Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1837-08-26
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800 = beautiful 6vss stood gigan-
- se.sr.hls dass was not d years,
j. In oaiestic branches rosc
I'd ~ srusk, sd with graceful curve
s-.eA a9.in, ill their long slender cx-
- ITO the water at its foot, causing
= IL else qsiet stream.
Il ~ 80 esms the golden trochilus, and
zsl -,fes, 70 sport,n its branches, build
- he foliage and rcPosc in the
- leaves. Beneath its protecting
- % beautiful nngnoiia, holding up
" - leaves, and cShai.ng Delicious
~ bax bell Of its .bite blossoins--
- t6neath II was sPrinsied with
S1Ies-the variegatcd anemone, the
-. .:s.1 - the queen like rose. IhitheF,
- ~ ~ Of blossoms, the song 0, birds, and
J .S e watess, came lovers at the twilight
Shusahs their vows and their sighs be-
&I1e. 10 carve their names ON its trunk,
.- -, .,dands Of fresh flowers as On an
q t1aishs darkcncd into cyening-ttc
- Sss,taA and tho gariauis withered. The
~ ssid aheir winys and h1shcl their voices.
y. sS.. lat their bells, and hung down their
~ ~ q, e,nuw, while the damp dews collect
n -
1. - and descend in dew. But the
-. /. xsISuternel scenery came but as
49, - kay. The breath Of Gods spirit
- ssss.d II was Nili divine. Silence came
~ 49,. Tho ripple TINT during the day
-. - Edible murm Or, seemed in the
49, 49, q the voice Of miny waters.
sra.elv ~ asosn came slowly wheeling her sill
,.ry ~ ~ the h,rizon. Through the silent
ri euIdss hours, tho nightingale came wooing
- nRinQ to his beloved rose, as she hing
I,,fise around her unhssaed fragrance, beneath
= AnSow of tho elm. The pl,ihsivc note Of
- vAippooe-will fcsousded from time to time
IN md tho lOwcrs II its foot. Ten thous and
e6gssdseism2ssf tho firc-Ay, sP1rklol and van
~ snid - branches. The chirp Of the cricket
~ hsad nisgiing with voices Of a thousand
dJersaa iaAosasioas, that rose from every part Of
the sivss. Hna time TO time, the dreamy air
sseasd y Wvivs fwan instant, to emit languidly
. bssseA hsssy Wjlh its load Of fragrance and
nies - -, e If exhausted by the effort, 10
ss1sb agniD In . reposc bcfitting this sabbath Of
u1ua. How good Is God, said tho cxulting Elm
v6tU created 50 many beauties for my use and
ct; ana how noble being must be t.
huGoeA varied and cxi,aussIess creations for my
- SHos me tho birds sing, and the fowors
- He clothes mo in nv robes OF beauty
- woou-beams arc sent 10 lend with their sill.
~ Brightness an unuticrable beauty To my ex-
lie3 pcffectio0s. Benevolent as happy, protect
10 birds u heaven anl the beasts Of the fields
. and beneath my branches. To the lower spe-
10 u vegetation accord my patronage, and
pead over them the giant arms Of my protcc
-. Man bows before me in establishment an,
sEsht. In the sunshine he seeks my refreshing
hslasr, ed in the shower he still finds my eve
Isssvolsst protection.
ynf anef year pissed away. There CAM
40 ssssiag n hoary-hoadcd old man, leaning
upm youth, and they seated themselves upO
H. WuF1owery bank beneath the elm. What
glaiss creation, said tho happy boy, as hi
yuaaR hlnek eve flushed proudly upon the nObl
,cssssy around him. Thank God, replied the Oh
-; Who hrs made it all rich in its cxultin
leanty and eloev, for man alone. He has place
MN hsss u vast storc-housc, rcplete with a
rscessuy md useful and glorious things: and Ia
gsyea him dominion over all. The rose tree pu,
'arth it, Dssves, and the summer its foliage, an
astuma its fruits, only Tor his chi ,yment and hal
Isncss. For him the birds sing, and the fountain
low, the boe labors, AMI the silkworm tolls. r
han ~ elsudb are painted in all the gorgeo'
sses 81 sunset, AMI nature IL ever ch1nging HI
gsnnesss Of beauty, her beauty being forev,
daeeahlc. Observe, my child, the noble trt
hDssth which we sit. am en- old man: but cor
Eay years with the years Of this elm. and
oeatan infant. For it. generation has follow,
okslion, as Leaf. followed leaf. Its owne,
no, come to sit beneath its shadow, and
- Il their venerable possession: vet hath
Agd them almost as often as it hath chang
hhspss. Thank God, then, my son. who ha
sued you such glorious being. 50 they knt
lAar upon the fragrant turi-the hoary hal
oty aide with the curling clusters Of that &
0ys yeung locks, and bonded their gratitu
- rass with tho odor Of flowers, and the so
-, and the mingiing burst that swelled frc
- aad sower, AMI ioaUt,iY and turf-thc 70;
eesAa, and the rustling leaf, and it rose
sa with theirs as acceptable, and
se noss ever onward. The venerable e
49, ss sfscf N its beauty; but an unusual a
= - to exist IN its branches. At tim
- Violently shaken, and its large bong
o,lv up and down, as ii swayed b, I
giant. huge black column was Sc
40 the air, high above its topmoss bong
49, ghe and lofty pillar-thcn again, vi
swan like neck, and head gently dcpr
moi roconnoitcring the far space arou
-adsg ,in, with graceful unadulatorv mott,
avasAed from lis height, and next moment v
eanging, as il iifelcss, from its low,
The huge trunk &c the elm was seen
ri 10 saPling in the school-boy's hand. r
easd beasts fled in dismay: the birds. "
seseamings few shrieking from their pla
1870 the rich communings Of their own hea,
~ were seen approaching. They ~,
;r Every sign Of life and movement VI
49, sace from the graceful tree. Slowly
the fatcd pair approached. TT
pooSD0R cut the f,llness Of their hearts i
=: eseerS ears. They dreamed not Of unh