Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-04-30


sively to his mind that her feelings, her
sympathies and her heart were his. And this
was all he wished to know, and now he could
happily go-satisfed that all things would
in the fulness of.time, eventuate as their
hearts desired for he had more confidence
In the stability Of woman s love than some
old bachelors of our day and hence he
believed that whatever her opinions were
now, the same would they ever continue to
be towards hil, while he acted an honest !
and honorable part But surely it was al |
most pardonablc in him, being of nature
human-to writhe with mortified pride,
if not with rancorous feelings toward any
one-eVen the father Of his beloved, who
would cast such stigma upon his literary
attainments, or his poverty, as he had over
heard. For he, even though poor, felt that
he possessed and might boast of as liberal
an education as that of his daughter, or as
any of the visitors to his mausiou, for his
poverty had not hindered him fr ON enjoy
ing the fruits of Collegiate course, or
from obtaining the highest literary honors
of the same. And hence, he now stood
proudly forth as candidate on the list for
fame, with a brow already encircled with
bright and imperisherable wreath of hon
ors, plucked from the laurels of Parnassus'
summit; for he had long and deeply quaf
fed of the living waters which had gushed
free and unconined from the spring of
Pierus, and stored his mind with the rich
est and rarest gems of classic lore that lay
concealed amid the ponderous tones that
had their birth in the golden age of time
His spirits. too, had been fired with the
bright dreams Of the poet Pindar's sub
lime and flowing diction-with the soft
and bewitching strains Of Sappho, Anac-
reon aud other Ionian bards. His ear had
been gladdened by the dulcet strains which
had been struck afresh from the silvery
harp and golden Tyre of the ancient Greek
and Roman poets-from the majestic and
high-sounding verses of Homer, the un-
dying master of song-from the tragic
strains of Aeschylus, Euripides, and So
phocl les, together with the breathing pages
of Cicero, Virgil, Tacitus and Livy, over
which he had bent for years And finally,
to his penetrating search. through the me-
dium of the Greek, Hebrew and Latin
tongues, old Egypt and the Holy Land had
opened the hoary and hidden mysteries of
the Goometry of the Nile. the antiquities
of the Jewish nation, the Philosophy of
Athens and the Mythology Of the Romans.
Such were portion of his achievements,
and tbinkest thou, kind reader, that her
education could be buried in bis poverty
But he must needs bear the tauut and
smother the rancorous feelings within his
bosom, for he was poor-a poor beggar
ly STUDENT" and this is crime in our en-
lghtene3 age of dollars and cents-ever
though there be not stain upon an indi
viduals moral character even though hi
life has been invariably marked with thai
due regard for propriety and decorum tina
only emanates from virtuous and enlight
ened mind, yet what matters it, when il
/ juxtaposition with the rich man idol
But days and months have rolled b,
since the day on which the poor student
heart was flooded with sorrow, because hi
connubial hopes could not then be realized
and since his feelings were mortified, tha
he. who, ever from childbood's hour ha
been held in the highest estimation, an
i been received with favor among the tru
\ learned-who knew the worth of mind owe
grovelling matter-was deemed by on
wealthy but illiterate man. as unworthy hi
daughters affections.
7 But now, to conclude our sketch, an
show that reward of merit and virtue, lib
retributive justice, though frequently sloa
Z is pretty sure to arrive in the end, we mu
leave the turmoil of the city; where tt
} energies of nearly all are manifested alor
in trade; and hieiDg away to village me-
the banks of Carolina's lovely streams,
"Where waters are SO calm, they scarce
; seem to stray"
We will halt a moment before the most ir
posing mansion-surrounded by beau'
! ! full yard with gravel walks, shaded wit
: vine, clad arbors-upon the door plate
! ! which, is the engraved name of Robe
y y Carlton. NJ. D. He is the estimable ph
:. :. sician of the village, and though he h;
! = been exposed to the violent heats of /,
! ! summer, and the inclemences of sever
:. winter solstices, yet lie still wears on |
- - youthful countenance the impress of
! interchangeable student at the present
Il In days that slumber with the past. B
;. with the past slumber all the sad remin
p cences OF the trials and the {" ice of ind
: ference" that poor student encounters
his pitiless efforts, for within the halls
- his mansion is the first and only loved @
- ~ of his youth, who watches his approa
:. - with anxious bosom, and whose returni
80 80 footballs at the close of day give rise to
~ ~ sweetest music that float upon the event
~ IL gale to her gladdened ear, by whom t
- he is greeted with smile and a kiss. a,
'i' thankful prayer thrills her throbbinp
49, som for his safe return from the dangers
~ the day the cheerful influence of hol
nc nc rendered heavenly by her kindness and
nc sidous attentions. But let us enter
~ neat little sitting room, where the wi
~ ~ father, with his two little grand child
u. VI with smiling faces will joyously greet
lMa' M All how changed is that father q
'aS the death of beloved consort and the
81 of fortune, humbleth the pride and
-: =. mercenary spirit of mankind. That f;
us er. once self exalted, was indignant at
ne ne daughter, and the happy wife before
li0 because she refused the hand of some
re- re- dozen suitors-whose only merits v
seu @ their fathers purses or expected fortu