The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1830-10-16
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Ysf there are things sshose stroag really,
Out shines oar Jasy land N shape ana
More Jennfi}nI fhan omr fantastic sky,
.A,sd The strange constelIotions sotich III.
Der her ,sild un;verss s sk;IGan to d:;6ass
BvRor.
The Spring with all its youthful beau
ty and gaie:y soon passed away /: The
Summer came, with its variety Of fruit to
cheer and support man The harvest
had ripened and the earth was covered
with plenty the busy scenes of Autumn,
with its changing hues began to appear
These changes remin ded me that nature
would soon assume her cherries aspect
that stern winter would strip The earth
of it's hardest foilage,--its chilling blasts
sw eep o'er the barren fields, and rattle a
mong the leafless forests. With such medi
tations I wandered onward, towards those
scenes, where in the Spring, i passed so
many happy hours; still ruminating on the
prospect that was then displayed; or,antic
ipating the desolation Of Winter Not con
sidering that every season has its charms
not dreaming Of the enchantme mt of ear
ly Autumn, with which / was soon to be
at Ienght I arrived at the spot: (:
What pen or pencil could describe the RI
pened, mellow beauty of the scenery -
It was changed indeed but instead Of the
blossom and the opening leaf, tae thick
foliage of Autumn--the maturer beauties
Of Nature were displayed around i'm
some spots the brightest verdure yet re-
nA-aed in others, perhaps touched by
he early frost, the yellow leaf began 70.
pear,--but not yet fallen as tho both
o be the first to intinidate decay. The
richness of fcoloring which nature wears
1t this season, Far surpssscs all that spx.ng
ian boast Here the green, the yellow,
md the brown, were mingled with every
variety Of shade nor was the crimson,
he scarlet, or the royal purple wanting ::
Here the colors were MKT in the most
conlusion-th there, it would seem
hat art had contrived $50 delicate the
shades, or SO bold the contrast. None
,ut those who have seen and admired the
oilage of Autumn at this early stage of
he season, can conceive its beauty, or
he immagination describe surpsssina
he pictures fancy-or the most delicate
shades oithe pencil. The scene might
rave gained interest from the tranquility !,
hat reigned around ;--it was the Sabbath:
No sound was heard but the chirping ofl
numerous birds preparing to quit this
scene so fair-too fair to last ;--or the
mingled hum Of insects, chanting their re-
quinn to the departed Summer while
he smoke curled from the peaceful cot
age and the light boat flsated silently a.
ong the rivers bank on whose tranquil
surface the beauty Of the surrounding
scenery was reflected, as if to remind of
it, transitory nature. Around, the flocks
and herds repose--resting from their la
Dor and seemed to participate in the
peace that pervaded the whole scene. IT.
ives one ofthose mornings in early Au-
tumn, 80 clear-so bland-so beautiful
and harmonious ;--one Of those prospects
Of Nature that fills the mind with pleasure
and sublimlty Of feeling and like the day
il seem haIlowed ! as though it were ma
lures Sabbath. Here, surely mirtk and
folly must have been silent. / stood al
while with palpating heart, to admire the
next emotions were those of devotion ~
Great God ! amidst the beauty of thy
the goodness which every
season displays, may we ever remember
Thee, the Creator may we offer up the
homage that is acceptable the devout
and grateful affections of the heart.
ILANDO.
PoRTUGAL.-From a correspondent of
the London Morning Herald, dated Lis