, 1870-10-09

CHICAGO, Oct. 8.
TO the Editor Of 7As cA'ea2o Tribune:
trust that, On such day as this, 90 full OF
"Reminiscences Of apriug and prophecies Of
winter, you will let me write ~ please. even
If the rolling stone should gather no moss.
Iu thi- resting-spelI OF Nature, halttng mid
way between The heat or summer and the coII
Of winter to make preparations for her lony
sleep, Lying assy her seeds for another
spring, and, like L prudent housekeeper, set
ting ler house in order against the arrival Of
Boreas, EnroclydoE, Auetcr, aud other blus-
teling visitors. 1shara the general feeli1g,
Aid would rather be butterfly. tluttazipg
from hower to t1oHeF, grttivg something from
this and something from that, than to pe y
1ook. delivering / long, 1nonotouous ho.nilv
from the top Of an old pine.
Ia~oko 1t IN early hour this morning..
itlilittgi5 early one, after sitting through the
UaBuenots-and went out to see my blue
birds. I.:All them mine. bccAuxe they took
possession Of my premises, one* bright morn
ing last spring, Without e1amiustion OF title
OF execution OF deed. forgot to 60 away with
their friends, and 60 have staid with me eyel
slnee, think With sie~ to housekeeping
and the raising Of ! family.
founf them tit ing together upon the
fence, evidently dist isised, and nos and then
utteIine their piaintise n:tes: I wonder what
Elm the original h1ue bird in Eden committed
that all his descendants, though clad in the
most beautiful Of colors, should never uster
but that one sad ncte, IN tho minor key. No
hird that fif the air eirge 20 much sosToW.
i VAS in this p'aintise monotone inst iirrt
fu1ls comIfehended the laf 50 Ut the year. II
seemed to me apleasant coincidence shas these
two blne-coa' ed hongstefs, who first told mo
Of the green things froxinK1aat spring. should
now be the fisAt 10 tell me that tho birds arc
lying to the warmer SoutL. that tue Leaves
are falling, that the flowers are fading aud
dying, AMI that the ~hie messengers Of wln-
ter will snon be f1u.tering through tho air.
friends, it seemed to me that their nlr1sie
pictured the decadence Of the year; the hol-
lyhccks still iu btossou,. but without thei.
beea; the mo1niuE-Elori still hoidiny up
their painted tups to catch the sun]ight. but
swinging III the wind from sere and Wlther.d
through the erass with scs1ed boat in their
eyes; asters bursting into beauty on httlo
graves to keep them beautiful until tie snow
Weayea \ cover for them; the queeply gem
tiaEa tiecking tho hilis1dea with s;Dss Of blue
tho green Of the forests d;ssolytng into red,
| er3 ,ras % Iii, ~ a.ea. arn .th; esu.s nnen
hnTrs m into 10 er,aal ~ sn..a ~. ..;ss.
into tba shsScx ~ sa,.e " trs s.G AS;.h so Su
in tha Vest Iii IT. tha % mn1a hr;phtty ;,st m
befors the aa1sness Of % night; tas Ike Ike
no longer in tranquil woods, but
piunginE in constant unrest, like sorno fi,fu1
mnanirp sf nirbt .nI bnri;nr liz IL nn,,, ,hn
sand rexrd III an mi rat 5ssr,ny = sairs1a
~ evor,j,;Ia h,antv III along IL hnrjsr
1cefinr IN tf,e strff of a irrao, and rh;tc,
tbsn ia er,l rh;ch IL ,id;nc IT, css.t ";I VIM,
Cd mountains. which have stood iii snmno,r' n'
eiern m.ss,ya' snl ;mnl.c.hia ~ f.ta v;a1d'
inc n the crnt,e inf5n ~ H. 1nci.;, ~
~ iosng thr;r e.,;r VrsnTanr ~ ix,;. tnr9o~.
noss nj Ir,n;rr ti,.rs.sl1a. =, ~ .star
nonns u;th f1,ss nratnr;or. 1ina TO.
which softenx eyerv @eooad ort.
line md he.nt,Hes evarvth;ne
aea1, .bro,,rE II. tr.nsnsrs,,t vo,,. i;tsis saia
mr. A. II some fairr t'eat faif hesn Nraetouf !,
| tha t;linxn n that d;st.nt rior1 nd tha =;
r,a mi ~ ia rsnt cnrisra ~ 80, 80. S.;t. ~
the la.vsa rbirl;np f5nTn frorn tt,a ,-aa. ~ . n,
ch,sinr esch ntIap down tha u;ndv st~oats
IKE the mad ghosts Hal used to rau rsmnan ~
In thS ~ ~ III asn,e sono w},;c3, ,s'a- ~,
.;nc sens nieIt mart w;nfer Th.n .hs c,r
t.,,e. ~ dr.1r nd tt>a een it.1e. eh.a.,t. !,
thc ur.te. tsh,c}, aor,,e mar sonl iii tbinf h.
snSens hrr tiensh as II }nserts pbn h~ran,tS
inr in tho zorl,i h IN Int ha hsnnr Won1
sr,on1 thefr t;r'a in tha Sino,n. ,1.;na,s ~ -
1t,ashaa 49, Ioon.r .bst h,,:,. rseties, 49, ~
~ ths Tnods' bnt = gan,is % Silence
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ni1aoie ~ oo.nne Ano pesaect ~ 1nuy: y
4 tMe sste u1tt .ne p.of'1 t'oae - aa' ~ =
~ na1 ooIS tuo tess. nonu
NJ me aea s. f1 .a;a ~ "1te IT,. ca" ~ 10.
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a1 sha ch.,sc,er % ~. XXI = 1h.t ~ mr,rt,
y. tne eua ~. -n, as - "o1a ~, Il. ~. s;;a
H1plseEee 2 ~ P5Ssencs ~ ant ~ ns .s ae.lo
, MMe 70 r.; ~ a,soi. no Iso1es IT, ~ ~ to9ste.1
, H.na Attn 1nesiasn tvso sua ueso.tpu
Iie ,aaG.e '.nu ~ Houso ~ ~ ea e los 'a u 81
aou ~, ~ cu1uans - NO 1assee ~ GU, :,
+ VIA ~ I'D % o,snh,c " ofs Hmcronot ~ S sngs Il
\ WIG ano st1pu; ausnsns. eons =;
a4unI " ne onGties; ~
, 1aly oI re massaete o. IN tae !nnniIe t soaae
ness ann pe4utF o. taa mA1tiaKo 20 ueAiu
HoGn ana late".aae; IN esefx FatyihG rha
. OF the character, he preserves inc unity o. Z
/ PeA9cAssso: ~ efe4J 1setss1s *"e ~ -
atern Old eoldlef, towering Aoo!e those aEou
him. proudly selt-eonscons OF me lnes1sa1
i, doom which ts coming. and set rising above
: by indonitablo strength ~ wall aud t1edne
! Of ruIpoee He Ia tho AMOUNTED tcs.el. choe
for special mission, aud al the world vi
its pouaps and pageanttses fades AWAY frs
!. b.na in the fr1dment Of that mission. In Il
: personation 3lr. Drayton is eiuceEe+ =
q hls natural enthusiasm, coupled With Il
e tineetity, combine to produce flesh =
d blood reslizatiou Of one Of the graudt
and 1oitleat eharscte.s, on an5 htage, d
= matic or lyric. Tie nan who COT
a s.a3d up in :he streets Of Paris in the mem
20 rable 'a8 and sing the Marselllaise to the sui
10 .ns crowds, has the stun to .uxke Mar
I. 3lT, Dravton is = great dramatic artist. a
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