The Pearl River banner. (Monticello, Miss.) 1837-18??, 1839-02-23
From the New York Express.
THE PRAIRIE FLOWERS.


THE PRAIRIE FLOWERS.
One Of the prettest sights have yet
seen in the west is the flowers Of the pral-
RE. l have spoken of the vastness and
beauty Of the prairies as awhole of their
utility and abundance --and were to 10
into detail aud snsiyse their great whole,
should find far more beautiful picture OF
nature, painted ty the Great Designer Of
The universe, than have YET at!ea pied
70 draw. What would the sky be above Us
without the siais VI heaven! and what,
with no irrevelence may ak, would be
the prairie without lis flowers! The sky
| is 'boundless and beau!iiul;' but how much
IT ore beautiful IS The seeming inhuily OF
| space above US when studded with the
stars OF hraven' How mvcb more beau
tiul, too, is the prairie decked with fow-
ers, painting the 'encircing sastness' in
all The variety and shades and gorgeous.
ness u the rainbow! A prairie in spring
and summer Is flower garden, and gar
den 81 w,id flowers to my eye is more al /,
tractive than any thing have seen IN the
cultivated gardens OF The best florist
Every where violets spring from The prai
RE earth aslhe poet told us they would
from The flesh Of the '.fair and unpoliuled"
Ophelia. The tall grass waves in tie
breeze, bending, rising, and rolling 10 aud
fro like the waves Of the ocran alter a
tempest, giving 4 grassy surface TO The
Hand for miles and ulles. The prairie
/ grass seems to move as .Birnam wood L.
Dunsinane, when Macbeth tremtled and
gave up the ghost ~ The midst Of all
this, as gems upon tie diadem Of the
queen, flowers Of every hue apj form
spring up. Linnnus himself would have
Igazed in wonder aud admiration upon a
spot like this, for from the borders Of The
prairie 70 its centre, and from The centre
10 The border. again, are seen almost ev.
cry production ofpnaiure.
"From giant oaksthatw their branches dark
the dwarf moss that clings upon their bark "
Seen, too, together, mixed in one
m,gh.y scene, with varied beauty glow.
There is the helIolrupe or prairie suulinw.
err, changing lis col"r IRON pink TO a
4 yellow hue. Of hall he size aud ten times
the beauty Of our gorgeous sunaowrr.--
There is a close communion with the he
lliotrope rsgnet tlower--Q am no boia-
INST, and can give you neither the Ian
guage nor classification Of flowers bit
a magnet weed, they, NY western COM
paniuns cal! il, and this is all the name
have heard. II Is appropriate. tor they
\ point theirleavs 10 the iour cardinal points:
"As points the needle to the pole il loves
4 With fine vibrations quiv'nng as it moves.r
\, A thousand tiny branches spring up a.
round The parent stocks. covered will
flowers, leaves and blossoms, aud all thai
nice and exquisite workmanship that dis
!, ,,neui shes the smallest OF the works d
the Creator.
But nv theme Is too rrifc, and were
10 continue my painting ! fear ! shoule
both weary the patience Of my reader
!; aad. like a poor painter, rather blur AMI
i mar than give new beauty 10 the subject
ii A PusY FELLow, There is an edito
dowa +ast who is not only biz own com
posiior, pressman and devil. but keeps I
! tavern, is village post master, captain i
J, The militia, msnds his own boots All,
!. shoes, makes patent Brandeih pills, ped
dies essences aod iin ware two days ini liz
week, and always reads sermons on liz
y Sabbath when The minister happens ID b,
/. missing. IN addition 10 oil this, be has ,
wife aud six children. Ea
y .AHEAD or THE MuMMIEs They ar
. showing Lots wife IN one Of the Easter
cil,es--She is dune W in salt, aud said +
be the genuine article.
AMERICAN AMENDMENT. I'VE under
stand that the lady, who put herself ,ul
d IN post oifice ins,taL "f her letter, al,
!. was supposed 10 have discovered ihs mis-
ltske when she was asked whether sh
Y was single or double, did not actually DE-
h tect the error until she was delivered.
III THE SUB.TkEASU RERS.
~ We see them on their winding way
.around their flight The sea-gulls play,
And scream as they their pockets see
Crau'd With lle "spo'ls og victory"