The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-11

~ war SaiVsO rtillcto think VINO KNEW the spring
time had come" when from his dark, gloomy cell he
could hear the voices Of the governors children they
spored in the garden was reminded last Monday that
spring had stolen upon U.S. To add little lighter shade
gray to my bleaching hair when, upon approaching the
Capitol found groups OF laughing children rolling col
ored eggs down the grassy banks Ny minister had
preached the day before about Easter and the
ton OF things inaninatc symbolzing
ton, but somehow although his was very good
one 1t failed 10 impress with the fact that the leaves
and flowers about 10 make their appearance this
Easter fesvity OF the children caused the revelation
of spring to flash upon with a suddenness that
WAS almost startling There is period ia human
life when these of the are painfully
rapid, and as watched the children ganboing in the
Capitol grounds surprised to find how very brief
my life had been for it certainly but yesterday that
you and were rolling In the grass. During the week
have seen several other indications of the return of
spring On "Wednesday that day of the Sirocco passed
ON the avenue foreign gentleman, who, with lauia
BILE desire to do homage to Prosepna had aaye himself
In pure whitecoat vest pantaloons neckcoth gloves
and hat, everything but his and spotess
white He was only saved from the danger OF being
mistaken for spectre by decided corpulency and
countenance that gowed with ruddy fame which
fairly bazed from the end Of his nose, and was more
suggestive of good dinners and old Port than of
IL
little exaggerated and symbolic Of the good time
coming than suggestive Of immediate comfort, but
think the rude boy wrong who charged the foreign
gentleman with "tryiy 10 force the season. Looking up
from my writing now, observe that my landladys
tree, disappointed peach, manifesty " blighted the
bud has made brave attempt to hang out two three
consumptve blossoms; this and few feet Of grass which
melancholy Shghaih has not succeeded in extirpang
have just enough of resemblance to flowers and verdue
to stir up vain craving for the realities think
buy geraniunl and place it in my window, to remind
me Of the days long gone by, when stroed amongst
fragrant flowers, and down green lanes with -- we'll
well, thought had overcome this
How wonderfully the spring time stimulates the hui
soul, it If the warmth and showers quick
ened the latent germs of character that prevailing
traits become more positive in proportion bud,
blossom and leaf made to the skeleton limbs of
dead looking trees My bosom sin il love of wand
ering anywhere, upon any honest As the foliage
grows thicker begin to feel suppose the migratory
birds do--a desire to be the wing Think of these
charming mornings for breakfast on the pavement IN
front of the Cafe Europa the Srada Toledo Naples
those glorious artistic chats your coffee round lit
tie table before mot n the Cafe Nazr in the Piazza Els
pagna ut Rome What do you say to walk In St. James
Park to hear the music? Will you take chair in the Jardn
DIES Pantsg Or still better let away our own sunny
South catch inspiration from the glorious mag
nolas But must stay in the citypent when
Its streets hot and deserted and the Capitol is silent
and empty ''Ihe Union, it must be preserved +" and
the machinery that grnds out the daily Union il lnbr
Gated with human brains and vitality; think of that
Farmer Thrifty, and get your neghbors to subscribe for
it. TO return to our muttons which in this instance
are HowersI think will wait a week before purchasing
that geanium, for fair lady enterprng florist
may feel anxious to leave at the Union Office for the
Middle aged Man.
A Book Gossip.
Speaking of the seasons, / am reminded of phenome
non in literature which have observed that books have
their special for blossomng The literary leaves
appear and disappear with all the method and regularity
of their botanical sisters. One might improve upon
the iower-cock of Lnnats, and arrange almanac Of
hooks In the order of their appearance Or series Of
photographed comments might be prepared to take the
place OF those profound meteorological predictions which
give air of prophecy to the pages OF rural alma
nacs thus instead Of saying in December 'now begin to
look for snow, the compiler might insert ''look for IL
Illustrated ANIMALS and books suitable for presents " and
in April when told to "expect frequent showers
he might add 'of poems and travels = in june when
the farmer is paernay advised to make hay while
the sun Shines" we might have Injunction to
tourists that is the time to gather guide books "
and when the autumn winds begin to blow fierce and
cold the direction to good stock of fodder for
winter feeding might be amended as to suggest !"
good stock of novels for winter reading Our bblio
graphical almanac would thus be complete except that
in all the vacant places which the compotor has stand
ing order to l at his discretion, with hail. rain, snow
thunder and lightning he might be directed always to
insert the warning, Look FOR GIFTRooK ENTER
pRIsEs.
Just now books, like vegetation, putting forth
very few gentle eeers to ascertain the temperature of the
outside world The booksellers have learned lesson
| of nature. and do not rush at into the full
| oxnansiou of their leaves Sometimes they coquette
with the reading public the vernal forces tam
talize the florist when they drive the crocuses pre-
mat,rely into blossom and then hesitatingly, and,
with some apparent inconsistency, withdraw them
for few days. only to restore them In greater number
So our shrewd publishers permit some journal to
nounce that somebody is writing something for some
body else to publish then allow another somebody to
contradict the report and induce third somebody to
lie attention being aroused out comes flaming
nonncement of the forthcoming highly interesting and
long expected something. Occasionally, however, the
sprpg frosts get the better Of the flowers in in
stance when great flourish of trumpets made by
Boston house over book said to be preparing by the
| renowned Mrs Stowe, In which temperance - Uncle
Tom was TO set the world all right that highly import
ant branch ethics that authoress having in my humble
Judgment exhausted her genius in her famous pro-
duction the book if it had been made would have been
fit for nothing that 1t Is just well that the result is
niAiI was III.
| Among tho few good books which have recently ap-
M. ,.1 ra Oriental W.st,ry C,yra.