The Portland daily press., 1865-07-22
NATuRR,s JUBILEE.

The venerable but ever youthful poet Bry-
ant.-agaiDst whom the only complaint we
have to bring is that, in the busy life of news
paper editor, he has left himself so little time
for the working of that rich poetic vein which
yields such valued treasures-thus puts in lam
guage one article of poets creed. ulfor
'sTo him who in the love of Nature holds
Communion with the visible forms, she speaks 10
A various language; for his gayer hours
She has voice of gladness, and a smile
And eloquence Of beauty, and she glides 81
Into his darker musings with mild 81
And healing sympathy that steals away
Thin sharpness ere he is aware"
We wonderif it it has occurred to any of
our readers to note in what a magnificent
manner kind Nature has chosen to celebrate
and signalize the glad return of peace to our
war-wom and blood-stained land. Does any
one recall spring and summer SO genial, SO
delightful as those of the year of grace 1866
have thus far been? The snow vanished
early, the season was far more forward than
usual, the ile-giving sunshine and the genial
showers have been distributed with boun-
teous hand, the grass has lain heaped under
the scythe Of the mower, the crops are early
and promise abundance, delicious fruits are to
be had in profusion, and the fairest flowers
are everywherein a perfect lavishness of beau
ty. 4AaaNaH
Then the weather, Such long delicious days,
and nights full of stars and dew, such pure IN
MIGRATING air, and life-giving sunshine; no
gloomy protracted storms, no parching, burn
ing drought, but just that golden mean be-
tween them which is most desirable of ALL
Just to live and 'breathe with human breath
has been luxury enough without all the 9TH
ers which Natures largesse has been bestow-
ing. We can almost persuade ourselves that
the great Mother of us all so sympathizes
with the deep joy and thankfulness filling the
hearts OF her human children that she has
made her outward aspect to harmonic with
our gladness, and crowned with especial glory
this blessed summer of the great Peace
Among the ancientpeople of the Lord, the pi-
GUS custom was when seven times seven years
had passed away, to set aside one as year of
thanksgiving, enjoyment and general good
will; and they named this season the Jubilee
because of the Joyous trumpet-peals with
which it was ushered in. 1t is point worthy
of note that this year Of rejoicing was set
apart for the liberation Of all held in bondage
for the resembling Of hard bargains, for the
restoration of alienated lands, for the genera,
righting of all the wrongs which had been
growing harder and worse to bear for long
succession of years. The stern Jewish law
then relaxed its hard grasp, the sentiment of
brotherhood and humanity came into play, it
was the era of good feeling and good deeds
The Divine injunction now laid npon them
was, "Ye shall not Cypress one another,--ye
shall do my statutes and keep my command
ments, and the land shall yield her fruit, and
ye shall eat your ill and shall dwell in the
land in safety
Thecoupling Of ideas here is significant
The adoption by the Israelite of higher prin-
ciple of justice and right in dealing with his
fellow men has direct connection, not alone
with the establishment ofnational security but
with his enjoyment of the bounties of nature.
II our readers find the idea of a sympathy be-
tween ina1inase natures unusual brightness
and bonnty, and our own rejoicing mood, some
thing too fanciful, we commend to them the
more serious reflections suggested by the above
words of the Divine Law-giver soss p