Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-06-08
OruuiI.e Dailg Eutte &etorG.
MONDAY MORNING. JUNE 9Th, 1857.
MenOry's Pictures.
BY M,RY NORRIS kiRkE.

| BY NJ k1 MONhls htkNrb
The walls of our little cabin seem
too close for you to night, the l. gs look
rougher and dark r th IN ever, the at
mosphere is heavy and oppressive
throw open the door o, what glo-
rous food If moonlisht You do nos
restrain the expr' r'ssion OF rapturous
delight which rises to your lir' as you
csoss the threshold, aud step out intc
the free, open air. Surely, Heaven it,
self cannot be more beautiful than the
scene before you; even the rays res
fected from the very presence of Ged
cannot be more pure, than thos- which
now ba'he every lie f, tree, and flower
around your lonely mountain home.
You can almost feel the soft moon
beams, as they fall upon your forehead,
am 81 fingers seem weaving them among
the folds Of your hair, and laying them
ge"'ly up"n your che k
You hear no sound, bui music is
floating all around o., fit, no heard,
upon the outward ear falls not note,
but in yoar 'ul there is melody. A
delicious calmness steals over your
mind, and your nature seems refined
and elevated as you listen to the mu-
sic-hark to the theme It's OF the
pas,
Here, seat yourelf upon the trunk
Of this fallen plHe tree, lean back
among the thckly clustering branches,
from this place you have a good view
Of the rude cabin--yeur ho ne.
Now IN mory with her magic glass
is holding up pictures to your 10 YOUR
ml1d's eye, the music in your soul BE-
comes joyous, and sleetul you See il
quiet iarm house nestled among ira
grant fruit trc s, they are in iull bloom
for 1t IS spring. Singing birds are fit.
ting to ana fo m.rg the branches,
and as the air gently moves the bios
SONS, a sAower Of snowy petals comes
tluttering t, the green grass beneath.
b yond, y u field OF cl 'ver--a
perfect sea of rosy waves, and from the
midst appears 4 little, ring'eIteh he ID.
and pair of white, dlmpled shoulders
VIII lie ,wo chubby hands hold up great
cI .strrs Of clover BLOSSOMS, and child
i,h Voice >houts--'Willle, Willie, Pm
lost come take n'e
A laughing boy springs over the bars
ana III another 40 "ent the little eff
has her arms closely cIasped around bis
neck, and he bears her III triumph TO
the >molh green sward i'll an a oInlng
field Now comes race throdgh the
yard, under the apple trees, TO the
kitchen door, which Sis IS "a lantly
permitted to reach first, and Is nestled
IN mothers lap, resting her glowing
little check against her shoulder, ere
the ia dy Doy d pears You recognize
til, pictu.c, and tn muse becomes
slower, slower, dirge-l Ike as you re-
member hoW that bright ltttl- h al
IS lard benea h the cold sod. how you
watched tie light fade odt from those
LOVING eyes, aud saw the lips grow pale
and sun IA death aud how that first,
great grief came crushing down upon
yuur Young heart, when tnat beautiful,
only sister dIed.
The scene changes. Now the music
in your soul has the sound OF bells
Ginning. You see IA village church.
Ii is Sabbath morning, and crowds are
haStenIng 20 the churh door. loa see
tai youth ent' rug with the rest, the
smile Of nope and happiness II upon ms
Inns. and he rich hue Of health man
ties his Ch elk.
He take, his pl ce in the choir, but
his e> es are not upon The aged Inlnls-
Ter as ne rev tently rises to invoke the
blessing Of God upol the opening ser
v;ces. they are sting in Dasniul ad-
miration upon tho Young glrI IN white,
" no sis in an adjolhng seat.
When the sing RS rise, the youth
forq-ts to take his part but Is listening
withe enraptured ear o the rich, melo-
dious alto, flowing from the rosy lips
of the girl who mas SO enchalned MS at
tent,on The teli-tale blooI crimsons
his forehead, as he catcnes single
glance from those b.ue eyes, and tor
,,,o,,,ont tho alto seems tretaulous A