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are numerous, large. and handsome, Of yell
low. white, or purple color, decidedly fragrant.
They expand at between SIX and seven O'Clock
in the evening, but are very short-liyed. Ber-
nard Burton says Of this flower;
love to watch at silent eve
Thy scattered blossoms lonely light,
And have my Utmost heart receive
The influence of that sight.
Il love at such an hour to mark
Their beauty greet The night-brseze chill,
And shine mid shadows gathering dark,
The gardens glory still.
Acorns and beach nuts now fall from the
trees. and 10 our western woods and forests,
afford plentiful supply of food for swiae.--'
They are both called mast, aud for six weeks
during the autumn are greedly deyoured by
the numerous herds collected together for that
purpose. In that delightful work, Gipin's
Forest Scenery. the management of herd OF
swine, during their residence 10 an English
forest, is treated of 10 very interesting maa-
ner. E
At this period the year. the very Singular
sight occasionally presents itself of showers Of
gossamerfalling from the upper regions Of the
air, and covering trees and plants with abeaH-
iltul transparent vail. The vast number Of in
sects employed in weaving these fairy webs is
almost incredible, and the aeroasutic expedi-
lion thus performed by them forms one of the
most curious facts ia natural history.
The clear, bright weather which frequently
prevails during the early part of September, is
admirably suited for the occupation of the
month, which consists chiefly in gathering up
the remainder of the harvest, and 10 stufing
for winter use the various fruits of the fields
aud orchards. While several of the crops,
such as potatoes, turnips. &C., still remain in
the ground the harvesting of all kinds of grain,
except maize, is quite completed, aud the face
of the country in arabic districts presents that
wide and almost universal blank, so strongly
indicative Of the approach It winter.
The period of the Autumaal Equinox, which
occurs on The twenty Of September, is
generally one Of rough and stormy wealher.--
The countries beneath the equator have the
sun vertical to them, and glow with a refulgent
crightness that scarcely knows shadow. The
comparakivc neaPness of the earth to The sun al
this period produces swelling Of the tides, and
the changes of the tides appear to affect the at
mospherIc currents, so that we always find The
sprl1g aud autumn equinoxes 10 bring will
them heavy gales accompanied with much rain
that strew the earth With leaves and branches
perhaps yet unwithered, but torn by the vlo
: lence of the wind. These autumn tempests arr
E described by Bloomfield with much truth ana
: beauty, and he thus alludes 10 the satisfaction
of the farmer who, startled from his sleep b.
the sterfn, composes himself again to repos
!. with The recollection that harvest is oper.
!, Where now's The lriaer, Where the child Z
: pride
n These ars the moments when the heart 10 tried
Nor lives The nan with conscience e'er so clea
: But feels solemn revereniial fear;
q Feels. toe, a joy relieve his aching breast 81
e When tho spent storm has howled itself torres
h Still, welcome beats the ong-continued Shove
Aud sleep protracted comes with double power
Calm dreams Of bliss bring on The morning SUI
For every barn is filled, and Harvest dsne!
70 rapid change lie usually effected in Il
y face OF nature during the last week of Septer
n Der, 10 consequences OF the rough Winds al
N storms prevalent at that period. The renal
" ing fruit is scattered from The trees. fowe
= are drenched with rain and leveled with Il
IL earth. and many noble tree is often laid 10
IT. or deprived Of some Of it's massive arms. ~
al scene of devastation thus resulting from fe
days Of rough weather, seems TO hasten The Q
proach of winter. and TO bring US at once to Z
" very threshold of that dreary season. Yet !
he may expect some sunny days in The comi
lie month, and very lively and varied coloring
sd the landscape, before the general fall of I
"a leaf takes place.
Gu The name of this month implies that il is |
ut seventh instead Of the ninth month of the ye
tie This arises from the period of the years co
he mencement having been changed from Maj
! : TO January.