The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-07-17
THE ROMANCE OF INSECT LIFE.

We take The Iollox ins bes.rful snhaei
from an Historical Ler'urs By Jscge
ChHlloa Of Geo,gE
.Ths earth lsems with mysseries-- The
sky shines 9Th Ihem-Ihey float IN The
aH-lhey swim IN The deep--lhey fash
from the dark robed rlsuds--thsy whispef
IN the gentle Iones Of the sumner wind
thew speak in irHmpel tongues. in the
voice of lhe tempest and the thunder.-I
Cssse Thy longIaes Tor The aneien, days.
oh, d,rsmer. Close Thy book and look
shout thee upon The volume Of Nature.
See before thee. 10 inv Inseci that thou
csnsl scarce dis inguish from the grains OF
sand that surround Ii-uaieh it--li moves
an with an energy aud an insiinei that ena-
be II 20 overcome Or avoid eli obstacles.
Sse-iibas seized some otise, larger Than
itself. and sull il goes bravely oa--noih-
ing dsUnss i,--no.hing stops thread 10
under loot. III lhoa can.i have the heart
% a;iempI spch muIder) and i, viii rise
mp sfsln beneath the ocean Of sand and
turn once more 10 rs lsbor. Dust ihou
know in It's the ant. that Iiun-hearted
act. lolling amid the hes, uf summer; and
though he seasons bIishiness and as
warmth are be ng,ng up and producing ven
ihousand enjoy menls for The little irav.
eIler, he il busy gathering together be
provtndsr for the long winter time. when
irsst and snnw and cold shall have locked
up The grsneIits Of nature.
4 Thou will hll me. that am knocking
thee; lhsi Ih u cans, see ihis daily and
hourly; and is This my siery ,hsIeiorsi
IL thou hsds, read 10 those sicient legends
befare thee. % IN insect 90 cou,ag. ous,
thai would a'Iack an animal cf ten thou.
ssnd times is @agn,infe; Of industry so
is5e'alia able. that Il would climb honse
inps AID moun'sins Il pursue is course;
ofrerse., reace 10 Unfsg,.ng. thai though
Iepulsed . tbou.and lIne., Il would still
return and overcome tie Obstacle that i'm
peded ii--thy eyes would have spanked
with inleres, and smazemert; II 10 because
10 10 con.,anily before ihee--becsuss i
belongs 10 the prs sentt ms--shnu lookts
50 disdsiniully upon q. When did ih,
Kuieh, Euands Of Thy he-rt do hall .,
muchl When did their bosoms beat .,
high wlih vslor sud determination - TIN,
poor insec,! But il hss NJ loses--nc
burning ieslousies-Do blood.talned vic,
toriapsl' Hos knowssl ihou that
warrant thee, even that ,iny breast he,
grown CENTER Cor some Fond one that Ii,
cd wnhia ia liule world; that 10 bloc,
has q we'd quicker ~hen some Adanii
AMI his huied around the lin E cnquel.
thai It. pan has been s.ained BY the iro
pines rs m,n,c battles.
But thru viii say Why d., thou lur,
me from my ginw,rg pase, 10 poin, mi
20 this mo,iag sion! Why not show m,
the m .gesi mysteries Of nsiurt! VIII,
wsste my Tune y III topic so insisn 6
can't answer because IL is insignificant
lp,iLt the there 10 one Of the smalies, Q
Esfih's crra ufes, 10 al ,hee IL the atom
contain such wonders, how much MOI
the noble aud lofty works OF Na,urei Fo
los me. II thou will. Lei us dive into III
c.serns of the earth, and msrk the &c, u
iufed halls-lhe rocky avenues s,retchIn
miles and miles b low busy hsun,s Of men
lie, Us plunge inlo The deep, and see %
huge leylslhan scoring amid the atrr.
or the rsinbow-hued dolphin. as she ding
back bright rays OF the glorious sun. liz
II. climb int, The ar, and behold the eagl
with his ulrng wing. and his unfiuchin
eyes. The noble image ri indomitsble pei
severance ani OF bilisrt genius. soarln
proudly aud gazing fisedly toward He's,
ems b'ighsrs, lun.in.ry! Oh. dreamer
il the moments Of thy life we're null, e
by The sands of the desert. they would b
all tao saort 10 unrasel these myste,ie
that are around .hee and above ,hee."