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I It 'u-r : :K S'U: ti . m i I v; . . EH U. H iW" : . IL' U li- P I ; . v.v.fS . 3. f " 1 I H M H I H I J I El 1 H I MAI, - . , I HI H .1 U I'M I H m . EM M I ai 1 Kl - " SI I EI II 1 ':' v I H PI I K- . I BB ffiCB I ' - . m Qk I EI ' I U '.'IB I Iff f 1L ' r .. v . I - ! . 1 " 11 ' T I'" ; "" . 1 : I-.- ' j ' 1 j2 r ' ' ' ' '' ' ' ' 1 ". " ' " '" '" ; ' ,'' j , " . -7-; I: i ft ii c -V 1 1 -I 1 f I Volume lL CHAPEL HILL GAZETTE IS rCLISITCD KTKRT AATrKDAT OttSIXO . BY ..? JMES M. IIENDKRSON. GOITORdE PROPRIETOR : "At $2 Pa Annum, Invaria.- - blv in Advance. .VOVrf.cmivViliNTS will be insrteT at une roll-r pr qarw of 14 lines, fur the firts tnrUon. itt Twenty-five rents per qniire lor ol aieequejit insertion. ' . T1IN W'FAMCY JOS WQRK.W i with ueatnea4 aw disjtcli, ill tei-omnio-.Utincr prices Tisitiiig and Business Cards prtnteJ to order. A FRESHMAN'S LAMEST. Weary, weary, oh! bow weary, i'o vita" colleg retv! Ntwtra para quiun dura est, Studr. Mutly utiuus mt, Ant w have about oat aurea, I'm, prufeftion. aut tntores. Ante lirm we matt rise. ' Krc poauiu rub our tyea, I'.t J preces bast ire. f inc quition Ttrll iniuiry, . ! SbiTcitag in omnia mrmbrj, , Ieoi4P gi lulac li-ccnibri. Tunc a J Itvum recitation t IMuu no must take our station Alii crowding, alii aqueesing, Deatra cluUtt dng, digiU freezing. .Xuac preceptor ooniioa legit. Duo, tm, jva multoa evit, . 2Cow hm call our recttari', Sla-? rcajoo qui or quare. ttii-ut Mat to tremble rcrpit lie can't find the place or keep it ; MagU maiAqae rubracit, lit bic jam ban t coaress it , Tbat be has dot Jearn-1 ha lesson, ' 1 " Et ad next " one it doth pai.-kn, Ilk-, forte. Diac it drv-amiug t ad domum he is seeming Cum amxri renuuidre, . Aut cum o:ue brmom fairy. " Oroli in vacultitem, ; Line, and tcnvuts don't he hate Vm ! , ' Quam difficvlis from i-lotd . - Traaonutare to the real. ' )irekfiu next cbumar attention, ' pbliTcacwr dob to mentionTl That .are placet omnibus, j Facaltjr aa well a va, J ioa av-cewa at narua H jw the pruHKiii w do carry Ad nortmm renrrum, nuramodo, - If all other do as I do; j -- Kut to tay me esae glutton, . Ant we adaiirari matton,l Bed thit ittLe t,ire me auita ' - A nurandnm appetite. 4 ",-iirraI"cWrTUTK?naKir -r- Ad eoUcginm ; .tudii primus ; Loca. aot-e f jr luditandum In hoc parTuin Ci.U munJunj -; J'enien ad ctll j:iin hwly. lleaJ depend nsi mk-k.and lowly, Ere'I've beard, Cr dionght Or eeen it, ' Dawn a tail of cnit ! Jlagna piuria not from coelum, , If I bad a raagnum telum . ' '! ' How I'd beat those Sophmore'a brains, " . Et giVe them inctns fir their pains f - Oh, qnaia persecuti snmus! ' They sure ad mortem mn to doom us; Si qnaaw ' l,ro ncbis' . , 6i qua nltij on th gl- be i Let us hare it Tet armU, One et oaine. what the harm i Pugnia, digiris, calcibusque, Send 'cm down to Pluto ufrae. Fic hje die. g away, L-ti nos when Sol's last ray, Inert sT-ra nwlitibus, . - And froM tw from the Sophmore's curso. onhora, Tenit; tunc . Toruneamu in our bunk, ) TaVde courting enoTcm wmnem, Morpheus babvt one et oranem. gtella; omnibii lucentea, . Soothe our animaa et menb a ; Nunc est media nox. rerJovem! Erat tonitra? Sonmem novem Jam aalutat auribus. . Quklnam nine to best for ns ; Furor! ignis! qnis tumultna- . p-etrifles our gaping Tultns Craor ! loubJa et xounds-et cindera, 't Soaha are .mashing in the window! " Ink-bottles and rocks are plenty Quick, chum! non " t-tince Unt," -Audi, non the glaas a clinking, I Stultus quare stas a winking light a lamp for heaven'. ke ! Let's cause their capita to ache. Locit lux; but Soph, are-wherer Jam, ata ! rant nulli there. nos mwerabili t . Tormentus .umns till we die ; y , Sure our noble Prex can fix it, Won't they mind bis ipse dixit? I-D decided eoon or later, I am bound for home and mater; ' Inflexible dixero, Tale! tunc ao here I got . -0XB wnO WAS THERE. SERENADING SOXO. Air". The Raging Winds." Oh Itbe college boys what a show! The college boya, what a .how! jPJn.U near, and the lesson isn t clear, Ob I the college boys wfcat a rf.ow ! ! The