The Trinity times., 1855-07-21

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And then, wha, new LIE hs infus,s into old
familiar theInes-what new beau les we dis
cover in them under the magic Of his pen.-
| Those familiar with New England rural life
will recogn re the truth aud beauty Of the
| fol owing description of
A Connecticut Village.
Indeed this il quite wond,r of village
to all VIII" love quiet aud a beautiful prospect.
Its like | do not know anywhere. IL j. u
immature Mount IIolyoke, and it's pr, spcct
the CONNECTICUT Valley in miniature. Ii j.
pacldiy spread upon q hill top, ST. high up
that dust, sound 'ud insects have iursaken it,
"r never found their way hith,r 1t il mar
vel"u, how n village can exi e without any
apparent trades. But, ms far ms | can per
celve, there are no occupations here Of any
sort. There is "a tlcksmitL's shop, which
never makes u nolsr, and that is all No
carpen ers shop, nor cabinet maHtrs. nor
turner's no alters, sad il,rs, Matchmaker or
| shoemaker, that | can see. No houses are
building; We hear no truwel clihking Or muf
| ted hammer stroke there is no mortar ma
king-i,o piles ui brick or lumber. The town
was fnIshtd long ago; and all workmen, oi
every sort. seem to have gone of and le t
dear old Woodstock hll 10 Itself. Even ira
| v.lcrB leaye our 40 itude unbroken There
Is no tavern un the street aud Two little,
| Tranquil stres might plant corn up to Their
very door .tt ps without much tear of lis be
| ing trOddcn down. Once in q while, toward
evening, a farmers wagon skirts along the
edge oi the green. Such a sight brings us
| 10 the windows. But il IS short aud head
long drive, as if the rider felt guilty Tor dis
turblng the peace, or raising dust, even for
"A moment. Sune twenty houses. white aud
| yard inclOsed. stand mod, sly apart and back
from the long, broad age green. VIII ch
| they Iiclose but do not shut in. This villa o.
green is neither "A circle, square. pnralelo-
gram, i"r poly gon. but space sopng chiefly
from forth to south, and IN some p aces east
ward and westward. W tn no shape al all, but
com ny nearer, than to any thing else, to tte
form Of an elongated fat-iIon. For u long
tile--seeipg no people in the street, no one
| going in or coming out of the doors, no per
snns IN the windows. or even smoke in the
| chlmneSs, neither babies. boys, nor ma d' ms
b,ng anywhere dlsctrniblt-- II supposed tor
the first week that only uld teoplv lived here
| II ce, tdl, qniet Old people such as | raw
on Sundays NJ, ping Ih' nnclvcs wakc III
church bs n.bbllnv tenncl or cr raNAy.
war mistaken. Familiarity has tuabl, d me
to detect signs Of lite in all lis varieties. BuI
the hahIt "i the place is to b. qu.et. | won.
der whether the children cry or mott !
wond,r il the .ober, Tranquil people ev,r
made nosc in their lir2 How long is il
since they eubsIdvd and tia qulIiz.dl
4 H. Ir.suf flt.-A 4 "A G,4 I.f al lt
bet You have distinct luxury in each rar
ticular breath You hali voluntarily and
cultivate Inspiration. ] he run, that RACES in
the valleys below and willis down the cr"Wds
III the swelteIing ciii,s, here walks in COO
brightness through the h,ayens, tempcrii e
the air To that del c.ous point at winch n,
ch.ll is lost but heat has not b. gun. IO0r
coo ness is ai imported. You are ht IN
that pcnI n. harru -trceted, rackeN New.
port, aud cooled only by the sca breczr.-
Coonos. with you IS u thing inserted But
here II IS Indigenous. 1t bIlon.. 10 the Nry
texture Of the air. You may have the goa
shore. waves aud surf, storms once IN 4 whi e.
bathing aud fishing all, rAc-pt the last,
.is;trous. Be>id, YOU have tie buzz No ca
lhu,iasm of thousand around YOU. Your
pulse never gets d"wn, your eye never cools
| ny, NY Otuf l'lbbW. YOU htc V'lhb - H"ill
the city every day Y"n get the pap Rs the
very day oi . CIR publication dc you cal.
thdt the country
The enthusiastic angler will read with de
! aht tie following BIT Of experience from a
day oil troutius
We Will put into tile brook just below a
smart fOamy fall We ave on cUWlif' 'h"s >
aud otl or rig su'abl-. Secct nQ IA tnr 0
We step in. aud the swift stream at,,,,e u.
! legs with immense enrrth'Ltss, u itutcn ~
! to take US from fl them. 4 tw minuies
vii setil. sl that aud make US quite AT
| home he bottom Of the brook IL hol sand
or gravel, but rocks ni every shape, every
! POSITION, Of all sZ.s. bare ar moss. cuYeIt d
! The stream guts pv'r them AT the rate Ui I, II
miles an hour. The de,ccnt is great. ~
every few rods ca,cad,s break over hdg,.
and boil up in miniature pools b,law. The
tres on ,ithtr side slut Oul all Itet rH,e ol
the tun. and for the most par; the bu-Les
| lac the banks 20 CLOSELY and cdsl lhen anne
over 80 idrly thai they create ~ Twilight
not u gray twIl git as Of li0lt osiug IT'S usire.
but a trans par ttly black u light which smt-
{, ms nothing, but piv's more tuep' 1n,ss 10
the rockz and snnbre aspect even 10 the
shrubs aud iairest flowers
/ It IL pttat matter t" take trout early in
your trial. II give one more heart. II
/ s,tv,s 10 keep one about h's tu.intts q u.
rrwise you are ap. TO fall off INTO unprDEt =
/ BILE revcrie you wake up and find Sour,, -
stsn -i1g IL q dream, hall leeing, hall ina