Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1849-05-03
: From the NesO England Farmer.
THE COUNTRY FAVORABLE TO
LOCAL ATTACHMENTS.

LOChA Al ASAd" AA' ~
II NAV be assumed as an hypothesis OF
. undonbted reality. that all other things be-
ing equal. local attachments are in proper.
tioo 70 their duration. Let this rule he ap
piled. A familw living in house year
becomes attached 10 il more than living in
it d month; and ir life, Propnrli0nably
more than tor Eve years. And, especially
if the sane place is lenanted by successive
generations at the same family, h"w wOn>
sderfuIly developed becomes the tendency OF
our nature Of which we are speaking! u
there is any thing in this world that Tation'
aIlv binds ones affections TO IL, it there Is
any thing that imrarlsa philosophical dig
niiy 10 life. il is living for successive years
or through life, in competence and without
solitude, sh: ring with The same dear iami"
" circle the mansion OF past generation.
What varied associations cluster around
the freSide and the household altar! The
hours of morning twilight, The penSive and
the mciiowed shades of evening, and no less
the dark watches of midnight, are alike
fooled with SoUthing recollections.
In the country, upon the tidy and well
cultivated tarm, such associations and such
gecellec,ions cOavert the VIII lie OF s0rrouEd-
ing aalure in,o fairy scene. on which the
Imagination never becomes wearied. II
lh+s starry and the moonlight heavens any
where shed over the human .en>ibititieS a
deiishlfui emotion, 1t is here! If lands.
cape of hill, and dale, and waving shadow.
any where caplivates the eye, il il here: u
lhe mut mur,ng rilt, and the falling cascade,
and the distant echo Of some d'sturber ut
midnight sileace, any where send thrill
ing pa.hos to the soul verify it is here!
Here the children were born! there amidst
pure breezes and serene skies, they are Mur-
luted in body and mind Here, in G,'d'S
tisst temple, they are taught to lisp his
praise! Here. away ON the loa;hings OF
vice, they receive the elements OF useful
knowledge! Here, in rustic simplicity,
their manners are formed F.! Here, always
al home, what can diminish the vigOr OF
their natural affe ctions!
Il is difficult TO imagine what :here is in
the city, analogous TO all this, 10 operate on
the social affections. Persons OF sufhc'en'
means. in the city, may, an1 90, occupy
good houses; sometimes IL may be prince
lyman$ionS, provided ais" with expensive
furniture; but is there any Thing in Such
Embellishments 10 produce this strong local
attachment? II appears 10 US that scch
establishments Produce about the same 81
feet on lhe mind Of the occupants, 80 far as
our present subject is involved, as the g'ld>
ed scenery nf the playhouse sensation
of delight is felt at the moment; but with
the occasion il is all forgotten. How can i
he Otherwise They have no permanent
interests there. They can feel no possible
identity with lhcm. They 1--we in one
house one year ia another the next. and so
on Though life, leaving each IN turn with
as little thought Of regret as they wo aid step
out 0f raiIr,ad car 10 which they had
iourneycd f>w miles. The furniture also,
instead 1T being preserved for lifetime. and
cherished with affection az IN the country, u
cas-. aside. and new substituted in its place.
with the unc0ncern of casting away F'a'r ct
old shoes In going from house !" house. they |
90 from street to street IN the same unc"ncer~
ned manner. L
Nav. is it possible that in such whirl and |
change, in such perpetual transition fr"m
place to place, there can he any local sympa-a
ihies: And, il the local ssmpalhies do not
arise, their intended influence is not teif.-
Hence. under such circumstances. these aux
jliary agencies in produ ling the delights and
the moral influences Of home are lost In like
maaner. all similar agencies for kindred pur- |
ses may be rcpudiated or neglected, and
sve be left 10 the unassistrd impulses at our |
,natu,e, like the pri.nnivc Inhabitants Of our
land. Others may ridr".e all this as old
fashioned and Nonsensiral; but We trust the !
d4y will never com when we shall volunia.
silly neglect to gather flowers from the retr"s.
pect Of life.
II IL moi indeed our lot, as it 10 the lot ot
snm" favored ones, TO connect family chrcno.
iogy FIR life time with the same local scene
try. Our lot has been one at vicissitude hut
awe wotld 60 days journey with rail road
speed. fnr the pleasure Of letracing the wond~
land paths of our childhood. and to survey-a-
new the spot whore stood the cabin in which
I'VE we're horn. Save that cabin, oil Ground ls
a perfect daxueFreotype ot those early days.!
Here the saeriiigious hand oi modern improve
ment has committed nodepreda'ion! Close
.hy stands proud AgOnock, scOwliHg and iGnwn>
ing az of old; his equanimity. I" appearance.
,n,t having been disturbed since the time of
Nnah's food! At his feet is spread out dear
.SuncooA, mild and placid like sleeping i,-
6ant. On ats shores we were wont 10 battle
and ish; and here we would again gather
pebbles, casting one bv one upon her sitvery
abuso,n, causing riWrie stteFsFImfle s not unlike
the pulsatinns Of lhe virgin queen. whose name
ii bea.s! Sadness would indeed rise up be-
fire us for the grave yard counl alone tell "
of the human forms with which we were ac-
cusiomed 10 commune! II would be good 10
.resorl thiiher: for in that silent spot hopes III
heaven would kindle, aud Of friendships there
40 be renewed and made perfect
Who could connt the thoughts that in one
short honr would there fit access the mind or
Swhaf painter could deineale the images tia,
w0ula, n iisWere. rise from the gr0nnd and
dance before the mental eye What sympa.
ahetic being can say, ii would mi he good .hete
60 bring up such "reminiscences Of a long track
OF wears. all bUl blatied-fram human rscollec.
'ion, and ior eembody visions, reaching lnia,hs
Ssnseen future in that undying world, where
the pure in heart can Acre enter! Can those
bwn in the growing city, after the lapse "i
half a century. thus gather fand for the soul ;
thus reiasie the sweets If cbildhnod thus feel
anew The buuyancy ri youth; and thus be ass
ssted ~ their aspirations after the land, mt q,
h. warmed and cheered by the light aNd th .
heat nj the maserial sun beng overshadowed
~ the glory III the ancient ni, Days--,he Land