The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-10-14

lhorily, from settling the difference Sin an honor
able Manner" as the sprigs of fashionable life
mlsname duelling The uncle's affections from
this time grew uke-warm towads William, and
John found good means to widen the breach
Partly from the circumstances of his rejected
suit, partly from the abundant pecuniary resources
which his doling parcnt-who was very rch-sup-
piled him with, aud more than either. | suspect
from the prompting of his natural disposition, John
sOon got TO be dissipated: took share in many
dsreputabie affairs, and finally went to sea. When
he at length returned to his native village, his faith
er had been sometime dead and he now became the
sole nheritor of his large property. But the still
ness and tranquility of IA country life, since his
wandering propenses had been stimulated by an
excursion to foreign parts, was less than ever suit
ed TO his taste; and quickly disposing of all bis
property, he resolved to invest the proceeds in some
moneyed institution, where, without any care of
his own it might yield regular income.
1t was on the evening of the day when the land
Spectator, who had purchased the estate for less
than half its worth, had paid him the sum agreed
upon, that John, considerably incbriaed, was seen
entering the house of William Woodville. Will
liam, in consequence of the hostility which his
cle during the latter part Of his life, entertained
towards him, had been left by him without any re-
sources but an excellent education-that best Of
all resources he had received; yet no, dis
pirted by this circumstance but, on the contrary,
only invgorated, he set out with ardour in the pro-
ession Of the law, for which his previous studies
had prepared him. At the time to which have
the lovely Eleanor for about month, and they
were enjoying, in the little and romantic looking
cottage which they had chosen for their abode, the
full irulion of hymeneal bliss. There was nothing
located, and nothing particularly beautiful in the
neat little dwelling itself; yet it invariably attract
ed the attention oil the passing traveller, and won
from the dusty Cit as he journeyed by it, an in
from the turmoil of the metropolis, and bury him
self in the tranquilizing obscury Of rural rc,;o-
ment.
have frequently marked how utterly vain it
is for even the most graphic pen to give an ade-
quaie denealion Of the beauties of nature
The commones scenes, the hills, the slopes, the
verdan, meads and the thick rusting foliage, eve
ry where 10 be met with beyond the din and hustle
of our large cities, have charms which cannot be
transferred to language. The poet and the novel;
list cannst paint in the cooring of words -" in the
landscape OLA hy''-,he gorgeous clouds of sun
set, the clear warm heaven at noon, the limpld
stream that gurges and ripples over its pebbly
channel in thousand gay meanderS, singing and
lrol!cking along, us if it were enducd with con-
seriousness, and was sporting away the sunny
hours, like happy child. A single rustic of the
green trees, as they spread their cool shade over
the weary traveller, and culver with the passing
breeze, like young maiden at the whisper of her
lover, has music in its small tnkIins sound,
which poetry, with all it, high rcachngs cannot
desc ribc
AS have said, there WAS nothing particularly
beautiful in the abode of William Woodyillc; yet
have no hope 10 convey 10 tho reader an accu-
rate idea of its traits Of lovelincs,. The house
was small modest mansion, situated on the very
summit of gentle ACTIVITY which rose gradually
from the road. Its nxciOr, or a, leas, such parts
of it us peeped through the honey -suckcs and 9th
er running vines, which, at some seasons Of the
year almost, covered it, were as white as the
snow fake ere it leaves the cloud" At one end
; of the edIcc grove Of gnarleJ and oyer-arching
oaks "sprcad wide their everlasting arns;" whit,
at the other, the emlnencc descending with more
abrupt decli,ity, and ,hckly covered all the way
! with young grove Of pine trees, was laved ut the
bottom by brawng stream, which dashed over
the obslruct ions tina, impcded TIA progress with the
c noisy wrath of an impeaous conqneror But its
velocity, after it had passed the roughness Of this
ravne, soon subsidized, aud by the time that 1t hal
reached the lowland, on the opposite side Of tn,
road, it spread itsGlfout into broad sheet, as ST.
J lent and motionless must be the most torrent.
| like conqucrer at last. Around the borders Of the
little lake thus lolmed, was here and there will
low tree, whose pensilo branches dropped over the
CLASSY surface Of the water, us If, like the tabled
I youth Of old, enamored with their own reflection.
Beyond, at some distance. the pillows Of the Sound
danced and sparklcd in the sunbeams; while the
steamboats, and the white sails Of the sloops and
other vessels, which, forever gliding along its sur
face, gave much additional lovclincss to the pros
pcc,.
TO DE- CONTINUED.