The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1837-08-19

AND enter the sweet solitude and gaze =,
On the fair spirit of its lovelness.
Delicate as a creature that but breathes y
The perfumed air of providence."-L. E. L.
In one Of the loveliest sports of earth's >
gardens grew cluster of blue violets; some g
tall shrubs grew near them, by which they |
were shaded from the intense heat of the
sun, and also from the rough visitings of the
rude wind. There were gay flowers of all
names and hues within sight, and brook
that murmured gentle music constantly
flowed near them. But their best blessing
is nottold yet. What in all the wide world
is happy, if it be not loved! The sun may
shine brightly round us, yet its smile may
impart no warmth of the heart; sweet words
may be whispered to US, but their sound is
hollow; praises may be showered upon us,
but we are Indifferent TO them. We catch
ourselves wondering that we are nothappy,
and the heart ponders over the bright i'm
aginings of its own creation till it wearies
and sickness and yearns for a participator
in its Joys and sorrows; and then if meet
with one, new world opens around us,
being ourselves happy, we strive to make
others so, and then we become better, and
wiser, and kinder, and gentler to all man.
kind, through the love of single being.
And so were these violets blest. They
would talk in their own sweet language all
r day of the bliss they should enjoy at night.
e and when it came they would look up be-
tween the branches of the trees high over
g them and see "one bright particular star"
beaming upon them, and that was their
, lover. And if such word be admitted in
loves dictionary, truly might they be proud
e of such an one, so high, so much beyond
r their sphere, and so constant! Let the day
% have been what it might; still with the
l. evening came the star; and when no others
e were to be seen, and it was wet and dark,
c, he would peep forth, if only for a minute.
B, This lasted for long while, and it might
i have lasted great deal longer, but one day
e there was an unusual noise near the violets
:. and they looked up, and saw huttering JUS
% above them butterfly, with wings of gold
a, spotted with green. They were astonish
ed and not little proud of such vsi
y and more so still when the visitor told
i, them that he had forsaken all the brigh
Il flowers of the garden for their sweet sakes,
~ and that he would come daily and sing Il
them, and love them for ever. The stal
m appeared that night but it looked dim
~ The violets did not notice its changed ap
lg pearance, so pleased were they with theil
- - new lover, who came the next dav, and the
be next, till he intoxicated the beautiful and
n a. foolish little things with fattery, and then
ip they forgot him who had loved them Sc
lie well and so constantly. Night after nigh
re- the star shone down upon them but more
family; its radiance declined into milo
dim look ofpity, then it disappeared en-
ar tirely.
IL Now that they were left alone they
grieved sorely for their ingratitude, 70
tx they had no rain for some time, and they
" were thirsting. The snn scorched then
at sadly; the little brook had dried up, so tina
'st they had no music, and no star shone upol
them now.
The butterfly continued to come and siJ
: the dew from the violets; but he now be
q gan to talk of other flowers, and he camt
g. less frequently, and would no longer sinl
e to them, till at last they upbraided hin
is for his neglect, and then he laughed anC
said they must be very foolish little things
to believe all that he had said; and "a
they were dissatisfied he should leave
them. He did leave them, and never camt
again; the next day he flew past them, anC
they watched him, and the tallest of then
saw him settle on a rose bud.
IT. One by one the violets dropped, ant
u witt cred and died, till at last only one re
tn mained; and she was dying. 1t was night
e and she was sadly wondering whether tn
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