The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-09-09
NOTES EY THE WAY-SIDE.

ces Of the journey. These may not be strl-
king-poSsib!y nothing more than surrounds
the majority of his readers every day. But
to him they have charm, not more from nov
city than from the utter abandonment OF care,
and the frce-heartcd .ioyousncss with which
he regards every thing about him. y few
days ago we DID Get so far away that no cries
for 'morc copy had power to disturb our
serenity. The physical aspects of the trip
where we went and what we saw-arc of in
tcrc,t to no one. We DO not purpose to fill
down a column by stating that the road lay in
a valley, along the banks of mcandcrng
riycr-.ha! there was q HIGH hill on that side
and sand bank on this-that one road turn
cd off here. another one thcrc-that every
five miles we passed through an ambitious
and remarkably stirring place" of ten or
fifteen glossy white houses that stared us quite
out of countcnance by their unshadcd chast-
lines>-that We first climbed TIP a hill and
then tran down again, not one of these
wonderful! incidents shall dctain us.
For we wish to speak of The visions Of beau
t. we drank in as we rode briS!ly along in
The sweet august morning.
~ :ug fhe.uty j. Il ~ forever
sung KEATS, and he who would girt himself
round with happiness, must search ont all
shapes of beauty, turn every stone of promise.
an! 50 drink in his fill of rare and lovely cX-
ccllcncc. rs the painter scizcs only those
points in landscape which have some posi-
tive beauty 10 recommend them - something
ho!l. striking. riy:urcsGu" or sublime !cay
mo out OF til" picture all un>i "htlv ol icct>.
or replacing them X appropriate sccnc>-so
die Practice: eye. iii looking a; TIE pictures
Of Nature That glorious Ok Artist vii! see
nothing lat tie e!a., :ul line the exquisite
colo:ne. the finished line othcautv." These
vii! greet Won every where. They viii peep
OH al you from The cvcr-chanciIte clouds $
hey VIII flow across your lath with ever!
hide brook. with every statciicr river They
VIII come down 70 meet Won in cycrv group
q trees tia, inc, flat lines til" way in every
iorc.!-lc', TIT c,ineS a''a,t the toys Of dis
iant hills. They will flash at Won from the
mirrorrd surface Of every pond or >il'cry
lake tat Tie Great hills cm' M The, viii
irown Al yor. Oot Beauty is sometimes stern.
and Ncr Voice Ike The voice Of, Juao) from
lie :r,u'! 81 mount ,;r-rc.k<. and no,
l;-hrartc"cI ~ ,ha' awful .rovn. Only sab
l"r. iltn maulicr STRENGTH VII. look IN
iIrn a, tie iurrowcl sides he oyct-hancn,,.
rr1--v. massive 70. ks-.lc cayernou> ,lr,,rl>
he dizzy hci.llts-iAc gloomy >olitu,lv>.
Uni. more than a.. at tie stern. cn,la,tlcd
>un1mt, which. rs i; made conscious ol a HOLY
presence hv 4 clearer iu>eht into all divine
mysteries. and ~ a greater ,..a.a. to hcar-
ca t'ot rrotounl'> III, >lcry OF al stand,
"n. oNcrrl in so,,mn ohci>ancc. gazing de-
vou',y int, ''d~., mra t..r,lc to n,.n''
Nov We ride in Tie dense Old forest, where
lie tall tres in;o..arc their branches over
head ike ;hc ;taccIy ola cro;ucl ca'Acl:al
The light shines through tie "co.onua,!cd ar
ch,>" a il Shines THROUGH ">'crir,i windows"
ofrsintcd 4's>>. The green aisle is pcrya,lcI
10y dim religion, i;.lt." and Won sec M
n'cron~ ",harel>" in,crSr,rsrl on ci,h,r>i1c.
llow perfect i Tie >!cnc~ tie very son.>
of the Urls and The c!.ri:ng # The insects
only serve t. make the stiffness more ,onl-
pictc. Ii Nou speak at al ii is in a hu>lIcd
voice. rs ii there were c,irapturci Worship
,crs a! around. and You ;rllcl 20 disturb
item. Iou lave tccln. which viii not 1T
you Shout, or snn. only some l,ai!owrd air
a,hou. II there is not human being within
miles. How different from the li!l-top.-
There. >ound rr-ain> lis NOISY rule. The
rusty wind whistles past, ana you shout after
it a bold defiance. The winged spirits of air
catch up the wild refrain. and mountain.
lake. and forest, roll back tie wan,!cYinr
echo
1t Is only in forest Of closely CROWN. I'D
trees. >on.hrr, solemn, slalowv. where such
silence l'rooi>. In woods of vounocr Growth
all nature seems ar;icuac We hear ser
mons iii stones. Drva,l> look on, from thc
'ui;c'' ioiia-c ana Whisper Us io,fui,y. Chcr-
ri!y stag myriad> of birds. The wind PLAYS
cxulant SYM holries as it ru>hcs through Tie
o,@tn pipes above and around, or u>lcrs out
he departing day in the measured cadence
OF 4 reIHiii:,. Among such trees there is
life, motion, buoyancy. There is freshness
which tells OF growth o! igor, OF. activity
Eni in the SI,M forest. tlcrci. 4 stately can
which speaks Of reposc: a strength which
promises protection; wclI-devclorcd man
hoo! which ilnparts confidence. In It's scclu
sion. one can ''lic down to pleasant dreams"
land fear no evil; can rest while the rrca.
world whirlS ever onward: can link together
the scattered experiences of time already
lived, and so be better prepared for tic time
yet to be lived.
The forest passed, hill, almost noun
tain, stretches before us. An hours patient
climbing and we are at the top. Behind is
the dark mass of trees through which our I
road has passed. How gloomiy the shadow
of the mountain rests upon them; and where {
the sun shines over its summit, how it LIGHTS
up the tops of the tallcst trees, and sinks into
the open spaces. On both sides stretch away f
mountain peaks, not very lofty, but desolatc c