Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-12-02
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TIE AUTUMNN. FORESTS.
for several wrecks nll ,hosc who appreciate Ma
,nre have had spread ont he'oo them world of amazing
bfanfy The toosis have been ruhcd IN their autumnal
pofy. lhete they hayc Il od IN great splcndut inviting
the admiration ol hll aud receiving the h,nnun o bur
lew. The ihmer has his crops 10 attend TO- nnd The
dnolef in The city has his stoio. shop office, io
which he daily lnvoke- the smiles If Pu. The Young
have many echem,s oi lnve. Of hope aud IT ambition
nnd the ld many hobhiss dnmnndnu their care. that
Nninre o,n find hn lew worslpprfs. The setting sun,
e s,oks itst IL ,od o glrv whio hill 'ops aud
valleys III aiag with iha hucs Of the ~ all d
teellons finds only here and there solury drvooc whn
eazes the runons until down nights dusk,
veil and gradually tho varied tnt' Of hcavon and oHh
are lost IN the gathering darkness,
The tees which carli 81 put hrir nulumna robes
nfe the walnut aud tho hutlcmut. From their lower
limbs their topmos hfsnch they clothed IN deli
cate but positive yeaw who thor neghbIrs continue
10 Ieeo III then spring gnrmcn oi bright green, soWe
what The worse lor Soon thereafter SEQ The
vivid ot the pnol unk glowing like amc hIonp h
the surrounding massoss grcou aud cnvcopng the orm
ol some hnafy old tree which IL beginning after long
o lo eNhhll tne I'll cts III agH aad cAp'snro 10 the
weather. Then, hoo the naples may b. srcn blnsllng
here aud there upon The landscape. Few ~ re
beautiful II contribute so hhcmy to the glory Of our for
oss They ns fond ash rll of bright roois
and from bright cn.on 10 brightest yellow lhoy pnty
Tho ayo will any hue II may pciso to demand. Whle
the onlsles OF nf tops are blazing with red the lnrr'
oi helf foliage of u fomnin perfectly Nfeen
thus producing thu most winning effect. Then comes
the black anm. with ia rabo o npohh purple aud red
looking Wand and naiese as an onon,a pncc nj les-
val The crlnsou vi The red oak aud Tho deep podn
yellow ol the hickory they stand side by sdr orn
prand aud beautiful effect. The bcoch IA a capri
tree. changing tho color Of s dmrefy bv peocmen
Sometimes hr extreme end only ri limb nssuHcs hue
unlike that o the ntetlor foliage OF the same limb.
Sometimes lhe top, aud somrimcs lowot LIMB, some
times side. aud someimcs another a. the whlm
may be- assumes color unlike that II has warn and M
like llal w0rn by oher puton4 OF the tree Surrounded
by the pfpruusness sploudot, aud brlIancy Of hnn
rrd trees may BIZ the deep green of the white oak
looking like eternal youth n the midst Of unyetsh de
cay
Lei any at ihis season 60 whntG hn can command
fine ol l1rest. aud If hS heart does not leap up
The sarleeated prospect s"oll5 before HIM, h. Is not
ono OF tho whom nature Delights To Bile g. The lly
sections are lir beanllu Than the level lands
There yon ony have better opportunity Of stcng all
the grandeur Of The ofeat, but the lnrc,t sli has more
spend From where now ii, nnr eye can t",t on
mass # iage which colnhinrs ali the cIlors which
give anty autnmua iotst. and fat oulshines hr
glory ol hr ranbow. Oaks. beachcs, gums mnpl =, ch.
ofiea aud variety Of other trees each seeming h
have n livery ii his own gr'w pruniscnuusy and their
foliage from III, point from which we gn1o al 1t, seems
beni and inteImnglad # The object Uf nature wore 10
ereain an great variety possible IN ne, ,hbofhoud
II is Of Incompatible grandeur, worthy To be- wat
ed by every who has heart which has held sn Gel
commnnings with naiaGr.
The American TESTS nre Ia autumn unmatched in the
spen1or Of their l ge by those ui other clnc, aud
the iorests splendid ns tho lofo's "i any
other portion Of this continent. day, such rs many we
have lately had under the blessed reign u dian summer
spent ln the wools is ndeed a luxury. From morning
IN night Tho shines and meets nterfupng cloud
The blurlsh gray haze o the atmosphere which penplo
vug gaza when they call Smoke hangs over hill PLAN
and river, maxim the distant dreamy, aud what Ia near
very beautiful. The warm beams give new life 10 the
budy. while the plrles Of tho landscape awaken IN The
mind all its "reminiscences # youth, and evoke all It's poet
ic as4c,linns. 1here Is u7 enough btcz" 10 liz the
curl the brow o the branul being who sits b'sde
you and TO rustic The crisp evcs On The branches abb
yonr head. Ever and the leaves come whirling
down 10 un with the leaf manrs thu, is spread over
the ground Then. TOO, the Dropping OF The nuts on the
dry leaves. the rapid passage OF the Squirrel nnxis
10 leave you 10 the etj ymen OF your emotIons "r even
The cnwing oi the he sits un ho opm st limb
the al poplar sounds ha the heart dots not willing
" " forget. Occasionally whlrl in the breeze
sets the loayes IN nopn and as The lIny whIr goes by
yon you forced In thak ul those coming gales, o
which is the herald that will long like an "rcnn
and strip all the foliage on and have the limbs Of the
trees aud bleak, until spring, " til her sweet warm
lips. shall kiss ihem into fresh life and beauty
MANY thousands Of persons, we fear, look upon such
magnificent without emotion. Many Others do
feel temporary thrill OF admifatlon, and straghlway
forget what they have seen. There must be GENIAL ca
operation Of eye and mind, co operation between the
visual aud intellectual faculties, biure scene OF beauty
impress Itself TN hiuy on the heart. lie who only
looks On such a st is before us viii probably
never think of It, To appreciate beauty II must be lett
1
aud loved and lis every manifestation must be treasured
up with misery care.
As an cxenplicalon of HE fact hat but r'w persons
are acquainted with the beauty aud glory ot forest see
rery appears at This delicious season. we VIII fref
To the disappointment OF an artist friend. lie was idll
Of enthusiasm, and resolved 10 paint pinTe ~ which
autunna for st scene should bea coalcy dollneated
To secure the greatest possible fely, he took his pa
eite and canvass the woods. and there painted the
forest precisely It certainly most geor-
pe Gus picture. The artist finished 1t with The greatest
care working up every portion Of The scene most tho"
roughly The artist exhibited the glowing picture TO all
who visited his studio. When We saw II he told US that,
of many hundreds who had it, there were not ten
who did not turn away from it with i'll concealed dsda
Nearly all tbpyhl il utterly exavagast and declared
that nature furnished no such Once in while
a person would who had and loved and dream
ed over such in nature, and he would ocognlso
The lu,hinnes5 o the picture, and compliment e artist
on the excellence of his work.
Already the frost, aud frosty winds have comm'tei
sad havoc lie beauty ii the iOfesls iu ie" more