Virginia illustrated : containing a visit to the Virginian Canaan, and the adventures of Porte Crayon and his cousins . What M ]^7g PORTE CRAYON AND HIS COUSINS. effect this system, generally applied, might have in checking thetendency to impertinence and lawlessness in a future generationof young Americans, we leave to— Who shall we leave it to ?Crayon rubbed his forehead, and looked puzzled. Mr. Crayon seems to be turning reformer. Does it seem so? Then, on consideration, you may scratchout all that stuff; Id as lief be taken for a thief. Even worse than a common reformer, you have advocated
Virginia illustrated : containing a visit to the Virginian Canaan, and the adventures of Porte Crayon and his cousins . What M ]^7g PORTE CRAYON AND HIS COUSINS. effect this system, generally applied, might have in checking thetendency to impertinence and lawlessness in a future generationof young Americans, we leave to— Who shall we leave it to ?Crayon rubbed his forehead, and looked puzzled. Mr. Crayon seems to be turning reformer. Does it seem so? Then, on consideration, you may scratchout all that stuff; Id as lief be taken for a thief. Even worse than a common reformer, you have advocatedturning the cog-wheel backward, and Iiave uttered heresies againstthe spirit of the age and the everlasting laws of progress. Have I so? Then let it stand. CHAPTER IX. THE NATURAL BRIDGE. From Lexington our travelers pursued their journey for ten ortwelve miles over an indifferent plank road, and about middayliad the pleasure of lunching on cakes and beer with the old wom-an who keeps the toll-gate. At this point they left the main thor-oughfare and turned their horses heads eastward, toward the Nat-ural CAKES AND BEER. A drive of five or six miles brou2;ht them to the end of theirdays journey; and with baskets, shawls, and other accessories,they Avere soon in full possession of the old-fashioned sitting-roomat the Bridge Hotel. Porte Crayon sat at one of the windows,to all appearance oblivious of the present, and humming that de-lectable air of Bellinis; F^? ravviso, Of luoghi ameiiV Hadhe been less abstracted and more considerate, he must have ob- 180 PORTE CRAYON AND HIS COUSINS. served the fluttering, restless demeanor of his more youthful com-panions, for cold indeed must be that fancy, and impassive that§oul, that can approach this far-famed wonder without emotion. Cousin, is the bridge near at hand?* Porte started up, apologizing for his forgetfulness, and inti-mated to the ladies that if they would walk with him a short dis-tance, they might have a distant g
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