The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1843-11-07
THE FOUR SEA SONS

SPRING.
The Spring had come, with gentle showers,
And herbs, and plants, and trees, and flowers,
Sprang into NE south winds blew
Soft on their bursting pulps, and dew,
Mostened their lips, whilst one by one
They opened their buds to the morning sun,
Inhaling with pleasure the genial glow
or his golden beams ; for they seemed to know
That their beautiful bloom from his light must flow.
As his rays on their bosoms danced awhile,
You might hear them grow you them smile;
The humblest flower with its crimson streak,
Display'd by the blush OF its velvet cheek,
How deeply ii felt, though it could not speak
MER
The summer came, with the Summers joy.
As merry at heart n laughing boy,
As he runs, and bounds, and laughs, and sings,
Til the joyous tear in his bright eye springs;
On came she bounding in sunshine and rain,
Dancing in music Ger mountain and plain.
Blithe was her life, led in greenwoods and bowers
Sweet the music she drew from the flowers
As she hung them and swung them bending trees,
Homes for the insects and food for the bees;
Their petals were nourish'd with sunlight and dew
Till her love re:urn'd in the odors they threw;
She balhed all their lips on the fading of light,
Aud tenderly folded them up FOR the night,
Fond watch DER their pillows untirng she kept,
And kisses gave all till they slunbered and slept
AUTUMN.
But Summer robb'd or her garments so green
When sunny -brown'd Autumn the scene
Ripe was his ruddy face, firm his tread
His mantle was purple, and yellow, and red,
And brown; and the locks on his lofty brow
In richness and beauty were seen to grow
Like the yellow ears Of the ripening
Wav'd by the breath of the joyous morn,
Those locks in their glory were fair to see
As the sunny waves of golden sea.
He stretched out his and shook his head,
Till the luscious fruits of the year were spread.
WINTER.
The spirit of Winter arose on the air,
With shvering limbs all naked and bare
Born in the depths of Iceland cave,
Graded and nursed on a stormy wave,
lie sumbcr'd a and then came forth;
Ills steeds the bitterest winds Of the north;
frozen cloud was his whirling car;
Darkness and Fear were his heraIds of war ;
His icicle teeth did rattle and shake
Like hurting stone on frozen lake,
Or the gathering bones Of gibbeted form,
That is driven about by the mercless storm;
His long skinny arms he wav'd in the breeze,
And striped of their verdure the plants and the trees,
Wherever he snorted, his whitening breath
All delicate beings crumbled in DEATH
Grammar in the Back Woods ''Class in gram
mar may come the floor. Now, John, COM
mence - ''Al the world is in debit ''Parse
world.''
''World is general noun, common metre, object
i've case, and governed by Mier.''
"Very well. Sam, parse debt"
''Debt is common noun, impressive mood and
dreadful case.''
"Thatl do. Read the next sentence"
"Boys and girls must have their play
% "Phlip, parse boys .
''Boys is particular noun, single number, un-
certain mood, laughable case, and agrees with
girls
"The NEXT
'Boys is masculine noun, inferior number, con-
juncive mood, and belongs to the girls, with which it
agrees"
''School's dismissed"