Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-08-25

There Is IN this city an old man Of sixty
years who graduated ut the University Of
Dublin, Ireland; at the age Of TWENTY-FIVE
he was admitted as surgeon ia tho British
army, andin that capacity visited this conn
try with the English; was present at tho
destruction Of the public buildings. stores,
Nc at Washing city; has been in India with
the british army, has been present during
his service as Il surgeon, at four thousand
ampuiations, and fifteen severe battles; was
shot twice, performed surgical operations
on three hundred wounded generals. seven
colonies. twenty captains. and over eleven
thousand otsmaller grades, &c; has dinod
with two kings. one emperor. the sultan,
pope, innumerable great generals, iNc.,
has held the largest diamond in his hand
known in the world, except one; has had
the British crown ON his head; has been
married three times, was father of eleven
children, all of whom he has survived
Broken down by disease. he could no
longer practise his professions too poor to
live without employment. he saild in an
emigrant ship to this country three years
ago; and this man of remarkable adven-
lures, classic education, master Of four Ian.
guages. sixty years old, poor, old aud de-
caying. is now peddling oranges and ap.
pies in the streets Of this city! We know
not what we are; verify, we know not what
we may bel Boston Nal.
"Ahl they arc very busy and bustling
here no,e, but they will all be still enough
by-and-by," said clergyman from tho
country as he passed with his friend, for
the first time, through Cortlandt street into
crowded Broadway, ut It's most peopled
hour. "And," slid our informant, (tho
friend alluded TO, who had lived in tho
grcat metropolis all his lifc.) Il never be-
fore ttlt SO iorcbly, 50 sudden was the OBJ
scrvaiion and SO icr,ent the expression Of
the speaker, the truth Of his remark 10
ne the scene before US was an every day
one; to him, spending his days in the calm
retirement Of the country, the crowd. tho
roaring of the wheels, the sumptuous yc-
hicles of wealth, aud the belizcned trap-
pings of PRIDE, presented a contrast so
strong that the exclamation which he made
was forced from him by the overpowering
thought: 'Ye busy, hurrying throng. go
rlcii men, yc VAN ana proud men. whore
will all these fh;"5s bci--whcre will y0w
be seventy years from nowl'" "Aiicr ALL
says Sidney Smith, stake some thoughtful
moment Of life, and add together two IDEAS
Of pride and ofman: behold him, creature
of span high, stalking through infinite
spacc in all the grandeur of littlcncss.--
Perched on spcck Of the universe, every
wind Of heaven strikes into his blood tho
coldncss of death; his soul fonts from his
body like melody from the string. Day
and night, as dust on the wheel, he is rolled
along the heavens, through a labyrinth Of
worlds. and all creations of God urc fam
ing above md beneath. Is Misa creature
TO make himsclfa crownofgloryl--tomock
at his fellows, sprung from tho dust to
which they must alike rcturnl Does tho
proud man not crrl--docs lie not suficr?----
does he not dicl When hc reasons. is ho
nevcrstoppcd by dilliculticsl Whenhc acts
Is he never tempted by plcasurcsl When
he lives, Is he free from paint When ho
dies, can he escape the common gravel
Pride is not the heritage Of man. Humili-
ty should dwell with frailtysan atone for
ignorance, crrcr and npcrfcction."
IIupcr's Magasine.