The Panola star. ([Panola] Panola County, Miss.) 1856-1857, 1857-01-07

FROM ALPHoNsE kARR's 'sroUR ROUND NY
GARDEN"

through my garden, ana issues
from the side of u hill covered
with gorse, has been for a long
time IL very happy rivulet. 1t
crossed meadows, where all
sorts of charming wild-flowers
bathed and admired themselves
in It's tiny waves; then it entered
my garden, where | had ex-
pected it and prepared verdant
banks for It's reception. | plan
ted upon It's sides, and in lis
stream, all the plants which III
the whole world blossom ON
the banks of pure waters. 1t
crossed nay garden, singing It's
melancholy song; and then, all
periumed with my flowers, issu-
ed out, crossed another mead
ow, and precipitated itself into
the ssa, over the abrupt sides OF
a rock, which it covers with
foam.
1t was a happy rivuiet; it had
absolutely nothing TO do but
what ! have tod you--to flow,
to glide on, to be limpid, To
murmur, between flowers and
perfumes.
1t led justine life I have cho-
sen, marked out for myself, and
which I follow,--when the
world will have the kindness TO
let me alone-when the wicked
the intriguing, the rogues and
the fools, do not force me TO re-
turn TO the combaI--me, I'll"
most pacific and the most iras-
, cibIe man in the world !
But heaven and earth are
. enyious of happiness and deli
cious idIeness. My dear broth
er Eugene, and the skiIful en-
gineer Savage, the inventor OF
= .helices,' were one day chatter
. ing on the banks of this poor
! riyuIet, and spoke very lll.of It,.
a Now is not this said my broth
= er, "a pretty do-nothing of a
It riyuIet, which goes merrlly on,
r idIing without shame, flowing
Of in the sunshine, or creeping
1t among the grass, instead of
ID working, and paying for the
/! ground it occupies as an honest
rs rs riiyu!et ought TO do. Could il
of not grind coffee and pepper?''
Ut "lAnd sharpen tooIs?'' an
ut swered Savage.
re re "And saw wood?" said my
I'd brother.
er And 1 trembIed for the rivu-
}. let; and l interrupted the con
n, H. yersation by crying very loudl,
e. that these envious beings, these
tyrants, would in the next place
trampIe down my 'VergIss-meii
nichim Alas! / was only abl'
sk to protect it against them. l
ne was not long before a rasca
an came into the country, whom
as frequently saw proving alon!
h its green banks, on the side
" where it leaps into the sea. Thl;
a. a. man did not appear to me IL
W W have sile air ot, one who came
there 10 seek for rhymes OF
id awaken sweet remembrances
or even to let his thoughts tai
ny asleep to the murmur OF th'
water. "My friend,'' said h
to the riyu!et, you glide along
you affect a quiet air, and yo,
80 sing in manner to create env,
in your hearer, whilst | worl
es. and toll beyound my strength
tn, 1t appears to me you could hell
M me q biz; it is not u labor yo'
ian are acquainted with, but | Wi
bic teach you; you shall soon be il
Try working condition. You mus
py y be very tired of leading sucl
- an idle life; it will amusc yo'
70 to make files and sharpen kni
yill ves." Shortely afterwards
Ies- wheel, machinery, and mill
stone, were brought to the r
the yulet. From that time it work
:, it turns a great wheel, but it
Cle- no: that same softly monotonou