Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1848-12-02
COMMUNICATION.
For TIE AMERICAN.
JOYOUS WINTER.


The Winter President is now seated in
the chair ofseasons, and exercises his illimi-
table sway to the full extent of his own
qualification. His cabinet, though chosen
out of characters as wild as the untamed
elements, obey, with wonderful precision,
his dictation. We all feel, already, the
change of the new administration, and
thosgh some Of us regret the resignation, or
death rather, of kind old Autumn, and still
more cheerful summer, and drop a sigh over
the tomb ofgreen foliage and departed flow-
ers-we should not be discontented with
sturdy, old Winter. This season brings us
joys-stout and substantial-in such inn
mense qualities and numbers, that our pen,
though made of something strong as steel,
is too weak-nay would break, doubtless,
with full recital. The farmer with
plenty, for plenty is his lot invariably, can
take his case during the cold season, and
enjoy enioyments peculiar to himself. He
can, with pleasure unknown to others, sur
vey his fatted kline, his locks ofswne and
sheep, his horses and his poultry with that
serene and satiate feeling, which in itself is
no little blessing and when he views his
,'" VI ,u'' III. iu,iy ,icaN'''S "i.'i
tne lruits OF MS agricultural laDors, having
ilDeraliy giVeha portion OF them 10 the poor
-ah, 'tis then the farmer enjoys content
ment, position we all aspire too--and
which is blessing the highest attainabe
of an earthly character. Winter is peculi-
arly enjoyed by the 'king ofthe soil"-the
noole aPricuIurist. Dut 'he lieChaliic ana
iaooreT nave 'heir enJoynen's alSo. nney
nave tneir MONIES ana thelr freSloes. Wheh
the tolls OF the day are over now sweet the
enIoymeh,S OF the evening burhs, rum
luiiy SPEAKS OF tne happiness OF "Co'terS
SATURDAY NiSm. hl'er oeScriolhg 'he ola
mans return 10 MS hone' he says
"Ihe exreeialt wie-' mes totterng sngger through
no ,ee' ner ua wn ts nu'ers ,'rif piSe anu s,eo
The lispina infant pruillmr m % on his knee,
Does all his weary, lurking cares begule
And makes him quite forget his labor and his toll"
Thus situated, how happily the hours
glide A family circle on a wintry eve
ning-when the wild winds howl round
their mansion in noisy fury-when the
snow falls thick and goomilv, and the cold
atmosphere resolves all fluids exposed, to
hard substances-presen!s the appearance
of little paradise. 1t is then, and there
that every well-drected mind can find en-
ioyment. Not, it is true, the tinselled plea
sure of dissipation: no. but true. solid en-
ioyment. There is a secret influence of
such character, in freside, that it not
only creates a warm, but mingles with it
a heavenly atmosphere, and whenever we
seat ourselves, in a well-reguaed. a we'll
cultivated family circle by it, we invaria-
bly, feel better and stronger than before
in short, it inspires spiritual aspiration-a
selfdevotion unfamiliar to us. Heaven
seems to have created this source Of enjoy
ment for man, one of the choicest In this /.
connexion, we will remark that the more
intelligent the freside circle is, the more
elevated will be their enjoyment. TO this +,
end M family should ha ,,ncl,Dplie1 with !