Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-10-15

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Az HOUR WITH NATURE AND THE
NAlLkRS
Trtsnav, JLT 81. Ansr . Quiet. sos,
b"-1''" .srtso ~ 90 little resnd ,ssl.
iuf u,sh slonc, sat A'~a 70 ,.., ,hs r,.r.
uo''d"y Of ,i,e pisa I had iorr.e :, hum.
i"' mI i"us'th,Ilo', in th,s eosr,r,, wa
81" ~rts snti one T. n then y, ,sas nv
van aud Fs'ei On. sieia of Ten miles. w On.
o'h'' convenient s,opr'ns plac. TT the u,sh,
~ much depended upnn the success Of me
sPeriw.ah ! US. Determines ~ tsr, the
Poihi sgs,ns tho prediction. of m, friends
30 ~ " ! vent, Gov sms,s The bonse vac
" quiet - Va profound ssb6.,h we're rss,.
~ upon H. and The Windows ~ nv s,,y
ehamoer icoksd through The ioI,.rs Of etsvs
e'ms down upon . green valley. sea 90
swimminRly. and shsr frossl dinner o, The
little rosnd table, ] boekied on ny knapsaek
~nh . tssli Of sslLsrsssl,,,on 10 view o.
fsusnusv1sss<sSi.>a s~se~s -sssssuu~
rs'd my bill and given the i.sdlady . espy
81 m, oem meal tseeipt., I ,s>.m.d nv
walk towards Worees,ef. The summit of
The h'a hill ] ssce0det oreaed 10 the view
. splendid saphnhesire. ealbo.omtag the
large village Of Rem,ptovs A. tn. ~.
the mos extensive snd rA,,~galod landscape
had as ys, seen IN Eng and, | stopped q
10" moments Ia n"iics tho l.siorrs that DIE
ting 'shcd II from twcucsn Ian .cspe Of
we vrinu iilri,s ,oHIVsG iu-y NAV, POI
h'p-, he summed up IN these chat.cls,.-
In The fist place. lsud, ih.t rent hons
to eH5 per scW, Tor iH.t sheer capaeii, 81
Production, must nectssAfily 10 ksta inG
high state oil cultivation. az coune, TO lean,
Dry pasture, OF boagy moisss, OF bald sand
hll, breaks the VISTA Of uniyet.al fstlIln,.--
Then me 'fess are eli planted, from the oss
OF monstrous gIrIh TO the snA,lsh hawthorn
in the garden ltiedge and either from hi,
circumstance, OF the feriIty OF the soil, their
foliage seems 10 nv.l ~ Insurance the rank
vegetation Of annual plants The meadow
gtusaes are Of thicker and hnef rtvwih
than 10 Ameucs. iierdsgrs. sod clover
arc not so common, The atmosphere l..
more humid, and there 10 a spnghiiy, vivid
gteenn-ss and velvet soiiness ABOUT newly
shUrn meadow. witch slnkes an America
al the htst view OF a summer land,ca q, IN
this country. Dut the mos, distinguishing
aud Interesting iesiute Of all /, tho ever
green hedge. The soh and luIutisnt YER
dure Of tie he,d.. reposlog Ia the valleys, or
CURING graceiuiy around The gcbty .loptng
hils tho groves, de IL, and IVY melted cot
lsges aud ohutche, OF The vidcn time, and
the golden wheat fields o,eIrun with glanc.
ing waves Of sunlight. would DO Ike unhsn.
ed pictures without the hedge. ia fact, II
our bleak American s,oos walls or rail
fences were substituted lor It, the rural
scenery Of Ena land would be robbed U ~
lorrllsS feaiute. Everything look. plctur.
esque when enclosed w this s,Ewo,en
wall OF green--cvenrhs Seiiest pasture. Il
lines eysy road and lane, surrounding
gtoves aud gardens, meadows, wheat fields,
and potato FIELDS. As ! ds.csndrd nto tho
valley of b, could hook rghl ioto hun.
dfeJ, of gaIdens. ~bicl br all the world
sppeated lAs ~ many birds ncs', or moss
buckets, placed one above the oIher ~ the
HI !, and filled wuh dihenn plant, AMI flow.
erS The opposite wall Of IN. valley vas
hung around Win portraits Wrought In Ma
tute'a crsice! WORK Urwth field, alternating
through all her pencll lints, and looking like
framed pictures ~ their hawthorne BORDERS
~ss suddenly diverted from my conle.n
liton Of tins magnificent scenev by Ail
OF heavy rain dtofs, rs prelude OF an i'm
pending shower. Seeing gate open, and
hr1Ilng a familiar choking Othind the hedge,
Nspped through into Iule b,Aeksm,,us
shop. about as large as ~ America .mose-
house for cuuug bacon. The 6Ist oheot
that my eyes rested upon ~asa iuil st,~n
nan, mae years N age, and nasily thrce
& Ell h., pet,h he'd .T-u sra"e 81 hat that
he,, hi 30 fs,.r n' urrssl 10 Me .rye OF hs
falher's snVIl, a. ~bich lie va. Al work with
ali the vgot I'M, hIue shcr srm., making
nails. ! say JnH 4,oe, man, fot fosr he
can nevef grow any larger, physically OF
mentally. AZ ! pot my hsnd On his shout
der ia familiar way, 10 make myself al
home win him, so5 To- remoSo Inc indi "
with which NY sudden sppestsnce seemed
q inspire bin, ~ pleasant VOID or ~ Of
greeting, his lssh ieli eass hardened into ell
HE indutsiion Of iOiIns mani ,od, and sun.
susceptible Of sfo~ TIA IS ms Suril block
FIXED manhood had act 10 upon HIM IN The
gfeennsss ~ his youth And there he was
by his islhets s'de, = ssinlsd. premature
nan; with his ohiich,Gd cut of ~i,h 40
space 10 grow "a between u . crsdis And Ito
sn1il block chased. q, soOn ss lie could
stand on dis little legs rom Inc ss',h-s,,bs
70 Tue iUrRe-so"s, ~ lfon nses1Hv, thar
would not Jet ban stop long enough - PICK
vPs letter Of lhs Engl,.h aiph'bel On ths
wiy. q, lord John Rpsss,l' link Of 10
or is RCglIhn'n's con, place. - h..
N Ihsr, scarcely ~esbsd, ~ hog oold
stone, bafefyD'sd, btlOrr it- anvil tLste 70
harieo, sssf and blsssf 80 WONG hsndf 80
hebung sno hsmnsnng rVggtd ne rods. .r
tbs susgsnshcs hsT Ursssi o.n 10 .sozsi 10y
ply Lord John los a. Toe usiis. 20