Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-10-21

h'ONV'N cape tNt Inb tli' uptthrm point Oi |
Na"tu, net, AID that Tie lit,is town we SIN
on shore was called Siicnns. IT, Il ii,uriic
summer w1toIina place, Il Ii. h,uiN situated !
among ih Bips celebrated tu,rug S,or;smcn
lot their shd'h fisheries. These honcst mcn
puzzled themselves ia many auatguucui how /
Ne sueiy sleri i IuiDus tli .i' reel, 81 rock /
without destruction. Onc oi thvtn Alr Ma !
than Gibbs who Keeps a store at Siaconsctt
hut Is besides partly farmer, and none d
fisherman, and more ~ very 20 pilot and
81 ~ fellow J thef took Cli,r,,s ut our vessel
enl anchored us safely in Holmes hole IN
In" M an tuIe it WAS announced thu, We had
onfy sixteen hours supply ot co o. board,
rud we are nov taking la suppl; which we
have most io'tuntttiy found on brig uow
alongside.
THE FOREST. Outing Che las, week Or
ten days Mr.. John Frost has made great raya-
gcs among the forest leaves. some of them
have "iGkcH It ScRRRer' at the parent stcn,
and bestowed Themselves upon the breeze tn
NJ n'ii,lcf aNay and lodged on The Ground.
leaving the tree as bare us a raii>ian dauc,f
IN AN exciting Piroucttc. or pooY relation of
family acquainlances. There att. however.
some trees whose leaves ave more aflcctionatc
and do not ily awayat tie first appearance of
the cuemy OF vegetation. The naples par,ic.
uarly, stand fire bWvely and shelter tn ir old
mothers until they are scared by Tire fire of
TIC enemy and made To turn all colors. rro-
ducing avaricgated beauty that no other Sc sn
presents. Indeed, IA I, W DAYS since the forests
were in the height of their beauty; beauty
that deiics alike the poets pen AMI painters
pencil in description. Almost all the colors of
the rainbow were exhibited, and as rrany
shades of color as there were leaves ON the
trees. Sad as this beauty is bringing Thoughts
.oi decay and dea(h, bringing back the mind TO
the spring OF the year and HE spring of life.
painting anew on the hrat, the hopes of hfo's
spring that have faded, faded, faded into the
light and airy nothingncss of dIcams-we
love 1t. Ike spsing has the budding hope
and prospect of usclulnoss. We sec the open
ing leaf, we expect the flower and the fruit
the abundance; we welcome the gay laugh of
summcf but IN the autumn of tie season and
81 life, we enjoy thu fruition and rcvel in the
ncrAcry bona back on the hum Of the l1,stling
leaf 10 the glory, the virtue and the beauty
OF the past,mow registered in heaven to balance
the fong line Of forgotten sins. Pshaw!
I'll 80 home and get cup of strong tea and
hot roll and III feel bctter
As soomes we arr through with that. we
will take a comfortable scat and read the fol-
lowing from the Columbia Spy:
OCTOBER AND AUTUMN.
Sweet NNrunm? Sabbath of the ycar!'
some love thy golden day
The blooming hectic OF thy check,
How lovely in decay
Yet melancholy thoughts will come,
TO see thee waning To the tomb
We are in the midst of October. with lis.
wailing Withstand signing brcczcs rcmindinu
us That MELLOW AUruNN, - sad and Il,elsn-
choly is waning East, and tliat the torn
season vc-Scs nearer and vet nearer and that
hUary headed Winter will soon be upon ms
IN all the iierccncssol his surly nature The
gay old woods, which have presented TO the
eye an unbrohep rsimcnt OF vivid green du-
ring the sweet season of summer, have doilcd
the bnght robes IN which they were clad by
the genial influence of the gentle striplinG
spring, and are now arruycd in all the gorge
Gus dFapcry OF. the Su,umn- tinlc-ih' p,;-15le
grecIi' and GbltI-land flaunt out in their tor
rowcd plumagc, of every hue and every dive.
lending the very witchCry Of cnchantmcnt TO
the open face OF Nature. Autumn is the con
meeting link Between tie sCorChing sunshine
OF the otherwise lovely sumner ason. and.
the hoar-lrosts and the snow drifts of In, gray
bearded old monster who annually cnyelopes
the earth IN mantle of white. and comes
ssorming into existence to blight the baautiful
vcrdure OF the whole broad world. Yet. al
though thou art the fore runner of the stern
and rcmorselcss winter time, ar thou lovely
with 1t all, sombre-AutumH Under Thy cap
tvaiing influences the Orchud trees are l0a
dcd with 'ich clusters of golden fruit. and all
nature is Tjtc with millucss and with beauty.
aud theri TOO, thy icli, radiant, glowing sun
sets, when as cvcntidc steals over the land.
the glorious Orb OF Day ''palcs his incT ctunl
irc, and dcsccnds, To give life and JOY 10 an
other Hemisphere. through cloud of crimson
richncss which changes TO a soft vcrmiiiop
on the far edge of the horizon and stretches
OIL towards the very zenith of the vast blue
dome. tmgng 1t with softer glory: aud rem
aenhg That winch was singularly lovely before
strangely magnificent There is sometime
ncNprcssibly sublime and thiIliur. and even
melancholy in solemn Autumn H.. nippinu
iFust which whiicus liill and valley .-wLicl
glistcns ON tire scCptrc- crowned crowded civ
Wlth yi@:ts','lc tmmict and the town alike
AMI in ih' end strips the tall old trees pl th.ir
jack ddW covering. and s'rew, the whole clad
earth with their Withergd aud dying leaves. n
non to cove hem with cold. white wind
ing sheet ci virgin snow is ii sublime likcuc..
of the evauc~ccu'- and ilceGnE existence off
Cons great creature Man. winch thrills tho
heart ul'l sFr'aks 10 the UNDERSTANDING. and
causes hclarDoly musings in both yonganl
old. Vet tn Autumn tim> /, liked wiihalI
rs gloomy fore shadowinas for ON, can wan.
der ont ~ the soft moonlight of a clear Octo
Ter crcnnG and drink in deep d'aughts of in
5piiah6n from us very melancholy. and ask
iofno sublinrr companion than the wait All
ctudc, The solemn stiffness. aud the Golden
glory Of sad and melancholy Autumn
Autumn and Ociob are here. vet they
viii BE- gone anon. for the fleet footed Tim, IS
stealing thorn away. ard will -por-le,lth.,,
lioln tlc lace Of the earth ncyerto rcintn as
they leave u.s. How many Of as will -. here