Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-07-14
4 WONDERFUL
.$!ssSR:aTiVE or OLD ALEXANDRIA,
OR THE
,ssE IaSiCN OF JOHN TRUST.
CHAPTER ..

CHAPTER 3
IL length tie term OF nv bondage ended
ne 0ay upon which was Gftecn my guardian
cg!!ed ne early, tor morning jaunt We
pesaed out Of the CITY hy its leading street, be-
lore business was asIir in its shops, and ascend
ei range Of bill. on the West A short walk
rFonS the hilltop, clothed in woods, led to au
opening, from which d pleasant landscape
opened We seate / ourselves upon 4 projecting
9oot, and as the increasing light OF the morning
3vesled, each moment, new beauties 20 our
view, gaZed for a While, in silence, on the pic
ureScce panorama spread out before us. II
gcs q delightful scene. The sun had not yet
giided the tree tops oi' the Maryland hills; Yet
he clouds in the Esstern sky were growing
:uddy rs they saw the King Of day coming up
out OF the far Atlantic A moment afterwards
md the edges OF the clouds caught silver from
3he advancing sun: a conaagration seemed kin
1leG G mid the woods on the distant hills, and
:he lofty foliage around lis caught fire from the
light, and famed 10 green and gold. The town
end loEands before US were still but dimly
diScernable in the thick mist that had fallen
nth sleep upon it, and yet fingered drowsily
~hout It's roof trees But while We eazed, the
shafts Of light descended into the valley as the
Gun rose over the hill; and the mist, lifting it.
aelf in tongues OF flame, stood over the town a
:loment, and then, passing, as it were, between
us and the sun, was lost in the upper Skies
low the dancing waters OF the distant river
shown in the morning light; the creek on the
South cleaned like FURNISHED shield afar 10
me North the white turrrts ami walls Of the
tietropolis OF the Federation glistened in the
bGacing air, while to the right, In front, and
away tc the left of US, the river rolled on through
i>s .em Of grassy shore, un'll it gave its
Gst fash and was lost to sight among the dis
ZEN: trees.
i drank-in the beauty of the scene with a
fresh appetite. Here my guardian gave me up
Ing 20 the sun, be told me of men who believed
a:ey Of its fire, then skipping with light pace
rom system to system, he opened to my aston
;shed view hundred creeds lie believed
,7hat h. told me, God forgive him his errnrS;
ne poured them into my young mind. M en-
nave made he went on, "a thousand Gods,
aveling their own ideals to the proportions of
Divinity and calling them God Heretofore |
ieve guarded you from the lusion [ wish to
1uie you no further Trust yourself alone.-
The only GDd we know is KNOWLEDGE, and
knowledge is power. Alas! | did not know
then that the serpent had told Eve so, six
thousand years before. Thenceforward. dur
ins The remainder Of Our stay in Alexandria, he
interpo>ed m obstacle to my intercourse, but
gun to develop on he hilltop talked with me,
unfolding more fully the opinions be held, 20
that 10 uly eageraess t. fill void | long had
known, felt interest in title else, and il was
not long before the tool aud | said, togeth-
er, in our hearts, ''th,re sno God knowI-
edge was my sole aiul. | speak truly, when |
say that all Of affection, ambition or hope, ali
that can inspire and eAclre man IN lite Strug-
gle, urged me to obtain knoWledge--TO KNOW.
Ny devotion delighted my guardian. > He
vas anxious that the seed which throve so well
should be cultivated, and in few months We
hgde farewell to Alexandria; to America, and
| took position in literary instltu ion OF con-
siderable eminence, In the South of France
The institution had been founded during the
mldd ages, but It's poSSessors were driven out
IN the horrors of the Revolution, and it was
now the centre Of school of philosophy, whose
prime teDets hal been expounded by my guar
clan, on the heights of Alexandra. 1t Is use
less TO detail the system here pursued. 1t riv
etad falsehood upon my SOU, and in three years
gave me again to the world, It's chef d tpuvre.
nth maxim in my mouth which sill STANDS
aiSh in the philosophic world, but which, if it
cen be reduced TO the vernacuar of any people
rnder the sun, means, I'VE are gods, knowing
sooC end evil
l. legacy from rich relative, on the day
!ai5 college, added largely to the already consid
cole fortune OF my guardian, and ne determined
10 complete, by tour of travel, the accomplish
Iaelts had already won by my own Industry
nc native talents. Geneva, Rome, Constan'
.inoDle, Athens and Jerusalem were visited in
,urn-remalning at each months, or weeks as
)eGt enabled US to see the celebrated spots and
:ajoy the notable society of the region. l. is
Useless, tur the purposes Of this confession, to
:esell the incidents of this Journey, interesting
slough they were. My guardian ioundin many
?laces his old acqualnances among persons Of
distinction, and with ample letters secured ike
cvantages IN cl,les where no casual incident
turned up former friend We left no city
ratll It had yielded Us all that We desired My
5naTdlah s assistance was invaluable he often
,,0'onished me by the extent and variety of bis
.:ho"'edge, and seldom fell below my expecta-
;o:a at iengih we stopped at Calcutta to re-
:: "l '"f few mohths, after an exciting and at
::3nes, per'lous journey through a portion of
-oinuo :, an. Ihe foreign residents were more
,aan hoSpltloGe, TOR an arrival OF q noIished
:ea''enlan ron Europe was rare event, in
nose Gays Dnuers, social parties and other |
INDICATIONS OF welcome, among The better class
S2, honored our stay among them and We nro-
loagrd it considerably beyond our original in |
:e1tlon
among the celebrities in Calcutta, at the time
"as DR.. Wroe. He had reputation for IA.
lliarlty WI the occult sciences-and it was
believed in the capital that he had, by some in
,ehulty, become possessed of the secrets of the |
Ss:onlshlng, juggleres, by which the Iudian
.'rlests OF i1ndoostan contrived TO acquire and
}sfpetuate sn Unlimited Influence over nations,
SSvneI~lSe considerably elevated in the scale Of
aeathen civilization, He was cbarv of his art