The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-05-23

The RambIe Of BENTON High School.

The Ramble OF Benton High School.
The morning was rather gloomy and
dishcartenhg. The first Of the lovely
month Of May The Aoecy clouds we.o
swept to and fro by the wind, now and
then intervening between and obscuring
the lessning ray Of some steIlstic gem,
from view of the eutrmcod beholler.
Now We see bright rosy Aurora, grace
fully painting the curiain Of the East.
From her eastern habitltion she scatters
her radiant light, far over the hespcrion
plains The constitutions disappear in
the GrInanent at her approach. The
aerial songsters from the sylvan forest
are a!l breathing forth their lays of love
in melodious measure. The flowers
bend their elastic stalks and gracefully
aud their fragrant heads, in the gentle
/ gale, already sweet and soft, with the
odors, from many OF F.orns gardens.
We now SEQ a golden hall in the East,
bright and beautiful
"Now the radiant sun to mortal sight
DEFENDING swift, rolls down the rapid light"
| But soon the sun is obscured from
view by the tender clouds that island
the blue of heaven, And now tho pat.
teriug rain is heard upon the house
top.
The shower having passed over, tic
welcome pealas Of the bell oro heard,
bonn on the soft morning Gir, calling all
to The cLurch, preparatory to "thc Ram
bic After listening to tho reading Of
the lOa Psalm, which beautifully por-
troys the beauties Of uGtur. and prayers
by our Preceptor we start to the noun
tmns. All going in procession. beouti-
full sight. every couutenGucc bcmiug
with hope and all el'te WIN anticipated
pleasure AiIor m"ich oi Two and a
nan miles, We reGcH'd Inc springs
"h4'n are NAL mle nom I"e base o.
the mountains. We were all thirsty,
ana 'Nere ISSUED iorIh from the ci'aiye"t'
FOUNTAIN silver thread OF cool wafer,
all haYlhg quaheo NJ that heaI'h giving
fountain, we returned 10 the mousse III
order 10 rest ..
| When we cast our eyes to the west,
and 10 the mighty thunder c.ond Ii
pil.ug up, black with rays The fcrked
| tightening gracefully play, over the folds
OF tho cloud, closely followed by the
rdmbAng sound oi the inbred Thunder
1t is with mingled admiration aud tenl
we look upon this sublime scene. But
while viewing IT, we remember "anC
there IS Joy in the memory, that there
Is a Cline, "Where no h6htenmgs s!nm
Der IN the rainhows iolos Of the clouds.
2itef haYinG Partaken OF refreshments
ana the ram haVlng ce"Sed' smaI
company OF US set out Tor Laurel CreeI
talIS' Alter Ginning Tor hall u mile "'
r"ache" the summit OF the mountain
o'"noihS there at 'he Alghtoi IOOO lee'
what a PahofHh'" is disclosed 10 th'
ocu!"r 'iSioh' far Oh the one S.oe w
could See the Hi"aSHc HTer, on the 9th
CT tue Ocoee' "lhoihg hAe SILVER threads
ro0no ''e Turns Oh inc mountain aAs
rShI III Vhe J''Hctloh' 0! 'heSe might,
rl'efS' we couia see our Attie village,
mere "peck on the picture SNIroHnoe'
" ""'in8 loleS'' al c-o'hcu !" 'eIu'ii
lo"'Se' mere "no Ineie might DC seer
silver poho' ana lar IN 'Ae west los
N lhe oePIhS oi 'Ae clouas lay tho Cum
oeI'''n" mo""'''"' aS 'ho"8h IL w"
re"re' 'hele' 10 proudly prop the SKY
i we Win reluctance IehhqulSn tAlS place
! an" again resumed our journey ior III
> i"'l'' 1Ne 'oP ol 'De mountain u 'e''
: al" ''h Do 't"'e'Seu WIN ease
g 'eeliieu lhuseo IKE oheo' Natures iaVol
c ed spots where Flora presloeS IN all he
!, regal Splendor' ana with the tragranc
i Oh WAN mowers perfumes the breath
u spring 4here Is cnasm IN the lonely
" ''''', ,'l 'L L'i'''i- ''''''' III '''' S'ii'0"o-
i" "'''"iH5 ."'o'' HI INC F"me"'S"
-' ms mountain scenery AMER " roe
Z TWO 'nlleS We came u '''o' creek Us
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~ '""t'4S' cp"u.inS i'H "A'a0G"' "o'o'.
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III which Is aDou' 'lIN'y Iee' "4oe anu Il
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