Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1846-03-14

= Anese y eomethiug IN the w6rd Honr
n ~ Nakss the kindliest feelings Of the
srs. Ills not merely friends aud kind.
! laed inst render that place 90 dear, 30, he
llsgsy hills. snc rocks. and riyule.s throw
B slehafm around the place Of one : na.ivi,y.
i 4 y no wonder that the loftiess harps
nave been tuped 70 sing of homo, .swee,
Rome. The fo1e that bloomed in the
| xerden whise sone has wandered II earlv
yeafs, csteless inainnocence, i lovely Is
tes bloom and lovelier in is decay. No
songs sfe sweet liks those wc heard
amoag ,he bosghs shsl shstls : parents
4zs'Ilnx. when she morning = -s-.-.....
49, - NO Wasefs are bFigKI Ike ltei
s'ssl silver stream that winds among the
ilower-decked knolls. where, ii child.
nood' We have often strayed 10 pluck ,he
vioies, Or the lilly, OF to twine c.rl.rJ
Tor some iovel school. mate. w. msv
wander away and mingle in The .vorid;.
fierce strife, and form new a.soc;.,;on.
and friendships, and fancy we have Al
most forgotten the land Of our h;r,h. h.,
At some evening hour, a. we listen ner
chance TO the autumn winds, the remem.
orance OF other days comes over the sonl
and fancy bears Us back to childhood,.
scenes, and we roam again amid the "a.
nll'ar haunts, and press the hands n
companions long since cold in the grave
-ano listen TO voices we shall hear on
Earth no more. Il is then a feeling Of
melancholy steals over Us, which. ike
:'ss'an's music. is pleasant though mourn.
III TO the soul. "s
!. Inc Swiss general who leads his sol. ,
'ers into foreign land. must no, sufTer
ne sweet airs Of Switzerland to be snno :
'''h!n The hearing Of his soldiers: for a. :
1e thrilling sound they would leave the :
amp and fly away 10 their own green !;
Ills. The African. torn from his willow 3
ra'oed hut. and borne away TO the land y
charters and Of chains, weeps a. he d
inRs OF home. and signs and mines for
e cocoa land beyond The waters Of The
q. Years may have passed over him b
= 'fl'es ana tolls may have crushed his al
'fl!s-all MS kindred may have found &C
e.ms! The New England MARINER 80
i'd the icebergs Of the northern seas, or NC
ea.hing The spicy gales Of evergreen a.
es. or coasting along the shores Of the e s
aci6c. though the hand Of time may ="
ve blancted his raven locks. and care .o 20,
We plowed deep burrows on his brow, 'e'
d his hear. have been chilled by the -
,rms Of ocean. I'LL the fountains Of his ~
We ha We almost ceased 10 gush with the NC
avenly currens-yet upon some sum-
er's evening, az he looks upon the sun M
liking behind the western wave. he will N
ink Of home. and his heart will yearn lie
: the loved days, and his tears flow like ev
e sumner rain. How does the heart Of IN
E waaderer. after long years Of absence. Ii,
al, and his eyes fill, ~ he catches a Of
ance Of the hills Of his nativity; and m
hen he has pressed the lip Of mother pe
sister. how soon does he hasten 10 see
the garden. the orchard and the stream. ro
ok az in days gone by! We may find ,b
ines as beautiful, skies 40 bright and +,
ends az devoted; bu. that will not usurp ri
e place of Home. "a
There is one spot where none will sigh &C
r home. The fowers that blossom .,
ere will never fade; the crystal waters II
at wind along those vesdant wales will n,
,ver tease 10 send up their heavenly mu- e
c /; The clusters hanging from trees o'er- ia
ladowing i,s banks will be immortal ci
listers; and the friends that meet will
eet forever.-l Puritan.