Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1861-09-26
ORIGINAL NOTICES.

Windsor Cou nty Fair will be held here on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of next
week. and judging from the Preparations
that has been made. we think il will be the
largest Fair ever held in this County Read
tho attractions in another column
Owing to the Fair, oursef and the "boy."
wishing to enjoy the annual holidays with our
rural friends, and tho pressure" Of work 10
the Office, VIC shall issue no paper next week.
After the Fair, if we don't fall into the hands
of the sheriff, The has got one hand on MS now.)
for non.psyment. we will make better paper
and furnish it in senson. Come, friends
como over and hep u.s."
We have received tho "Od Farmers Al.
manac," (Thomas) for 1862, from the Publish
ers, Swan. Brewer s. Tileston. This Almanac
is good thing to have in the family" For
sale at the Bookstores.
GoDEYs LADy's Book for October is on
our table, full to the brim of matters sure TO-
please its thousands Of readers. II, double
Fashion plato is elegant and the engravings
of"Wholl wink frsr' is natural as lifo.-
Price 25 cts. or $500 per annum. For sale AZ
daskel's.
THE SUMNER GoNE.-Summer has depar-
ted, and yet VIC can hardly realize the fact, SO
short does the time seem since buds and bios
SONS, blucbirds and ilacs, welcomed the return
Of spring The forests are beginning to put on
their autumn garb, and the foliage that has ai.
forded grateful shade is no longer treated
with woned respect, for pedestrian, now seek
the sunny side upon which TO travel. Although
the transition from summer 10 fall is so 81 entr
and occurs just at time when the fruits Of
the earth are so thick upon US, and naturally
should conne our thoughts to channel
which would induce us. like Young, to
take no note Of time,
Save by its loss,
yet we see the unerring shadow Of coming
events-,he steady tramp Of fall. We see and
feel i, on every side Of us-in the cooncss Of
the nights and mornngs-in the diminished
length of.he days, and in the dca,hIike le,har
gy tina, is coming over the entire face Of
nature. Reader. would YOU receive an aston
ishing lesson of the fight Of time ? lfso 70
stand upon the banks Of the Connecticut, away
from he din and buslle Of human lifo. The
river rolls on gently and majestically, as 1t did
hundred years ago, and just as it will do
hundred years hence, but the trees on the hills,
although nearly as green as they were month
ago, show a ,inge, slight fade. Reaec, how
long it is since You stood at the same place,
aud saw the same trees putting forth the foliage
now about going to decay. Does it not seem
bu, as yesterday Thus days, months. and
years. hurry by, and j, will not be long before
we will all be called upon TO "hand in our
cbips"-the game Of life will close. and others
will take our places, and shoulder opr cares
and anxie,ies, our troubles, and our vexa,ops
while we will be sleeping the quiet sleep Of The
grave. And if we bu. improve our time, as ma.
.ure does its seasons. happy will be The change
for us. and grateful the relief from the trials
and ,ribulations of our earthly existence, for
with too many Of mankind the life they lead is
not worth the living
We have received several NJ sgaziaes and
papers during the past week, and for tho
want o. time, remain unnoticod, but will be at.
tended to in our next.
NNpyrES