Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-11-30
Young Ladies, Note This.

Young Ladies, Note This,
A member of Parliament writing to his
daughter, says: "I I observe you have
more than once offered me, as an eHcus
for the few letters that get from ysu,
the statement that you are bad ceres
pondent, and so forth; and have
apologies occasionally frem my other
friends, pleading fer the same fault the
pressure ofindispensable avocations Now
such things ara not in good taste The
last of them is ill-bred, and the former
seldom sincere. 1t is no compliment to
tell one that you attend to him only on
the cessation Of v hat is more important
to you than minding him and 1 much
suspect that, were any one to reverse the
case, and tell ysu in plain tsrms that you
are wretched Or even lazy letter-"Il-
ter, you would be very apt to lose you
! tenn er Worse than both these, how
ever, is the really slipshod, common place
aften adduced with an air of originality
and wit, of appearing to pity your frlenc
for having to read your letter, and tell
ing him at the conclusion, shall not
infict nay trash on yeu any longer; /
new relieve you from purgatory, and the
like They are gress vulgarisms, and
poor bats laid for complimentary an
swer. l know, my dear Jane, you will
take these remarks Of mine in COED part.
Lock into the best collections Of publish
ed correspondence, such as Madame de
Sevigne, Lady Wortley Montague, Pope
or Covper, and though in all of them
, g, !. - aft4n find ..it and hamoF, they
aihIs and.sei.aea =
: Lieut.. Manry, at the laying OF the cor~
ner stone of the University of the South
(Which by the way, was set on foot bv
r Bishop now Lieut.. General Polk) said
l L have been blamed by men of scienc.
I both in this country and in En~Iand Cor,
1 quoting the Bible in confirmation Of tbs M
=, doctrine of physical geography. The
{ Bible, they Say, was not written for sci
! entIhc purposes, and IS therefore Of no
7 7 authority. | beg pardon; the Bibl,
Is COED authority for everything it teach.
) es- What would you think of the his
torlan who should refuse to consult the
historical facts of ths Bible because tho
Bible was net written for tbs purpose OF
hlstsry The Bible is true and sci
encc is tAe; and when you hear men ~ Of
science, with vain and h2Sty conceit an
nSunce the discovery Of disagreement
between them, rely upon it, the fault is
,, not With the Witness Of his records, but
> with the worm" who ESSAYS. to il ter
. pret evidence which he does not under.
I stand
When |, pioneer in one department of
this beautiful science, discover the
truths of revelations and science reAec-
ting light upon each other and each sus-
tanning the other, how can as a truth
loving, knowlsdge-seeking man, fail to
point ont the beauty, and rejoice in It's
:, discovery and were [ to suppress the
emotion with winch such discoveries
: ought to stir the soul, the waves Of the
= sea would lift up their voice, and the
very stones Of the earth would crv out
against me-
AS student of physical geography, I
regard the earth, sea, air and vater. as
. pieces of mechanism, not made with
hands, but to which nevertheless. certain
ofnces have been assigned in the terres-
tai economy. 1t is good and profitable
TO seek to find out these offices, and
point them to our fellows ! And when
after patient research, | am lei TO the
discovery of any one of them, feel with
= the astronomer of old, as though had
thoqght enc Of Gods Thoughts and
trem6le..'