The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1860-03-29
Wind and Sen.


The Sea is a ioval comrade
He laughs wherever he goes;
His merriment shines in the dimpltng lines
That wrinkle his hale repose;
lie laws himself down at the feet OF the sun,
And shakes all over with glce,
Andthe broad backed bllows full faint on tho shore,
In the mirth of the mighty Sea.
But the wind is sad and restless.
And cursed with an inward pain;
Y on may bark as YOU will, by valley or hill,
But YOU hear him still complaint
lie walls on the barren mountains,
And shrieks on the wintry sea;
He sobs in the cedar r, and means in the pine,
And shudders all over the aspen tree
Welcome are both their voices,
And know otwhch is best
TIE laughter that slips from the Oceans lips,
Or the comfortless Winds unrest
There's pang in all rejoicing
Joy in the heart oi pain.
And the Wind that saddens the Sea that gladlens,
Are singing The self same slrainl
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MARoH.-A roaring, rollicing, clustering, law
less muuuth is Msrch, even in the best of sea-
sous. Whether it maketh the hare mad, accor.
ding TO the old proverb, this deponent saith not,
but that ii makes human beings ungry does not
admit Of denlal To have ones hat blown from
his head and then te chase it half mile through
mud and sluSh, would try the patience of u
! saint, aud thOt is one of the stsndng amuSe-
| mcnts OF this genial month OF March. Rantng,
raviug winds are new the order of the day. 1t
is the carnival season of old Borcas. He comes
rushing down from the frozen north with his
| attendant train of hail sleet and snow, and
plays the very mischief While the fit is on him
Now he puts at lonely house, and tries all
the doors and windows rattling the blinds and
prying up the shingles; anon he tares through y
grove Of trees, caShing the dry branches, ruf
ning the plumes OF the pines, and filling the al
with red leaves that huve Clung all winter tt
the sturdy oaks then away over the browi
fields, away over the rushing streams away, a
way, to the crowded city, TO W! irl the wedtho
cocks. TO slam the blinds, to clap the shutters to
10 blow open doors, to stagger pedestrians, /,
assault ladies', 80 knock of hats aud to rip avn
ings into rags. Down TO the wharves, to roCl
the ships in the docks, aud to howl coarse carol
through the corddge; aud then out to sea TO NEE
, the homeward bound merchantmen, and the
bid them strike their sail al his imperious com
mand. Then awuy--away--hundredS aud hun
drcds OF leagues, to finish ihe revel
y Round the shores where loud Lofoden
e iurls 10 death the roaring whale
t Round those shores where Runc Odin
Howls his war-cry to the gale"
But with all this storm and bluster, March
welcome month. 1t is the first vernal monil
But for this rude wind the earth would renal
wuter-soaked till summer. 1t prepares the So
for plough and seed. Sometimes there is u lu
= in the stormy breath of The north. Sonnet imt
bland and gental airs from the south WOO It
breasts of nature gently flirting about anon
the dark bran chrs of the apple orchard mark Il
blue bird in his sby.bIue jacket or the rob
with his brown coat aud red waist coat, and h
iuli-toned joyous whistle Along the garde
Il walks the crocus and the snow drop peep timi
o ly forth. Yes, it is spring at last Adleu
/ skating parks and sleigh-bellS. We Shall sos
Q have other outdoor pl-asu Ere many wee
the grass will again be green ere many wee
the buds will begin 10 open, and the long su
shiny duys to bring their tribute Of bright bio
SONS and green leaves. Therefore We can 70
give the rough greeting of the wnds--we CT
bless the stormy skies they are heralds of sore
ity Ond warmth and brightness, and the lea
bounds eXuItant at the prospect of spring.