Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1853-07-14

snkNEoxnAIE SRnrSezs Jsly s. 1854.
Awe opened our window his morning nc air
came ia freshly and sgss;ly e { \. Hsrs irsehsea
TIE niEkiingale and The robin annonnctd. he
rising arb II day, while he flowers unclosed heir
buds - ne transparent morning ray waiting krlk
The 4 delicious odofs- We could MOI resist ih in
viaiion, and len our daIkened chamber for morn
| ing walk.
Seed made al country and man made he I'd ).
CoWper said in poetic phrase. and thousands bsve
repeated the sentiment in prose and poetry III 4
indeed Gods modest architecture. Here birds and
herers are fresh from he hands Their Maker. and
natures hymn Is more sincere and touching
because i comes not from the Eildtd prisot:s u
captive birds. We walked on, Stepping carefully
lest eur feet should crush the little violet which
sheds rs perfume On The lower earth as though loo
lovy 70 mingle with the clouds of fragrance emit
ted By the oftier plants aboFe-and The dew do'Rer
! that lewelled gossamer which nimbe fingers spread
rom green 10 green in the spiritfreighied night
time. Thousands OF pnr 7le eyes locked up loging-
~ from deserted fields. birds waved their wiRgs and
wheeled and carolied in the softigh the very hHook
! ieaped and sparkled, an undine laughing from the
heart OIL every bubble while the WINDS murmared
their music among the old trees, and then swept
Downward from their high communion and STOPPED
Eooingly 10 kiss oureherk. leaving touch Of balm
upon our lips. The golden sunshine glowed iaour
! path or coeueiled with cool, fresh shadows wAieh
i invited 10 creamy Fepose By the waysids; while
/ upon bough practising little duet with its part
neF in the fragrant foliage Just beyond the tence-
Glad voices greeted Us from shrub. and tree, and
Hover, Till i seemed though each had in Il liv-
ing soul We paused TO daily lovingly with the,
flowers blooming around We love flowers
those rainbows Of earth, gilt with The seyen-fold
! beams of heaven, proclaiming the covenant mercy
of God, his tenderness and loYe-those smiles of
! -fs-.:~- So hrish. SD radiant, gladdening 1.-THE
waste places Of Nature, and ma ling The wilderness
u. -
pure and fragrant breath disiills balm inls the sim
sick and weary heaIt and fills il with innocenta and
holy thoughts. II we had been born in heather
| land, aud worshipped any Of GODS works. would
have been flowers. They are 10 US living. breath
ing, animated beings. They talk to us withiAsir
balmy breath As they bend their graceful stems
and green leaves in the wind, they seem to WOO Our
caresses and we long to fold them in our arms and
hold them against our hearts. Hi
Even as we write there steals upon our spirita
sweet. delicious odor, exhaled from a cluster Of
blossoms placed ID the centre OF the table, and The
whole apartment is perfumed with their aroma II
Is 4 modest little flower Boosting glowing hint
orgorgeoHs dye; yet had God created other BIOS
som than this ereathed no other fragrance on The
air than lis exquisite perfume, should still have
an impression OF beauty, and grace, and love an
speakable a token of goodness celestial Of mercy
divine. Not love flowers, Alas for the young heart
that conceives recruitment like this.
| But flowers and birds and sunlight were forgot
Ten dDQ merged IN surprising grandeur kle
scene that rose mafestically before reaching
| an eminenee near the springs The gray, had
brows OF vast mountain chain formed the stuten-
| dons Background Of one of the most sublime views
/ in Virginia. faey doomed out like mighty giants
! -Ti,ans efihe earth in ell their rugged and awful
Misunderstanding into denser shadow the vast forest
/ belt that gireed them round. A thrill OF woUder
/ and delight pefvaded my mind. Tue spectacle
| hoaed ainly on my sight; my eyes were blinded
/ with Iears-blinded with the excess Of beauty. II
tarned to he right and 70 the len never had ibe
held so many striking objects blended into one
| mighty whole Had we dropped down here from
the clouds ignorant Of our locality, would think
Of Switzerland or Italy, or fancy ourselves on an
excursion with Wordsworth among the romance Of
his lake scepery5or with Sir Walter Scott in sdne
4 fairy spot os his beloved highlands.
