Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-09-09

The IfpWilLcrmpnt.

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From the "I"ir ana Works 'i ln'''', ''''
Natural aversion to Il city and the gay SO
cirty in which lie now occasionally mingled.
with the love for rural life which finally
settled him in the country. l"d Col" t. Cat
skill again, early III the summer ot iN@'.
where he took lodgings. and fitted ur
painting room. Us usual, much time was
spent in the open air. painting ANA drawing
natural objects, and wandering alone through
his iavoritc mountains.
The following singular story. very likely IN
part fiction, is nevertheless. IL lively and
exciting sketch of tn" poetic artist IN the
midst oi tn" ihtI%uca aud dangers not unlr'-
qucntly incident to his walks l"r the lHr-
tur"SIuc -
The sun hung low in tn" sky. ana to M
seemed to hasten down with WnArruSt"mrd
{ speed. for ! WAS alone. and stranger IN the
wilderness, III" nearest hahtati"n knew
to be ON the other sd" "i mouhtaln' that
rnN" before me, whose tangled woods were
well known hN the hunters To h' tN' haunt
of wild animals had walked Tar tnat day,
but my path had been through regions "I
nature that delight ANA impress ti' mind
| Excitement had well nigh carried me above
the reach of all fatigue. Though not quite
aS bu"yant IN spirit aN IN the mornings sun
my feet were not slow upon tine I'a'-rtr"Wn
path. In the midst OF the society and the STIR
"l cities, men It" not rNlrrI'hre th"S' NiclSSi-
tudrS of feeling which result from the chang
of natural objects Il lone man in the WlId'r-
ness is aft 'ctrd by every change. by the ll@1t
and lay the shade, hy the sunshine ard the
storm. In tn" fine morning., his spirits are
fresh and elastic as the hrrrz" he hrraticS,
sad thoughts vanish like miSt> III th" sun
beams. and he feel, aS though wrarnrNH c"ui
never oirrtakr him bat when evening Is
dropping hcr dusty curtains. the wind has Il
tone of sadness. and TIA" sound OF tn" water
fall steals through the arches ot the forest
like the voice of II moanln" Nllrlt. lhuN was
it with me joyous as had been through the
Slrndor ot the day, r"uld not hut lr'l Il
mrlanch"lN rs tIr'adcd tm' deepening H''""-
oWS OF the WooIianlN. ne fpI was S'''p
and dihcult ANA the timex .wnEHN' ON h"'l
sides, shut me IN from every distant o'l'rt. =
reached, at length, the top the mountain.
and enjoyed glorious prospect. Inc sun
was sinking l"hnd dark lrh@r "l rin'S
androckS leaving th"vaItS IN solemn shadow
here and there n'amN @i r''''r''" I'@ht N.'2l
up lr"h tine drPilS' ana "IHr'N'F" th' InltN
brook or tine quiet poor ON every uand 'n'
mountains bore thrIr ancient burden "l Wo'"N,
lar as Slght r"uld Ntr't'h' through @i'nS ana
p cra%TN passes ana up 10 t"' W"ui''"ll-hi''
e melting away III misty distance, an WAS thV
i "ll' woody WihlrrhrSN' Il'r' ana 'hrrr' ll"'
ON the "N"rtoImnG l1nnarl'S' clouds mth''
themselves III tn' last rrd >""'"I!mS; h'I'r'
'ou,a leave tniI Gi'r'@uS E"'It"'', was
breathing the emily alr OF tW'hEht' AnNIo"'
To- reach my intended r''uhS-lHa'' '"r t"'
night ! fastened forward WIN rcaou'l''
= Sr''d' NY lMtN was '''Il'y GOWN INT"
d''p valley th' SAad'N ihitN'l''" at every
St'p' ANA rendered ITS winnings more @H'
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