The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1872-04-26
Elementary Beauty and commotion
Sundays Stormy Sunset

the King OF Day was. just preparing
to dim his effulgence on this part of
the globe.
TheISun was just setting in the
West, while, in the North, the en-
tire horizon, from West to East,
was stretched in one solid, dark mass
of clouds, moving, in awful splendor
and beauty, higher up the plain of
elementary space, wearing threat
ening indication of brewing storm.
The light, that this Great Luminary,
cast upon these clouds of ebony
blackness, ere he finally drew the
sable curtains arouhd him and dom
ned his night cap, created fantastic,
rare and brilliant crors, pure pur-
pie, bright gold, deep carmine,
while a mingling of light amber and
silver, crowned it with an awful
I,subimity and a peculiar splondor,
seldom visible, and, which, none but
Divine Artist could paint and
bronzewith such frowning attrac-
tiveness and radiant charms.
The sparkling spires of broken
clouds, as they weirdly shaped
themselves, as they came in contact
with whittier clouds, as the rejecting
rays of the sun interlined the sep
arating columns, were like rich,
shining saphires, or thickly studded
diamonds in ebony and coral, with
few bright tints Of amber inter
spersing.
Italy, in her most favored cline,
could not have presented a more
perfect scenery of the sublime and
awful, as the rolling ebony clouds,
bathed in the fiery rays of the set
ting sun. The green foliage of earth,
caught the shadowy reflection, as
the dark, varied and lucid colors
went through the process of blending
the inharmonious with the beautiful.
Shortly, He, who holds the winds
in His hand, turned the mighty
Zephyrg loose, which came raging
through the beauty, delieacy and
strength of the scenery, breathing
upon the dry ground, lifting the dust
up in whiFlwinds, carrying it still
higher up among the contendi1g
elements, while across the dark,
mass Of clouds, wildly darted the
forked lightning in frightiul activity,
fretfulIy playing ''hide and seek"
among the dividing clouds, and, APP
parentIy leaping along the craggy
heights Of old Kennesaw, and all the
while the wind increased in velocity
and strength. The oaks bowed rev.
erently, in acknowledgement to his
majesty, King Zephry's potency,
while the shattered blossoms Of fruit
trees lay in profusion and humble
ness on the ground the tulips and
roses waved their petals submissive
Iy; the people hurriedly sought their
dweIlings-the windows rattled-the
beasts couched in awe--the eyes Of
prattIing children became Pensive,
and looked upon the elementary
strife with deep concern, 50 full at
one time Of sublimity and beauty,
then Of fury and disorder. A short
while the pattering rain was heard
and a slight inundation ensued.
Then Zephyr marched blythe
rain ceassd-the lightning ahrunk
back-thc dark clouds disappeared
tile Sun was gone; but, in his
stead, there rode majestically, in the
heavens, the silvery moon, the
Queen Of Night, surrounded by
bright twinkIing stars-like new
bride, Just emerging from the gloom,
tears and sadness, attendant with the
hour. when she bids farewell to home
and friends, to enter new plane of
being, shedding tight and beauty
over the hearts Of others and thus
the mellow influence fell upon all
below, and the flowers she'd fresh
fragrancerQnd The air 5aeamo redo
lent with thah<swoet perfume, and
all nature assumeda pleasing, Sc
rene phase.
Then pealed forth upon the still
ness Of the evening, which had I'M
derg such a happy change, the
sweet, clear chimes of the Church
bells, calling the people to the So
Icmnity of the Church, to worship
that GOD, who had just shown His
beauty. grandeur and power, in the
elements Of heaven and earth.
Hats Hats