Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-10-29
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while Won little stream that mean LET'S IN The dis
lance, coveted with light yapor That caught the
level rays, seemed spread nul before like sea
Of gold. Scarcely breath of air disturbed the
stilIaeSS of the hour, and though the faint sound
Of the ruStIiug leaves, alrealy s-ared and dyIn:,
coca iOnalIy from the tees beneath me, It but
served 10 render more impressive the deep silence
that reignet! ar ,u!ul. Ii was cue Of those bouts
aud scenes in which memory asserts an amoSt ma
goa! pJwe, and like the evening slru, beaLIng ~
purple and gold from the glowing West, sends
back her retrospective rays 10 light up the gloTeS
Of the past.
As sat watching the declining light. aud as it
faded with purple twilight, and from that into the
darkness OF night, and as The stars came out one
10y one, shining with unwOnted builIancy IN the
crisp atmosphere of an October night, have been
led by the peculiar beauty aud stiffness oil the hour
into n rever; u may retrospect Of the past, and
a shadOwy dream of the present and the tuture.-I
Light, airy forms, spirits from the realms OF the
past, have been floating around me, smiling some
times with the sunlight Of Joy beaming lrcln their
eyes, as memory has recalled pleasure ora hope,
and again as She has conjuTed up long past grief,
a doubt or fear, dark cloud OF despair has lid
den them from me, and ny soul berH StIlledI as
with fearful ave.
There are moments in our lives when reason runs
wild; borne upon the pIuiOns of fancy into the
realms of the intangible, where she revelS with
The airy creations of her fantasy i'll lard known
only in dreams. AT such times our humanity IS
almost crushed out, aud we become, rs ii were,
ideal beings lost to our ordinary feelings aLd sep
aTated from the TealITIeS OF lie except 10y light
thread, too delica to be fur the moment perceIvrd
Who is there that has not perhaps hundred times
sat down in dependency and gloom TO grieve over
his experiences OF the world, when some ialTy form
has come like ray Of sunshine, whispering in his
ear and with a kind word recalled the joys OF the
past, OF kinlletl a hope for the morrow, furnishing
The grief OF the present, and leaving hun wiser
and a better man. For such vagaues The misty
hour Of evening most prOpltiOuS, when the earth
ami the air are filled with ShadOwy sights and
sounds. LuIled by the signing OF gentle 6TeeZ~,
the ripple OF tiny brook, OF the IuSle Ot the
withered leaves, like elfn steps 10 fairy music
keeping time, the soul is SOOihed with a holy peace
and the heart meltS IN silent happiness.
have Just been favored with SUCH dGeam, and
have held converse with many fail limoges OF forms
from the gone-by. Floating up from the dun Vista
Of the past that memorySn loves 10 picture, there
qave come loved tones breathing in my ears in
gentle whispers words that have been cheriSt ell III
my heart the brightest treasures nm possessed
Of. Gay songs, ringing laushS, kind VOICES and
gentle looks that have come back TO me on fairy
WIVES. awakening IN my soul IecOlIecllons of 9th
rr days, till my heart bust forth INTO merry peas
Of Joy aud happiness.
Far back in my early school days can remem
Der wild and unframed rose bud that found
growing in secluded monk in one of my fsyurlte
Echooied i'll the worlds rough ways, aud young
aud innocent dreamer; and | loved 10 steal Oh
from the untamed Thong around me, to indulge IN
peace and quiet my gay dreams OF the future
Aud thus watched and cherished my bud, day
sfler day in secret removing with gentle hand
the th0rnS that were choking lis young lite Out,
and Trembling with jealous fear II even butier-
ny approached it, or breeze kissed it too rudely.
taught it 10 Cimb in the most cUmely form above
the vulgar weeds that sought to poison its pure
breath, into the bright sunshine, that itmight GoSk
III the morning air aud catch the gentle dewS u!
