Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-11-12

lpfopise tAtn u Is Ne are buoy Cd % will
she hope that Tic barvesis vill BE- abun
usn< and that on. land viii teen pill
] Pisasy. The child sporliag op0k III
lava. end the seasoa, sympsthixs lore
ther. and nature Tejoices II her sirsir
loseiinese. We look agains sad bshois
the cattle upon the hills sad ID the vel
ieys are psuiing In The bot 500 nssr by
The sparkling fivulei bouads onwssd 4
The riser while from remote disisnes
We bear the mighty cataract huffysne il,
waters 10 the distsnt Sea- The woo3s are
hlled with the music Of bffsis. aad all 4 q.
tuEe, u laugtsn1 pnderthe ficricrs in.iu.
snes Of Summer. The good ma emu.
meratss bis blessings. and thanks his Ma.
ksr that be - perniltsd 10 enjoy 90 many.
Nov Il 70. we feel most happy. excepting
In thoss bours When tks strange reality
appears telling % 1--we ere passine away q
.tnothee change. add loi ske cssn,iSs Of
the year. The msIsnchoiy season Of Au.
tumn. Melancholy mean to those alone
Who neser s'iisi 70 nsturc steschinrs."--
The song q Joy .is nc more heard. tof thr
MINISTRIES have gone 10 som, y,,rm,,
cline. The woodman's ,o;l i ebee,.s
b no happy slfains bot the = sS,weJ
quail which l. shiserine % thef.IIen ,,s.
ui,ers mgr plsintive cav. eansinr ma.
menlsry sadness 10 opprcss M, heart
The oak rcsrs lie head shave die plsip.
but is s,fipt Of Ne foiIase--nnked ana
alone---a Al emblem or mar m the hour
OF sdverslty. We see the lssve. ao.,;n,
on tbs bosom Of the river. ana we re-;
that such 100 will soon be our condition..
The isosss Of old sgc win soon wi.her ID,
and al the river Of death we viii Se born.
onwnrd 70 Elerniiy I
Aulnmn Il dark on ihs mountain
gray mist Tssts on che hills The wbirl.
wind 10 heard on the heath. DARK rolls
the river through The narrow plain. TIE
leaves whirs round with the wind. and
s,rew the grave Of the dead" Thus
moutnfully ssnR tie aged Bard Who .slived
ARsin--io The Isnsu.,e ~ vv;u:.
Hewitt. 9TH. icwer, are ce.s ,hs in.-
Rrass stands nmono.t tbe rye.n ,ors. 80
Sr6om !; .the nlsais which v.ssJ 49,
broad. white umhels 10 the Summsr
bresze. like skeleton trophies OF death.
rattle their dry and hollow hues 10 The An.
tumnsi winds. Our very gardens are
sad, damp. and desolate. Naked s,ems
and decsying leaves have taken ,he
place Of verdufe.'' The bill eide nrs
bseowing brown. The wood land rivu.
let. glIdes moro slnggishly than Il did
over its pebosy bed, II seems 10 be mur.
mnfing itself away. because n. former
eompsnions, the wild rose. The colum.
bins. the honeysuckle. the bell. fiower ana
the violet. have departed from ia borders.
will they never retufn-f Alb veal wi,h
the approaching Spring and Summer thew
will all come back, and with The risalet
laugh>-and be happy once more. Golden
aud crimson and oufple are the eolors .hs,
now rest upon The fores. trees. which
were lately 50 fresh and green. Truly
hath Airs. Hemsns said,
'The woodsl Oh, solemn are The bouna,...
woods,
" .ne great western world 10 ihsir dssiias-"
- snere not lesson taught us in this
decay o. nsiuies Does i not warn usof
tns enknowa future 'Fhe blossoms Of
our Spring the pride Of our Summer will
soon fade into decay; snd the pulse that
now beats high With vifiuous or vicious
desire, will gradually sink--and then
must stop forever" II may be. that be.
fore another Autumn sheds its influences
open the world. our heads will be pal.
loved in.sho dust. Hws ara not dead,
We sball Be mouinsfs: Cor il eonplisucs
Of cur ifiende viii have Goeo 10 their
homes beyond The grave. Eta the cosn.
fns ~ $3.50. ..s.... - = 4