Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-11-18
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FOR THE TELEGRAPH.
"Men who look nature and their fellow men, and cry
that all dark and gloomy, in the right but the sonbre
colors are reflections from their aundiced eyes and
heart The real hues delicate and require clearer
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Mn. CLARKE Your paper of October 2sth,
contained some lines written by "H," which
brought the above sentiment forcibly to my men,
DRY. am one who would view all things in their
proper light, unaffected by circumstances, and
unbiased by prejudice and, though | would fain
agree with the ladies', cannot respond to the
sentiment advanced by the fair writer.
"Away from the gloomy world away p
IT is true, to some this world may be dull and
gloomy to some, everything may look dark and
responding. But ask the lover of nature, as he
wanders forth to contemplate on the goodness and
mercy Of a creative God ASK him fall things
speak sadness to has heart. Ask him if there is
nothing in all he around, which responds to
the feelings of joy and gladness which mingle in
his own bosom. Will he not point out to you the
simple flower that decks a lowly bed of earth with
its bright changing colors the green and
ing grass which carpets earth with its verdure
the lofty and majestic tree, the growth Of centu-
rles, whose leaves kiss by autumn frost, vie
with the colors of Painters skill the frma-
meat, DER whose broad blue are spread the misty
clouds, now assuming a dark, forebodng appear
ance, and now drawn out to gauzy texture, that
tinged by the setting sun,
show such of beauty,
That the heart beats with exulting joy,
And all OF sense seems Wrapt in vision.
Will he not point to all these and bid your own
heart answer
-"Thou who deghest in music's sounds,
From the centre, e'en to the utmost bounds
Of EARTH rings the discord wild Of wo."
Yes ye who delight in sylvan sounds, whose
music tells language to your hearts, more potent
far, than speech of man are all sounds of earth
but dire dscordant notes of woe, enthrallng
the heart with their sadness, and causing the pass
ing moments TO cen appear tortures brought
from Plutos regions, to punish man for some act
of disobedience Does the music of the gurgling
brook the tiny voice of leaflets in the breeze
the song of feathered chorsters, or even the har-
mony of earth united choir, they raise their
hymn of joy bright summers eve, fall upon
your ear as dull and monotinous ? Is there naught
to whom angels tune their harps of gold, in grant
ing man, upon earth, foretaste of Joys yet to
lavish themselves upon his understanding?
1t we're base, vile ngratitude, for to
our Creator of placing us in a world, where all is
dull and gloomy, serving as mere prison house,
il stead of an Eden whe rein man may roam in
all the freedom of his SOU and taste delights scat
tered by omni?a'ent hand.
s'Thou &c nile and sorrowing one
Who look all things below the sum-
With loving eye, and n trusting haar,-
VIII nothing, to thee love in turn impart Z"
Yes Deep within the human breast are GEN.
tered affections, as pure and holy as those of SER
aphic beings, and only waiting the occurrence
of circumstances, 10 develop themselves See the
young wife, as she bends over the form of her
first born, in all the pride of u mothers love. Is
she not possessed Of principle, which the young
ttrustng heart" Instinctively recognises
stay and staff, for coming years and, as the in.
FAINT mind is developed and lis propensties brought
to bear upon action, does not mutual love exist,
which is SO strong, that even death cannot sey
er It's bonds Ask the Young maiden. as her
lover separates himself from her, if there is aught
IN man bosom, which can mpart love- and she
viii tell you, Gfshe but set aside maiden coy
ness,) that the love she bestows upon him, is all
returned, endeared by its transition
Affection yields unto man, an untold store of
pleasure and satisfaction. Who that ever gather
ed around his own freside, the smiling images of
himself, and cast one rejecting thought upon the
happiness granted him, but will ackn owledge this
source, to be far greater than all others What
that has ever applied the endearing name of
''wife, to ofthe fair SEX but will kindle with
emotion, as he tells you of the blessings bestow-
ed upon him by that endearng tie of relationship
There is, then, reciprocity of feeling between
mortals, and one needs never despair of receiving
love, while he has the least spark of affection in
his own bosom, which he may, at will, impart to
another.
'Deah's portals but hide
From thy mental view, the Enclosed book
OF wisdom and knowledgc.-"
But does not the essence of knowledge dstill
from this shook" and like gentle rain, fall upon
the minds of mortas here below, revealing to
them the fact, that much is to be learned, ere