American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-10-27
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By pENtsMIh !. TAYLOR. NJ j. ]

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FAIL How eloquent the word! The
flowers fall in the gardens, the fruits faIl in
the orchards. the nuts fsll ia the woods,
the stars fall in the sky, the rain falls
from the clouds. the Mercury falls in ahe
Tubes. the leaves fall everywhere, and Fall
it is. !, l.tfaaa.sf.i gB n
The wind is singing round the corners
moaning over the thre,hholds. singing in
at the windows. roaring over the chimney
tops, and harping through the forests. q
The gray clouds look angry and sulleD
The great. heavy drops come driving
against the window pnes 1.-The cattle stand
in the fields, with the wind astern; the
sheep gathered under the lee Of the barn.
They banked uD' the house, yesterday;
put the cabages in the cellar, the day be-
fore; will cover the potatoes to morrow
John and George call for their mitters
--the blue and white miLtens--the memo.
rial mittens tethered with a string.
! The black. birds babble rout. bold
high council Of flight. on a dry elm in the
meadow; there is a twitier, and q futter.
and a great exclamation. Up go the
swallows in cloud; away ride the spar.
rows on the billowy air. The robin and
bis wife hear the sound Of the wings in
the thioket and go too. The owl looks oui
from his hollow tree and gathers still closer
his russet muffiAr about his ears.
| The rigid aud tawny fields look like cor
duroy; their rustling and glories have de
parted. The corn stands sbivering II Ions
hines. wrapped in rusty overalls, like
regiment Of
/ "old ConllnsntaIs. RS. laB.s
In their ragged regimentals;"
the pumpkins lie in great heaps here ant
there like cannon shot.
Little "hurries" Of snow whirl doubtful
ly through the cloudy air, and sift owe
the dark, old fallow. The sun goes dow
with bounce, it is dark before night.
The asparagus is bundled out of tn
fire place, the old sndirons are wheeled in
TO line. the hearth is blaze, the window
are curtaiued, the old circle is narrowe
around the oid-fashioned fire.
just the season for Saturday nigbts!-
What blessed things they are, and wha
would the world do without them? Tbos
breathing moments in the trampiDg marc
Of life; those little twilights in the broa
and garish glare Of noon. when pale yes
terdays look beautiful through the shsd
ows, aud faces "ohanged" long ago. smil
sweetly again 10 the hushi when one re
members rhe old folks at home and tn
| Ia r. sl,;nnad G.. al H. oId -. -;
and the little brother that died, and th
little sister that was translated 4
Saturday nights make people humar
set their besrls 10 beating softly, as the
used to do, before the world turned thel
war-drums, and Jared them into ,attoes.
Happy is the man who has little HON
and little angel in it, on Saturday nigh
. Such night as last night was: cloud,
! gloomy, gusty, rainy. Easements rattlinl
storm driving. lake roaring along Il
shore.
So mitch for the out door scenery
Now for the indoor; martin box Of
. house. no matter how little. provided
will hold f,0o or sol no matter bow hun
. bly, furnished. provided there ishope in
Let the winds blow--close the curtains!-
What if they are calico. or plain whit
IS without border, or tassel. or any sue
It thing? Let the rains come down: hes
: up the FIRE, but it must be an open fir
+ none Of your dark. prison looking stove
j. No matter II you hAvn't candle to bic
yourself with. for what a beautiful lig
glowing Goals make, reddening. cloudin
e shedding sunset through the lite roof
}, just enough to talk by, not loud ss in u
}: highway s--nOt rapid, as in the buryil
i world; but softly. slowly. whisperiRgl
k with palsas between. for the storm vii
out, and the thoughts within, TO gil up.
Then wheel the sofa round hefote b
= fire. No matter il the sofas settee. U
!, cushioned at that, if so lett is, just lOl
= enough for two aud a half In it,. He
sweeIly the music of silver bells from I
d tune to come, falls on the listniDg hea
le then, How mournfully swell The chin
II of ',lhs days that are no more."sh nl.a
Under such circumstances, aud at su
time, one can get at least sixty.nine q
.. half statute miles nearer kingdom ccm
Dt than from any other point in this VOL
laid down in 'Malte Bruu.'