Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-02-05

nav be- supported 10 whole or 10 part by fluids
derived from taxation, TO select the same from
among peIsJus known 10 belong to different
political parties.
The bill extending the James River and
kauawha Canal to Clifton Forge was taken up,
anerdrd and discussed. Pending discussion,
the House adjourned.
Lowell ctters of Eminent Persons.
Let us take glarce at the loVe-letters OF
solne men eminent 10 the professions And
first of all our diviues. Chalmers says, in his
Dairy, just before be was married: "D!smlsslng
all authorizations of heaven upon earth, may l
bstake myself soberly and deerminedly to the
duties of the married state" 1t is hoped the
good wife felt fattered by this expression Of
Christian resignation. He was very different
to another Scotch divine of almost equal emf
nence, who, during his honeymoon, so far an
tcipa.cd events as to date letters from "hea-
vep." The love. letters of Whitfield are Gu
! rious. He said 10 hem that, if be knew him.
self, he was quite free from the giddy passion
which the world calls love. These eminent
! theoogiaus were not at all like Racine.
Hcmarried because his coniessor recommend.
ed him to nsrry, ADD thought that, in this
way, be would bes, overcome his unfortunate
proclivty for ulkIug verses "When be was
resolved to marry says lis son, neither love
DOR Interest had anything to dc with his choice;
aud 10 So serious an affair he consulted reason
| ouly" His wife did uot know the difference
| betgcco 20, try and prose, and never read line
| of her husbands tragedies except, perhaps,
the titles Oue of the brietest Of theological
| love stories rea,es to the marriage of Robert
| Hall He made up bis mind that he would
marry bis servant. Sc he went into the kltch-
en- and said, b tty, do YOU love the Lord p
Yes, sir" SAID Betty. betty do you love
H. % he next as ked. Il hope so, master"
she answered. and they we're happily mar
ricd
The men o! science do not appear, On the whole,
to have been equally happy, We should like
to have seen Comte' sletters to bis Clotllde, but,
as rule it is i'll for man of science to fall
10 love with a woman of science. Sir Hum
phrey Divy tells his mother, 81 am the hap
piest of men iu the hope Of a union with NO
man equally distinguished for virtues, talents,
aud accomplishments. He joyously tells has
brother, Mrs. Appreece has consented to
marry me, and when the event takes place, |
shall aot envy kings, princes, or potentates. "
Sir Henry Holland describes the sensation
which Mrs. Appreece made in Edinburgh So
cieties, when even reglus professor went
dowu 90 his knees IN the street to fasten her
shoe. Nevertheless, the marriage turned out
to be unsuitable and unfortunate. Count Rum
ford, philosopher if ever there was one, mar
ried Nine. Lavosler, philosopher herself,
and widow Of philosopher.
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book was Love is noble passion Of the
clever French woman. 1t is nat known what
the way 10 which he wrote about her after
ward L have the misfortune to be married
to one of the most imperlous, tyranncal, No.
perseverance, 10 pursuing an obi ct is equal to
her profound cunning and wlckedness III fran
Jog IT," He explains one of his troubles
"She goes and pours boiling water on some of
my beautiful flowers" which was at least &C.
centric conduct on the part OF the lady. Yet two
very eminent living men, Nj. Guizot and Sir H.
Holland. knGw her, and indeed, speak very
kindly of her memory NJ. Guizot's Own mar
riage was uuder sufficiently remarkable cir
cumstauces. He galued his wife's heart by
writing anonymous articles 10 periodical for
her when she was laid up, and this litter of
papers might be regarded as novel species of
love-letterS.
On Thursday morning lp The dawn when the
light 10 the room was very indistinct, Mr.. Au
gustus Staubus, respectable farmer about
fifty years old, living near Mouat Scion, in
Augusta county, got up aud went to the room
where his daughter and her child were lying in
led and standing by the bed ask ed the Lit