bell ring, loudly a. they go, a. they go, Oh! the bell rings loud'y as they go. ThaUr -called np' 1 the pert Uttle Freah, j . .fnainir collar had he, gay. he-I'T. i - pap." m the cut of my coat, VA read it if Lnly could see. he bell ring loudly as the, go, as they go, -' Oh! the bell rings loudly as tbey go. ( Tb. nexi -n "P" w" e K"1 Suph'' . . aKkrioas rushing" got he ; jiX T swectW t -home, and just now two glad that she does not see me, - The beU rings loudly M they go, as they go, j . Oh! tha bn rings l'"y as Wy go. iTheJ-r cne next with hjs gold-beaded cane, . Oh! the bell ringl loudly as they go. nni last with a fine moustache, - The Bcwor cams law iJ a trifling show of goatee, , . Bays r cbeu-bi-try r Than I . . ' ,. M the, ao. as they go, Tba bell rings J - I the ball rin,rs w "J v ...! mm thT parse tan ouj. ot gaudy, r-jjrsM a. i OUR STORY TELLER From the JT. C. Uniyt-rsity MagHxine. LUCY HARNETT. " This will be a mournful tiile." GiAors. "So you Nvould riear ah old man's tale?" said jlie'of the mournful look) Ayhile a melancholy smile played on his thin lips : and distorted his shrunk n hetk; Well, listen." The rumbling s6i rolled at our feet, filling withjits hoarse murmur the pauses in conversation ; the bleak and desolate sand "hills 'so ehar--aeteristic jf the Cai-olir , oast, reared their barren peaks It-hind, and each passing gust whirled the dry sand in clouds around us. " It is hard," sail he, j" fur youth, in the pride and joy of conscious strength and freshntss;, to dream' that thp days of aije and trial will come;. The boy thjU trudges laughingly to school to tjay, finds it - difficult to convince b'lmself of the fact that days and years- rolling over his head will at last reduce his strength, dry up his reseni&le tl ;upports ji staff, held narmurs ; 1 the grave, bloodj ami cause him to e dt'civpid old inan, who s faltering steps with a in a ollow t - feeble hand, and y of his rest in Yet such is the course of nature, jind I,o!d and withered as I am, vas' once as -young and joyous as: the light-hearted school boy , of to day. Of my early life, it suits me hot toj speak, nor would its relation serve to interest or amuse youl' .One granI event of my life, one grand scene in m- ex istence obscures all minor events, and on tha I would dwell. In the village in! which J dweltresidcd a rich merchant, who, Lavir resigu- -ed his' baseness, sought in retirement-Arid- lUe' society-of an only daughter somcj recompense for the years spent in toil and' the acenmu-. lalion of: :noney. Rich and re spected, a lappyj conclusion to his toilsomo life seemed opened to him - - in' the easei and retirement of our little country town. But could thp future hav been laid before him the rich II: 1 changed p Siiett jwould gladly have aces twith the huniblest plough boy that moves slowlv be- hind his plough Livinjr next door to, and at- tend inr tl p same sehool with the lovely -"'Lucy Harnett, it ' was not surprising jthat an intimacy .shoukl have sprung up between j us, and still less wonderful that senti mentsof regard for my little school fellow" should have ripened into a warmer fepling. j So far as L11C3 was concerned, I am unable to this day to decide whpther shelved me or not. . She was gentle; kind, and affectionate, but; in her Character - 1 J was such (i mixture of contradic-i tions that it was impossible! to tell at one moment -what feeling wouM agitnte her the rioxj.: " Poor Lucy !" The smile hat had before animated his face faced jinto a look of unutterable- sac ness, and a bitteritpar rolled ilowlydown his worn cheek. " Welt," he continued after a slight 1 pause, " I .loved "Lucy Harnett. : Her father, though wound up in his daughter, appeared not to no . tice our growing attachment, pro bably TCga: "ding us still as childien, khougli- Lucy j was now seventeen, and I had some'1 time since com pleted my twenty-first year. lie . appeared r tther io like me, request ing my pr.'schcej at his house fre quently, aid seeming much 'amused with my anecdotes of the outer -world." ' Having graduated at a dis--tinguishedt