The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-11-18
DAILY CRESCENT.



no& ssdri5||s. how gorgeous this perfection Of
A,.arI61 zI2 4ocds have now indeed put their
3Isfy sh II he soft and mellow and quiet golden
hase q oc,otef An nature seems now ripe and
TssltctS1 Though The son mist the distant hills
seem Ike TIE many dyed submits and slopes ot
6ifg-Mnd. In misty repose the bronzed or stu
green valleys ie Quiet and pence are over all the
ianisoape--4t1s caln and beautiful contemplation q
sialc4s a1tusnnul nAtnse Nearer 70 me are grouped
he Hsenihcent forests. In what gorgeous folds
ia de bronze. nnd gold The graceful elms are
drooninr is j1h, S5tdan piumage The rugged
oaks stand oirzEd IL solid strength in their sitter
and more stately but deeper golden robes. The
purple II The ash, the crimson Of The maple, add
still more Is lie glory Of The scene These lofty
srees. IL iii their dignity and rebed in all their
spIendos, adorned with the richest dyes seem to
be ei7ing royal Audience Of honor in this vast
hall % heir distinguished visitor and friend golden
Aninmn
What splendid variety, what innumerable nut
tcfiuR dyes, what glorious unity and harmony in
variety IN these Autumn woods Look at the
crimson clusters Of yonder ash, which, like precious
fruit berries Of Jewels hang against the delicate,
almost spiritual, beauty Of the maple The scarlet
s1mN1h CLOVIS in its gorgeous blush against the
bronze and green of the hill side. The leaves OF
the silver poplar hntteFihg and tossing as IRON
The heart Of caprice, in beautiful cleaning contrast
with the crimson and green and gold Of Their hght
and ffagile sisters
The pines ssill keep their Interchangeable green.
but the lafchcs have changed their green pendents
to rsRued edia Perfection, ripened and glorious
perfection, Is around every side. The forest
vines are now iastoons Of golden, and crimson, and
pafDIe aid green, and shadowy drapery hanging
amid fhsi, forest halls Yonder woodbine covers its
gray and messy stones with its variegated green,
and black, and scarlet screen, through which the
sun sheds its hazy and golden rays The asters still
bloom in their cheerful blue, paled almost BY the
Glorious leaves
II tie green meadows still the fringed gentan
opens its delicate and modest lashes 70 the kindred
blue above. The calm and broad mirror of lake or
river, a. if charmed Ii verify by the overhanging
woods reflects in a more spiritual beauty, gorge
Gus and rival autumn, while the little brooks run
with green and golden and crimson rpples through
their iaiItrsfo forest nisles.
How soft and dreamy this autumn haze. Ii lies
in quiet and peace, Ike benediction, in the green
valleys on The golden hills The grcnt sun sends
through and over all his mellow light his sweetest
and psr.ne smile on the late but perfected summer
Ibis istolite and child
Naueht Of sadness haunts these glorious shades
or walls throogh the rich and hazy air. These
leaves are not emblezns Of decay, not robes Of
mnurnfn& not dropping or huttering, or falling az
amid the storms Of November, nor in the anticipa-
tons q winter Instead, they are rpsned and per
fected, and this is the garniture Of nature, the
simplicity and beauty and glory Of her true ant
well spent life. Il is her complete and colder
aufumn, and reward Of her obedience to the laws o
her God. and glorious emblem and example L
the heart and soul Of man.
How beautiful, TOO these nights round and com
plete the days. Over the calm and solemn fofeE
goes up in the still fainE haze of The heavens this
periecs moon Of October. A beautiful reflection O
her sun, she rules in mellow glory from the depths
of the sky the broad ocean ia calm peace. Hen
rays fhll 10 chaslened splendor among the forest
aialeHs and YET, screen, shield their gorgeous
drapeFg from our eyes. No rich dyes CLEAN through
their mellow light, no varied and interminging
coor through her rays softly dazzle cur eyes, but
Is the glory OF earth and day are Withdrawn, there
falls deeper power and contemplation from the
vast temple above, gliiteFing with the stars o.
night.
Ia contrast 70 The fugitive seasons, their beauty
aud glory and our flying time. there CLEAN the
fixed and eternal stars, 10 which there seem TO be
nc sdosons o. changes; but which still move round
il their glorious cycle Of perfection
Soon autumn will have passed away, the annual
glory III our Cline, but may It's lessons of beauty
and ngNsz drop nta hearts, as do its perfecte
leaves ii The eagh 10 tili them with the riches OF
nature, and terkIllze their soil Tor the spring
and hummer with their beautiful growth Of thoughts
sad fruits and aoweFs
Ihconnseti0n with the above article, it may moi
be out Of place 70 say, that there is very general
MISUNDERSTANDING Of the causes which produce the
Gallant changes IN our antuEnnai foliage They
are commonly supposed to be the work Of the fros
~ Jack Frost, receiving the credit Of being the
skillinl painter who dyer the splendid forest atth
SEASON. Such. however, Is not the fact, the chang
referred % being purely chemical operation, no
ALTERED BY she approach Of cold weather, bat
Change wrought in the constituent principles O
The Leaf These gorgeous hues are, in truth, Thu
final perfection Of the foliage, and may be strictl
said g b the natural ripening Of the leaf. Thi
explanation l. beautiful as it is scientifically
true, and adds iefhe charm OF this coronation q
The natural year