The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1856-11-06


experience OF US all, but which produce onh
in some susceptible natures the written trng,d,
OF life. But atcr all the grandes, historic
are unnarntel the noblest songs are unsung
aud the swcetes, music is that OF the SOUL
These arc Of the spirit, and soar upward word
are material and drag them down TO the earth
On the farm adjoining my fathers lived .
gentleman whose only child, arosy, iiirbairct
daughter, was bora Just two years after myscli
wanting single day Much of our cllildhoo
was passed together Ga my way to school
always stopped nj the big house, where l.yc,
little bluccyel lall and lead her along with m
and carry her thy baske. she was sperice
rosebud oi beauty.
HIRE meath WAS swesis a, bA.kvs az The a,eti
or beard of apple laid in la, or heath.
We thought the world Of each other and acX
10 my mother l.ull WAS the loares, creature I,
n,e on earth. In the borrowed pra,tlc ri apron
they called me her beau. and Dcy
er denied tha, Lull MAS my sweetheart. Oilci
as VIZ went to the rcd schoolhonsr. hand h
hand.
7ooeFsID ia petty ,bsti,
on ss,1nd young istrniel,
And wth k.ss, md no,hisg rusisf
tonpres l-i het tlil hef gar hiag ruai
s..is''sf ,tr y. sss.r ,Sss-s' Aa- ~.'-,S;
A. the grape giv~s under pre~surr
Nectar Juice and palpy treasure
An the golden memory ol those childhood
days, when months and ycurs seemed 50 ione
because W. had 81 lew to compare them with
when We built play-houscs. typical, they say o.
the dwellings VT now inl,abi but oh how un'
like the grat castles of our youth, ia which
fear me- we shall never live, though ihcy some.
times seem 80 near Us on yo,lder nzare hills -
Would that for once wccoald 10y nj the weight
Oi years, and being small again. and 'nnnccn,
play young folks. as then. without pride of
sellishness, W. played old-lolks ia oar grassy
houses. beneath the spreading
branches Of the elm In those long. sunny
days, was ever l.uil's companion. except when
corn had 10 be dropped ~ the spring, and our
sheep were washed in the lake near by Then
as reward for dropping the golden kcrnels, |
was permitted 10 take the reluctant lambs by
their tiny horns into the water, and wash their
snow ieces. Sometimes almost plii,l the
innocent victims OF my sport, painting with
lcar. and looking ~ sofrowiul ou, o' their soit
mild eyes and not mfNqucn,ly was mySli
The yauqulshcd one instead Of th, victor
AT the parties and appie-pariDgs tor the
young io.k. vi our neighburhooi little l.uil
wa ever the object Of nay a,,entious. Th
greatest JOY oi the evening was The las, play
in which We did we'd The little cherry Tipped
girk without having woocd them ever. Mar.
ching round and round IN winding PROGRESSION,
We would pause, and couple by couple, have
the marriage wreath woven around US by a
choru. oi child.voiceS
Nos ,'u sre oone 10 b. as'Iisd,
tIatpg nlay y1l be.
JON Your hsnd' Ia Ii,mrn hanls,
iiy the Laws OF Amefi' eupu0Ahi,
By the laws II America you ,nust abide
Nov ssIae yopt lovely brii.
And i.ull The dimpci fingered beauty. without
raising her eyes, would bold up for nv ne 70
sies' chcrub hps, the warm pressure "' which
was the only heaven whereof had any very
distinct iI'a. Since then have mingled with
the gay aud studied the thoughts of the poets
but amid The jrwolItd beauties Of tie 1ulcriea
have sighed ior The uhalloy,d cnjoynut ol
ihoSo bOybood hours, and have iOuud nathing
20 poc'ieal in the wrap, melodies oi Milton OF
in The immortal word which ihc blind bard Of
los sang swceily on Tgcan's lorciy isler
Once indeed werr Lulls eyes rel FROM wee.
ping Tor mc and my poor mother. how shall |
Jorge, her frantic terror One sulify jun al
tct noon I.uIl and myself wcrc playing in uie
shade on tie snyt-wasbcd beach OF The Ogasco
ia company with number Of boy and girl
much older than We Wen DO r,mlnbDr
tie Jay. ~ calm AID quiet
tbSsscos wstrts ,~se,ly slept,
ivA-sr. hatiss we're bi IN. ssI gfern
The vill,~ 20 ne, msfgth ~"pt
ths " 20 io~ her
Now W. puibetd onrioo4 shells and kip
Is~i smoo'h psIb.tS and then psua'i to watch
with child wonder the clouds. SEEMING To a.