college, and having vis ited most of the noted cities' of the United St ites, . I was the better qualified, ta cutej-tain him with my . remarks.' ! i I ' ". . " Things, were 'at this stand when one day tile 'house of the olef mer chant was; thrown into confusion by the 6udtlen arrival of a stranger. We Lucy, her father and myself were quiojly Iseated in too parlor when the ifcoupd of horse's leet was heard on thei gravel walk of the yai-diind the door bell rung vio lently. Before ;I could cross the floor the folding door was thrown open, and a young man of thirty fivo' -walked1 into the room. .Tall a cd well made, I with ' regular foa- CHAPEL HILL. 'tores, and neatly dressed, the stfan- ler would have been considered pminently. handsome, had, not a sneer lurkeq about the corners of ; his mouth, giving a harsh ex pression I to the whole face. Ad vancing jwith an. easy nonchalant jair, he nodded Jslightly to .Lucy, t h.nd bowing gracefully to Mr.: Har nett, presented a packet of letters. ; jrh old merchant, without noticing the salutation of the stranger, pro ceeded slowly to peruse thc letters, glancing 'occasionally over his spec xacles at his visitor, j The gentle Unan in I question manifested no embarrassment at his rather cool reception, but, coolly possessing himself, jof- a chair,, proceeded j to Inspect at his leisure the different 1 . 1 - 'ornaments of thp room. 1 " Mr.' liar net; jt having finished reading the let t dressing the s-tra ers, rose, and, aa- 1 . . lger as Mr. Collins, cordial lyAvelcotn pd him to his house, 1 introducing hi nil to his daughter, who he treated Imyself, who he to a bow, and to honored with i a swell bred but rather impertinent Is tare. -Seating iimstlf by Lucy, and filling her head with the last ifiatteries of the citv, I soon found myself neglected ; and angry with her for allowing herself to be plea- sed with! such Ii ps. I rose and left abruptly!. u Business requiring my presence; 1 jin the city, I was n.ecessarih absept Ifi'om home maniy weeks, in that time was accomplished the ruin of r imy hopejs. j An janonymous letter, with. hints of strange proceedings jat Mr. liarnctt'sL recalled me home, and witlt; a heart tortured by a . jjthousand fears, I! found .myself, late ion Sunday; evejiing enteric g the gate of niy motlicr!s cottage. The, 'first to greet melon my return was a little t rosy-cheeked brother of some seven yparp, who ran eagerly to meet 4 bud,' as in", his childish maiiner he was accustomed to de-' lirnate me. ' ()h! bud,' said he, ' I'm so glad yoil come. Ma's been., - ' crying all day ; kind Jim says Miss Lucy Harnett's mad with you, and (all the ,boys say she's going to smarry sp'.int-eyed todins, and . 1 ... . ,x iiv.uu 110 mun, i Ithe gate-post a moment to collect j imy scattered senses, hurried breathy iiessiy to tne house to enquire ot I my mother th j jbrother's word r I meaninr of my The tale was dashing Henry ! jsoon told. .': Tlik) jCoilins had won- the affections of Ithe volatile Lucy, and by his artful jaddress had so insinuated himself jinto the good opinion of her father I that not only had he consented to ihis union-with his daughter, but had actually confided the care of: Shis estate to the hand of an almost Young man !" , : He I total stranger, paused; land wl lowinirs of the ile the hoarse bel- j 6.1. . '.j ocean rung in my 1 ear, laid his hand upon my arm in i .an impressive j" Affliction and manner, and said : ; pain are the natural ! iconcomitants of existence, physi-J cal suffering a nian of strong nerves i can en u re, bv t the pain of the wretch ; Ay lib submits . to the most . . ' j. , agonizing surgjeal oj)eratiou was pleasure! to the mental torments I endured that night." ' .The old man rose from his seat on the sand and Irapidlj' paced tl e beach. The lone 'lioess of the spot, the strangeness j of the man, a id the sorrows he 'seemed to have suffered, all served Ito render me restless and uneasy, and I was. about to request him to resume his story, when he observed my impatience, and re-seating; him ;hus : " I rose early ! self proceeded next morning aiid walked towards fthe Harnett Hmse. I slowly ap j proached the door and applied for admission. MThe servant who an swered iny summons replied to my question off 'Is Miss Harnett at ; home V gruffly n the negative. 