Nebraska advertiser., 1860-10-26
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.saislq siiaVeRotO GEaHdpa'SY b,e
| Over 49lGbiaJpals !7-gha ,yords REGAL
! ltrigEl visions Of n walk through dim for
eSts etetn, aid shsdowy, aud most musi
a with the light touches of the fraorafi
'ttF'ai e sal 4paf aAdas' dma 6eerwidn Hieo
dud sd agdwitishlidasl6Ene er yerddre ane
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e a.oai q pieul s'iia IA 1o,igl ths sun.
spsf1ltesii 7bfB precious iso tbs feSem
lappesof the wflcome Yhich,I waswen
10 r celve, as. with eager Steps ] hur
i'fltd over the sskient ihreslioId and stoot
IN theo oeiie erfdl lkittl6lla1f WARNS iiiy
lH5 rt eFHh noiKaaAunfo Abby diopnnfd
3qes eyes ligAtened up like5lai lakeva
.fNnseth y 94 she greeled mA with q fopd
word and a silent caress; and grandpa :.
snile. as he lifted 6fS 10 hfs knee and
s4rola d6t1e loeias ge1ike h4sbEatyis1ere
fheEsiyei 0tlaRe ahasb t5sptD, sd tiIsl tlGsi-
f4eBPr9wnqepts WAS jYerEII5qqiaP'lfsh =
me. r
Oh theg 61f l88f o1s pgo4 j4 41key AG1ks yffh9y nay
gofefIaGedq5s the fPi4nds IF to-day! b8r
their fond 1eaddpness has, ,a3s@eetFcharm
ard hillylBgI gleEg Observation-Disclosures
vain seek for now; the early spripg ApW-
er Is ever cherished more tenderIy han
all fhesgeergeo6sly lovely blossoms that
follow IL always regarded- NY grand
fathers dwelling With q aTdeep respect,
not unmingled With slight linge of awe.
Ii was OF ancient date, and oRad stood in
ils'lofty fositi6ffoh fse easferh'Ziii4E- E-rops,
long years ere. The flionders of the reTo-
hubn shook our beloved land. III dearly
k,v, d to hear the long and graphic sto-
Fi's Which ny grandmother was wont 70
&C laie OF Ibis gloomy period-1aof the bat
lles WlIereiutwo of my great uncles braye-
81 fought aud molly died, willingly lay
mig down their. lives for tlseir cauilkry.
gf06gh they Lad irafeled the gfpaf life
Journey BIZ = lliile aud their feel
were aol weary n0f ,helrseye How
ny cheeT ped and ny lip q1ivefed. as
she told. Nit9. a voice. sweet s,a falling
fot nIain, of the time of. doubt and ter
FeE in the later war, whenthe crowded
bhrges of the hostile. friga,e "a.Tenedoes''
appeared in the peaceful harbGr of Fair
Haven, and MANY Of the frightened, In
habitants took refuge iu the boundless
forests skiFtjng- the hills, aud one, good
lady went so far as to build her tent Of
boughs in a. sequesiered spot, intending
to make her abode there untilth foeIre-
moved. ., '-'' ',-td zao3
In The Library at Mount Prospect were
many tall mahogany bookcases, filled
With latin classics, aud Horace
and, / know not what beside. They
bad been the propertyef cne of my un-
cIes who died young, but not until he had
earned the reputation Of being a "book-
learned unan.5i 30 There were also many
&orks, magazines. poems. and histories
that occupied me. when MY, visit Glanced
10 be in the winter, huto in sumner The
Great attraction was the,garden. This
Jbtle spot If grnuna-Aunl AbhY s care
ahhpfide--lay beneath the farl0r7 win.
dows and ihrhetime Of tf9ssopls wasjve.
rbeauiiful-a mas 1tddeIspte caIOrs
Dahlias, clothed ia quee1ity TnagnifieeHce;
Sweet Peas, glowing in heriat lovfeli-
ness; the delicate deep tinted vases Of
the Climbing Cong6lvdIus; gEaamgEke
Nasturtions, and Pinks Of many colors
all mingled loveingIy together, and filled
the summer with fragrance: All, me
those, were happy DAYS, SO ealm and Sc
bright, E'ard the fair New England sky
I that bent above my native hills was -rlac.
idsa5 the Atlantic. waters in their deep
est calnsry The skies haFey e!gqded since
and stormy 7 winds VI have d3sbed The waters
land many an naizlaHdoof Eopgo ahtf bsau,y
larger and fspEtp sldatf AJiM8o bfb6ld
has been sutmprget talIggrtr the waves
Of time and s6frdw4 -Gra6apa sleeps in
ihe quieto ichlach-yard1wirhithessl slrengtF
and, lorelipesslef many ageHera4ionss aad
many of his descendants have beengath-
cred 10 rest beside him, Aunt ABBY
now graces The freeide Of another, and
stranger footsteps yaEelheechees in the
roomy. halls q Idbnl PrSspsct house.
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