Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1855-05-31

-, a.. -,... tAsls tunull. :. = he noisy world.
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And sesusth, thsruinan, giorss IN bis gull,
Opprssa ths heart wiah sadness Oh, my friend,
In what sersner mood we look upon ,
Tbs nloomiest aspects the elements ....
Among DE woods and ssIdd Les us awhile, I'd
Az Ihs tlOw wInd ls rolling up she storm, ~
n fancy isass Ihis Ehafs Il dusty streets.
For ever ;shaksn By the simpoVsnnassj jaf, f.
ufeOmmsres, and upon the dArkeuinssir Sd
tOoh aom tbs shelter Of our rural home
VITO b not swsd that .Is,sns to the rain
SANDING bic voice before hlml Mighty raiDl
The utIsnd sssepa are shrOuded BY Their nists
The wales ere gloomy With thy shade the pools
NOIOnVer Elmmer and the silverJ streams
Dsshsn % veiiDOf lead at thy approach.
Or. mighty Rain already thou art here;
Aad every roof is beatan BY streams, .....
And q aOa pussest, every, CLASSY spring s
1esws rough, and every leaf In 1.-THE woods
Is struck and quvers, All the hiltOps sIake
Fhsir thirst from thee thousand lsngushing 6elds
A thsusaud faiutiae gardens are refreshed; fa
A thousand idle riSdets start to speed.
And with the graVer murmur Of the storm
Blend shsir light voices, as they hurry on. r
ThOu alrst the circle sf the atmosphere
Alone there Is no living thing abroad,
No bird 20 wing The air nor beast to walk ....
The aeld; the squirrel in the forest seeks
His hollow tree; the msrmot Of the field
Has scampered to his den; the butterfly
Hides under her broadleaf; the insect crOsds
Thai made the sunshine pOpuOus, lie close
In their mysterious shelters, ~henee the sun
wll summon them again. The mighty Rain
Holds the vast empire Of the sky alone. ra
shut my eyes, and see, as in Ia dream,
The friendly clouds drop down spring volea
Aud summer columbines and all the flowers
That tuis the woodland HOor, or Ovsrareh ..aa
The streamlet; spiky grass for genial June,
BrOwn harvests foF the waiting husbandman,
And for the woods deuge Of fresh leaves.
see these myraid drops that sake the dust,
GA5hered IN glorious streams or rolling blue
In bIlows on the lake or on the deep,
A nd bearing navies behold them change
To threads Of crystals as ther sink in earth,
Ahd leave lie stain behind, to rise again
In pleasant nooks Of verdnre where the child.
Thirsty with play, in both bis little hands
Shall take the cool clear water, raising It
To vet his pretty lips. Tomorrow noon
How proudly win the wster.lilyride
The brimming pool, O'erloOking, like aqreen,
Her circle Of broad leaves. In lonely wastes,
When nexI the suashine makes them beautiful
Gay trOOps Of butterflies shall light TO drink ...
1t tine replenshed hOlOws Of the rock
Nov slOuly falls the dull blank night, and still
All thrOMgh the sGarIess hours, the mighty Rain
Smites with perpetual sound the forest leaves,
And beats the matted grass and still the earth
Drinks the unstinted bounty Of the clouds,
Drinks for her cottage wells, her woodland brooks,
DrinksfOr che sPflngiRg trout the tOiling bee
And broodhg bkd, drinks for her tender flowers,
Tall oaks, and al the heritage Of her hills.
Amsanchoy Sound is in the air,
A deep sign In the distance, shrill wall
Around my dwelling Tis the wind Of night;
A lonely wanderer between earth and cloud,
In the black shadow and the chilly mist,
Along the streaming mountain side, and through
The dripping woods, and DER the plashy fields,
Roaming and sOrfONing still, Ike one who makes
The journey Of life alone, and nowhere meets w
Awelcoms or . friend, andstill goes on
IN darkness. Ysl while, little while, i" .~
And he shall loss he gittering leaves inplay,
And daily With the. AowerA and saily lift
The slender herbs. pressed low By weight Of rain,
aud drive, 10 jOyOuS triumph, through thes sky,
WhitsclOuds, the lasgaFd remnants Of The Storm