'Is No !' I. retired my lonely home, i -f .. ir vi j sorrowfully to and addressed a note to Lucy. In ' the course of an hour it was re- turned unopened, and then I felt as if my misery was complete. But ; there was another pang in reserve ; for me. I "Walkng out a few even- I ings after, accompanied by my lit- lo brother, in a rotired grove, I N. C.i SATURllAY, FEBRUARTT 20, 1858. , was surprised at heariiig the souiid of! horse's Ifeet behind m(3, and turning beljeld Lucy Harnett - at-; tended by Hjenry Collins. He rode by with a dontemptuous sneer qu his lipswhaO his companion turn ing her, head avoided my gaze. In ! front. of tbem my little brother was standing directly in the path, and' instead ofjyilrig pte Lo the horses stood gazing with i childish-wonder : ' !'--.. '.J ..''vf .''. -i' upon their rich trappings. Eidirtg i up to the little fellow, ttie. horseman 1 dpliberately raised his whip, and , turning towards me with a sneci on. his 'lips, brought it across my brother's face. I. could stand 1)0 more, ji To rob me of j my love, de- : ' j I ' ' i. ' ' i: '' . I .. . 'i prive me of a friend, sneer at hiy actions, and horsewhip 1113'. brother, I could not endure it, but rushing forward tore hinv from his horse, (for he was no match for me jn . physical strength,) and trampled -hiiii in the dust. Slowly resinning, i. his feejt, h entire w a pistol . and di rected;" it towards; me. I' sprang forward as the instrument exploded, and the ball, intended for my heart-, entered the 'arm of imy brother. He fell with a cry, and 1, thinking hi in dead, w.as too overcome with surprise and horror to prevent the escape of Collins, who hastily : mounted his steed ; and iltyl. ,.I raised the . bleeding,'' iform of i nv brother, and carefulh' bearing hi liti to. .the next houses summoned the best medical aid. ! As soon as tlie wound was examined, and his life pronounced out ' of, danger, I . col lected a few friends, and proceeded towards; the Harnett : I'lacc, with the intention of punishing Collins. But X w ft late the bird had flown, iind l c found the old man in; a frantic condition be wailinrr tl ... . f i IO roTsToThis cfailhfer who' had eloped with him. j It was; a jcruel sight to see that old man raising his thin , s . hands to heaven, ; and while his white locks streamed in the" wind,' bitterljH call -down divine; wrath upon the ; head of the jVillain who had robbed him of hiis daughter. I carried him to my j Own humble;! home, and watched beside his, sick;, couch for many a wjeary Week, though nearly as mucK in want Of attention nnself." The okl hian paused, and I pondered on his tale. . .At length I venturer to observe ? that it surprised me that ho should never have endeavorcc to. revenge 1 himself for these inoments of paim " Jkcvengc !" said he, and a hoarse i '!:'' '( -i - laugh burst from his lips ; " Listen, ' ! i . a w - ' 1 j . ' l will become a novelist tor your ! especial benejit, and gve you thej sequel in true orthodox style. - About one 3-ear from the occurrence I " of the above mentioned events two ! young men were seated, in a retired ' room Of one of our second class ; hotels, f One was tall, fiandsome, and drunk; of the other I will!not speak. I 'Here Henry,' said the ; latter, ' take a horn,' and hepassed ; a jrlass of whisk v to wards' Ins. coni'' . paniori, who stretched c)ut.a drunk en hand to receive" it.7! ' Bill,' said llemy, 1 don't frown so ; I'll swear you look so like a d d fool I met - jjt C , wjjen, ,-T was down last'; , year ' Come,1 said the, other, ' give rhe an account Of your trip to C I r'.Yon know yon promised - to tell me al about it. ' Well, Bill. . said Henrj-, 4 1 haven't known you six months, but you're a good fel low, and you shall have the yarn, ; but you must be muni You see I ; forged some .' letters in the. old ! gentleman's former partner's style, and down I