Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-10-13
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The Wall of the Wind.

We extract the following beautiful sketch
from " The Old House by the River, n very
ably written and interesting little volume
published by the Ilarpers about year ago,
The night was cold. The library shutters.
ratified So as to make us nervous, till We
managed to flstcn them. and then we could
listen to the wind with less disturbance
And full toned. sonurous voice he had too.
There's an old tree above the wing which
contains the library, to which the wind al
ways seems to he talking. the tree reply
ing, one or the other, for they keep up IA
| rUise between them, and wc-that is, Will
lis and l-have so long listened, that we
| have grown familiar with the language they
| use We had listened to it for half an hour
or more in perfect silence, when a new voice
| joined the convers ltion, and we both started
and leaned forward. 1t was indcscribably
sweet but mournful, as if some delicate plant
q think it was the woodbine on the corner of
the housc) had suddenly walled ont Il COM
plaint to the wind Of his rudencss 1t rose
and fell, and rose again, now in long note
of thrilling sadness, and now in disconnected
sobs at length it died quite away. We re-
muned motionless and silent for moment,
and then Joe spoke.
"Do you remember the last time we heard
n sound like that ~
ies, very "ei remehoer H. ~ WIS III
'he cupih, Iou were sieGPi'S' anu ~ "oSe
!ou n"9 "''tt;"s l;ass, w ,',' ",i
ceased. was in dream land. How | slept
that night and vet there WAS II tempest
abroad. Joe, wish you would ring the bell
that fire is getting low, and Anthony has
forgotten us.
. There is something in that peculiar wall
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