Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1850-01-03

! She loved and was betrayed She gave her
hand-her heart -and her fortune, and re-
ceived in return false smilss hbnied andh ol.
low words -heglect, insulfand treachery.-
Alas for The hciress Alas for the perils
of wealth. R Hi
TRUTH ALONE IS BEAUTIFUL.
/ There IL ha innate principle Id the human
| heart WHICH causes nen to sloveItrutb ana r.
| gard it is something peculiarly valuable
beautiful ana majestic. The images Of
lively fancy or the fairy forms of the ideal
world, may delight for moment LIE rest.
less mind !; but truth alone can ilnpart a
| space which partakes of its own dignity, sim
plicity ana Eternity Those who are charm.
ed with finely wrought taiss Of iuiaginarr.
| joys and woes and are wont to feed the i'm
mortal intellEect with 'airy nothing, feel too
painfully Tile insuffieiency of fiction to sup
| ply the deep necessities Of, the soul and
though such seldom become the LOVERS and
defenders pf truth, they are accustomed to
regard IT as Treasure WHICH possesses the in
herent power Of imparting lasting salts.
faction to iii possessor. HI
So spontaneously does the love Of truth
spring apih thet human heart, that no system
oterror ho5weyerstudied and specious, would
meet the appreciation Of mankind, did it net
assume the garb ofreality asid present itself
to the inquiring mind astAe object of its
search III
Truth, Then, may be regarded as having
an original abodein the human soul; and
doubtless that earlier man stood on the sub
ject earth anil held sweet converse with
Cberubini anH Seraphim,r saw it in full per
lection and loveliness But when the pol
lutnlg and destroying influence of sin intro
dueed dlsorder and confusion into the har-
montous uhiEerse, and married the beautiful
symmetry 6fInlan's moral constitution, pre-.
Judiee IN part, gained the ascendeney over
the principle, had obtained seat in the heart,
there to defend error and counterfeit truth
When we consider truth as an emanatien
from Deity. aliaitsibute ofIthe Eternal, As
destined fathe progress OF times to reyolu-.
tionize the world, and restore man to his
pristine similarity to his Maker, it is mot sur
prising that 4 silent awe and admiration
should steal oyer us, and while We contem-
plate its grandner and purity. that sublime
emotions Should fill the soul. and that it
should prfsent;itsflf to rational beings, as
alone beautiful HI
N II =
DOMESTIC LIP - He cannot be a n unhap-
Ply man. who has the love and smiles Of wo-
man to accomppny him in every department
of life. The world may look dark aid cheer.
less without ~ enemies may gather ii hispath.
but'when biz returns to tie Preside and feels
the tender love Of woman, he forgets his
cares and his troubles, and is a comparative
y happy man. He is but half prepared for
q rnAy ToFh 5faJ AL 4
to soothe and comfort him, that friend who
will forsake him in no emergency who will
divide his sorrows increase his joyslift the
veil from his heart and threw sunshine amid
the darkestseenes. No man can be nisera-
bic who has such companion, be he ever so
poor, despised anbtrodden uponby thcwcrld.
The HARRY GIRL,--A happy girl il To be
known by her fresh looks and Bneyant snr,ir-
its. Day in and day out she has something
to do, and She takes hold of work as If sbe
did not fear toBsoil her hands or dirtyher a.
prom Such girls Ewe love and respect where
ever we find theni- lin palace or howell
Alwayspleasaat and always kind, they ncv-
er turn up their noses before your face. or
Islander you behind your back They have
more sense and BETTER employment. NV hat
are firts and hustle bound girls in compari-
son with theseg Good for nothing butto'look
at; and that il rather disgusting. Give us
the industrious and happy girl, and We care
not who wStslSps fashionable and idle simple
tons. 81 Ei
y u ---5 :. >>ss,,e~,~ - III.
How TtkuE--I In the language Of an emf
nent writer, man courts happiness in n THOU
sand shapes, and The Easter he followsit, the
switer II flies from him Almost everything
pronliseth Aappiaess Ito us at Assistance, such
2 pitch of estite, such fortune, or match
for clila bat when we come nearer to it,
either weIIfall short of it, OF it falls short Of
our expeetation-; and it is hard to saytwhich
Of theseissthe greater Disappointment Cur
hopes are psually bigger than enjoyment can
satisfy, ami ~ evil long feared, besides that
it may meter COMETS many times more pain
ful and troublesome than The evil itself Nhen
It comes 4fF.
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TnIxK n Thought enger5crs Thought
Place oneHiiea upon paper another will fol
low it, and still another, until you have writ
ten a page Yeu cannot fathom yonr mind
There is d we'll Of thought there which has
no bottom The utore You draw from ii, the
inore.clcaS and fruitful it will be. III YOU
neglect tolthink yoarseif, and use other peo-
pies thou@h giving them utteraace only
-you will never know what ycu are capable
Of At FIRST your ideas may come ont in
lumps-4hcmely and shapeless but ID mat
ter, time Ind perseverance, viii arrange and
polish them LeaFh to think, and you win
soon learuEto Hrite4 the more you think, the
better will yost expresyy onr@isieas
-rfF----rr7v 7ls-s-r-s>-F-s sa as
DEsTRue4ies or ACosTIY BaIDGE4 We re-
greet to Learn that tile stone bridge over lit
lie River, which had been nearly com pleted
by the Loaisa Railroad Company, fell sun
day aftrrnppn,in consequence il Is supposed,
of defective materials used in its coustruc-
ton. This bridge Had been constructed over
Little River, II point about three miles
east Of the yunctipn+--was 80 feet span and
A. feet xisS bud Is supposed 10 have cost a.
bout SIS 900 Richmond Tins.