went: My. principal "object when I started was the old boy's gold, fyut he! had a right ' pretty daughter, and I included her. i in my ; plan of operations. I sue ceeded admirably, I got hold of of the ;old boy's secret funds and got Lucy, (that was the girl's name,) to loving me pretty strong." If I had had time I would have, made a. fortune of him, but having a little ' muss with a d d country, booby j I was obliged to move. But:, all things considered,4it was a pro fitable trip.' ' What did you db With the girl f Marry her V askejl the other- ' Ha ! ha ! ha !' laughed Henry.. ' Bill, 1 didn't think yob were so green. Marry indeed I 2vo, I kept her about a month or two, and then sold her to Charley, She didn't riiuehiike to 2TO. but Charley had paid for her, and she devilish ' A.i A '.. UnA st. TLnxr V' man- paused, and looking, at 1 me IcOiitititied thus : steadily 7 That inan; who boasted of his villainy was Ildnry Collins the woman he spoke pf, Lucy Harnett,! and the man he addressed, myself ! For months I had .dcWsrecl his foot- steps, sought his sinuated mvsclf. riendship and irt n to his good-will,! all for reyenge,- now the hour had come. ! I rose from mv seat, - ruBiieu upon, nim anu ooiinti mm hand, and foot' toj the, table. King ing a small bell, which was- a pre concerted sigrial,p from a side door the pale jind ematiatied form of tta once beautiful Lifcy 'Harnett enter ed; the r)om while from another the feeble steps df her father were heard as he tottered towards the table. ' Jlenry'Cplliiissaid I, 'the hour of your death is near. My . own hand Avould long since have u-j ! - 1 J. . , L " .v: . ' - freed the earth oif such a monster. but the greater; wrongs inflicted upon others give them a prior claim to - vengt.anpe.' 'iThe once gentle and effeminate ljucy Harnett)' now 1 tiie stern avenger of her oufraged. innocence, advanced towards the; table, and! plaoec a loaded pistol at the prisoner's head - "Rapid steps were he::rd- on he j staircase, and loud voices calling to one another ; for the cries jof Oollihs had alarmed, the hous?, and .he servants were hastening to discover; thP- cause pi the ' disturbance.! (These ; sounds caused a fe eling of hope in the ' wretch's bq$bm and he redoubfed .his efforts to escape. 'In vain ! Even with a Shout upon his lips, the. weapon exploded, and the wall was; ( bespattered "with! his pbraxn, Abaclc way afforded us the mpans of es cape, and the servants rushrng in; 'from thej outer door fmind but a; lifeless.corpP."';' .:. - ; '-l V -.-;.. " The jrest of hny tale is shortly 4 told. Hie srreen rrass covers the' giiaves of Lucy ind lier father, another season vvill.n'ainhrewith those that have f. parsed awaj Froti the CniTtersity Majrazinu. atnre and College Literature. It has grown into a proverb, that an authdr!sluTiixuage is .the index!". tf-i ills, iniiiu ; iiui iiy;ti;t-, tuiii. wiiutr lie utters is. wiat hef thinks arid feels. ., j This ; wef may adopt as a -true maxim ; and although many writers tmight be convicted of ex 'po'unclihgl thieoiiies, -and, teaching lessons' which they themselves haye never reduced to practice, yet the pen will hardly !be so unfaithful as to fail to stamp the; image of the. "Writer upon lis writing.'. I The' bold allurements of vice or the modest frail' : of virtue, the wild excitement of jba.sy,.' life or ' the quiet scejusipn Of a hermit's home, cannot sq disturb trie p6pl of his. thoughts! as jthat it shall not mirror fkithfullyl his character. In treats ihg of authors jn their relations "to life, we might be strucJv with Avon dor at t io fact jthat they have so oftenreulogized,(and,sUng so swectl3rj of joj's t nit they.have never tasted ji that they have jcripd out so loudly against vices to'which they were themselves !a ' pre-, arid extolled virtues w hich tliev never possessed.! This wou-'d I seem to say that one must not pass 1 sentence upon an auinors cnaractcr, irom nis wriv tings'; but upoh close examination . ; the truth will manifest itself. The philosophy of I the human . heart teaches lis that we, most desire J;hat .which is