> umr the shap oi the Inoup,sius. the ipresh,
and ihe iaA'- oy,i which they passed. ~ mpui-
ding th. rr,-eYe, ,ntp dis solving giows of luitY
ross1 fS rss, ;.'.'i.;;!. sss,t e-iErs. ...i .;
ants xhpso dark shadow chased "aeii nl.rr
with even hight
sGn he t,.at n.aJ s,pi q 80 haps
rtne sat~y1 ssd 100 bisf tngs.
IL wss the tT. Tor suid'n showers. iIWl
se ippscd more carefully westward tht"agii
the lrl4-iops.we M ght have airady ssen 10
te,ry c'uui!> ga'hefng ~ dafk, threatening
iaaisi- sud lpa,r1 with li.t''nirs cAr ih- nnt.
i,g.Ug 81 dis,aa, thaad1. IiIy rsiiug -
prov ~. ti,a le,b,y bae., Wa AD.i,ny sl..h
around wlicL Gc bad i-sp playing ,oins time
10 tie Sarm cirJ stai water. ! was iD1uccd t1
euter tie A4ut, ania Vyy u ,wicc my gwu ag'
- 'rul port pushed a if4m lits snore Tn
sigh, witd waiD7i tho s,lG rIge!y aaay. -.
fre asy st.cmpi was made 10 sa'e me ! was
beyond tl'if mach. nDt lEg.isDed, bat fycb.
ias tbs faIl sul oarlr-s frsd.e, ard thinking ii
,i,e iif,e.t port 10 tLr spgM We Scfr lar
from aay hou@', a1d III" rfane't boat Hu u
m le ba0x
'Onwar5 came itc storm ia frat breath wea-
yis3 ,he payfui r.yphs is,D crlspcI s~iss--
Faster afi ius,s: ga. ws!lel ffDm 'br sitJfc
-darkrc>s besAG ~ -citlr d0wn spa
to- hills. ftiui gust 8! wirl, Beloved w.
sashes % s;IBBes., egrie! t!.e ersPaI ssni..s "a
% yras,y Lam csp;@i 4aver A. ;he lyx
c1opis .Lut pnt irnm vi.-x lbe reial,ng .hJi,.
| diga'y .as lsrsns hurf!ing tD.ardff0, aod =
l:lnss wiily stretching br arms over ihc NJ
gry @aier A. Z - rescue me from imIsniing
da,A. u, sas nol s!said. s9s top yDgo.'
- r. upr 81 dalyef, afd enjoyed tis g'spd
s,lr ri tho-g ircg i'i rlpmefits TIpD 'be light
o,s.rs k-srs frpra ca,ad 30 eiDssI draxins
lh.r sag,a,ra iHTya6- a,hvar, ,iF &, How
III. f.ll.a. tn s.ess tcaV4i isym cliA Ia ciig
On ,.,hr lare AL atHsi - die away, o..
eri.a.,, s -. ~'.reH-' rave - ~ wa,.'.cov.
end bik. "syer l.e ! b.ae,i 10 gram q
sight bat 4 0nb ara raching hfOsTh ur
da,kn-s- .ln,,l,-i 'ne ,'Jrn e xat'ry grave.
'ftnw sf.i oa With escs-c tics niny Si1ya.
AID I'm. ii.a' cha'ls;h al ihihgs changed 10
changed L1lis caihi iFaasn.s, mo TIE rsArye
u rno,i~, g,rii ~, c,snsei 10 ,afssr ,n'. tn
're-~z o, h.r g'ld.n hair. eiaag'rI her chiid-
pa.iou loe M ,aiI pks' a-tr N~c. Farm
<o'k srp' 10 ;rJa s-ADo. 70 ssg.mar. asd 10.
la,-4san,csi msstlns, TO- "a 80 -4H'lf Frre ~hfn
0tr fsmaR. =, -sAs27i l0ag evening VISIT.
il NY aSiatts par ~as "a many gsa,i,a-