/ The air, Tree from the dust, floating particles,
| and exhalations of the CITY, was here perfectly
4 transparent and the sky OF richer blue. Above
our head waved the leayss Of veteran Of the tor
est while the birds from its branches treated us 10
| their liquid whistles. They seemed holding a
congress in that old tree, intent only upon them
selves, not caring for the fate Of their old friend
that had borne their weight from the period 5ffis
i great beauty until now. But of the orators
soon left probably in disgust; he means OF course
TO appeal to his constituents in The farther wood,
and.'defne his Ppsition.'
/ Turning in another direction, we were scarcely
less charmed with The scene thai was there present.
with the middle space dotted over with neat cabins,
lay before US. II is entered By bread eight OF
I steps leading TO It's portico from which TWO doors
give admission into dining-room and parlor. The
upper portitos furnish fine promenade in wet
weather AM add much 10 the lighlness of the sdi-
fce. From this admirable foreground genilede-
clyty spreads away 10 the gllering Shenandoah,
while in front lawn, enamelled with rich coat
ing OF verdutei is rolled out like carpet and dott
with lambs peacefully grazing or indolenlly reeli-
ming upon the thick grass. Beyond the lawn, and
extending farther into the plantation are fields CON
taining cattle rfposiag, feeding or Standing in So
cia clusters. On our Jeff stands The neat building
OF tho slaves belonging TO the establishment ihe
smoke issuing from its chimney curliI gracefully
upward, and floating away on the breeze in thin
blue clouds. SOquiti is its aspect that you nigh
! fancy the Inhabitants were taking RIP Van
4 WiHkieD nap Of twenty years-a nap filled with
4 dreams OF the sweetest and most agreeable nature
II The batn-hoases and other watering place sp
purtenances present the appearance Of lille viii
lage. The spring attached 10 the grounds is cele
brated fcr its beneficial effects in diseases OF diges
lion, chronic, bilious and congestiYe ievers. The
water is of an icy Goodness and its constituent qua al
tiles, as ascenained by chemical analysis are sui
phae CT magnesia, iodine, and iron, which exist il
such state oil combination as 10 render the waters
not very disagreeable 10 the taste but highly bene
fetal TO the patient. H
H On our way home we passed where the brigh
sharp seythes Of the reapers were cleaning in The
sun, and the long spears Of wheat made music a,
| II fell with 81 Il rustic beneath their strokes /
We never saw ANYTHING more beautiful than tina
broad field, dotted with mounds OF mown grain dry
ing in the sun, and striped with long swathes
freshly cut. The laborers, athletic, healthy-look
ing Africans standing in row with their sleeves
rolled up above their elbows, now swinging to TIKI
right the brilliant steel then bringing it down 4
the left With sweeping curve, wading along knee
II deep through sea of verdure; we never could b.
tired OF watching their movements In anothe
part Of the field where the mounds had been heap
ed up largest, there was broad cart, drawn BY /
pair OF dark brown, white-faced oxen, fat sleek
and strong. chewing their cud with indefatigabI,
gravity. while the laborers tossed the wheat with
their light pitch forks into the cart already near,
filed, but which was 10 heave higher and highe
its odoriferous burden.
Slowly and maiestcally the oxen began their
march, the mounds sweeping down on either lid,
OF the vehicle like fordly drapery-like irium.
phal car II rolled up the green road, the heavy
steps Of The animals falling with a soft, crushing
sound on the rich velvet carpet spread out beneath
their feet f.. - $.
The visi ofs, who are dailv increasing, compose
The most pleasant society. We have helles from
different srcfions of the country, but yet oss
affairs. We have noticed the gentlemen carefully
and they all tie their esavats. WEAR their Panamas
and smoke their HaFanss with the air Of conscinH:
victory There is dear lady reader no pallof, %
canbric pocket handkerchief no leaning out 81
windows in the moonlight to reciie burning iiDes
Of Byron, nor any Of the various symptoms d
hestt-strieken meT-0f men TN lore" Oh the orr
binary phrase hut the momenioas fact. Bot ladies
do moi despair. for as we write we fancy We hcai
the fiutefingo Cupids wings. More anes.
Yls NJ
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