Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-08-27

- '"t.l't o. 'flhi'm Ef1~ns thr hope ~ pnF.
don. Sill on i- m1,rs-lhs srrae mcfras.s
n b'i'iiaucy. the eSgjemtm h-rom.s nplre in.
tense. ] bc voice ul musi~ s htarl: un.breis,
and 'uias. uua surgs. pogr E.1h llr.ir hrrInuu.s,
which, bora a'Jug uH che viud crr,t his cars,
as ihe iumu.tuoys shouting, dc sway. aud are
hgshed n, silent a. ,Hs rpt-, of lhr sa. when
The evening brrrz. tits H.f them. u, hsnds
h.s ear % the magic sounds. Ills soul df.uks in
The symph0niou- slrains. li> heart swtls Niih.
90 h'm with indrscnjnblc pleasure, and ihrobs
Lehcalh his kugv robes. With wuudruus delighis
Tie cares not luT ho smiles and shouts Of his my
rad subjects. ~ be cares tor the siraliEg plea.
suras oi muse. Music abd,s in his couu, and
ms royal blood cuur,rs through The monarch'S
veins, there. as the harmony OF music, aud ihi
bliss .ol wine fires his soul. lie thinks nov Of
reveiry amid all the luxury Of his palace-ths
iestIvaI eye approaches, nu1 his mind wilders
with clouds Of pleasures hoped. Anon the mu.
SIC sweiIT, louder aud louder, clearer aud clearer
The crowds gaze enHptUred, 10 see their king
so moved. On floats The music, Wild and beau.
riiui a. the unm assured notes Of that strange
harp, whose strings the geni of the breez-s
sweet. The monarch 5lirs IN his chariot throne
he rises 70 his ieCI-jhs setting sun filings his
EeiA-i DEHlilH IiJI lliN i-hEIItN NIUWu huu ulu@
moud lr0nJ-his eve is iuIl Niih delight, his soul
swel,s with pride, b. iecIs himself king-the
lneamenis Of his CJuuleuauce are imbUed with
oauul.essaess-snd gazing round upon the mil.
lions vino call him mOuurch, be feels the pride Of
authority aud power sJin,.nng up the sinews Of
his spIrit-iorgels in The lrBnce and frenzy Of
his station that he is one VI earth, talks in ST.
bIme ambition 10 bis spirit. and tells her that in
The storm Of chang thar cnasaes'ly rolls round
the universe, aud shakes lis undccavng bauc-
ments. he shall contest with couqucrng virtue,
the hand and power Of lime. and surviving tha
wreck Of all things forever wear crown, forever
WELD sccprr-, forever deck himself with robes
Of royalty, forever rcc.iue upona throne, forever
receive the hOmage O. hum0ig1 sub .cls, forever
be a KING!
And now behold another picture. 4 picture
CI ie IN the same world. Secl within the sha.
dow Of the g.iucrng palace dome, is low hul;
surrounded and obsrurcd by lofty and beautiful
rcsden,-pIes. The setting sun as generously
filings his beams Of purple aud gold over the roof
Oi the hut, rs DER the towering dome OF the en-
plre palace; and the evening slar looks as kindly
in at the broken wind y and i; preparing to send
It's full njghl-lustre there, as well as through the
iiNhl 1A4A Apl E'yueiN SftlUEl NllIpNo u lilS
monarch retreat. Ilulc flower is blooming in
fowcr.poJ, which stands near the threshold Of
the low door. as if ii were much beloved. How
sweet looks: how fragrant its odor, how rich III
beauty and modcsty is It's rosealc blush! The
stars OF night. from their soft heaven and twink.
ling depths. shall watch this lonely flower, and
when the midnight comes they will brighten it
with their smiles, and from above a holy dew
drop shall descend into lis fragrant chamber, TO
noursh and protect it. The honey suckle that
wildly Crecps around the corner of the low root,
and hangs 50 rashly DER the rude boards ofthe
hut, like the modest virtue Of true goodness and
grealness-shows no floweI-but sends forth II
mild aud cheering fragrance. Over This lonely
flower, aud this rude, wild vine, the evening zc.
phyr shall pass as sweetIy, tie dews Of night Dc.
scend as softly, and the starry blessings fall as
quietly, as DER the vast and J.UShGg gardCns Of
The king-whOse grassy, lowcry walks, may WOO
The irei 81 royal maldens, and whose fragrance
may kiss lhe sense Of princes. The roses may
bioom-lhe fountains may sparkle, and lift their
many lests, radiant with inner uslre-fiingIug
their shining drops like pearls. or molten silver,
among The flower cups around; sill DER the hui,
and vine, and flower as DER the palace, and gar
drns and fountains, fails The sunlight. and star
lights, and dews, and s,jrs the morning aud even
ing zaphyrS with music and giadness on their
p-rIumed wings.
But let US enter The hut. We have passed
the pondrous palace gates. Have passed the
quiet, steady senlines--pasSed the guards with
thelr. gircring spears, entered the court, paved
with spotIcss marble, the vestibue 10 the august
presence-we have passed into thai presence,
and beheId luxury, pomp and power, in their
most splendid array. Now lei us enter the hut.
Let not your heart swell with consequence and
pride, but come, you have seen the crowned
kng--come and see your brother man. We
step in the shadow Of no gates ofsurengh, we sa-
late no senlincIS or guards. we pass through NJ
vestibue hung with state cmb.emS and insiru-
meuts of warfare. pictures ct the noble ones, the
royal lines Of kings. But we pass the flower,
THAI lifts lis bushing head beneath US, and oh!
how sweet its fragrance; surely We are welcome
here; else why 50 beauuill This lonely ross.---
NhoG'er abIdeS beneath This root, knows what il
is to love. This lovely flower assures me of
gOudncSS here.
We have crossed the threshold, The in
mates are two-husband and wife. Years. ma.
ny and long have passed over them both. Win
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their offspring; they withcred and were cast 10
the earth like leaves by The auuma blast, to
moulder away. Aud these ,wo now stood like
trunks, old and barren, on some Alpine height.
lifting their heads 10 chilling sky, sunless and
drear, o'erhung with storm clouds, sending forth
their pitiIess suow-drtls, their roots twining
round and through soiIless granite, and their
wilhered bows leaAess and broken, hanging DER
The cold and gloomy caverns. They are await
ing, in uncompaining silence, the death blast,
which shall lay them low in peaceful slumbers
in The vale, when their immortal spirits shall de-
scend to the sunny home of plenty and bliss
For, Notwithstanding the omparison have in
troduced, 20 represent the forlorn circumstances