denied us. It was to sat isfy this Icravinl crayms alter what is not; our own that Jcaiised "our first pa rents, to- eat the forbidden fruit. This principle wilt account for that seeming in j-onkistency which -wp! so often rentaii! between a maq and his actions. I A'ri author sits down to write Jwith tie' fumes of-his own "debauchery siekpning his senses, oojks around ;him and . why "countenances of and as ho sees the tliosp wlo a!re fpursuing " the sun- paths of virtue, ' frPe hearted and ioyful, he canriot refrain from bnrst- i e .i I .L . ir .... j. ... it: mir ionn m mi inui!;iiiiiH wMium against yi'-e aod an eloquent appeal in behalf 'df: virtue. Well might Thackeray , In ' Vanity Fair," make .the direful boftseouehces of drink- inr too lhueh yauxhall punch turn , poor James Sedle ev into a philosO- oher in fns next laav A - It is for this reason' that moral teachers are riot always moral do:. ers ; it is for this -reasori that he, whose eyes " roll in vain " to elitch the cheering sunlight, can sing so sweetly of the beauties of the land scape, and that) he whose ices have disgusted his own self, can use his sad experience as the warning and the guide of his fellow man. ;:;,, ; We sep ttied,! that literature par-; takes asknuchl j)f fhe peculiarthar-' aeter apd disposition of - its authors, as the-tree does' of the soil to which it owes its gro'wth, !Ari author can not wander, soj far out of himself, in the reflections of his closet, as that his everyday tastes and incli nations shall botlgive their tone to the eharacterjof Jus thoughts; the rages of his "petty prejudices, his likes and dislikes will peep through the badly-fitting J outer garment of his assumed philosophy, .ifco va rious xsitadqaa through, which, lik The :old crature h,as passed in the world and in different countries, present this ' fact in a clear light, showing that authors, after all, are not so much raised, in. . thpir moral character, above the rest of mankind." If wo will look at the history of letters, we shall find; that thej'. have had their ebbs ' arid flows, dependent upon the elevation or depression of the moral and mental faculties of their; mastersj in aV" striking,, yet' solemn .succession, as' the rise and fall of nations.; Literature, the pre ' cedent of civilization, still continues to follow the course of the sun, jfrom ' east to west, I changing,' of course, its nature' as it passes through dif ferent climes and races'of men, but always carrying with it more bles sings than evils, until one. may hope aid expect that it will complete tne great circle irl which it seems to'be; , moving, and j restore all the blind descendants. of Xoah tQ one com mon and. brotherly bond of union andcnlightenjment Why is it, w m.iy ask, thai people, in thoenjoy merit of the refinemeh t and blessings bestowed by the cultivation of-letters', should )0 willing that their literature I become degraded, and th is pave thje wa' for the ovcr- th'ow' of their riiorality and per-, haps of their (country? Why is it that a literary degradation is so apt to ;be the precursor of the downfall of that government under which t' ex; sts, and whose pillars of supp ;rt' it has turned intowormwood ? Why ; is' jt that nations, whoso strength would seem to be unconquerable, 'so often humbled j ija the dust ? ; 'Be cause they hajrc suffered their minds aiid hearts to rua in the wrong Channel, arid !their tastes tp' be cor rupted by bad influences while they who ought to be the guardians of I morality land civilization, the . men of letters, themselves fall vic- and-t'T"s to. he 'l9es oi ,tho age, and thus give greater impotas to its aownwam a.na. ruinous course. These evil influences spread them- selves imperc-eptibly over the whole com muni 13-, jworking most pcrni- 1 cioijsly through . the medium of liti. "crature, until the nation is 'gradu ally deprived qf it jzioi-h! rid -men tal I strength, and thus,, becomes .a prey to the "more intellectual ad-; v'aricement oif spine other i;atioJi,! or the superior physical force of, its . barbarian neighbors.'.