Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-08-18
OWING = -.
al send thee flowers given 10 me,
Though long before thy hand they touch,
know that they must witlercd be.

=. send thee flowers given 10 me,
Though long before thy hand they touch,
know that they must wtercd be.
But yet reject them not as such, &c
To whom directed it suits us not to say, but 1t
snficeth that i, was written upon gilt edge paper
with an exceedingly nice little crow quill, and
strange 10 sny, ~
"Thc seal a sun flower: " Ellie suit partout,
The motto cut upon white cornelian.
The wax was superfnc, Its hue vcrmillion"
We have not time say Of this interesting eps-
tie, as our word must be redeemed by offering cure
for our phrensied lover. Horaccs witch, rather
old woman, being crossed in love- boiled the bones OF
most beautiful young boy for the purpose of cx-
tracing from them an ointment with which TO gain
the affections Of her beloved but we would not
advise so cruel proceeding to our wounded friend,
nor are We superstiiious enough TO tell him of the
secret charms hidden in herbs and flowers, nor Of
sorceries ncamiations, &c.
Now the poet Grid tells us" Mill est quod non
cGrcno captus nmore, aust'-so in the first place he
must risk everything. 1t is scarcely necessary to
remind him Of the fact thut
"lIammnn wins his way where scraph', might
despair"
Conslancy and abiding faith arc sometimes good
"Great is the Elyth Of love, the constant mind
doth mulch nrnylc;
And hee that is we'll fraught with wealth, in love
doth much prevnyle."
But perhaps the experience upon this subject Of
three very famous women, one the hoest the other
the crafIcst. and third the merriest-all Of great
beauty of face, comsly proportion of body large and
high forccads,-" their breasts, say writers, placed
in comcly order, small wnis,ed fair hands of pass
ing cunning to play upon instruments, and heavenly
voice to sing"
Nnw the first of these, Lamia lived about the time
OF King Antigonus, whose son Demelrius falling
violently in love with her. Intercepted her rs follows
:" What is the thing. by which woman,is soonest
won! - "Thcre is nothing, said Lama, which
sooner ovcrcometh woman, than when she sccth
man to love her with all his heart, and to sustain for
her sake great pains, passions, trials and lrbuaons
with long continuance and entire affection" Deme-
trus again asked: "Why do women sometimes,
rather hate than love men!" whereun:o: The
greatest cause why woman doth hate man, is.
when 4 man doth vaunt himself of that which he
doth not, and performeth not the thing which he
promiseth.'' lie demanded further: what is the
cause Of amiy between lovers being broken !"
There is nothing that sooner maketh love cold,
than when one Of the two doth stray in love"
Again: "What is it that most tormenteh the
lever!" Not to attain the thing which he desircth,
and to lose the thing which he hopeth to enjoy"
The second, Lais was the daughter of tile great
Sacrifcer in the Temple Of Apollo at Dcphos-she
lived in the time of King Pymhus, and went with
him into Italy. This is the very celebrated woman
of whom Aulus Gelus says that, the good philoso.
pher Demosthenes went from Athens to Corinth TO
in disguised apparel; but before the door opened
she demanded twelve hundred sestercios of silver
whereunto Demostlienes answered: l buy not re,
pentance so dear"
Now this Lais being asked by young man Of
Cornth-" what he should say to girl whom he
had long loved, but had almost despaired,' "You
shall say unto her, "sad Lais," that since she will
to allow you to be her servant" Theban knight
inqufring, :" How he should act towards his false
idol (" She answered: " Make her think herself
very faithful, thereby removing the cause of her un.
if she sees that you know and dis
semble the matter, she will sooner die than amend"
The third lady, Flora, lived during the Punic
wars-upon her gate was affixed this title" King,
Prince, Dictator, Consul, Censor, High Bishop, and
Qunestor may knock and come in" To the Consul
manilius asking her." what should he do TO o
woman who returned not the love he bore towards
her''-she answered: If you are willing to love her
onger, let her not think that you have given her
over, for We are naturally tender in love- and
hard in hatred."