Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-10-11
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..,,'tt Bethany !, ,i,s
------tNay, more; / will promise you an intel
lectual treati into the bargain, for we will extend
our trip to Bethany, where you will be compelled
to acknowledge; lmay always find friends, to rub
the rust from my mind, when it has accumulated
among the sober and matter of fact pursuits of
home. We will find there P atriarch in his modes
of life-in his social and moral dominion over the
dispositions and habits of his family and DEEPEN
dents-in discharge of the duties of religion, hos
pitalty and beneyolence-in the care and control
of his hocks, his herds, and his vast estates; but
we must also go prepared to encounter in him, the
sage, the scholar, and the man of the world. We
must brush up our acquaintance with books, man
ners, and with men, and be ready TO soar into met
aphysics; to discuss the practical and tuseiul-to
speculate on arts and sciences-7nay evento trlfle
agieeably, or we will not be companonable to Pres
ident Campbell at home ''. VIC ',i'@1''HNt ~
90 Them too, there will be Professor P- with
whom we will have our noctes dnbr0sianG; but we
must brighten up our attainments in poetry, bellies
letIes, and the classics to begule him into such
library gossip such SEQ -, -.. -, "@1'i-'i'
as, in happier days. gave zest to our own exist
ence-and lure him, nothing 10th, from science,
and sober philosophy; rather, i imagine, the en-
poyment of his talent than The pursuit of his tastes;
and Yet we snail 1luu MIN AZ uOue OH Ills ltIu,
milar with its details, and combining knowledge
with industry, in its management. we will look,
from his balcony, on the lovely valleys, or, more
properly, basin beneath, and around us; OF consid
cradle extent when we reflect that it's the proper
ty of one individnal-the President,-and but
portion of his possessions surrounded by lofty
hills, crowned with noble forests, rich, during my
recent visit, in the variegated tnts OF Autumn, and
he, for while, forgetful of the tlnultuons world
from which we appear to be excluded. In short
for am afraid you are growing tired-.we will I'M
agine, MS contemplate the quiet hamlet SPRING
ing into existence at our feet; the tasteful dwell
lings, and well dressed strawberries Of the PROBES
sors, dotting the prominent points OF the landscape;
and listen to the tinklings of folds, blending hht
moniously, with other sights and Sounds. which
give establishment and interest TO rural lie, that
we have found the happy valley Of Rasselas, with
this advantage i'll power, that, instead oil the
wayward and capricious prince, and thesinsipid
princess, for our oompanions,w WILL have the So
cety OF men Of the highest order OF intelligence,
and cultivation, and of ladies worthy to be their
partners in social, moral, and intellectual enjoy
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ANTIQUITY OF THE Opp-FELLows.-The origin
of the order of Fellows is Of an ancient date.
II was established by the Roman soldiers in camp,
after the order of the Isaelites during the reign OF
Nero, the Roman Emperor, who commenced his
| io, C;i;yans Tbs name or Odd Fellows was giiy-
~ ~" 4t;s Jnrde, nf nan 4 10Y IN THs Ca,sar
~ .rl.s fron, ,Ss;, nSn,oiv cf notions
from their knowing each other by night well
by day, and for their fidelity to him and their coun-
| try, In the 18th century it was established in
France and afterw ards in England BY john d Ne
vile. ,ll5d iait3,h aiai 10 Slqosq 5dT .as1iqsE
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Observation-Disclosures have been divided into four
classes, The first may be compared to an hour
glass, their reading being as the sand-it runs in
and runs out, ana leaves not Nestlse oen.u