- 1 his-was the fact .at the commencemerii; of the middle ages, when but for the pious works of sequestered monasteries the bright lights of ancient (genius would never have pen.etrated the : thick ' g'loomi; that was flung over the m. Ilowcrer corrupt the masses of the people ma3r be, there is 3'et i hope for a better state of things, so I long as the writing classes stand aloof front vice ;' but when' they too ! become a prer to moral depravity, j their country's prosperity is scaled, j Alas-!, that authors seem generally - to appreciate! so little ithe high rl-, spoiasibihty of their 8tauon,;to 3-jeld so. often to those pettj prejudices, and evil influences peculiar to their circumstance, and td thd age in which they live; when ther' should i rather, -feeling the importance of their omcei.be some what, raised, in i moral and mental Cukivatidn,Jabovo. the "est of mankind, as their teach ers and guardians. 1 ' There is no class of literature wiiii-h presents a mOre striking ex ample of the influence of -age-and circumstances upon it character, than that which we isce Issuing from the walls of our Colleges'v With the exception of the productions' of a few, more irVature in 4ears and,oJ ripcf judgment than the rest, it partjikes almost entirely df that ro mantic and imaginative tone, so pecujtiar td the ardent temperament 01 youth. 11 we win out iook into ' tiolle'ge - magazines,' which ' fo the mostj part lorm the medium oy whicjh the 'student;.-exhibits' his thouljts to the public eye, wo will find tliat the better portion of their contents are either the record of love .scenes, .in which Ttomeo has at last succeeded in mariying his adorable Juliet,' and. -faithful Crcs sida, after all the trials pf war, fiiriiine and iipestilence, has finally gone to live ii a neat Utile Cottage at a green hill with her oilas; or tales of fancy, the foot of- dear, dear Ti in the composition of which the author, was 'carried back to those good jold times When ladye-love .and valiant knight were all " the go." These remarks migh t appl-, in some measure, to the literature of all our colleges ; but the' are intended, morel especially for our own Alma Mater, where the imaginative and the romantic have almost at times 'run riot. If; an opinion can be ' ibrmeki from the character of dr. r iliterafy 'productions, wo are most emphatically an ardent, warm hearted band, with but one end in view, the attainment of which we arfe striving for by various and ! dissimilar means that end, our summum bonum, a 'lady's smile. This conclusion maT seem strange and unfounded ;- but the justness of it wiH be apparent, if-any:ne will take the trouble to look linto.oui' literary archives and examine the OSaradtcr ? toir occtects, espe Numcr 41 cially tho practical portion of them. 1 On examination, ho will, find thaiv. .by .far thi larger portion of this tart of our literature is sacred to woraaq,- arid bo struck with tho fact that about two-thirds of the shorter , poems possess significant titles, Uko the following: "Lines to Miss U. : B. of a,r To a Young Zady 'pn hearing of her fall from a carriage." " On my picture being returned tome." "rA lover' '! reflections on (i moonlight, night'' &c.:a Some partake moro of the chlvalric nature, pleading ''.eloquently in behalf of woman's rights, as ,if any one ever denied her importance as'a member of so. - oicty, or -vjras so sacrilegious as jto wish to deprive her Of that soye- . reign ty.Whlch .is undoubtedly her's, in her proper sphere. Most of these scintillations of hopeful genius be- giu Buuiu vnaii in ino I0110W1 miewhatl 11 r ": ;!, ! PS, manner J u Maidon, Ciror than the moon, Whose charms are brlKhter than the snn. An. that these charms ntnat fade ft aoon, ; Must fodti when they aiescarosbeguii If We sep j the sun and moon aro made use of in the very first stanza general-, jthen follow the stars arid other planetary orbs in succession, until tho author, tired of simile and metaphorbursts forth in' a ficrv - . j it, if .. , anu pauieuc jjeroration, as IoIIoavs: M Maiden, I ran nelfcr foriret thc, No'fer forret thy fitce dirinai TIiou writulwar be lefi.re jh? .