Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-05-12

,.Couds of dark lood shall blot the suns broad light
spread round the immense, and shroud the world in
night;
With pale and dreadful ray, the cold moon CLEAN,
Inc am lone stars dIfise an angushcd beam,
storms rock the sky, afflicted oceans roar
"hls found the earth 'hunders from the Almighty
The voice rrevocable,-it is done"
1t was delightful morning, Sunday the
81 Of May, 1912. Two young persons
were seen walking across the fields in the
northern part of Philadelphia, in that free
interchange Of thought, which to even a
distant observer denoted something more
than mere acquaintance existing between the
parties; especially if as in the present case,
they were young man and young wo-
man.
Where the young people were walking
thousand flowers were sprnging up to give
'redolence to the morning, and to add variety
to the already rich heritage of the field !;
fence after fence was crossed, but they pur-
sued their way northwestardly towards
Broad street, Indifferent to the obstacles
which the enclosures presented to their pro-
gress, and seeming much more occcupied
with the subjec, of conversation than with
the loveliness of the scene around them.
lying in all the luxuriance of earthly yepe,
alton, bathed in newly shed light of "A Sab.
bath sun. The scene has changed since
that pair formed part of it. The city has
increased, and ITS overteeming population
has laid out streets, erected houses, and for.
hidden blade Of grass where then only a
farm house dotted the luxuriance of the out
spread meadows; and Broad street, which
the party soon reached, was dusty road,
in ITS whole length to and across the city,
The few dwellings erected near its line
seemed 10 have been built without regard 30
street regulation, but with reference TO those
conveniences which are looked for in
farm houses, or temporary country resi-.
dences.
The pair emerged from the fields near the
lane that once passed through Green Hill
farm, and standing beneath one of those
beautiful elms, they looked abroad upon
the distant city, undisturbed by the hs,n o,
business, or the senseIess clatter of dissipa.
ted amusements. The morning sun was
shedding askant his beams, and light col.
umns of smoke were here and there strup.
Cling up through the atmosphere. Between
the couple and the city lay broad expanse
of fields, whose greenness added to the love.
illness of the scene, and invited the heart tc
contemplation of that power, whose hanc
had garnishcd the heavens with its curtain o
blue, and notified the vcrdure of ,he fell
with the beauties of a host of owly ant
lovely flowers.
Ii we have TO return as you propose.
said the young woman by the way of Cen
ire Square, we would better move on, or W,
snail be too late for church,
r But before we 60 let us conclude upon
day. said the young man.
There is no necessity; when you return
we will appoint the day.
Let US fix on il now. While am ab
%sent-let me feel that there is an appointe,
'ime-that only so many days can inter
vene that these passed, and you will b.
But consider said the young woman
t5oughtfuliy, you may not arrive in season
and q possponement is ominous of evil. vo
know what bad sign it is ~
Il do not know much anon, s,ch .;a,.
but we'll fix the day, so that if I arr;ya |.
all must arrive before the time, the iourn
ey never exceeds three weeks. This
the Sd of May, and we will say tho 4lh q
June
But there was mo response. IF any on
had been listening he might have hear
! Did William.
Why said the young woman, the Who'll