Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-09-04
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There 10 hush 81 mon, tyt Il N nint kAs
The mo.n.ne. you have been mineling in the
business rf'hv wot.a, sn1 you torn sside, wee
'yAnd distracted Tor rest, There is a !ar depth
In the 'ntsbee blue Of the sky. which sshrs in
The spirit, and YOU are contep, 10 lie down Md
sleep in thc coo, shadow, ana foieet even your
existence, How differen, from the cool wake.
fnluess Of the morning. and yet ho* fitted tcr
,he necessity of,he hour! Is, .,-q
Yhe Day wears on and comes 10 the sunset.
ting. The strong light rasses oli from the hills,
and the leaves are mingled in golden masses.
and the tips ofthe long yr.s-, ana the e4shss Of
maize, and the luxuriaut grain are oil sleeping
in rich glow, a. il the dsy ligh, had Mc,e.l ia.
to'eold and descended upon every iiSirt ming
like dew. Tho sun epes down, and there b y
t'ssus OF fUdescs1bsbie glory floating ufdh the
cloude, ard the in'pepceS'e.e blending of the
suuse, color with the blue SAY. is isr Up toward
the zenith. Presently The pcmp Of the early
sunset passes A~ayy ara the clouds are All clad
IL purple, with edges Of metallic lnstfe; and
very far m re wrst. et II tAey Mere sailing a.
way into another world. are seen spot. Of intense
Brightness, aEd -Ae tall trees on the billy c6re
Of the horizon seem rieiFsiAc Vhe sky, on IRE
with i,s consuming Neat there !, rue.Atyu.
'o''s Joy Ii the contemplation Of this hour which
is peculiar TO itself. You tcei as you should
have had wings, Bif there is strange stirring
n your heart to follow on-nnd yuysf iiaapina.
tion bursts awsy into ,ha, ssAStifhl world, and
reveIs aurc.g TIE Hnsubs,an,ial clouds til they
occoshe cold. 1t isa Triumphant snd extrava.
CANT hdnr. Injoyorsness 30 an iatoxicaaon,
and ito pleasure dies with the day.
The night, sts'ry and beautiful. comes on-
The sky has blue, inrense aiYhos, to ol.ck.
ricss. and The ssais ate set IN 4 like gesns they
sre Of different Rlcry. MID thste Ore tbasc thst
bhfu, md some that have ,wInkiiue ius,re,
and SOME are sus, visible and Myh,. You know
their narnre, and t.icir motion; and There is
something a%fal II so many woittass moving on
through the armament silently snd in order.-
You feel an 'ntssetio,5re awe stealing upon
you, and yout Imagination ,rc,nbfcs ID Il eocs
up AMONG t,,en,. fou gsze Oh, and on, and The
s''pcrs,,fchs Of olden time, and the wild visions
astrooey, steal ovet your memory. tlt. by.and.
by. you :iear the masic which they, give out 10
they CO. and eriuk in ,As mysteries OF their
hidden meaning, and se.'ese ,hat ysat nse,hy
il .usen by their burning sptsrea Their.
roshes on yosi ads.itious joy, and kind Of terri
a'e fellowship with ,heit Sublime na,uyc, ind
yon feel As ifyon coeb 90 up 10 q st,rry place
ahd contso sse heavens in company. There is
a spirituality ii shis hour. separation from II .
'er'al things, which is ot u foe urdcr of hsprpji
"ess The piri'y Of the morning, and the
n"on'fie adie'ncss, ana the rapture oi the plo.
r'ous sHn'e'. are oil numsn and comprehe nj; ;io,,,
'ee'"gs; but '!ns has ,'ie mystery and y @ l,,f,v
energy OF higher worFa. nnd yor ,o,,,, r.
your human fa'ars with rcffe,''aed ,pirit and
n" elevated purpose, sec ,r.w the wisdom Q,
God!- The ed''ecsed into, Ice, 70, the m,rnino
prayer and oht daily d.,y-,he delicios,,,a = ,s.
pose fol- Dur nooa''le wearuess- ,'i, Tie rap,
's'yo' 20 Pu'". Is by night tron, oar o.. Worlaii.
y. S '"uu !" en- ~skefu! the eye Of Immortality
'"es a'e I'll suited to our need; and It 10 plea.
s"" to shink, when we go out q, this or that
-eEson. that its peculas beauty is fitted to our
peculiar wants. and that i, is no, q chance 'hsr.
mony Of our hearts with nnsiure. ...s. -,s.