Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-05-30

; piled high towards The heavens oy the giant
arms of uature-or tread the mossy banks
ofour mighty rivers and see the name of
Creator, God, imprinted on every leaf and
flower. To such, the glad season Of dow-
ers comes upon the soul like vision of
enchantnent. While Il thousand fond and
endearins associations crowd in upon the
mind, winter, with its Frost, tempest, and
dcsoiation, is uncared for and forgotten.
The poet Cowper never uttered truer
SAYING, than when he said God made the
country, man IN ade The town." And who
is there who would not, for day at least,
leave The care, aud turmoil. and dust-of
Il nurky city, for the green lanes and seen.
ted groves oil The country-there, in the
solitude of the deep slens, amid The sub
lime drapery of the mists aud c!ouds-left
undisturbed to the wildness and grandeur
of his own imasination-ihere to hold
mysterious communion withOmnipoience!
TO look through nature up to nalure's God
-lo Gnd "therc are sermons in stones
hooks in the running brooks, and good in
every thing"
In The ciry, there is nonc.of that kindly
union of human happiness, and natures
ilowery outpourings-nolhins of that holi-
day of earth and its Inhabitants. We here
sec no jubilee OF natures owa appointing,
when the glad earth, dressing herself in
flowers aud garlauds of green. calls out TO
her children to come forth To the merry
making Sladsome invitation which has
been accepted with sparkling eyes aud
happy hearts, since the world itself was
young. Some of the ancicnrs converted
nearly The whole ofthe month Of May into
holidays. AS they saw the young year
advancing towards them, building with
beauty, aud pouring forth bonnleous prom
iscs of fruits aud harvests, they sent ouI
their hearts and voices into the valleys ard
the meadows, to meet and welcome her
approach. TO 60 Mayng, is no, less
healthy 10 the spirit than 10 The hody-it is
a sort of rcprievc from the thradom of ci-
ties and artificial liic--erases the canker of
care from our hearts by sending them a.
broad among the green leaves-it enables
the hardy sons Of toll 10 shake hands with
the fair goddess Of the season-and as they
pluck the blossumy bough amid freshness
and iragrance--IIe music of birds and the
sounds of human hapainess-itbrnss them
into direct and grateful communion with
lha, bcnignant Deity: whom they have
neen IOuapt 10 Y1Cw IiTrUu9iIItIU mtdiuHI
of gloomy and mysterious supersiiiion.-
This is to render il Il religions fesIi. al in
the finest scnsa of the worl-such festi-
val rs was observed and felt over the west
of Europe for many long anil happy cen
lures-and which in England, III the time
OF james /, was lcgalized by a special act
authorizing May games and morris-dances
even on a Sunday!
Where is the heart that does not feel n
quicker lhrob when The Imagination is
suffered to wander back lothe Mays Of an
tiquily. with their sunny skies, budding
groves, sparkling waters, and rejoicing
crealures-when the symbol of spring was
crowned vii ilhIriunphanI sarands, and es-
coried into the city preceded by banners,
music, and dancing2 And who is there
but mus, feel sickness stealing upon the
soul, when he reflects that all this bloom
ofhappiness was blighled by the wither-
Ing hand of the Puritans-who. after sup
pressing all orher popular amusemenis,
'proceeded 10 denounce Maypoles aud
morris-lauces as the devils standards.
which all those who folow-do it unto
damna,ion." Strange, indeed, :hat pro-
fessors ofrelision should deem it tirreligious
to pour lnrh the grateful heart 10 the Del.
tv amid the sublime slories ofhis own crea-
lion.