The native American. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1840, 1840-05-16

| cana oil Nature. She ilaQ mel nm WIN sun
beam Tor her lance, and driven it full III his
face. When the old veteran has felt the icicleS
dropping from his nose, his cheeks turning
! from Llue TO red, and good quarters ior his ia
vore amusement OF skating rather difficult
to come at, he has turned his back TO The
enemy and taken refuge III the safe retreat OF
the Arctic circle, where no antagonist wars
against his throne. This triumph Is celebra
ted in the city of Gotham by long PROFESSIONS
Of vehicles laden with the pride and rubbish,
The ornament and the abortion OF the dwellings,
OF all classes. This is doubtless delicate
manner in which Hymen reminds her votarles
that they are mortal il fact which in the III.
tense enjoyment Of connubiaI happiness, they
might otherwise forget. Elsewhere 1t Is Gel
ebrated by various festivities. With what
antici pated delight do the Juveniles look for
ward 10 the coming of the first Of May; for
several days anterior, how do they watch the
aspect of the Heavens-if fair, how many
bright eyes grow brighter; if the sky be hung
with the sable drapeiy OF Clouds how ninny
hearts also are clad i'll gloom and mourning !;
aud (oh climax of horrors) ii 1t should rjtIn,
how many eyes weep deeper SHOW er. When
the motley coat Of April Is about to be cN-
changed tor the more constant garb OF May,
how many visions are turned ticayellWafd;
never did Chaldc;n or Egyptian pore over tie
map OF Heaven with IL more ardent gaze than
does the Juvenile who Is not yet familiar Wsfl
the occult mysteries OF the alphabet or the
fspelImg-book. Among these star gazers, now
ever, are ul.uy Whose years would make the
labuve lIariI.rSS sentence All nurtllntu Insult
the fair and heavenly dau9hte OF Eve
sfl,I tj,,a.lt =
| on which new trltlnlpIS are to be won, add
tloual vlcllns tr4nslxcd, has It's attractions.
The May festival: the May-nlgiit bali
both are to be ceIeb"atcd-a tar sky IS ALSO
lteIy requisite for re, and very desirable tor
the otner. Thus is tie h1llzou matc!rd as
never Was prattlsed telon; aS>.o. ella turns
pau upon TER throne, aud the Plciades grow
blou, with envy 1T the superior hues OF tcf-
rrstral brightness. Bat tie dtv big with
The late OF CH >.,r and OF Rome" 1T last comes,
distributes It's q''anu,n OF joy, and passes. 10
write of the hrol OF May when lis g!orles, It's
gid, its ponp have departed: Is like p"Ilnl'lg
AN EpigrQm Without a point, or 4 iso"Het
with but thirteen lines. The day dies but It's
renlen rance lives.
La those sllcut archives where memory
keeps her vigil over the recorded scenes =.
otnrr years the ptlA!itoiis that tironS Tire
BRAIN, glide forth win lolseless' tread and
dreaming substance, and stand before the NEIL
tai eye. 4 shape Ior these Z; Il form IN which
they may hive from century to century, touch
ing the Truman heart III every aye, rXc!tlng
a pulse OF sympathy III every BOSOM, and con-
peltlny from ali an expression that they are
within the localities OF humanity, not
IS
In fooscap uniforms tuned up with ink
but the true and linea children of nature.
Years edow men WITH certain privileges
among THESE the art OF rambling WI lout I'M
pertinent interruption is one and let hln
who with eager expectation reads III hopes OF
at last reaching something that shall pay his
craving appetite lor novelty, nelt drop the
paper aud turn to where the larger type de-
notes the importance OF the topics discussed
for [ assure him that these are but " raulD-
iings'' where the rambler palse> III every Ell
llcllg spot, or Climbs every nlll side that pro-
Misses il new prospect.
In tuese Chalmers of Memory OF which,
Wi.liolne raIted, there exists VIVID reilleil-
brance OF the occurrences OF il May morning.
The day was one OF the lew bright ones out
Of nearly two hundred that had preceded 1t:
the birds hymned their verllal songs, the How
ers unlolded their leaves, exhibited Their Var
lous hueS, and hung their sweets III very
rapture on every gale t'lat passed them by.
All nature (oul doors) reveiled in the prospect
of sunshine and summer; while |, like re-
leased school boy, roalned through the woods
with volume of the t,ngIlsh poets" IN my
hand, and the beauties OF Nature IN my heart.
Tired with the heat, to which | had been SO
long stranger, I cast myself at length beneath
Il tree, and yazcd Oh the scene, Which II Gre
clan might have mistaken for Elyslum. Open
ing my voIlln', Slrnck upon Gray's tlrgy,
and | found myself IN the very situation he
so naturally and eloquent'y Observation-Disclosures
| 49,
| There at the foot Of yonder holding beach,
Tha, ur'ahs rs ua san,a'Gc ioo' 50 htEh
His llslless lpngu nCou tide would hc stretch,
Aud pore u, on the brock that huDb's by
Beneath wtare lald, the brawliag brook; as
| il poured over its stony bed, sent 10 my ears u
A., ma. aver A IJ1r,. II,.,, ti,n