrrasure which thy fingers ste4l.
Pick ny left pocket If its silver dime
Bat spare tie rign, lit holds my .. llcn time
D'es praise delight thee Choose sonc ultra side
y sure old recipe, and ften tried
he rs apostle. CONGRESSMAN. or bard
0p.k"snan or j,kesman, only drive i, hard
Bui know the fnf.it who. Thy rlp:- abb is,
for " two wheels The poor rctorner rides
our black with epithets the anti throws,
O"e white wi;h hnery, painted by III. Pros
Enough books On MANNERS are not out of print
An h,otsl tongue may dopa harmless hint
Stop not. minimizing. every friend yuu meet
r. spin Your worly fabric in the street;
" lille y"u are enptying yonr colIoqIia pack,
Tie fAnd L'alJrgo jumps up,n his back
Nor cloud his failures with the unwrlcomc tale
OF how he looks, if happy thin and pale u:
licah is subject FIR his child his wifi,
And HE rude otli e rh3t insures his life.
Look ia his facet meet thy neghp,rs soul,
No. on his garments 70 detect II lie;
''ftow T. OBSERVE" is what Thy pl!es show,
Pride Thy sex, Miss Harriet Mariineau,
q. u hai precious book The would be
lat taught observers what they're nj 10 see
/ tell IN verse.-'t were better done in prose-
One curious nick that every bIly knows;
Once form this habir and IL very stran-e
How long it sticks. how hard il is to change
Two friendly people, both disposed to smile,
Who meet. like others, every little while,
,nstoad oipassing with a pleasant bow.
And llow dye d. ~ Or lIoa ! Your uncle now ~
inpcleI BY feelings in their nature kind
But slightly weak. and somewhat undefinrd.
Rush at each other. make sudden stand.
Begin 10 talk, expatiaie, and expand
Each looks quite radiant seems extremely struck.
Their meeting such piece of luck
Each thinks the other thinks he's greatly Pleased
+, screw the vice in which they both are sIueez.I
s, ;.'err they talk, in Dust in mud or srow,
Both bored t, death, and both afraid 10 20!
Yonr la; once lifted, do not hang vrur ire,
Nnr, like slow Ajax, fl Citing still retire
!
60 Of; you've mounted your percussion cap
Some words LsHsrAGE may be well applied.
And take them kindly. ihpsyi they touc! your pri,e
WORDS lead to things; scale is more precise
Coarse speech, bad grammar swearing, drinking, vice
Our cold Norheaster's icy fstter clips
The native freedom Of the Saxon lips;
See The brown peasant Of the plastic Souih,
ilow all his passions play about his mouth,
" ith Us. the feature that transmits the Soul,
y r. zen. passive palsied breathing hole
The crampy snacdes cf the plnughbpy' walk
lie The small muscles when he strives to talk
Not all the puniee Ct the Polished town
Can s;Rnaih this Ihness of the BARNARD down:
Rich, hunoTed. titled, he berays his race
BY this one ark.-he's awkward in The face -
Natures rude impress. long before he knew
The sunny street that holds tie SIZED few
It can't be helped. though if We re taken youne,
We gain some freedom Of the lips and tongue;
i'n schaai aud echg &c ofea isy il vain
1" break tle paddock Of our boyhood's -hain;
One stubborn word will prove this axiom true:
No laie-caug int rustic enunciae rie,r
\ few brief stanzas may he well employed
T. speak C errors we can all avoid
Learning condemns beyond The reach of hone
ihe careless chur that speaks OF So ap for soap;
Her edlct exlles from her fair abode
! he cIuwnsh Voice that utiers 10 ad for r ad;
Less stern 10 him who calls his cnst coat,
And steers his boat. believing il boat
oise i'ardoned one, our classic city, boast
" no said a. Cambridge, MOST instead Of most.
But KIN! her brows and stamped her angry foot
= c hear Teacher call root a root
once more; speak clearly, if you speak at all;
Carve every VOID btiore you let i, fall;
j. nj Ikea lecturer dramatic star
Try over hard 10 roll The British r:
ID" rut your accents IL the proper spot;
a'oTi- III me beg you, doni say"IIow?'' for .Wha?'
And, when you stick Conversations burs
D0nt s'rew your pathway with those Ireadfu mrs
rom little matters let pass TO legs
AMI lightly touch the mysteries Of DRESS;
he outward forms the inner man reveal
sNe guess the pulp beiore we Gu, The neil.