New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-17

Of country life Stately trees girdled and dead staining
sentinel over acres OF underbrush 10 up by tue roofs
ad covering the ground with tender leaves changed
autuun oHnness in the midst OF summer, l. No very
. eassnt scene But look forward ies months-the
trees and brush will disappear and neds OF waving gram
be in heir stead.
We heard some one vhisting-s sure indication OF
Yankee presence, thought but it ~ss not d.ei-
ling was in sight little board cabin Desiled among the
trees back from the road the door was open, aud on
the sl sat boy with an infant in his arms lie was
whiting plsiLt.ve Scotch air. strange lullaby
thou, 1T till vas tod that they were Scotch people.
Who lad lately moved there. sud then did not wcnler
that even the baby loved sweet Benny Doom aud Aud
Lang Syne. Ard still, dear as the memory oil Oohu!
streams and heathery hills mag be u these peasant
Scorchmen they enjoy here independence they never
knew at bone A farm, however small. that they can
call their ard bequeath 10 their children "hen they
die independent of them at once sud secures
them from the eIac"ns Of landlOdsn and the lhcer'
;airy If their cbidrens welfare great many scotch
people have settled in this State they oring erifu2a
industrious habits with them and Illinois pays compound
interest on al such commodities brought within her oer-
do not know - the highland sheaiDg even L" wee
bit" lowahd cot could furnish counterpart TO the
framework this little cabin IN the woods but am sure
they might 20 tie lie within II and the pleasant tdness
arouId Curtains OF snowy cotton were at the windows
End climbing vines draped the lrOnt the garden was De-
fore the house and reached out to the road with Its long
rows of beans and peas and it, thrifty cabbages Inc
fence encos ny the house and garden aud running Tor
some distance along the road quite novelty % me-
Ii vas made of split sticks driven into the ground very
close together and standing between tour aud hVe eet
high Ihave but other Ike II anu mat was H.
eIsoyen 18th long withe of the water willow" "hlch oeg
quite fresh the time saw it, the vithes retaining large
tufts of their featheTy green foliage, gave yer! Pret!
spusaTsnce but these naked perpendicular sticks had
such lean poverty look, that the romance oi
the Vhole scene was quite spoiled IL answers very
good purpose though is said and cheaper than the
Ordinary manner of fencing because smaller timber can
be used and saving Of timber IS an object mere ou
vas glad when came in sight Of an Oidiashloned
Ta fence again No view can be inner tnan to scand on
the high ground in the edge of the wood and look out
over the vast cultivated prairie at this season OF the
year Those who have never brhed prairie can
sea rcely realize from the most elaborate descrp-
ton. the yastness and beauty Of such scene From
where stood the view BE- fore bounded only Oy
the ORR on where il seemed to rest upon the prairie al
the limit of vision and all between was broad heids OF
various coored grains aud green meadows with here ana
there house loo king larger than good slzed oru
cage the stance Some had trees around them some
had OF but they looked small and so cosby nested
down on the rich verdure that yOu scarcely missed the
trees The praires will lose their beauty; thcy
look terribly bleak and loD.y when stripped OF their
sumner dress: and then the farm houses exposed 20
winry wines will feel the need of shelterlng trees
lafe OF more than a mile in length, straight as an
arrow and green and Guot the pictured lanes OF Old
England, received next. Instead OF oOssoming
hedge rows We walked between prim broad fences on
hsud was the forest darky beautiful IN the pIen
tude OF it, summer foliage, the other the prairie
neat bite farm house with its green blinds and grassy
door yard s.oOd the prairie side halt surrounded on
one hand By thrifty young orchard aud hanhed on tue
her By an ample barn aud a phaaOX OF new made
wheat and barley stacks We stopped at this house
few moments az at the extent OF our Walk, ana
sat 10 the neat kitchen where the farmers wife was
baking bread aud her daughter washing the tea dishes
Tie room was cool and pleasant with the stove IN
ihe ceBt,r and the beams Of July sun warming the
whole southern side. for the doors and windows we're
thrown open and the breeze came in with an un0rohen
sweep for miles across the prairie. The lady OF tae
house said il delightful place TO work in the sum
mer but rather airy in the winter The orchard trees
will soon be large enough afford conslde able protec-
top and other trees have been plated Our way home
was by another road mostly through woods along the
river bank The river is too Low DOg IN midsummer TO
look pretty, filed as il is with rank weeds aud grassy
Islands and in na"es comp "'~Iy e~T""S" y tHs
green leaves of the watery. But the banks are
b,suul high aud green and shaded TO the waters edge
/ h, oak and cedar and linden trees.
IL Vas twilight when entered the grove on the
h0GeTs Of the village, where, but week or two before
I We had left sleeper 10 his clover basin. lie was
cone. and tue clover blossoms too and greater
changes bad taken place Village lots staked out,
and OF them built upon. Houses in different
stages development, occupy the places OF our sabbath
d6y loerers bur they have the consolation Of knOsng
that in great country this there is still plenty of
for exercise and pleasure, and they well afford
TO extend their walks and give up the grove TO the rapid
growth Of their beautiful town. l.. A.