Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-06-14
% A Great Old Sunset" VS.. ga GreaU
Old Hen-Set."

III our readers are as hugely ticklCd as
we have been over perusal of the follow.
ing "grenl old sunset" scene, occupying
The columns of The Ohio Statesman, as a
leader, they will excuse US for taking up the
space il occupies in the Messenger. The
editor Of The Ohio State Journal, when in.
Producing the gem to his readers. remarks
that "it is one Of the choicest specimens Of
literature lha, has been ushered into this
round globe Cor, we don, know how
many years!' We. copy it, with EXPLAIN.
tory notes Of our own in parenthcscs
"A GREAT OLD SuNsET.-What a storm.
iul sunse. was that Of lasl nigh, (moisl) !!
How glorious The storm, and how splendid
The setting Of The sun We do not remem.
ber ever 10 have seen the like on our rouud
globe (or any oher country. The scene
opened in the west, with whole horizon
full Of u golden interpcne,raling lusue.
which colored the foliage and frightened
every object into It's own rich dyes. The
colors grew deeper and richer, until the
golden lusire was transformed into storm
cloud, full of finest lightning, which lay
heaped in dazzling zigzags all round and
over the city (most Of it Of the ornamental
kindly. The wind arose with fury, the sIen.
der shrubs and giant trees made obeisaNce
TO It's majesty. Some even snapped before
lis force (welI they did). The strawberry
beds and grass plots turned up their whites
TO see Zephyrus march BY (bul they could
nj see him, and were dsappointed). As
The rain came, and the pools formed, and
the cutters hurried away, thunder roared
grandIy, and the fire bells caught The excite.
ment ahd rung with hearty chorus Chat Is,
The water ran off, the cutters remaining
where they had been. cool, collected, and
without exciiemenD. The south and cust
received The copiCus showers, and The west
all a, once Frightened up, In long, polished
pelt Of azure, worthy Of Sicilian sky (sorl
o. smooth and nice, considering how rough
IL had been).
Presently a cloud appeared in the azure
belt, in the form Of c,slelated city. 1t
became more uiriA, revealing strange forms
Of peerless lanes and alabaster tempt es, and
glories rare and grand in this mundane
sphere (supposed TO be reflection of Frank
linton with the new levee). 1t reminds us
Of Wordsworh's splendid verse IN his Ex.
cursion---
The appearance instantaneously disclosed,
Was OF mighty city, boldly say
wilderness of building, sinking far
And self withdrawS into wondrous depth,
Far sinking into splendor without end
But tho city vanished only 10 give place
TO another isle (msprinl for oil y; where
The most beautiful forms Of foliage appeared
imagine Paradise in the distant and puti.
fed air.
(" The sun, wearied Of the elemental com.
motion. sank behind the green plains of the
west. The great eye in heaven however,
went not down, without a dark brow hang
ing over lis departing light. The rich flush
Of the unearIhly light had passed, and The
rain had ceased; when the solemn church
bells pealed, The laughter Of children oul
and joyous after The storm, is heard with
the carol Of birds while the forked and
purple weapon Of The skies still dared illu
minalion around the Startling College, trying
10 rival It's angles and leap into lis dark
windows (Mr. Sheldon being The arcbitec
Of the college, didn't know wha, 10 thnI
Of il.
"CandIes are lighted. The piano strikes
up. We feel it is good 10 have u home
good 10 be on earth where such revelation
Of Beauty and Power may be made (the.
ere said TO have better lightning in one othe
place. for those who fancy IT,. And as WI
can not refrain from reminding our reader
OF everything wonderful in our city, W,
have begun and ended our feeble e,chin
of sunset which comes so rarely tha, il
glory should be commiued 10 immortal type
lard where else should that be but in III
editorial columns OF the Statesman ~"
And now, after reading such specime
OF hyfaluiin "'lleralure, who among OH
readers will dare question the fan tina. III
"Buckeye" has been "Abroad y? Tn
like never found It's way into an America
journal, unless 1t was the offspring Of som
one whose very taste and language had boe
perverted BY conlac, with that which is III
natural, and that which is anti-Americal
For this specimen Of oyersiraining alter tn
"hyfalutih " style, friend Cox deserves
be severely burlesqued, II no, to be laughe
nj, by the mass Of his readers, as we hay
M Aouht ha ,yiil NJ, ard xva udv;sa tho nj