Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1853-03-23
vol sa.No. s.
ExN AND ksAR.


How beautiful il their structure, how won
dcrfsl in their Office one, WITH its laby-
rinihs Of s0unl, the other with is chambers
Of imagery. The one adapted 70 soOsh e
rouse the sool With its echoes Of all soft and 7
stirring toaes the other, spreading inward
to the souls gaze every delight Of the snnil-
ing earth and radiout SKI. Both are Gods
telegraphs between matter and mind, between
the outward aud the inward. Break down
the one or the other, and Che spirit pines for
Intelligence and SITS IN sorrow.
Close the eyes in eternal night, sand shut
away tie sweet sunlight forever, and You
might lament with ali tie sadness, III not with
al the resignation Of Milton
----. Bat not 4 n,e returns
Day Or The sweet approach 81 eve or morn,
Or fscks Of herds, or hnn,tn see diyiyc,
Bas cioal ,asesi, AMI ever daglu3 dark
Surround me
Close The ear, and the soal loses forever
the delights Of harmony the music Of ma
turc, alike, and the sweet tones Of human az
lection, and thrilling song. In vain 10 US
would ii be that God
elias scattered MELODIES Ia every wlrd
From the biz aAd The tin king brooke.
Aad whispering wecis, sad lan shirg watetgass
In vain for Us would be that unstudied mu-
sic Of home and childhood,
s.,,,,ct a. hrvsts
From The fall impulse pfa dep siad heart.
Aud teils is-els ~ nssiess eaaeness
0fnrh-prospking ~srls q artisss sens.
In vain for US, the moro artistic nusic--shose
~Noles With many a Winding bput
OF nnNed sw cctaess Ion dfaNB out,
With waptun heed Ausi sld1s cupnia.,
The melting oler thrsslls's tnnaHg,
Uniwirtins all the eiaaiDs thar s9 f
The hiddesi .oai o. luafiAony.f
But how utterly impossible IT Is for US to
obtain q inst idea of the condition Of the
mind cut off from the sources Of pleasuFe
opened TO ii BY thess important scnces. To
be blind--to be entirely deaf, eyen--must
I be an unutterable calamity.
In the use Of tiieso aud the other senses
which Constitute part Of our fearful and won-
derf,sl' structure, We are 70 find large inca
SIRE Of our every day delight. We d. not
shy the largest portion. Tho soul has re-
sources Of higher JOY within Yet, they do
but libel tic Creator ard His works who
you'd deny us the enjoyment Of all that is
beantifulin nature and art as brought 10 our
knowledge through the medium Of tbe senses.
The ey e and ear especially are largely con-
cerocd in furnishing MS. MT nly witi'imn'o
diaie iects ii arsisii;atiep, bat With those
eases upon abrrh 80 auili up cur iuseriaf
rchecriaus mo-; exelalisg tie tnass imparttut'
evidence Of The existence If Dissy himself.
Yet these powers must be carefully CULTS
waited in n-acrt ~ yield ttrir largest revenue
OF pleasure. Mea should go through the
world with eye and caS open 70 rarls what
ever is delicate in shade and cooriog. and
catch whatever in sound. For the higher
cultivation aud cnjoyments Of these powers.
we nay-resoTt to the gallery Of art and tho
Concert room. But here the field is the
world. Everywhere, around aud above, the
world opens its treasures Of sight mud sound,
and gives to US, without fee or fare. tho re.s
lusa Of them all - Portland Eclectic.