Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-07-28
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LETTER FROM THE MOUNTAINS.
PlcEENs DISTRICT, S. c., July 20, 1856

PlcEESs DISTRICT, S. c., July 20, 1858.
Mr. EDIToE: hold That everything, when properly
appreciated, Is intensely interesting. Nothing is 80
nsigniiicsnt-nothingis so nfntesimally small, al
not to show forth the hndwork of the Infinite Mind
The dew.drop: glisteling on the grass the atoms
sporting in the "gay un-bcams," tho grain of sand
teemng with li the lny coral obstructing the navi
cation Of the high sea- the humble bee eagerly de-
rourng honey after ding half Of its body, the
soil ilnparting "selcctst perfumes" to the and
none to tho dahlia thcrensitvc plant shrinking from
the rude touch,-all tlese, and thousands Of other
little things excite tho interest and the admiration of
Poet and Philosopher. As We ascend the scale of
being new beauty and new wonders are opened to
our view. The soaringsgle ypfes the aspirations Of
genius and the proves Of chivary; the creeping
serpent brings to the oul certain loathing and a
shuilJering terror wl4h pertain not to earth, hut
rather to "the hesoh oulhur and the palaces Of the
fallen Nominations, glitmering through the cverlast
ing shade )" than the raring lion, nothing could pre-
sent more striking lingo of might and majesty in
the prancing steed is bndcl much of the useful and
the graceful thcvast oc}n "the dome Of wavy blue"
the murnuring csscadetul tho mountain peaks cov-
cred with eternal snow, IRE well suited to ill the mind
with images Of the subj lhe and the beautiful, leading
US irresistibly from matte up to natures God.
The works Of art, as arrest attention and delight
every beholder Sculplre, painting and architecture
are replete with beauty harmony and grandeur. Who
couldturn with indiEertce from the statesman speak
ing in marble, or from DO blus-eyed beauty that be-
gu:es the rustic swain INTO bowling and tipping his
beaver to ifeless canva or from the frozen music"
of our splendid cities?
The foregoing sentefes, such as they are, have
been suggested by II hurried visit to the noun
tainS. Though gone forty-eight hours, saw
much that might serve food for busy thought
Whep the heat Poromrt oppressive; when the fuliage
~ asia apa preft a1uat its early freshness, and
when the wild howcrstay almost ceased to blow,
then 1t IS that like to eal away to the dizzy cS
md those cool mountailclls, where the laurel loves
TO wave Its evergreen Soughs, and where the deep
liquid bass Of some Her.fall chimes In with tho
Gwoet music Of birds.
The fate5 wOrO kind lid stood once more upon
tho top of cloud l-plRlnp omlnence. Tho treos
having oeen cleared aR tho view on eithor hand is
unooslrucleu. 10 the 6th- -east, scene Of cnchant
ment lovely asa dreauf the Elvsiap field, meets tho
enrap'ured gaze. In tEdecp emerald of the picture
'ne snowy cottages OF fountain village gleam forth
upon 'he view. E1te9hg; tho limo of vision, you
oeho'u series OF iand4 4ps down in the hi country
rising one ABOVE The p, In "gay thcatric pride"
assuming moro aud of the "azuro hue" until
~ l.. y
tue iast seems " mngf filh the sky at an elevation
equal to that Of the moi sn., Now Lot us ,oot n.
wards the setting sun Ire the sceuery grows more
wild and Imposing. A&bo, ;s tbs Blus Ridge, with
Its long sweep OF beet crags looming up grand,
stern, nuge somore Ablime, like the battlemcnts
of some prial genii. 1at il that VIC see RISING I'M
graceiui as drecian 9smn, from the brew Of yon
high, dusky mountain n, :, omots .m;no f,om one
OF Tue 'ourst furnaces n yoIcano7 But while We
yet gazo admire and wA., The vivid, have broken
the beautiful column, sIod;no I, as vail over tho
lace Oh 'ne mountain, al we see at once that it is
noth'ns out a cloud. natural II is for one, amid
surroundings like these f.,, into a drsamv rererie
The willing captivss of ~ f., The moment. re are
carried away and aHayeo the empyrean through
vast OF ne" ana sweet aginings" But bark what
portentous SOUND DO Bear rumbling down In the
very aeaf' o' INC nd8sI which ne are standing?-