Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-10-08

= guing tunes Of the Old Folks Coming above
me iorest. | saw the valley below beautifully
sunn'' VITA CLEANS Of light renetrafing the
MIST ami one could almost aore far rleasant
uu-et Bur looking bac; in a fs~ minutes. the
"n'r ,'i.ey and loUsr part Of the mountain wa.
hi-aen IN cloud. which soon assembled 10
,l''' "nere was. and wild gale of driving
vas aoo1; ne. .u' with no raiu.
AZ pl on, but sometimes the wind ~ss strong
enough to call for 81, c.si care lest I sb,ulI te
-, On l tne slippery rocks Near the top,
- '.o wn into the cleft Of a rock for a few
-.o = Hopns the cloud would blow ever
-, "1' II did rot The whole summit was
nj 4hd the twilight was tast fading
80 @-e places and situations where ex-
P'vlia- feelings, feelings that some
-. hNl' o. lofty building the inc-
N-,''" - ''''" my>ei iuwu is almost irresi--
tbie va a mountain, a. think Of the me ted
interior 90 the earth form which !, 6-s, .D-an,
and upoa which il now possibly rests. have the
fear that Dy weight may he the last round ne
ces.ary to push the mountain lack into il, 6erv
craile. Here, this eve, | felt myself s,,r-ounded
by fathomless abysses, into which the gale would
hurl me if my foot should slip on the rocks For
| could see nothing very few rods distant. and
my fancy could easily imagine terrible things
under that sea whose waves were driving over
me. knew there must be depths all about me.
for was on a mountain top and how near my
feet were TO the edge Of these depths, could
not tell The air was darkening facts, the night
was coming swiftly. Something like the horror
OF lost one in q mountain storm was over
sha1owinc me.
left the summit that might get of the rocks
before the complete darkness On the way
slid down bare rock that seemed too steep (
the true path, and At the bottom found self in a
desolite region Il piled mp rocks, aud dead and
dying trees, with little stream dropping d0wu
from r0ck TO rock. out Of sight. few feet
der me. | had lost the path. I tried TO follow
the call Of the running water, but found could
not get through the tangled mass before the dark
ness fa.rly came on. So ! turned back to ind
the path above I hurried. for well knew that
# ! failed to fui y IN a very little while, must
spend the Eight there. Fortunately disco, cred
my lost path, ani, looking more carefully to NY
steps, =oon gained the upper entrance Of the
forest, and the plainly marked way Here, in
ire woods, it was already dark, aGd the coming
down wss By no means as pleasant rs the going
up, however often the t1riliE descsnsuf be re-
peated. For all who have iesc-n lei a mountain
know with what a pertinscious frequency the roe
Of the boot gets uuder some stone or root, with
cousea aueuces easily imagined, il not Temen-
br-ed.
Again met the foragug party from the En-
erson camp, each one loaded Wirt syoils Of dry
wood, for the rl;n had injured the ia brsl, hes
for fuel
A h.,le lover. the tent Of the boys looked
thr ugh the mist dreariiy white. L WIS as
still Is death in and around IL, 1ud could frcy
The disconsolate locks of the dwellers Lower
down met tvo ofthem. who tod me they should
on the morrow % + II their ;ents Ike the Arab.
and IS silently steal away" At last the lower
eige Of the forest Is reached, and l came out
upon the slope Of the Mountain House.
Going up 70 my room | found il, under the
caves. n perfect keeping with all about IT, The
house Itself is a story and half building. PANT
ed white In IT, construction little regard Was
paid 10 the shape Ct size Of the lumterused- But
vhitewash and room paper conceal much o: the
roughness bat leave enough exp0-ed to maze
true lover II tn mountains glad n its harmony
With the external world. The true meaning Of =
mountain can be understood only ty using VA
ture pa an Interpreter. A mountain never IT.
veai- itself through the artificial coverings OF 8
-l-c-.Ied civilizlti And this l. Why John
kusaiu deplore- the irtr'd duciion Of railways u
Co S0 tzsritud. This Is Why De would depl1re
the existence 0f the Ts'iEay 20 the summit Of
Mt Washington, ami the proposed rosd %
Portland p ssin- through the White Vt Notch.
It may be that tte progress Of the age DC
Uanls all these ruthless inyssions Of the nsfurr
that has remained thus fir as uure aud halloE-
ell as when God made her. But " Rat IT this IN
railing progress shall destroy aN The plscss
where the tired and worldly man ha- been Ell
abel 90 catch -cLr Of q" Heaven. Dis home"
lai, agen a child, feel iL-t Lis soul vas -Eaih
'' traiu & clouds Of glory" after it' V hat
Them Al then should the prayer go up es--
uestls for t1e specify coming # The Aiiilenui-l
Jay, for tie whole creation viii BE- si=hing for
its Sao0iti- rest.
Thu- thinking, op-nei the little eiuic~ .rd
'ookei a1t into the 'hics io, How -t.l Il V4s
The night wind cane up o. play upon the f-rest
leaves, Wai-irg in It's gentle minor cldsnces
through the many crcy.ces Of the building ]
lp'kei 0ut into tie mountain c.1gl, SAD sl
about ne Was the Stiffness Of urcr,afei life I
was euve,1-ei ia the Inhuire Rest, while far t---
low me was struggling the unrest of De- Finite.
Aa udr IaGmklui you vii. Be salty
sired in -he coming days. lri viii l, fig -,,-
And then if your child spirit has hr5a sept
purely. You s % ind on earth uo Tt-t 20 full, 80
deep, that which some grand Oh mountain
will give vou, as you lie down upon t,s lag, and
your weary sye.ils d-oop ~ hi lullaby Of the
nigh. wind
OBJ, keep your soul 60 much Ike the soul Of
chili. that 10 the hour Of your earthly neei. You
may fni che rest for which We al some day,
must pray. AMI which some have closed their
eyer forever. and ucse- g4uel Tru.hfIily
Jill the OH Hebrew hrds hless CT tor the
strength of the everlasting hills, AMI elng o.
De rels, which The m1uut.irs gave
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