Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-01-06


sumes iorelgn matter from around, and converts
them mioits own substance, is hs,le inviting IN
some al lis details; bat taken altogether is one OF
Tie must wonderful subjects which can engage the
human attention. II poiats directly 10 the eaglcsgs
and yet unanswered question:: What is HE The
student OF nature may analse with oil his art those
nlaute portious OF matter called seeds, and which
he KNOWS TO be the rudiments Of future creatures,
and the links by which endless generations of living
creatures hang to existence, hut be cunmet disen-
tangie amt display apart their mysterious LrEl
that something under theinhuence OF which deter
mines ats iofla aud proportions. One such sub
stance THIS becomes beauloas rose bush anoth-
or noble oak, taIrd an eagle, fourth an elephant,
yea N the same way out from the rHdest materials
OF broken seeds, and leaves Of plants aud pits SIAN
mai tlesh Is bull Up The human frame itself wheth- |
er Of the active male, combining graeenlness and |
strength, or OF the gentle woHai, with beauty a.
round her as light. How passing strange that such |
should be the origin of the bright luman eve |
whose glance pierces as il the invisible soul were |
shot with il, OF the lips which pour sweetest elo-
quence, of the aiynX Which, by vibrating, 6ils tie
surrounding air g.h music and more wonderful, !
than al, Of that mass shut up within the bony for
ircSs OF the skull, whose delicate texture is the abode
Of the sopl with its reason which contcmpIates and
its sensibity which delights, in these and endless
! other miracles OF creation"
AidfthGlS may hoiSl as Ihcy WA aOout lHt ]
charms OF sunny Italy, and the delights Of vine
chad. France, but for maenifccnce and brilliant
beauty give US America when Autumn has SIZED
over her the hiiuence OF its mid sunshine, and her
forests have been touched BY the chilling breath Of
the northern blast There is tllena sobered dien-
~ IN the appearance of the woodlands, airayed in
their many-coored foliage, and depth Of silence in
their glades entirely unknown to those accustomed
to the trim and well ordered but less commanding
- Il ,,.aJIl .ot
Ii is in the reces3es OF @o American iores 'na' o'e
torgets TO listen to any thing save the yuI 81 va
ture as she whispers in the summers breeze, or
speaks aloud in The wildness OF the winters blast
| The freedom from enclosure, and wide eXpanSe OF
uncultvated hill and dale, mingle themselves with
| our lmagnngs and enJpw us with portion Of the
spirit OF her liberty that seeus TO pervade them. No
NEAT cottage, with its trim fence entwined with
/ eaV wreaths intudes itself upon the gaia, and be-
speaks portion OF our thoughts, that would roam
| in all the Wantonness Of unresrained caprice No
human voice, with lis carol or It's discourse, breaks
| IN upon the holiness of reflections the sanctuary of
which is to be found in the depths of the heart
where in silence is offered up The sacrifice of well
tempered affections. With The rustic of the leaf or
the rush OF the streamlet as their only accompan-
meEts, the workings OF thought busy themselves
| with the ouispread book of Nature, and gathering
fronitS pages the preeepts Of wisdom, teach us to
/ appreciate as we should the various phases under
winch It's loneliness is developed. Where man Is
not seen aud art is not known, are displayed gones
which his spirit could never have devised and which
his pencil cannot initiate. IL in the loneliness Of
the wild, and amid the silence of the wilderness
that we are taught TO turn our gaze inwardy, and
mediate on the ifallty and Ialibllity of him for
whose use the magnificent works 10y which he is
surrounded were made.--Balt. american.
HopE AND REFLECTION. Hope anticipates things
which are to come reflection calls to mind what is
past. The one is the offspring of that creative
power, the imagination; the other OF the ncInlfy.
The one is elated with the expectation of future
happiness, the other looks back with smile Of ex-
quiste pieasure on experienced incidents; the one
takes isahode IN the cheerful breast Of youth, the
uiaer in the exnerienccd BOSOM 9. OH are. we
may be said to possess double pleasure from the an
acipatlon Of The happiness which an approaching
event VIII confer upon US, and also, that we cannot
luhy ENJOY one, without rejecting upon it. II is
hard to determine from which OF these faculties Of
the human mind il is, that we receive the more
pleasure, How highly gratifying TO the Old man,
must Il be to recoIlcct wel-spent life; with what
dehghtcan he dwell on bis puerile tricks and youth
lul employments, when the tngc Of health glowed
r upon his cheek, and when strength nerved his
limbs the many happy years he has enjoyed, bless
ell With the smiles Of youthful bride; with what re-
spect and attention ought the young TO listen 10 tle
tales of his youth. II not eniertoiaed by them, dn-
ty ought to command their a.tcntioh; Tor we can m
no manner more tllan by dong this, draw upon US
| the love and allec ton OF tle aged we can in no
way more sgreeablY indulge their humors, and
besiow on their wrinled countenancea, the smiles
Of satisfaction.
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s.- Iove md Friendship. Perhaps i would be he
" tel II We could get rid Of love altogether VI
VI would 20 on. smoother and happier without
81 Friendship Is The WING Of existence, but love ~ y
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