The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-03-11
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1t vMA bright, uesLuiul morning The sun
~ it pceped through tto rifs of tn IA. disap-
pearirg fog that lin ieret around tsc tore q tho
tAllest trees save pro'sis' q y'orous lay. Tho
flowers were oegli ing TO awake and hold up
ther dew jsVsle' uI---the Liri+ wers astr AMI
HEgitg their sEeet, CD taught mA'irS. Tee
brock wss ahing q iippliIH molody-tha
myriad thoasAnd, OF leaves r,lit ed psalm-,he
early breeze whispered a symphony anl the
VII le earth, mute and an..na'' lo,ued in one
glcficas anthem 90 natlre and g. natlre's God
Bot the purlinS brook, tho 'ibfrng bud, the
hummirg bee, tho mAry til. a flowers, the
gentle zephyr or the bright eyed sun sought
not, knew lot cane more like a dream o! fairy
land, than q ma ~, blo'-om perfumed dell,
where he ~ lnt ~ss won't IL Sambol unds.
turbej the umid fawn " quoneh It's Thirst un-
fearing. AID tn wild pigeon U rest It's weary
wings a 4 pluile iir feathers ~ gold and azure.
Gently the tnls on either nde, siopad iwn to
the rivulsl that danced on rs way, now rpen 10
the sutlght, and now s,eling like a guilty
thing beLeatN ovsthangyug anu clrsel, inter.
locked braLohes, concealed by which in the
deep pools, The spotted trout lashGI its si5os of
silver and vtrmillcn. Tho hll sidea, too, ware
clothed with Vctdute. A grassy car 1T in the
web Of rhi,h wa. woven the dainty violet and
BDowy blly, the gDr- eous pink and stately Ice
pine, the LOdtirR mOccassin Hover and tue OK.
eyed dAisy-tNo yellow butte cap AID to- dan.
del ion, Was nlsO hly sprr~d tho'' ADos'
them the tilye' loAvtd ~, on, the orch wi h |
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.v.r Ist,,rir, e.ts nd o,i,k II. 4 ,Gt ths sw,
xr;no /. nli,d he antivs f,.,t L,undins. and No
itnse r,igrs idumpranr. The bird haa flown !
,no,bs, s,c,e, Inv r. ana ia most the saui,n
sntsbls IN tho ,,nn, tree. AUD ia, brook ava
rsard IN le la, la ,uy aud NOISY.
a., ,La so,,,,J th., ~. .,sr,t all ,,iu
all? IL .ss,h. heavy s,sn ol a s,,oH,, ynnr,
active nan that dis,aininy Ia MY hys M,
cru.hed Gown aliks flower and d,y branch a.
forced bia way along ra.hsr than turn asic
will loTr. s~ipRingu ep aud closely folio n
nv a l,r,, boutJ IA. Gaze from tho thick nv,
hanrirv bra. ches and reaching a clean ppot thr,
bim,eli mon tire Rraasy pritk of the bro
and nuatTod Lyp Of ia cool. pure wa,s
His dfsss was that of A west Urn frontier hunts
a sort M Lvbrid on. half ciy,ljzeS nj h
savage The mat, rial having been yathered fru
1be h, eat and fashioned in the s.ttlemsnt
A bnn.in,, ahirt vapdily frinped. of the tom,
smoke dressed TX n of th. buck. confined az I,
waIst With a crimson sash, III, ends Of Viii,
hung down TO tire knee, and ia which We
placed pistols NJ d knife and le,.gins of tive san
material and similarly deco a,1d, comprisei h
garments, excep, his head which was cover
with slouctcd, lo- crowned ha, AMI h a ia
which were protected hy strong moccasins.
hong rife, that was evidently a pc. and had ~
much service rs laid bv his lido, after caro- ru
examining the lock, 10 SEE that be cap had r
been disturbed by hi. rapid march through I
tangled woods ard then, after ptyipg ths SAL
attention TO his pistols and assuring himself
the safety Of his knife and pouch aud flask,
stretched bins, II at full length benea one
the wide spreading treas, whsIed hs dog
his side and app Gentlv gave way 10 slum ),
But Fuch was no. realy he Gaze with eth
him or the hound, for hough motiouless az q
statue that the cunrinR hand OF the scnl ,,
carves from the lhslss one, ye, eva and q
were both Wa'ceful and on the al 'rt for any u
wonHd sound or movem-nt.
For long 'nns the hunsr, such his Ar
and four footed eompSnlon proclaimed hint
b, rested thut-res Cd un'h the "a iIrel
snrned TO Its nut sa'heLlhR an play, and
bird TO IL song,and both ihe brook and the qu
dell again astumed activity aad lite Thsn
the 3eanla o. ths sun became nor anu ieh p
PendlculsIly 70 me earth tnlnnE that II was
ln meIlai&n heieht ahu ulat hau OF Tvs uS
gce hSo oeen Iun, Ge Si T arose ana yay
my Hk hIsiS nn oos Huse u
BueIcnod nihheli ioT hiOhett' lappod