Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-09-26
MISCELL LANEoUS
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ny N, r. WiLIis.
The pston OF a mere literary man IN Ling land. 10
eIele rbovc that Ia which he il hun. IL that of a
J.ckal liz IL invited ior what ho contributes 10 ,ho
nerlanmenl of the arsocreue ons and lonss,e, who
feed hlm lie has neither power nar pvelegn IN their
sl re lie dare not into dnce friend excerpt
ihel Iackall, aud would be Tor very oNlrafdnsry rs
sons. hal he would ever nj ihe tables where he is
most ntmate. bis father of mother, wife. sister, az bro
thtr. Thu fotnan who sumrtlmes 10 hun with
a houk. knows the diilercnre between him ard
the Other gness IT his masto. aud by nnpnnlsh hlo
dleienro of manner. makes The dis lncnn IN his
wee. The abandon which they feel III his presence. he
never leels IN Hcus, aud we iuh whether lhonms
Moore hinsi the pet Of he English nistuefacy io ot
" years, o,er h'so', in thru company that he WIS IL
the presence OF hs supcru. and eet Il condescrn
sion.
Now. we have many ople in th4 eount,y. Amch.
cans bun. who are m0nHIohl-ts, and who make
pie IN private converslUn ol wishing fr defined srs
lucIacy, aud her lnr1ugble d.neilo,s belween the
different cases Of society. In he picture they draw
however they Themselves hgure nv the afstocras aud
must take the liberty, Tor tho momrnt. of put'ing
them "below the SALT, aud setlng tpnh few of their
nunny yaucts lnko the best wed American IN Lon
don yaufself, Tor example. MI Reader You have no
ilNed mnl, and therefore you hve nohnp 10 keep you
oNn and can lSn TO any position III ihe aiii III your
bic entertainer. As lrclpner YOU circulate freely tns
many well Introduced do) through all The pellcirad t."
the W. end. Nou nvl.c1 l. dine. We wlll say
len twelve guess all noble except yourself and
when ynu anl, around upon the five other p,niemcn. II
possible that, wi hou vaotv, You the ,uclu
slon that dress, address. si aud nntnIn plis you
nj leas he equal Of lhnse around you. DINNER IA
late il belng announced. aud meantime YOU know Ill
the ladies' aud particularly acquainted with the
Youngest and prettcs', you SIT dawn by the latter and
promise Yourself the plrasur" II eVng her arm when
the doors are thrown open. and s'lp by her at dntr
The butler makes his Appearance lns md the lady WI
mery. who is tcrlibc "spoou,' hui undoubtedly "My
Iofd' takes lhr lady f. III You. and mnkcs hls 10
ihe dinner table Your II Al thought i. In foil and
place on tho other side ol her, but I'll another
couple TO aks precedence and ynn left a
last wnk in alone aud take the seat lhai Is left per
haps between two who ave lady on ih- other side
pka.ant- IN
Agaln Yu siIolling in Regent Sffeet or The
Park with an Eugslman whose acquaintance you made
on your travels He is man Of fortune. and as udr-
pendent IN his chatactcr as any man IN England. On
Tho Continent ho struck you particularly high minded
and free from prejudice. Ynu are ehaniag viii him
flmlarly when Young nob'enan. not remarkable
for any hing but his nobility. sus his arm into your
friends and Joins the promenade From TINT moment
your friend ryos yuu about much II his ,tienun
he does 10 his walking stick. lets Your questions 60
answered. 1t them he never 80 clryeT aud Enjoys with
the hphrs zest the most temnie spoonyosiues oi my
lord. lon, perhaps, as srangef visit IN my lords CIR
Gle of society and friend does not but he would
you 10 him. and If you begin to think You Monsieur
de 1,op and say grod morning. your iliend, who new
er parted from you before without making an Engage
you again, qves You nod without turning
his head from his lodshiP. mud very dryly echoes your
good morning."
Aud This we repeat the most independent in
Eng and will do, for he is bronghi up 10 fear God
aud honor lrl and is bred in his bone aud brain
We could give n thousand similar instances. but the
reader easily imagine them. The life Of n cosm".
Eng aud s Of inevitable aud daily eclipe and
mor caton-nnthing but the frce ot en- y habits md
education making it lorrable 10 the Englishman him
self ard nothing At all making it in way cnlua5Ir
republican Of any pride spirit Ynn naturally
'Nhy associate win the middle classes, and let the
atisiocracy 90 the devl' bat adiraiy sending pao
pie the dev is Of usc aud lhe middle RI sscs value
Yourself and each other only nlfoduc ion TO them
IL asiocratc, thtr friends are appTayab'e by
aristoeraiic eye. There is class free fom this hu
milla'ing weakness
The noilce of a lord will st any time take the wind
ont Of your sas when lady IN the cas-; your tailor
will leave you half measured 10 my lords cab in
the street. yonr doctor will neglect yonr fever for ny
lords cold; Your friend will breakfast with my lord though
engaged particularly with yon; and tho out 'ings ard
in comines the s1yinls and doings, the stupldes i'm
pudences manners greetings and condencensons Of lords
nnd ladies', nsurp The conversation IN all places. and 10
the interruption exclusion Of The most gave person
al topics
Understand us, we grudge respect to dgniiies or
or authorities Even t, wealth, as power wa are W u
ing to We'd The wall Bn, say again. that rcpub
Gcan spirit must rebel against homage TO any thing h,
man ,c pict il ncrer compete and In This lies the
only dis ineti N I've ferveatly hope) which will ever
hedge in an American arisocracy. Let who viii get to
niadeadof us by superior sailing'he richer the hand
sonnet the cleverer, the siongr the more beloved aud
gifted-tlere "a play the start abd we will pay
Difference and duty with the promp,es But M lords
snd ladies, Mr.. President, il you love us.
THE CREDIT SYSTEM.
Debt s the curse uf our age II unnsrves industry.
clogs the movements of business is Incubus that