Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-07-31
The Departed.

What relief it is to escape, for even
single hour, from the terrible heat Of the |
season, to the cool shelter Of the river
groves, where the rippling waters dance
onward with subdued gladness to the sea,
and the refreshing breeze comes as grateful
to the uncovered brow as the spirit bles
sing winged by angel hands.
Natures many voices, when suffered
to be heard in her own quiet retreats, have
ever spirit tone, and when we can tear
ourselves away from the busy world, and
forget for the time the wearying cares and
sordid chains that so fret the soul, how
instinctively the heart responds to the
mysterious monitor, and how old emotions
and fond memories come yelling up from
its deep fountains What boarded wealth
of joyful recollections and cherished griefs
is suddenly developed. How the ethereal
influences around us are challenged for
tidings of loved ones who have faded from
our sight, and passed before us into the
spirit-land, and with what longings do We
gaze into the blue depths above i'll search
of the 'far-off pavilions of eternity" Is he
there-the venerated sire, whose head was
frosted, and the thread Of his existence
suddenly severed in the very meridian of
life And she, tOo-our frst-bOrn, the
little cherub whose presence gladdened our
hearts for hnie time, and then, just as
she could begin to shape the sounds of her
bird-like voice, meekly folded her pinions
and left us desolat ? Can it be only fancy,
that her miniature fingers are still toying
with our locks in infantile glec or that
she is clinging fondly around our neck;
or gazing thoughtfully upon us, as was her
wont, with those mild, blue, spiritual eyes
of deep intelligence? Alas, it is but
fancy's dream memory alone retains an
image of the original; her blue eyes holy
light, and the glad music of her voice,
have perishcd, and the hearts deep yearn-
ings are met by unanswering silence. And
vet it seems to us that even now we hear
her whispering from the empyrean in angel
accents, "Come away-come home -
Away from the turmoils and sorrows of
earth home to the upper sanctuary,
where wearied ones may rest,
remembering not
The meaning If the sea-
1T is not given us, and perhaps wisely,
to know uherc in the illimitable universe
are fixed the habitations of the loved and
lost. But, through the power of faith, We
can know that they are happy, and that
their happiness is not the mere frost work
of Bliss but foweth like river-deep,
blissful and eternal.
THE STORM of the 10Th inst. was very
destructive to crops on the North Branch.
Some of the papers in that region speak of
the food as unparalleled. The Schuylkill
and other smaller streams in the Eastern
part of the State, rose suddenly, carrying
away much property, and destroying many
valuable lives.
The loss Of life and property along the
sea-coast,w was great. Among the perished |
is the Countess DOssili-lately s. Marga-
ret Fuller-onc of the most learned, tai !
ented, and accomplished women America |
has produced. While on visit to Rome
a few years since, she was won by patri-
otic nobleman, with whom and her child /,
she perished on the strands of her dear
native land!
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sJ~The following paragraph from the
Era, expresses our sentiments
exactly. "Justiee to political opponents,
is as sacred an article in our creed, as ser
vice to political friends. 1t costs us no
more effort to award due praise to those
who differ from us, than to those with
whom we agree. Truth is the exclusive
heritage of no organization. Good and
evil are mingled in all parties"
hS~The late storm did not extend far
up the West Branch. On Sunday last.
however, we learn there was an unpreced-
ented out-pouring of rain in White Deer
Valley, Lycoming county.
The breaks in the Canal above Muncy
md below Selinsgrove, it is thought may
&c repaired within week.
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CROPs.-The farmers in this region '
generally have finished securing the wheat, =,
Sc,, which are excellent both in quantity !
nd quality. Fall crops promise we'll. Y,