Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-11-12
THE WHlRLWIND.
HARRY.
From TIE Talismah for 1850.

From TIE 1dl,smdn for 1851
aYou mus, know that my father was native
OF lie is and Of Nantucket, and the only son Of
AL I'm grant pair from st Johns, OH the coast
OF Newfoundland. My mother was from w ales.
Sc was bu, a hid when her father took pas
sage for this country, with her and two bro n
crs older than herself. The vessel in which
they came, was wrecked OFF Cape Cod, and all
on board persisted exccpi my mother and four
Of the crew, who were pic ed up by the fisher.
mpn Of Hyannis. She WAS received IN o one
of the mos, wealthy families on the Cape, and
vas brought up by the good people a. IT she
had been one Of their own chi dren.
NV fathe, had been seafaring man in ear
" life, and had risen 10 the command cf mer-
oh ny vessel. AT the age OF 'hlr'y i've he be-
Came a, qsainted with my mother, who was
sonr fifteen years younger thah himself, and
made her proposals Of marriage, which she
would accept only on conditions that he should
oun the sea which had been the grave OF err
family. He made the promise she req"ired;
thew were married AID remuv d 10 the IL erior,
where my father bought farm, end settled as
an .griculturalist.
sour residence was on he highlands, west
of CnupecIirut River There was u lntle de-
cayrd old dwelling on he farm when my father
came I, live there; he csusrd II 10 be pulled,
a wn. and had a neat white cottage built upon
the spol In this co ,age was born, and here
] passed ,hr earliest years oi my III, ana
sprakiar with respect 10 temporal comforts
,nd -pi.,ym,n;s, the appies'. ii was lovely
spor, ln,ey then, bu' new no longer so-r Is
bare and desolate-the bosom of destruction
has sweep i,-.he winds, Gods ministers, wrr.
s,nt agalns It, 70 rsze IL walls, and root up
lis shades, nd slay Its inmates,
81 sometimes think that The dis'incin"ss
with wh,Ch tina, abode Of my youth and lis
dear inhabitants ri,es before my Imagination,
is device Of the enemy to tempt me, and shake
INV resignation 10 he DEGREES Of the Almighty.
A Young orchard sheltered the cot agr, on the
north west, and back of the orchard rose
wooJ.d hill. On the south side Of the house
WIS our garden, which bordered on cls ar pratt
ling brook To he cas-; were rich meadows
aud fields OF grain, aud pastures where gath
er,d strawberries and looked for birds nests,
al, ,lopiue away gently for considerable dis
,ance. az rr Mhich they sunk down out OF sight
INN The deep glen Of river, whose shallow
murmurs were often heard lay Us as we sat un-
der the wild cherry uees before our door. 10
H.. east of the river spread VIDE tract OF
conn, nv, m full sigh, from our windows-farm
houses painted red aud white, with their or
cbards aud corn6e!ds and woodlands, seepies
OF di.,an, churc,es, aud blue horizon Of
woods bounding the scene.
slime went by p'easan'ly until my ,enth
wear. Childhood is the only season Of life in
which happy yrars do no pass away swiftly
They glide softly but the do not fly. aud they
s..m as long as they ATE full Of enjoyment.
k,d an elder sister, Jane, jus, arrived at sew
eu,een: a tall, s'rsigh', blooming. girl, who
Rad been INV ins,ruc.ress in all childish pas
lime. and procured for me my chi dish plea
sures. Sne taught me where ,o find the earli'
a., hIossoms and the sweetest berries, and
,howrd me where the b. ach she'd its NUS thick
es, when It felt the DC obeI fro>ts. and led me
beside wild reams IN he woods, and read god-
" books with me, and augn' me TO sing godiy
his ,n,s on SUNDAYS, under The trees oil our or
char,i. There we're Two brothers, twins. i've
wears younger ,hau myself, To whom now PER
formsd the same Office md beautiful creatures