Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-01-13
NIIsCELLANS Il.
SOWING AND REAPING,
BY JOSEPH n. CHANDLER, ESQ.
Reaping ,chere you hare mol stipn."

We took occasion one OF the hne mornings OF
last week, TO make an excursion beyond the city
limits attracted by the freshness Of the air, the
cool :rspyness of which seemed to give new play
TO the lungs, and new gush to the blood. The
blue sky above had not yet put on the hazy dim
ness OF Indian summer, though the gossamer was
fitting away in the breeze, twisted and distorted
by it's rapid motion and the lovely hues which
the forest had lately worn, its varlesated garments
of autulnna beauty, were fading into sober brown,
and the leaves were pouring down from The trees,
shaken by the wind, and crisped and curod Ivy
the sum- till the stem could no longer hold them to
the branch.
II was day for a poet--we arc noae--nnd so
we thought OF poor Clark, and his rich fancy, that
seized on all these attractive beauties OF nature,
combined them into u song, and gave them to the
worId--to that world which learned 10 love nature
from the loveliness Of ms verse. Clark is low
his foliage was shaken from the branches before
the autumn storm had dimmed its beauty. Ii fell
while it was receiving and giving charms; and
we now in the dryness of age, remember the
richness and lustre Of his blossoms, that snail
bring forth fruit where no tetnpests deform The
skies, and no autumn irosts wilher the heritage.
Pursuing this idea leaned against fence,
and contemplated ting Nv iasaJs but fading, scene
the approach of man. IL was an cd man. too
he had come the 2oughed field, and seem
ed intent upon the tender grain just shooting up
from the mellow earth. We saluted him respect
spect. He returned our SALVATION with quiet
courtesy, that induced conversation.
With the farmer the talk about weather is not
mere gossip. He looks to winds and Clouds
not 10 avoid labor, but TO insure success; and the
former and the latter rains TO him blessings,
like the dew upon iiermoB, and The dew upon the
mountains. So we remarked that the weather
had been remarkably fine during the present
month.
delightful, delightful said he, delightful
The sun has shone out almost continually. and the
air has been heallhlul and brnclng. Now and
then a cloud has gathered in the Heaven, but i,
seemed scarcely large enough to cover the deer
blue above, that hung upon I's white skirts, in
lovely contrast, like the eye of fancy. And wher
i, has rained, it seemed so sparing and so gentle
that the looked out upon the water drops be
fore they had been absorbed. like the smiles o.
the same infant in the midst Of tears"
You at.H HGH.r3 .HH, hen -.U I-e- pei
/ then guu h4tt h.d
Iho ssab has nrsi mach fain--t 70 as
unI passatd--ihe a.. -o- Asrn burnt cut af lh,
Irelt. h'i0t Lee tdccs Of taa exceed
IHs'N d-f aas.hHrin rst .mosr and Oc'eb,r d
.hc 1e.'v "a soe.as jgt N.r,er sfa'u saI ib.
pail gee difficulty i,a .psine zoos ana sl,ng
rn
rt.t gcla'fe1 ea dbea,' safe w-
~tln.Df 1love'W ldett, uu 1u.nt a.mos
est't' ae s.-d lt ONO 4er,i "s s,e 70 1av
fi-h i' 's % goa
"e4s simeau. t ,ashey,nis, ID tzu ..s'one
fnat,u u,uHr1i va. sf 4.eal.
Ute oau, hen ~' to1tae ap, Es7 s2ip6 d
0arials,
"eoa ig 'e.o', and r'aa no.. ay,' sod rs'ai
"s g,.
"a smi. ups. lae scs g., no farmer. 4.
led sasg slowly Into a .hcugh.iV metHch0
iCok.
VI have, indeed cd re, Sc 10 ihis 6sli sov.s
au abundance Of ests. .as.nsr shall reap
10y whether | shall share in the glorieps baryes