Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-02-01

WILLIAMS COLLEGE IN VACATION.

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her charge, in the dark grave Of the Pssi, now
s. luil, adding another twelve month 10 The
years that were.
The deeds Of the year jus, gone are entomb.
ed with him, snd memory's pathways are the
only means By which we can approach his
gave; through her channels only are VIC al
lowed TO refill III. glass whose sands alloi-
ted for the wear 1917 have run on, never to
return.
The glass still is with US, ct emblem Of
time, filled but few days ago anew with
sands that rush hourly out. following swiftly
IN last yeas course-remindng US Life.
sands are ebbing l4st.-lhat time was-tlme
is-and is to be. Who would have the deed:
Of last year re enacted? From the first month
in his calendar TO the latest hour Of his last
Death in every guise has, with his sickle keen
reaped the bearded grain aud the flowers that
bioomed between. From our city the OLD
man with seventy winters upon his wnnkled
bfow-the young maiden budding with tht
/ smiles Of sweet summers, few in number, il
all her gushing joy--tbe young msn just OF
LIES stage--iuI Of hopes--his castles high ii
air--have the past year from our city gone ID
Gods Acre
would iain speak Of the A. n. Johnston
but Yesterday thing of Iiie--io-day wreck
but forbesr. Allow me tosay but word
| or two Of one among the Inflated. | refer to
DR.. Jdmes X. Brotherton. Unknown &c
most Of our citizens, two years ago he settled
10 Ritchietown. From the opinion expressed
to me BY one Of our first physicians, and my
own acquaintance with him, knew him to
terms with all our medical iaculty--took an
activa part in The "ohio Co. Medical Soc'y'
vi Wheeling. and in his social intercours. dis
played those high-minisd ciples--urbln-
i,y OF manners, and the Intelligence charac-
,erstic Of his profession above all others.
Our vacation will end Tomorrow week
when we will again put in practice the Carpe
Diem of the ancients; again the bell will
sound. calling l75 sleepy students from the
embrace of much loved Morpheus--sgsn
viii college JOYS be renewed in all their
strength. and q reck, Latin and Mathematics
will be conquered by untring minds, assem-
bled here. Williams College can we'll bossi
OF the bright inteilects whose early fires = ere
lighted within her walls Go to the Assem-
bled wisdom Of the nation now at Washing
ton, and see the minds there, trained in their
younger years here. As hated in my last
ner Alumni adorn every profession. | want
you, MIR. Editor, to spend an afternoon with
me. and as we pass away III, hours, you will
see how vacation is enjoyed part o. the time
Leave your busy establishment in charge oil
the devil throw aside dull cares, and let us
go TO the mountains after wood with my friend
and host J. II. Hosiord. Esq. Clo,he your
self warmly--lsst night the Thermometer wa.
% below 0. Get on the sled by my side. and
as we proceed | will show you some grand
scenery. We are gong northwsrl--our sor-
reis trot btiskly along. aud we arr over the
bridge across The Hoosic river, whose valley
we leave behind Us, ascending the mountain.
Look away of there toward the northwest
that is the State OF Vermont, and those loft,
peaks you see, are the Green Mountains, sc
celebrated in song. That high point TO the
west. is IN New York-how imposing il sp
pears, its summit supporting tn. clouds that
are playing with the winds, blowing so fierce
ly now from the west. Now we turn 70 IN,
right, and are in the ravine lying east of the
mountan-those tall trees YOU see on each
side, are pine and hemock. D. they moi
remind you OF the Druids of old standing
there in wild grandeur, the moss of their
beards looking down on us as we drive along
up the rdvine? These trees are ever beauti.
tai. Winters blasts and cold NAV strip o,he,
trees OF their beauty; but the hemlock, how
faithful are its branches.
g Green not alone in Summertime.
But IN Winters frost and rime,
. Hemiock tree y Hemlock tree how faith
lul are thy Branches"
We are four miles from the village. Tha.
looking like a huge snow bank is the WOOD
corded, that we started for. Do you take hole
of tina, birch log, and will assist TO put il
OH our sled. |, is heavy, is it not? Oh: d.
not let go--try asain--now--thst's it; anoth
er--well done-pile on-all right---let u,
q In nj A. l.. L
hind, hold on by the chain which is our bind
er; away We go. Now we leave The ravine
and are driving along the first ris, of the
mountain. Look, before we get into the
village, off there to the sou,h--do you see tina
high prominence, rising high above al others
In sight9-that is Old Grey Lock, the most
elevated point in the State. We boast of our
Harper's Ferry, aud Natural Bridge tn. peo-
pie OF Massachusetts, OF this GREY Lock. Is
1t not happy sight, that Old Grey Lock.
towering to the seiesf Let US ask Mr.. H. its
height-he says il is 1000 f. above the Seas
level. Every summer the students spend
mountain day and the nigh, following upon
lis top. See. the town is in view, all the
college buildings are visible. Look al old
west edge, over there TO our lelt--its wall,
nearly two feet thick-it was the first build.
ing erected-is occupied by the Freshmen and
Sophomores, where nightly deeds are done
characteristic OF them, sIch as smoking each
other out, &c. &c. Are you cold9 do no,
wonder at your saying SO; my ear suffers ter
ribiy. We will soon be over the bridge and
short drive along that road you see beyond
it---and we are home. Come, don't run into
the house yet, until we have unIoaded- NOW
we will go in and the good wood fire soon
makes us comfortable.
Before YOU ali Jnwn Ia, 49,. ;.., -