Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-04-23


stages Of misfortune, which the generality Of
men can not appreciate. 1t is that of exist
ing and breathing No doubt it will seem
very singular to you. pass whole days in
the summer season immovable upon this ram
part. IN the enjoyment IF the air and the
beauties Of nature. All my ideas are vague
and undecided. Sadness rests upon my soul.
without being oppressive; my thoughts soar
over the country and rest ever and anon upon
the rocks with which | am encompassed.
The various aspects presented by them are in
dellioly imprinted on my memory; they form
50 70 speak. portion Of myself, and each
scene is a friend whose company | enjoy day
after day"
." have often experienced something simi-
lar. said the visitor. " When troubles weigh
upon me, and | cannot find in the hearts Of
men the sympathy for which | seek. the as
pect Of nature and inanimate things consoles
me; Then it appears to me that these objects
are the only friends God has given mo-"
You encourage me-" replied the Leper,t to
unfold the charactet of those thoughts which
often revolye within me truly love those
objects which are, as it were, the companions
Of my life | see them every day; and each
evening, before retiring to my tower, ! mount
my wal. that NAV salute the Rocks ol Rul-
t1rts, she dark forests Of Mount 81. bernard
and the r1inted cliffs which rise from the
valley IF Rbeme. Although the hand OF Pro-
violence is as visible in thccreatiOn OF the ant
/ a, IN caat of the entire universe. the grand
/ .,se-ar'e ormountains, Notwithstanding. over
.,,c- INV senses. / cannot behold those cnor-
a,.u. masses. covered with eternal glaciers,
rrrrfsT sTf "a In u 0
Iiri9us ast5ni.hmcnt. In all the vast tableau
vi-5 which am encamrassei have favor
ire localities which [ love. OF this number
is tle hermitage which YOU may see there nigh
up,1 the summit of the mountain Of Char
yersw1oi Isolated ia the midst Of forests,
and not iarremote from the desert. it receives
the latest ray of the setting sun. Since
have lived here ! have enjoyed a singular
satisfaction in heholdng it. When the day
declines, being seated in my garden, ! fix my
thoughts upon that solitary spot, and there
nay imagination reposes. 1t seems to me as
d species Of property and confused recollec-
tJu comes over me, that have visited that
cality in more joyful days, the memory Of
which is almost ciaccd. love, also, to con-
template the mountains, 50 distant as to be
Blended with the sky in the horizon. 50. al
50. may say concerning eternity. Distance
has culllened within me q sentiment Of hope.
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that uerchancc there exists far away region
where J may sometime find the rest for which
I sigh. \ secret Uresenument brings to my
mind without ceasing the possibility Of such
an existence.
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