Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1849-06-28


MOI long since, widow Lady came 70 CUT one
and requested paper to be senflo her &edress re-
marking thai she had several sons fof vhese he1e-
n she became = subscriber. Il may be very natu-
ISl i9I printers 2 commend such sPiris but aier
all, here is more wisdom ia the widows reasdning
than might a. first appear, Or than she might Be-
ahle % elaborate Al advertisement epen eannot
Be read IN newspaper, without suggesting use
int train Of reflections. Fzke Tor example. one Of
The many contnencing Sirayed ur stolen from the
subscriber. AZ Here iseishcr earelessaess 81 the
part Of the owner Of me properly or vili5any M the
part Of one rho wishes 10 own what dses not be-
long 20 him- misfortune on one side crime on the
other. esideSniany wholesome Thoughts from such
consequences. The stable doors and pasture fences
for q time al least, claim closer attention and
sharper look ont
Take another example BIZ virtueof i Deed Of
TF1si exeeuief 70 The subscriber b. a B. EwilE pro-
coed 70 sell = tract or parcel of lam" DC. Sc-
The yoang reader Of the newspaper begins l9 M
quire, WHAT'S deed Of Tr1si Then. why did
The poor man give one-fhel, he dwells upon The
misery Of the unfortunate debtbr and ihis 10 him
self, il is bad thing to 90 in debt and sticks d pm
there Presently an obituary notice arrests his A.
tention Some youth Just blooming into life stficl-
en- by disease and like the flower touched By the m
timely frost wiIhers and dies Here Is sermon
preached 70 him while he awaits his feeding horse
Such sermons, IN the retirement of country life nm
der the shade 81 some tree in eorn1held dosgood.
human rights The rising generation sha1Id know
their rights BY heart fosters the spirit of liberty
History affords no instance Of any people who
achieved somqch, with such small means, as the
people of this country in our revolutionary sttJig-
gle and none ever knew their rights better This
il was which insured fnrifnde under atoms ard
suffering, and az the same time, courage the bat
lie field. Teach your children to read-giye them
Bibie-go with them toChurth-p rocure for ihem
III newspaper-we do not say ours, bnta newspaper
and our word f9ritt they will prove worthy sons of
worthy ancestors
The eondurtof he widow has furnished This
her examp Iesand our remarks we trust, may
not be altogether useless -SkaHt0R Spectdtor sJ 4
An instance, somewhat similar we can state in
his county. Alady. near Hampers Ferry. sent her
son 10 our agent, requesting him to havesthe Free
Press forwarded 10 her--at the same time sitting
that she would pay for Il. s
These things are Characteristic Of the sex There
is scarcely newspaper published which Is notlin-
debted 10 the females for the larger portion of its
patronage. Whilst the men rely, IN partition each-
ing The news attaverhs and stores he females desire
to have the paper in The family circle Show usfan.
integet wife Of nghter, and We feel sure 10 find
the hewspa the family, no matter how g,.orant
the man may Bel
Besides, we may confidently assert that there is
nota great man in the Union, who win not. in his
candid momentsl acknowledge himself indebted, in
great degree, 10 The newspapers for not only his
nooriety but fo thc Substantial part Of his nfbr-
nation. We have never vel seen the man, great or
small, who was not gfatiied 70 see his name I'm
print rs I4