Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-14

|, Hes a,ta sertiye when lie il dead To be liz
an asbe,nsreu and leave no trace IN the Iittl
Summer ,bcam we snort II, to pass away iik
thu ,rrrath of pr;i snow. whether 10 the ciod Q
the clonts nd onr can tell. makes usshrink sror
,ha, ra,mh md ,Josty rsnaiusle,. we call death
Il, does not harnen to every man 20 plal
coloa;e. .or ID found kingdoms but the hurr,t
/, LEST Of ma NAV nlant tree ar found farnil
of roses that shaII outliye all the warriors tha
have foupbt for them-.-the warriors and thei
fame topether.is ssg 3. ..ss.a ll1F I.5Ia asgst
We NAV leave q ,rec that shall, .,;n,,. i.s sl,at
owss seenerously ovar the Green sward7 wben m,
spu k,,r,,s c;nt;ar,,v ~ sfhs nnrsbe, Tro,,;c
that 81 nj make, rrcen retreats FIR ary ,yinr,
NJ nioht and shelters MT hioI, noon, for so,S
,bat sh,li cover tho cray and ,,esolatc earth In
anrnmn n;t;f,llv r;tb leaves that shall, he bcan
t;fnI With Snr;ng when the winter il over and
goneu &. 8
There ia dignity about the act Of him who
se,s n,,t !. t,ea heneath whose broad shadow he
bs sho,, ser s;t ,,,,o commits Il 20 the
hosnr Of tha sisar m ,hsr of ne nh 4 something
10 hear ;tseH nro,,d,v atter bc b;mself has bsen
entrnsted 10 tba :, mo Lea,,;nr There il moth.
inc selfish and temnorarv in Il there il some.
tb;ne nronhe. like for in bis ,ho.sbt @ be sses % il
7oreat treaT With moss nnon ito nor,harp side
lbaor;ng rndalv c,rved nnan ;ts, trunk names H.,
has nevsr hoard Hc apes ch;idbood makin,
up
age rei,losir,v ;n its shelter Hs secs it's Green
bows rolling IN into Heaven. catching the first
comin, of morning and crimson and aame
uw;tb Tho last etena nf dav Ard ba does NOT
care tbat tbey all are strangers. that the dawus
i and tie sunsets are in no Almanac he ever be.
held he loves them afar off for is IL not his tree
/ wbnsai ifoI;ace ,boy maLa baor.;f,I and ybose
grateful shadows tbev are neonl;no - ~, -,
And sometimes he thinks when the Iauph il
/ hushed, and the twilight of the heart comes on,
they win bless the hand that planted it-and
i that hand is his they will wonder what name
1 he bore-and that name will he his o,cn. Neith.
/ er does he care that it falls in broken sylables
from the dusty lips OF Time, for he has left a
monument that gathers strength and glory with
| the years 25't e's't. -. - = -. ~
| All! better that man should plant a tree or
rear shrub. that shall helm make song and sum
! mer bv and by. thar, leave twixt velvet covers a
| sermon or song IF be have sheet = of
"Bath,n eilt-edeed and smooth as e'er I" true
| low" could pray its course to be. and hut rod
az eartl, he calls his own far better nIav the au
thor on the sod than on the 0paltry breadth of
woven racs. ~
| Alltbat i beautiful or grand in Architecture.
was stolen from the trees-aye from the little
flowers that Nature fashions in her leisure hours.
The Gothic spr;nes from acorns .there stand the
| the oaks of God! And that fair Corinthian
thoupht: the votiye baskets wreatbed with vines
and flowers. Affection placed where slept the
Inyad and iost sugoested;ta 4, frstf, Tberr stands
it now the g order" " of the heart .,'-S-' -
Is there a snot of idle earth beside vour door
Set violet there and it shall bless YOU for 10.
sprnss II little IL ,nrns Infant snn
| Do youlove music9 Plant the homely Holly.
hook, and you shallhaye an Orche stra wherein
the bee, that courier of man, shall wind soto
on his !" mellow horn" ''>
Contributions of summer indeed How richly
will she reward our little faih--our faith that the
shrvelled, dusty bulb shall be transfgured before
our eyes, that the dry walking stick we plant,
shall bud in beauty that the vine we train shall
wreathe our homes with Corinthian grace. 7A 4i
| So, if there are any who aspire to as good So
ciety astthe world has ever seen, let them group
around them the dwellers of forest and garden;
any that would "wakc up some morning and find
themselves famous, let them make one tree
| grow where one never grew before; any--oh!
Aeernaan descent!-who would put money in
their purse, let them decorate the counterpane
ofland they call their own, with Junes " thoughts
that breathe" ,at. 70 .a.l I. 1855 gssE5 as.Sr
| Contributions to Summer solicited By that
blank unseemly wall-that vacant spot beside
your Threshold, uneloquent while all the world
around enjoys the gift of tongues--eyerywher
"Apply here" says the dark, rich loan; here"
adds the sand, and "here," the low lands by the
water courses. Give us willow, maple, an
evergreen pine, they utter as they can, for it is
law unrepealed, that Nature must be busy be-
fore she can be beaatiful.-Chicago journal.
! 80. ~ - -------,- .-..1,.,
/ we copy the following from the New York
Herald, May Cd: l'''s. :"
| HuNBuG on THE New YoRk CENTRAL R. r.
We notice that the placards Of this corporation
are headed aReduction of Fares.p This is a
humbug. The fares are as high as ever, the
snaed has beep reduced and the road is in n
| worse condition than ever. We do not know Of
more exerutiating torture than night ride from
Buffalo to Albany on the Central Railroad. The
whole concern seems to be got up for accommo-
and executive departments Of tie State govern.