Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-06-16
RcryOS3icnIS.

We find upon the Editors table tho
".Soathera Literary Messenger for June,
and without having had time to do moro
than glance at its contents, think that tho
present numbcrwill amply sustain the high
reputation of the work. The following
are the subjects ercatcd of: "S,udy OF
the Ancient Languages in the L. Sta.e.,'
Nathaniel Hawthorne" "Collec,anca."
"Scldens of Sherwood" (concludcJ.)
"Stenos beyond the Western Border"
domestic Pourisrn" with some six or
eight poetic contributions and the usual
number of just and elegant Book notices.
In the article upon Domestic Tourisln.
evidently from the pen Of the gifted and
accomplished editor oflie Messenger. we
find the following highly ornate and poetic
description Of the Peaks Of Otter:
1--WE shall never forget the May morning We onca
whicd AWAY on tho highest rock Of thu Sharp Pcuk
intoxicated with the exceeding Io,clinoss Of IN, low
land landscape and inspired BY the subn,ity IL tho
mountain view. lnr ava, below us the champaign
country lay extended like garden, with trim pur-
tefros and mnzcs 81 forest, while the other hrnd
tho oyc looked down with delight into the rcjoiring
vaics, halt in sunshine, half in shadow, that Ia, be
| tween the mountain ridges. Around US there arose
surging through the wooded gorge beneath n wind
that uttered tones such rs might issue irln nm or
gnn grand linn ever yet came from tho hand
oil builder; louder mud louder it crew. and tho yoL
urno OF soord went up to Heaven nnthcm--it
was the Mtserrc Of the pines. Dc Cuinccy hns ,io
scribcd such wind, blowing at in und+suis
mer. into the cianibcr where lay hi. dead slater
MANY times since, says he, ''Upun n summer day
when tho il nbont the hottest | have rcmnrkod
the same wind arising and uttcring the s,inc hollow,
r"lcfIn, Nicfnuonan, but sanity SWELL il is W ,ffs
world the one sole oBdibie syrlol % eternity" 3ur
our wind top of the Peaks did sometimes bee ON.
more tunuituous, rs it it were tho pbrorh note 10
some bnftle OF 'litnnE md could not but roeali
the fine lines Of W ordswor,h who speaks Of this noun
tain uitcpncc, rs inspiring the sentiment ofFreo-
dom
Two voices are there; ia ofthr Sc-y
One cithc mountains, each mighty 7oioo,
In both from nRr TO ugc thon did 81 re- oco
These were thy chosen music. Libcriyi
IA VIC descended 10 the plnin the wind became loss
nnisy, aferwnrd it subsidized into n mere whisper. y
sasa,rss, and then died away.
But distinctly as the view fuin above IL imrrcg
sed upon our memory, the Inst glimpse caught az
the Peaks IT, perhaps s,iH ifnrc yi- idiy Lrt1rr Il.
miles. The god of dny vent down just behind this
ioilicr Of Tho two nDiintlin- At first its effect
but "a cncrcic the summit with unr,ola ofligh:!
Then there suiuson u I'll gorgeous iiscI,p
Of chaos ntints nlcng the sky which pr ntcd
distinct INN; the iinus iDution But soon Tho
driitn. vnpours began 10 nsEumc the appearances o.
plea bark gully painted sailing upon ROSY seas.
and anon Us the colours dccpcncd upon the pic Of
cloud beyond, city spicudi nboyc I'LL cnrthly Ian
Funse TO describe, with palaces Of jasper and long
Furnished collonaios aud spires and dome, of goiI
rose IKE M cXlalnton.' YitIavius nor PaIIadiy
never designed such architectural wonder. as these
soon the city took FIRE. and. By one its temples
and cnpitols blnzcd with tie flames of ynat corf.
Ern'iom Wa looked again, and the city Ind beer
destroyed our erial fnuccs were dissipacd; mud tho
Peaks stood, with crny ard .o,nbrc appcrarcc, H.
relief against the twilight, Ny.