Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-26
Spring

Spring.
-. Bernard used to say that whatever
know dge he had Of tae deeper meaning
of the Bible be owed, mostly, to the
woods ana fields, and that the oaks and
beecLes were his great Instructors. And
he was right. 4 man : known by his
works aud 50 is God Our doings are,
largely. the embodiment Of car thoughts
and principles, and 80 the works OF God
are bis maxim. himself and his ways vi,i-
bic TO his creatures. Oar modes OF work
IN, IN any gwen direction. are hints and
keys 10 the understanding of our ideas AMI
modes 10 others; the unity Of the mind In
wolves constant aua,oeies and resemban-
cee I'D all Its operations. 70, also, Of ne
cessity. with God. Nature Is the Rosetta
stone which reads for us many hierogiyphs
ot providence and .-race.' Il y the
c0uuteDaule Of God and as such. Is lIvIu.
ard speaking for the face i the window
Of the sou. Ia man. ara with Gcd creation
j. the va. behind WlicA he stir. dimly yis-
Ib.e I don't know, but l should think
that. Of all the year, poet ike Bernard
would Rud NEST 10 strAe and teach IN
sFIut- IL "4LiDi VIC 'uiuA "a '-S A.
mighty ID MS s'eTLeT attributes ID
spHDg be comes 10 ms more tender IN
ihe one Ae passes I'D clouds ana darkness
letting .oo>s his storms before hi I'D u The
other, the white clouds are his chariot, and
the south vIad bows softly = he ap-
proacae~ In summer the freshness l.
over, ana the very excess " brightness
makes Us court the shade AUTUMN beau
ty rounds tue c.rc.c u : o"ia aud decay,
and leads bass, through perfection, 10 the
death ana Hotail 5H-s- iFom "-ieh al De
gan.
The amaHDZ power 4stir GA every side
OF u IN spring. strikes even tne most IN
thlnAlng- Inc change I'D q lev weeks. OF,
10 some countries, ID le" days from
oaTrenne>s 70 universe. FerLIre. arrests u
all Iue skies n-led with ethereal mid
ness. the fields gucaele1 INTO neE lie,
THE valleys and slopes bright with fresh
1oVers, the oTchards--c .o-Is oi p'nA ana
white. the he1E5roT> and the woods rough
with buds or broken INTO leaf, and al tins
round whole Wor.l- 7Pe1A O forces at
work when are indeed, 10 Us Ann SntY'
ted never shows his power more 7aFied-y
inan IN the ne" creation "hlto' eaen year
We call sprlu5. lie" iAIen h4> 20 &c done
y oFing aeoat tae l-E-seacl'L5 wonder .
ga "na' lH-Hl,e St~~e' nus 'Ue
eaF'a nave pa9Sed 10 lF-u= IL mo 'ue <
g'on . moss >o-' 41,Ss '-~t 41lCAen 'ne
0Qds and blossoms Inc ram tnat soft
ens' ana s"e'is' ana warns seems 'it'Ie 20
speak o. OF "h4l has IL needed 10 Ia .se
II INTO Inc upper an anu 10 Ao4' II 10
Z
miSn'y lISl'' 'uaI ~ '11 sA'1st iion 1ue
returning sun Aat force must II oe
taat s'lFS 'ae bosom o. 'oe e4Fln' anu
s"e,-S '1oI oo'' anu lo.0Ns-' asu H'c''sH
SEED searching '1FouSn e'Sr! VEN q 'ne
7'l' via is S','e' Ce-lns 70 a'om We
zee : o'e'ioo>eU' 10 'D"Ae Il sDs'e o'@ue
ol grass gro" He11' al nature 70 cooper
ale. 4ue1s IuS. oe tue uiO'io4s O' tue
heavens, 'Ae N'H'SIy y '-e e'ol0S anu Q,
the "inuS' 'ae Suo''T chemistry q ar aud
lisnt' anu 5''!'u' anu water ana a7 Tue
IsItet 80. 1u1 ilsS o1''5 y az 'Ne
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e4r'u ~ Solle''iileS = f~es.'ou miracles
Out "hat O lal> 10 We give Tue name
10 results OF only 70 the moIe employed
ne Eastern aP0-ogue Of me Pundit ana
NJ uisc'p p-e may "o'g u 70 Uec'Ie- =
miracle must oe SolIe'alNg oat oI 'ne
course OF nature s1'u 11e "a I4u' - Ius'
SaIu u InG master Drug me jar o'
"a - u a.
/ presently green Snoot oroAe through tne
son, ana gre" oe'ore -oranehing'
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d 'uey IooAeu ou' y Ha' .A'uA you oi
'his asAe1 'Ae teacher, \ miracle oe-
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