evening. And when at length as it flushed at,my
approach in the richness aud beauty Of full bloom
plucked it and hid 1t next my warm beating
heart, prayed i'll earnest that 1t might ever Te-
main to bless and thank me for my nouriShing
And as 1t nestled cOyly against my thrU6blng
breast, breathing out there all its sweetness,
luyed with its puutng lips in pure aud unSulIied
love- dreaming that Inf had no more OF JOY to hope
for. But soon found tn tiny love had but cher
lShed il too warmly. As the sun parcheS the green
leaf, so had my nurturing dried up lie fountains
OF its life. II withered aud faded and died, and
lis life and its love passed away togeihe;.
Ne!t | loved green leaf that summer zephyr
had n.lschieriously dropped at my feet; but when
lived it most the false zephyr caught II
again, aud with low, glee laugh 1t Sprang from
my arms, and upon the bosom OF the lutte book
let that murmured near by, it passed gayly from
my sight, cOquetiShly spnring with ach tiny wave
that sparkIed aud danced i'll tie sunshine.
Then lily loved, that wooed me, nesting in
beauty upon the brink Of babbing stream, with
her SpolieSS crest pure and unSIled as The breath
OF maiden wish, bright and sparkling rs the
roSeate hue o. morn. She whispered of noweIy
fields and woodland gruttOeS till my soul was
charmed with her picture, and knet at her shrine
and pored out the wealth OF my hearts devutiOn.-l
The realms of fairy land were hers aud wan.
lerrd lovingly through dewey meadS and wood
land uellS, attended hy thousand gay laughing
SpriieS, the tny subjects Of her elfn thune.-I
SOuhed 10y the gentle sshing OF the summer bree ze
and the low trembling whispers of the forest lea YES
fell asleep by her side. My couch was of thistle
down, and butterfly famed nIe with her wings,
while the bee and the humming bird sang 10 me in
IL S"ttest tones. And dreamed Of ruSeale
cheek, and lily hand, aud fairy foot, and spark
ling eyes til my heart could longer Contain lis
joy; and | awOke with the music Of the waters
gurglirg lightly IN my ears and the lily pressing
lovingly against my cheek, while her fragrance
filled all the air with sweetness. Then | knelt
and pressed her to my lips in warm aud eaIli, ST
love, but when looked again the brightness and
beauty OF het innocence were gone. saw that
my kiss left stain upon her brow; and with a
dewey tear drop glistening for moment in the
sunlight, she sank TO the earth and was dead.
TO star then whispered the words of my love
rs she moved in beauty though the mild summer
sky dreamed that she was too pure, too high
and too heavenly TO be changed, and that with her
should forever be loving and gay. Upon the
pinlnnS of fancy | Solred with her through the
vaulted universe, and rode triumphant lLruus II
the heavens upon cloudy chariot oil gold. visit
ing star after star, and mMraveIng the great mys
tetleS OF tllmltable space. Filled with unutter.
able thoughts, | watched her as she walked in the
sky like goddess Of beauty and grace, and as
pillowed my thrObbng brow upon her bosom
Irelnblmgly whispered the story Of my love. II
told Ler that my young heart was yearning Tor
being of purity aud truth to love with the ar!ur
OF youthful devotion. That | had watched h.
night alter night. weaving around her garands Of
affection and love- It'll she seemed to my eyes, not
asa star, but as breathing form clad in the ha-
bilnentS OF light and beauty. That had sung
10 her classic lays the mystic stories OF tie loves
Of olden time, dreaming that Ia mortal, might |
aspire to love like hers-ceIeSial, high and holy |
Aud then, as knelt aud timidly raised my eyes
To her face she seemed blush for an instant with
an answering smile OF love beamirg kindly upon
me ) then quickly she passed beneath feecy
cloud as it swept across the heaven, as II to en-
shrowd her bushes from my love- beaming eyes, in
cursain Of siIvery light. In moment again she |