Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-11-03
The Indian Snmmer.

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The Indian Summer.
| This beautiful almost fairy season is nigh
ut hand Ii sometimes occurs in October though
we believe 1t is not regarded as genuine and or
| thodox, if it appear before November For
ourselves, we are glad to see it at any time
! Why called " Indian Summer? YOU ask The
| only reason we ever heard of, was that during
! this period the ln'lians are accustomed TO gath,
CT their stores Of corn aud rice and nuts for the
| Winter.
J MI. Merriam. and everybody else who owns
| a Thermometer, has observed that from the end
OF August TO the end of Septcmbcr, there is II
| gradual and constant dminuti0n of heat but
that, abont themiddlc of October. change oc.
ours, and for two weeks or more. there is with
| slight exceptions. nn increase Of daily heat
| lhIs is not peculiar to our continent I'm nor
thern Europe and Asia, there is period known
us the second SUMNER" the 'afterhcat q"
setting in just before the beginning of Winter
But in America, this period is marked by one
feature almost unknown elsewhere. We refer
to the brilliant changes Of the foliage of the
| trees. 1t would seem MS if Nature were irving
to conceal the decay which is stealing upon her
by tho increased gorgconsncss of her apparel
and the Spring-lke youthfulness Of her voice
and air. But let Us not slander her.
This change in the hues of vegetation is in
deed perccptibIc somewhat in September, 1t
begins. in Il small way, before frost; but the
most sudden and brilliant colorngs arc produced
by icy Jack Sometimes. hc does his work at
odd -pels tlroug ghout October end the first part
Of Nuyembcr sometimes he does the most of
it in single night. Anil what graud exhiL-
ton he makes! AT his touch. the oak turns n
rich brown, reddish purple; the birch and
lnrch arc yellow; the tulptrce rich lemon
color; the pepcridgc fiery scarlet: the naples
nearly every tint from green to gold and Grim
SON. and scarlet aud pink tAc cvergrccns re-
tain their original green and set off the other
hucs in fine contrast.
One gets fine display if he can command
the views of range of wooded hills ascending
by gentle slopes he then sees the tops of the
trees, in all colnrs, and iuding off into the dis
tance. And the effect is stll further heightened
if the sun is declining behind the hills. The
obliIue rays g'ancing through the many tinted
leaves, give them increased briliancy and snp-
gest at times the idea of forest aglow with
! lire Then again. this brjlliancy is often sub
ducd by haze of blue yapor and smoke.
! Attempts have been made to represent the
phases Of Indian Summer on canvass, but as
yet with only partial success; no coloring and
no verbal description can place it before tho
eyes Of one who has not beheld it, And what
adds to the charm of this season, the tcmnera-
ture OF the air becomes mildcr than it had been
| Tor several weeks some davs it is bnlmy
| and still and voluptuonslv soft. beyond ANYTHING
in the sweetest day of June. These are the
days for enjoyment, perhaps beyond any days of
the round year. AS to scientific explanation
OF these various phenomena, we do not propose
now to attempt it, but will refer our readers to
our remarks on the subject last wear
american AJ'icnlturist.
JAPANESE DAMsEL DEsCRIBED.-A face Of
classical beauty, according to Japanese notions
combined with great modesty of expression,
black hair, turned up and ornamented with long
gold pins and scarlet Grape flowers nn outer
robe OF the most costly silk embroidered in
gold, and confined at the waist by q scarf upon
which the highest female art had been expended
in ornament, and tied i'm a large bow behind
the ends flowing over long train formed by
seven Vi eight silk petticoats. each longer and
richer than the other. A sailor NAV pry' no
further into the mysteries Of female finery.-
She must be accomplished in music embroidery,
singing. and above all. in skilfulIy improvising
verses for the deectation of her future lord
Duty, bundle of keys, weekly accounts, and
good housewifory are ell very we'll. They arc
expected--the japanese gentleman requires all
that; but he wishes--nay, insists pom the marSi-
| age-yoke being eptwined with roses, and padded
with the scftest silk--t must not chafe; ifitdoes
OIL he goes to his club, or, what is nearly as
bad, his tefl.house. The law allows him to do
so, and is lie not lord of the land? The con.
sequence is, that Japanese Indies are very nc
complished, very beautiful and bear high char
acter in all that constitutes charming women ::
and their admirers, touched with their many
attractions declare in Eastern metaphor, that
for such love rs theirs tho world were indeed
we'll lost
In is feared that Gerrit Smith is going insane
again, becFuse he has divided 5000, 900 among
five Of his relatives. The relatives, we guess,
would call him rational.
TnEY are best situated for happiness who arc
neither too high nor too lowEhgh enough to
cultivate good manners, and obscure enough to
be loft in tho Sweetest of solitudes.
qFHg most fascinating women arc those that
can nost enrich the everyday monnente ofsex-
istenee. In a particular and attaching segse
they are all those that can partake our pleasures
and our paine in the liseliest and most devoted
manner. Beauty is little without this. With
it, she is, indeed triumphant tsi,a
WHEN does the farmer act with great rude
ness toward his, corn When he pulls its
ears,