The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-02
For the Union
For the Union.
sEA-sHORE sKETCHEs.-No. 5.
sY MARY J. wISDLE.

SEA-SHORE SKETCHES.-No. s.
sy MARY J. wISDLE.
THEMoSr HOUSE Cape Island jane ~, 1854
We invited by party of friends few days ago
drive the beach see the rise Although the
cradle ancestral vehicles here are gutess springs yet
really believe should any time prefer wheel
barrow conveyance to walking, aud oyfuy accepted
the invitation
The sublime spectacle OF sunrise is which the
dwellers In cities rarely behold and we alas belong
to that class ioego gratifying ourselves by look
ing upon il whenever opportunity 1t about
o'clock when party sailed forth, and the fremont
House was just waking into life. sleepy servant
opening the shutters closed and the other
tracted within network of wrinkles that we could just
discern the twinkle of gray pupil she gazed wonder
ngly at us Rain had fallen the night before and the
foliage WAS all covered with drops that fell 10 the earth
with that soft melody that follows the raining of water
from the leaves after shower The drive in the pnre
morning air most celebrating; and could temper
ahce friends have seeans them they might almost have
been induced TO frame Maine lar placing ocean air
on the same footing as intoxicating drinks
The morning unusually lovely; the only sound
breaking the solemn stiffness of the hour was the heavy
splash of the waves minute peas they rolled in upon
the pebby beach, and brought back with them each re-
some Of the larger and smoother stones whose noise
as they Tell back into old oceans bed mingled with the
DIN OF the tnmbling surf In of the little bays we
passed lay three four fishing boats the sails Tapping
azy against the masts Upon the strand where the tide
had washed stood little cottage of some fshermenat
least the net before the door bespoke it, We could not
but think, looked down upon that lone hut how
much OF the "worid to the humble jewellers there lay in
That secluded spote the deep sea- where their days
were passed in storm sunshneere the humble home
where at night they rested and around whose hearth lay
all their and all their joys How far how very far
removed from the busy hauns of men, and all the srug
of he mi rparhp
"Ponerfy Beach'a barren, fiat sandy shore, without
trace OF cuureus as the from his bath arose.
without cloud to dim his upward progress AS he
slowly up last fringe of his golden robe seemed light
up the waters as if trail of glory fingered there
The island in 'front.' with the white flags floating from
the SUBMITS of the houses its sandy shore dotted
with lighthouses and rustic arbors added greatly the
picturesque effect of the land Then the broad gilt
terng Atlantic, in all its glory rolled of molten
gold almost to carrage-whees Wave after wave
it curved to the shore upheaved crystal vault of golden
green, through which the shone through huge
vault of the delicate Bohemian glass and canoped
with the mped sky whose richness and sotness
derness and brightness TO the whole In the distance the
masts OF ships were to be SEEM appearing like little spots
upon the horizon, the lighting up their clean white
canvas until each appeared like snowy sea bird.
| 1t was perfect pageant unlike anything had
beheld and to add to the encanment of the hour the
booming surf seemed to die in fainter cadence Ian
Ginning waers AS votary admitted to a costly shrine,
stands abashed and fears to wake the sacred echoes with
his unhallowed voice. feel how cold and colorless
words when applied deneate the eloquence Of
| such scene
| Oh! while gaze glores divine,
The faint notes tremble on Tyre like mine;
And Fancys wings that bore my fight
Melt in the sunshine of a theme so bright
For moment the shackes Of clay seemed really to fall
oil, and our spirit grew large though we had looked
into the boundlessness of eternity and were lifting
wing with the angels. But back again; for
we prisoners in very little CELL and large draught
OF Heaven would not be good for us. AT such mo-
the worship of the Persans appears to us to
be not only natural but RATIONAL and to adore the sun
would seem to us the first impulse of every unttored mind
that dares to form itself idea of God assuming visi
BILE shape to the eyes of man for what image SO cacu
lated to convey idea of the wondrous attributes of the
great Creator Of the universe that glorious unnary
which disperses light and vitality to the whole earth
As we turning away from this scene of enchantmcn
could not resist the desire dip hands in the clear
waves and stopping the vehicle down the shore
The golden waters with their silver fringe rolled in gor-
geous sheets up the sand Having baptized hands in
arreaching wave of pale transparent green color
back with trophy of muscleshels and pebbles
We met, our RETURN several straggers taking
ing promenade on beach, Their sulen manner seemed
to bid defiance to the brightness of Aurora Ladies whose
forms suffering from perfect nnniton of appareso
lankly hung their morning robesotered along like veil
ed prophets Even the little beauywho at last nights
hop had eyes like opals shifting their color with the light
of every transmitted look-this morning had surrendered
to Iris all her prismatic glores WHITTIER pray could all
those gaces have flown? The fashion, however is at
Cape Island mike funeral bows before breakfast The
same person who dashes off Tagioni salute in the
ming, makes you detected obesance that might be-
come dervsh doing penance How to account for this
singular depression in social intercourse beginning the
day-whether IL be out of consideration for the primitive
styles of dishabie which usual appearremains
| mystery, which we Solomon to solve AT
o'clock reached the island, which in full activity
What contrast to the scene that had just left The
doors and grounds alive with people grouped in
every variety of attitude Gay bonnetess children,
camorng for toys and increasing the confusion Pea Of
laughter fell upon the at intervals and the world with
its hustle and its business more about The
vanity of Dress the pride Of power the nsoence of wealth
all were there in full and earnest activity
he Post
/, PROFESSIONALISM AND THE UNION.
The Worcester Spy the able influential free
soil journal in this State Recently, it copied paragraph
from the Post and commented it We cite portion of
this article show the in which the politicians of
this school speak Of our Union:
GA great people, bound together by relations of patriot
ism, of religion, of commerce-growing united by
daily business each day and more
the blessings of uNIoN--wll ask with emphasis what
good will to glorious band of sister States to