The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1873-03-01
Written for the Huntington Argus.
kaNAWHA vA1I.EX SCENERY.

Had but the genius OF a Raphaelle or
Stsniield, might depict the varied beauty
OF the lovely valley Of the Kanawha.-
Ihe palette OF b Azeglio only might
picture the grand Italian Ike brightness
OF the skies, the variety OF prospect IRE
scented TO the eve, as endless as the bril-
liant and ever changing combinations of a
Kaleidoscope. II pen hGd the power to
give colorng TO a portrait, what "A picture
could be made; but 1t is all beyond the
power of man to shadow ont Nm. ricl,
transparency of the atmosphere, the ten
der cerulean hue OF the heavens above. the
soft gradatlons Of tone-tntiug, and. the
nnduIatlng sweep Of the Everlasting hills
AZ the chains overlap into mystic sue
cessionr OF hazy lines. Austin, the great
Traveller, says Of Italy: You NAV have
heard, IN song and story, Of the splendor
ot Italian skies, and OF the wondrons
plains and yine-clad hills, but it is only
when the soul has the hush OF inspiration
upon 1t, when YOU feel the ssnsuoue breeze
upon your brow, and see the restfll lam
guid calm upon it'd sunny slopes, that your
thoughts ascend above all sublunsry things
and bow before the divinity OF this grea,
beauty Thus it might well be said ,ot
the kanawha Valley, the grandeur Of
mountain and tiny plains. The unlnca.ured
slopes OF its lofty mountains, crowned
with the sturdy sentinel Of Trees that have
watched beside them since time first be-
san-~atcbed beside hem when their only
sound was the cswing Of strange wild
birds and the shouts of the red man in his
lutrammrled forest Wild, where the form.
"t the duSky warriors and dark eyed maids
once roamed as free rs the wind that n,,,
"Ilrs the leaves over their last resting place
They sleep peacefully in the shadow OF
She oaks, in the lands u-urped by the pale
faced foe. In the "huuting grounds" Of
their spirit land. they nave FORGOTTEN
their prosecutions and wrongs. bat their
revenge lives yet 200 the wsra-e of races
Oeqneathed by the oppression d. the red
man. Watched 600 the DESTINY of I'D.
life va changed, when the Indians track f.
we're gone from their hoarv sides. AMI only
Tue night wind means his -ad story OF biz
Ter wrongs. and blue icI- -prIp, bs.iI.
Che c-agsy rock, where the imprint OF I,.
brave feet are the ouiy records of bis w.,
ward progress 10 The setting sun Watched
tIi civilization iIvn-l 100 .. .lowrarI- 3D.,
We ".th, but not i.psrage 10 ~ondr,p,
"ealiy Like the spsl. of O--ian'- tablet
lee. nature i- po--,--,i w.,h the wonder
f1I power o. -jlyensfion. and mo- wonder.
when 30 drinks of tHe waters ~ ..raruetpsr
I'r from the r.c.r,-- NJ Vir,.ri, soil
under tas teneGcen' -ri'cs OF tI... ,o..jr,
-. above b. 1h- forest Wild. tlat seem
- gray All qsei boo winter. nH. ,-,v
Young aga with ,lc rsral cum and
every -an..t glade wi. bloom again e.,..
the flush Of Summer fo~er.. ard .,a..,.
vines N.. Geek Obj U-auc... nrfi,..,.r,
trees w.. Their rsl.uI- OF living ,-.s..
and al the Llo--om.ny turf and .i.,.-... .
tri- wi. join Iu .1lc.rni,al of g,y.
ct mood 10 tleia..t ci.ary.t,I ,,i,Ior
Ioesy, Imagination -ss scared, p.ctprs
che great and msryelIor- h..Yt, 81 ,b.
river ard woodland rce,.r sion, III.
g. pec;ivs line Of .a.ifcsI o. ib, .,t.,.
u 'oai E.ys., c4n ssv,r r.,n.,,l,s,
fnything mere elslu y-thsr sa.. ,-i.b L
parry Of hieu!. il tbs litter t.s-.s. o.,
q hose leg languid aherscsns, ia the