The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-20
sEA-SHORE SKETCHES. No. IL.
ny MARY }. wiNDLE.

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AMERICAN HOUSE, Cape Island,
August II, 1854.
The end is come the golden links parting
That in chain Of happy circumstance,
And gentle, friendly, human fellowship,
Bound many hearts for many day together.
The end is comes in thunder and wild rain
Autumn has stormed the golden house OF summer;
She going fingers yet, sweet glances throwing
OF kind farewell upon the land she loves and leaves
DEAR READER The stability of sweet summer
is ended look doubtfuly up to the morning sky and
the promise Of its brilancy longer satisfies our faith
from hour hour has hitherto done There is sad
breaking of social atmosphere in consequence
of this. Tomorrow we must say farewell.
Our summer has lost its rays by Since
here the yellow grain and budding clover blossoms
have yielded to the scythe of the mower. The purple
plum for very pcness has dropped down at every touch of
the wind and nestled in the rich grass and the peach peep
ed from among the shelterng green with radiant blush
on one warm cheek, while the other hue
usciously tempting still But the trees longer
bright and glowing aspect but they tnged with an
tnmns prophetic gold and here and there fallen leaf
breathes its moral to the heart The grass instead of
yielding like soft velvet noseessy to the pressure
pies under the foot that breaks it touches the brittle
blades
Autumn will soon be hcre--the time for the closing of
the doors the stirring Of the fire. the lighting of the
ming lamp the sitting down TO pleasant book and still
pleasant chatthe time for friends to meetthe time
for hearts unburden themselves and for happiness to
feed the bee feeds upon the rich store has gathered in
during the months Soon the trees will put
their holiday suit of gold and scarlet Haunting proudly in
their gorgeousness the will bloom beneath the night
rosts in the garden and the ycar will become gay gycr
than in its childhood And then the gala day will go by
and the trees put their rsset long spires of paid
grass will to and fro YEARLY the wind will awake
with shver and mark its with sobs and wailings
the brooks will lose their sivey voices struggle
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thus the stream of time flows on bearing its swift current
human hopes and joys The blossom the green caAet the
broken branch and the uprooted treeall drilled
along that tide that unebbing rolls the of
eternity 1t rushes on leaving many gallant bark and
stately vessel wrecked upon its waves and pauses not for
the shrek of the drowning the of the surviving
But all is not desoation where its pillows dash Green
sets like emerald gems sparkle its waters newborn
flowers margin its Shores and other barks, with snowy
sails and gallant leave their glierng wake the
swelling food
To visit Cape Island is multiply by arrivals and de-
partures-by meetings and iarewells-those impressions
which only afforded at solitary intervals by the events
of sedentary life Oh those rustic arbors on the sea
shorewh what friends those shaded seats have become
associated and what recoection scattered about there
Recoections there must betoot-prins tft behind by
objects which perhaps have feeted quickly by with feet
whose soft COOL and dewy influence have left the whole
place geener and beautiful for their having fingered
there
How often will this island with its moonlight and sun
scenes rise freshly and distinctly in memory when we
shall have been long absent from them How often will
we hear in fancy, now do in reality, the tumbng
surf it dashes against the beach Sweet sweet spot
with warm tears filing eyes we bid you alden
Farewell, ye restless waves
A thousand throngng memories do make your beauty
yet beautiful to mel Methnks that can boast of
deeper JOY and grander thoughts since have known to
live and look upon youtha louder strain swells in my
heart caught from the ceaseless songhe loud glad song
of your bright waterfall Then hear the word We Won
drous waves! May He who filled you with deep bliss
attend my simple prayer that may the time so
saddenng reach that it may not be unuterable ov
sing of lhee
And to you courteous readers, whom have presumed
to call my friends, fun of gratitude for the patience
that has been conceded to And believe us there is
in this tie than perhaps you think especially where
the intercourse has been carried and it were fed
from week week. In such the relationship be-
tween one who writes and who reads assumes some
thing like mountaineering heightened by greater desire
side TO please than is usually felt in the routine
business Of everyday life We have attempted to give
you vague sketches of the thousand picturesque beauties
which strike the eye every nook and of this love-
ly spot We have tried to make you understand the charm
be found IN the glorious of Natures gadness TO
which you would otherwise have been strangers If we
have contributed moment of happiness Your sum.
ncr horrsf have recalled wildly to your mind these
rural scenes when they have been fdedwe are amply
repaid Nor is it light reward if think that we
have relieved passing hour Of solitude discomfort
shortened dreary evening or made rainy day
durable We speak not bere of the greater happiness in
knowing that Utmost thoughts have found their echo
in tar-away hearts, kindng pleasant emotions and
ing generous aspirations
And now, gentle reader, part The last sheet
of our foolscap filed Our pencil he identical sold
to us by Mr. , Of Pennsylvania avenue the evening
before departure from home is like the aged beggars
life awindlcd to the shortest span and in the humble
hope aa your pqtepce during the pcrsa of these pcn-
cngs may not have been Fedpced by to the
remiiy, close and bid you kindly farewell Should
another frightening write its approach to with
Howcry fingers and bursting voice may again
reach You in your distant homes.
RsqAI LAWS IN EURopE--Henry Shelton Sanford, esq,
late charge dasa-res q the United States at Paris has
made elaborate and very yaiaahe eport to the Presi
dent the different Codes of Penal Law in hurope in
which viii be found many points Of interest TO legis-
ators Gnd our Iuristsn The United States Senate has
printed Mr. Sanfords work executive document No g.
1t will be remembered that it was Mr. Sanford who had
sufficient American feeling and pride represent his