The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-06-10

tut Oh Tie surface siItfrrifg IL ffit gent
I'm shiat aud hrokc here and there b
The ehlareing e,reles caused BY The leapin,
trout, aiiei the tiny insects iht mahton q
i hove.
Mature, animate, and inaninafr seem
In ha'e partakcu at the genial influence
Vt the scasou. Tie Hooks arr gainhoim,
1mii the pastures, and eaeli motber FOL
lowing iis hmb, with coat rs white ~ SNOW
The caltl" ATE sumo nibhllng lhe t.ndr
heritage, aud 0iliefs Eliminating their foo,
with lislltss pleasure. Some, with tleil
faces turned towards the 81 shining day,
and snme, reclining amid the stnmps %
yon aged trees. How grandly does thai
magnificent mansion YET look forth Amid
Us ruins over the wide ehase, once subject
10 those Who took up their abode within.-
Alas Time hath Wrought strange altera-
tlons,' and the tempests aud the sun SHINE
pt centuries have not beat aud burnt upon
its roofs in vain. Where Is now the pump.
and the pride, and the circumstance I" oi
state " the appliances aud the means 10
boot - the rciainers that throngrd al. hall,
10 whpse wassail voices the vaulted roofs
often re-echoed NJ midnight The stag
hounds that numbered the parlour floor -
Where is the stred that ncished in the
STALL and the lord That rode him To the
field All have passed away like "A NOR
ming dream, and these lone, aud bare, aud
desolaie walls, over which the long grass
waves, and the stalks of the gilly. flower
shoot grecnly, remnin gigantic sepuIchrr
of The majesty of ancient days. Shrubs
and bushes. here aud there, amid the seat
t.r,s1 -
III up their wild branches, proclnitning
more distinctly the wrecks and the r,yagns
Ttme--lkc fragments Of ii persisted vss-
sci floating IN the boundless deep after n
tempest. The buds nnd young leaves rx-
panding on the chesnut trees, that once
formed an asenue to the baroniAl mansion
| seem 10 tell that the works of arr may
change, bul that the beauties Of nature are
of more durable kind aud spreading
their branches ny lin derlsien, from u mag
niicenr poriico to a temple that hath pass
ed away.
II is the senson of Spring the season Of
renewed beauty, and grace. The sky has
assumed L, ycrnal azure the white stain.
less clouds sail gracefully nlhwut lie bo-
pom the sun shines with renovated splen-
dor, aud the birds sing IN ebllrncc OF
heart Bui NIL is still aud dirIess here /;
the glory of man is like rainbow that
osrrarclIrs the fall of stream. and
throughout the i've long day looks in beau
~ aud brllliance At the glowing sun but
fades away rs he sets, and then sinks TO
| nothmgness il Is like that Of u shooting
| star, which ba2rs momentarily in lis down
ward path, aud is swallowed ia the gulf of
darkness aud oblivion.
How lovely, from this emincDcc, looks
| the far of surface of the ocean calm as u
lake, and outspreHding its capacous bo
som To the radiance of the mofnipg sun
! The wpild Of waters seems also 10 acs
| knowledge thu influence of the advancing
| YEAR, 4 IN token of its reverence, stills il
RULED waters info peace, The rocks thai
rise from It's bosom still appear dark aud
Ilownng, bat The casual CLEAN Of the sea-
BIRDS wing points them out rs not being a
loyIess abode.
But, lct rs turn from The mightiheW
thai bath persisted, in contemplation of The
lowllness that now prospers. How cheer
fol looks that range Of matched cottages !;
the blue smoke itself, TINT wrcalhes from
the chimney, seems an emblem of The do
nestle comfort enjoyed within aud the
sun shine, clothing the white wals, and The
glittering lattice adds checrfnlness To the
grace of the exterior. The small gardens
before the dnoiB, free from weed and stone,
bospcalt the "slerpl, IS hand of industry
The peas nave already shot their taper
| lengths far above the soil, aud the neatly
trimmed go0scberry bushes have all their
| plielly branches gaIlanded with leaves
| and studded with the incipeni fruit. The
! ilower-pot now exhibits II variety Of fruit
and cmlis mingled richness of perfume.
| The crocus here open yellow, aud there
blue cnlce' The snowdrop, the earliest
daughter oi the spring, has already passed
the meridian Of lis beauty, aud droops like
. foraaknn girl The wall flower already
higgins 10 obtrude its rich yellow 1loWcfs
tingcd with iron browo."-The gnnila
primrose, like beauty too modest and
! dillldcnt 10 he gaZrd nj, benbs down f.
hide its sweets amid its gifdl- of green
leaves while the dark-ey yiulci, sill
more slowly, eceks To sh,iier itself beneath
them. Here the dark, strong sceute,
spear mint diiInses it's perfumes, and there
ne never tsdlng thyme stretches along
forming All odofifc border.
Placed agan8t the sunny walls stands M
its platform thc conclcal hive, lttc king
dom, alive Nth the hum of iis inhabitants
WHO are entering and departing in never
sudiDg sarcoson, rifins the SWEETS oftser!
blossom, and laying zap with patient IN
du8iry, and indeiatgabie toll the homie,
store.
Oh who can gaze around vt such
season rs this, when the beaniIes OF nature
= b rs,ing phonix like from their wintry Sc
: palchre expand in alI the loycliness ofrca
minated beauty.--aud then ran allow thu
burden Of selfish misery 80 press upon th'
soul when the sun shines, and the larl
sings from the clouds, WHEN tho dew gilt
( tera from the green herb, and the tho snow