Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-10-01
ALEXAND RIA GAZETTE.
AUTUMN.

Autumn has come again. 1t Is the most de.
Ishtful Of our seasons We have 90 spring worth
boasting Of. March 10 a noisy biusterer; April a
half weeping, coque!ish sort Of Q month, and
even May, albeit tauded and versi6ed by the
rhyming gentlemen of all ages, from the food
downwards, has the same ickleness and want Of
consistency that mark the department Of April,
aud is only ia its latter days, when it is melting
into the warm summer, 10 be at all relied on
We can endure with patience the rude buffetings
Of winter, for there is sturdy, downright hon.
esty Of purpose, aad bold. surly Independence
in the manner in which the rough season freezes
and pelts YOU. You expect such treatment and
are prepared for it. But Spring is such jiltng,
flirting, unaccountable season, either lingering ID
the cold bosom Of the inverted year. or reclining
in the lap. or basking in the glances Uf the hot
and prolific summer, that We loose our patience
with such an irrecIaimab'e hoyden. Summer We
like-it brings with It so much that ~ beauty to
the eve and music to the ear, and havor to the
palate, that, Notwithstanding its faults, we can
not help speaking well OF it.
But as we said before, Autumn is the season
Of our choice. Our Autumn is unlike the Au-
tumn Of other countries, and 1t surPasses them
ALL II there be brighter skies than ours; II there
be more genial cline; If nature be elsewhere
be more odorous and balmy; it theirs be softer
Springs and mlder Summers. and more kindly
tempered Winter, there is nothing in all the
world to compare with the North American Au'
tumn, Prodigal in fruits and flowers, in many
colored foliage, in soft and balmy airs. in quiet
DAYS and refreshing nights, it combines the charms
of the Spring and Summer of other lands. One
night of frost, one breath from the cold north.
west, and the morrow's sun looks out upon CO.
lors bright as his own beams, and more sariegat.
ed than the tints Of his many colored bow. 1t is
as if the earrh were spanned by one great Iris,
throw ing its blended tints over mountain and val.
lev and stream. II the sunset skies OF Italy are
flushed with more gorgeous radiance, they loux
not as with US, on an earth which gives back
picture of magnificent coloring, that even the glo'
ries of the armament do not outshine. 1t Is as
if the very air was painted The co'ors below
50 mInele and harmonic with the cOlors above,
that there seems very blending OF earth and
sky.
We have been told that the Autumn forests OF
Germany present an appearance somewhat si"l-
lar to ours, though far inferior IN the richness
and variety Of their tints, while the skies are
murky and coloress compared with the hues OF
ours These days have not yet come, but they
are at hand, and they will be followed by the
mild mellow Indian Summer, with its soft, hazy
atmosphere, that acts like thin veil to the sun,
and tempers his gances
To those whose lot il is to be pent in PoPu'
lous city. there is something cheering IN the re.
turn of Autumn, apart from its attractions IN
the shape Of fine weather. 1t brings back the I.
familiar faces that had left US for time, and 1t
brings them back with improved looks Com.
nl.xions which but a few weeks since were most
forbodinely saIIow, are embrowned with the
hue of health People look plump and well
conditioned, and good natured; aud while they
bear the visible proof Of the benefits derived from
their travels, they seem heartily delighted teget
back to their homes, and have thus successfully
attained what we regard as the chief benefit Of
travelling. They are preparing on the strength
of their newly acquired stock Of health and VI
cor, for their various pursuits. whether OF plea
sure, business. or the more laborious oecuPauon
of doing nothing, We wish them all, even IN
Guiding the last mentioned class, success IN the''
avocat ions.-N. !. Standard.