-ear tnis bleeaiug heart of mine I" " '-:. 'IS, : , . " ' x Buii,;iuoon ana stars, do vo not sometimes 1 blush at tho UKP ; made of you by these collego pbo- rim llm m,,ln;..l.t lamp": over their love-songs de clanng that they .were composed " by the moon's pale light " j . While the forecroinir remarks xrivo .a good idea df the character of a o " . v4vi si vuiiugu iiii'raiurc, prose and! poetical, wo should I bo treating orir subject with injustice, ; if we should fail to mention that there arolalso to bo found essay and poem p which would do credit j to heads older and moro experi-.' enced than those of their authors. And we are not disposed to despise, r ;by any mians, even that which 1 - so sacred to woman 1 but only wish . wujju , nino ui, mo love-mania which secpis to manifest f itself so strikingly among' tho literary por tion Of thej students, and to remark the manner in which it colors Jail the productions of their intellects. The facts are evident arid the rea sons for them as obvious. The student is) 3'oung, warm-hearted,' more or : iless susceptlblo of ; tho beautiful in eveiything, and most especially JitvNvoman, and whdn I ho sits clown 'alone at night, after I ho; monotonous routine of a ; college day's excrfcises, ho w can he restrain . his thouglitsr from flying ,awa4;to bask in the ,'suriny smiles of lair ones, whoie farewells havo hardly died awayjupion his cart.-. Ho takes up his pen to Awite, with woman uppermost in his thoughts, and her charms arp often the burden of ,his song. Many men, in married -life, have doubtless laughed, or perhaps sighed,rovpr"'thc love sipk produc tions' of tlicir college-days, exclaim-. ihgiow changed I : ; I ; Brit after all, tho question may be asked, Whether, it is not better that the. thoughts of tho student in his leisure moments, should fun , in this roman'ctic-i magi native than- npl, f wo may so call it f '. Tho f m-' .agination is certainly an important' facujtj-, and what can bo better, than exercising it. on so noble an! ' object as woman ? Withajut ap preciatiorijf tho faculty mentioned,-) and a due i"cvcrence for the nobility? of woirian, we venture the assertion that no disease or influence is moro .' apt to fit jits victim for the lnitie as3'lum than imagination run Wild1 Ion the subject dt love. Tho lite-"; rar' productions ot one who is so . unfortunate as to be thus possessed Will partake ol the anlhoips Tild, , extra vagaiiicics, and fail to bd appro-' ' Iciated 'by Ithose who look at them , lruin a soupr, juagingrHJimoi view, This mania of imagination and jro-' . mance, caused in most cases byj an overweening attachment to female f beaut', deprives one of that ica- "," soning power and depth of thougni l which is the onlj' steppirig-stontt tt intellectual greatness 1 non wnno . ' wd would! say to tho student -ijtill continue to respect, admire and rev verenco woman, as the sacred trea sure, tho support of man, wo would advise, him: not to allow love or any other influence to so far get the , . better df f him, as to control andj '' knir nnn. : nvvji uuuu tw.v- mi rations of! the mind which aro most essential to men tal growth. If stu dents could attain this bakincoj of t their faculties, j collego litcraturo i' would assume a different characcr ' and less pf pens, ink,- paper and time would bo 6crificod to tho God, of love, imagination and romances j ,4 1 HOPE TWogh dooowd by fate to part, , And dbtaotfcr from thee, j, Still I hope fat ia thy heart, A tendpr chord yst beat (or my. ' ; : j 1 - But poor'assuranos sore la this, . After lbring as I bars done, v -To haTs aa my ool y cans, vf blaaj 1 1 aijTibaietftUrsuroa. j,. .1 '( T. T -a ' : i I ' I - , 'if. I f- 7 at 4 ' -1 '. " 1 -: -,.;. :"t. " 3fe 'oemtXl Vrwaed in acj , ::.'";!- .'!';" 1. . ! 1 . -r ' ' "'.. ": '.. - I " ' ' -.1. - . "!", -.w f " 1 ' r:f!k;-;;.;.;5;U;
The Chapel Hill Gazette (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
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Feb. 20, 1858, edition 1
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