Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-05-11
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PRAIRIE SCENERY.
EARLY on ! summers nprniag, =
Icnpsreed from beautiful grove, in
one 81 those seemingly boundless prs
) Iries, which, peryade every partof Ill
nois and Wisconsin. The serenity
The morning the almost cloudless sk
the clear stmos phere,all combine
Ito make thex IA an imposing one
Here man. celitemplative man, enjoy
ItheyisuaI pleasure with extacy q feel
ling.
Al the aerse emf y 9 ARR we'd @asa q. - Aa.
borders Of the Prairie -as if natprt
would enhance the scene, and maize
perfect exhibition at once the sun iis
csshc ctilerialaudience breakslp, ahd
ISol mounts his platon and shis ia.
ming horses move. Gil the one ham hand d
1.-The eve traverses the. boundless plaib
Ito seek new objects. At length iii
sight is intercepted BY the blue curtai}
suspended from thefartheryerge Of he}.
ven, and resting lcisurely on the bosom
of the green Prairie. On the othdr
hand, we see on the distant horizon,
dark blue streaks which form a-contrajt
witt, the blue archof heaven, and az
fine the linitso one part Of the vast
|piain. There are points. Of timber
stretching Reconsideration the groves
with boldness,s and approximate near
leach other, leaving a contracted blue
line, which expands into a wide spread
tneighboring prairie.
] The Prairies strikingly resemble the
SOLITARY grandeur Of the ocean. In these
interesting fields, we were famed With
soft and pleasant breezes, andsbounte-
|ous nature spread before us . partsrre,
deckcd out with all the charms ofvol-
! Iuintuous Italy.
There is something, too, Of steyniy
striking character ID the landscape Of
WISCONSIN,. The middle Of these vast
sweeping plains owing to the being
destitute 81 trees are indiscribably 81
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lent and lonesome, partaking some
thing Of The solitary character Of the
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y Snsa1ler birds coming lelv to
the groves The eagle and buzzard are
seen wheeling about and fitting their
wings in the sunshine over the green
plains. We occasionally saw flock
,f heath hens, stealing about, uttering 4
mournful cooling noise; but the my
lads or smaller birds, which are seen
bout groves, orchards, gardens, and
hedges, which animate and cheer the
Of man, do not venture to
way across the large prairies. /,
Ii many places we discovered along
he borders Of the groves, great tracts
{ land cultivated with grain as far IS
he eye could reach the ycrdure wal
ing at times, then standing upright,
almost beautiful golden hue.
Is we approached the groves, we were i
harmed with the appearances ofsmall i
ottages, surrounded with gardens. To| d
8 sure, there is a want Of the softer
harms of ornamental cultivation; yet, |,
lere IS something in the scenery ofna- o
ire Of SO high and lofty character, that Ii
q wererichly compensated for the de- Il,
cheney. ID
The prairics in the northern part Of ii
are more picturesque than "a
lose 81 the middle and southern part. t
here is something, too, in the north- q,
n landscape that impresseson the soul y
feeling Of sublimity. In ranging ov- d,
these boundless plains, the eyecatch- d
sight, here and there, Of a struggling al
srd Of cattle, or horses, unattended by g
or shepherd. The traveller d
much interested with the flowers, ii
hich, BY wav Of establishment, are "
erin the nrairics in every direction. 81
ON May till old Boreas, with his chill, q
y beard, Grips the green robe Of Flo n
!. IT'S then the scene is changed, and Re
e mantle is exchanged fcr one Of al Il,
ore sonnbre hue. The Tall grass rel "
DIES. before the wild moaning blasts of m
q north. Asthe blastsdie away, the q
Glow glossy plunes regain their equi- N
Drium, The wind, is It sweeps over 81
9 grassy plains, creates kind Of tu- y
altious roaring, resembling the MUIR &,
uring Of the ocean. The veteran brui- Il
i, Winter, now takes the ring, and Il
'awssllis white groves over the whole Il
enea Hahas compelled the buxom ! !,
ymph to withdraw her baldrick al y
reen; and the balmy weather which, !,