Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-10-17
NO. So.

are at restr' It presents an arsunen,
dipped in beautiful coouring-llke all Of
nalurc's fine pencillines. so woven with an
existence by the unseen hand, That the
keeuesr eye cannot touch The point at
which every separate TIM is parted from
its neighbours hue; Immortality becomes
all instructive feeling, which carries the
soul upwards we know not how, 10 its
destined and eternal habtalion OF light
and life.
A ceaseless change, without auninilaliou
is cnncOntanl of all of natures works.
She never ceases 10 operate. Every
thing which we see upon the globe has
been acted uponby natures supreme hand,
but has never been DESTROYED. Wool has
heen changed by fire to charcoal-passed
from thence 10 various stages of refine
nent, until il has resulted in "A concrete of
an elementary light, sparkling in the hue
and spIendor of diamond.
That man whose eye has never been
opened upon The noiseless operations Of
naIure-or Witnessed rihe developemenls
Of her handy work-who has never fell The
charms Other spring time, or heaved an un-
conscious sigh, while viewing the autumn
flower in its decline has left unlearned
The grandeSt lesson of his own Immortality,
Why does not The steel hearted ATHEIST,
who buries his soul in an eternal sleep,
repine at the difference between his fale
aud lhar oflhe plant! Does lie not OBJ
serve the pride Of the forest shedding its
leaves in The autumn-renewed in the
spring, rerIo'hing and repIenishing through
lntcrnlin4Dle ages? Surely he must,
while he surveys his own decayed aud
nerveIess limbs, cry oul in despair. for
me there is 10 returning spring my
withered trunk, never will cln'he itself in
asnouther rind my hoary locks shall new
er more receive the gloss of youth mo
young and vigorous sap will circulate
through these chilled and collapsed ves-
sels!" Alas it will not be 50 What!
The plan, he removed, and the seasons
come agaiu, while the lord of The earth
with his face upward. walking in the ma
jrsty of wind, w;lhers and sinks to an ig-
noble and eternal sleep?
believe the muse! the autumn blasts Of death
Kill not the buds of virtue; no-they spread
Renea,h the heavenly beams of brighter sums,
Through endless ages into higher powers"
Blopine Hot and Coid.--A corespon-
lenI of The Boston Post thus gives sketch
If Connecticut character. He must be
pronounced impartial, as he presents both
lhe dark aud bright ofathe picture -
1.-The Connecticut chaps are nation of
traders. Swop. buy, and sell, is their
whole business. They take HE disease at
three or four years old. and only quit j,
when the breath Of life quits their cIayey
teuemenIs. have no doubt but that
majority of The people Of Connecticut
rade for their collins. or for boards will,
which 10 make hem before they go on, Of
The world. Even the women trade, and
7 relisiousiy believe nine out Of ten ni them
would sell their entire wardrobe, includ-
ing every Thing but single garment, il by
20 doing they could acquire penny more
than the actual cost. | have seen them in
in The market liagse about the price of 4
half dozen apples, as though the salvation
of their souls depended on the acquisition
of contested penny. Nevertheless, Con-
nccticul is glorious old State. If The
people love trade, they love also, and
practice. ioo. hospitality. The stranger
that sojourns among them. meets with kind
hearts and warm reception. Indeed, |
am half inclined to believe trading is with
lher rs much matter Of amusement as
of hnsiuess. One thing do know, they
will step as much out Of their way 10 do a
Kindness To others, as rnqny " no show less
anxiety about the gains Of This worlds
dross."