Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-10-03

A SKETCH FROM ny JOURNAL.

A SAEICh I KUN MY 4OUKNAls
In the spring Of 1884, during the vacation DIV
College, Of which was a member, passed several
weeks viii an ancle in tiie beaniful VILLAGE DIP
Many shi1ts con1piled % render Il 4 halcyon time
with me. Ny respected uncle / had never before
sesa and much pleasure did IN Dis sOci-
ely. The suspensioh of my studies too, was highly
graceful. For months had been porting over my an
-nquated classies, prying out obsolete roots. and
searching, Oft times in vain, for the much extOIed
beauties Of PndaE and Sophocss and, in pursuit Of
the abssrnse science Of mathematics. had numbered
down my memory with dsfinitions Of trianges and
srapezOds, TIL yacasioh Was hnied with GladnsSs-
The village Of P. than which the Empire State
could not ssiOw q more beausifals might almost be
misisksa icr she Elysium Of the alcisn,s. With
stfssss regular and clesn- with gardens Of which
Ede9Nas bus the psotoly Pc vita every variety Of
shfG6beiy aud flowers win is neat and eOnSniodi.
ousehnrsA6s aSsl oshers public b0il0ngs -ahd with
inhAbitants 30 peaceful ana intelligent, how could
one irish c. uuug pleasant residence Blu what
most excited admiration was the contiguous mountain
scenery. yIa different plaees ras,, Presented every
variety Of picturesque, grand and awful, In some
places they were gently sIopipg and variegated BY
alternate tih and woodlands. Again they weEspre-
cipispus and cEasgy,w.h here pnd there moscow
cred Tree, scarcely taller ,hante rocks from between
-whieh had spsnng ,ups s Here again they appear
heaped in Wild confusion, as &c iaTepresent chaos In
oil itsdiSotder. Il ascended he nty pinnacle Of the
loftiest peak from which Is presented most beatti-
'ful and diversified panorama AT tie same glance
were seen many,a busy. humming village, swarsning
roads. sndiandscape cultivated and wild. There was
the majestic Hudson, bearing on its bosom the
produce Of our own country and the merchandise Of
foreign sclimes. Frequently steamboats, were seen
speeding their way to and from the metropolis Of our
country. At the son.h the .Gibraiat Of America"
was distinctly q siehs There, ,os. were the much
admired fIiShlaAda Isrstehei my vision ID that
direction, ancied that could see the private paths
andlusking paces Of Harvey Birch, the hero Coop
er's Spy. FaEssway in the norsh had q faint view
Of the Cassllll mountains their lofy summits just
peering ia the far On hovizon.
Il was losely evening when my uncle and Tsaun.
tered forth, careless ii what direction we went. We
promenaded she bank of the Hudson. often pausing 10
gaze on it's sPvsry waters. gliding in silent grandeur
"a mid the rich velvet Of i,s cur,ansd banks" Of to
pluck the blashing wild flower that grew On ice mar.
gin. OnouF retasn We Sisiiedh,he bnrying ground.
Many asmsrBlS told who slept beneath, One, to
hlasts Of four.score in,ers; another Of The smiling
infant. whose eyeshad bu, inst opened npon,he bean.
ties and Determines Of enrh. ened awav ,oa bet,er
homo. ere it had tassed ihe sorrows and dsappoint.
aaenss Of this world! There al old and young rich
and poor. learned ignorant. without distinction Of
rank OF name. the humble servant Of tho Saviour and
the SIassphening nide were crowded together, the
dust reforming 10 dust de was, the spirit having gone
u God who gave IL I am ever monrnfnlIy pleased
with visiting The sepulchral yard, Every unhaow.
ed shonght i hegs subdued, every maginaa;on chast
ensd. love, ia The silent hopr ofnighi, when tho
beau,eous moon obscury lights up the face Of nature,
TO visit the burial ground Of my native village Hove
to Sit on the turfeoyersd tomb of some departed
friend. and commune with his shirt Iloyeao call to-
mind his every action and fentavc, he smile that
kghted up is coun,cnance and the expression Of re-
greet that sometimes shaded his hrow- Imagine him
shen f6r = mosnent leaving his seat in the Upper
Sanctuary. laying aside his harp, and crown to de.
scepd and Wait him who was his friend in the DAYS Of
his earthly pilgrimage. What RnIowinc influence
Do such reflections exert Wond che avatisots, the
ambStious. and The proud man visit the grave YARD
they would there see the utter vanity Of The wealth.
che henos and ,beponipo ri this words M uncle ID
reced my attention particularly to onestone, whered
read" Sacred 70 Ito memory of Clsrinda I--,r &c.
.aeed seventeen year, !" There.' saidhs, with
.tiled sigh. there sleeps the loyeliest flower tina.
ever bloomcdhn this cold and sterile world She de.
served the admiration If earth and heaven Indeed"
continued he. sometimes think that she belonged
10 th sefaplic choir on hieh--,Ra. She was lsnt ID
Earth ct few dave. and .Ien called home TO resume
her seat in he family circle Of heaycn IA nromis-
y