, 1874-09-12
PALEYRA SPRINGS, WIS.
Correspondence of INo Chicago Tribune,

pALuxRA srttINos, Wis, August, 1874.
Mother Earth groaB droway in tho forvid Aeata
Of August, md bows her hoad, heavy with tho
harvest Tho reaper plies his task carly and
lato, and stores his garnors with tho rich gifts
sprcnd broad upon hor bosom. Nature is gon-
orouB,-Bho ia justI Tho laboror at her hands
receives the full reward Of his toll. No niggar,l
il she, She poura into his lap abundantly,-
four-fold Of MI l,o consigns to hor fostering
caro-.
Tho l,eart Of tho year overflows with gadnoss,
Soft hrcozos mnrnur through tho woodlands,
and stir tho geutle ripples on tho translucent
lake. Tho tloecy clonda, IN oyer-changiug forms,
riset our gago to tho azure vault above our
heads.
THE PERFECT DAYS
Of summer are upon lis. Tho bravo old folds.
that 10 lato shook their tresscs OF silver md
gold III the Jnly sun. hare yielded their treas-
.lres. Tie Inst ca1once OF tho harveat-Bono 1s
dying Oh tho air. Autumn fruits nre gathering
deeper huos of crimHon aud Of go!d aud, IN
tloir silent laboratory, Qiatilng delicious }uices,
waiting tho brown nut ripening On Tho hillside,
TINT shall regae the long winter, stealing 80
noise!osBly Oh through tho golden days Of au-
tulltl.
III Arcadian simplicity, auid Arcadian sconos,
VIC revel, forgetting the world, aud by the world
forgot. Fashion has yet obtained no dominion
llore. Refreshed by long night Of sweet sluua-
bor, wo rise early, and donning plnin robe OF
AIerrmae print, with snowy ruff and lie OF fer
vid hue, our toilotte is
COMPLETE FoA THE DAY.
Think OF this, 20 slaYas to three elaborate toi-
lottest
breakfast oycr, with book In pocket and troll
jnr-hook, wo launch our boat on tho beautiful
lake at the foot Of tho deoliyity upon which
ataulH tho Didwoll, upon whoBn broad and chad
ed porcl at lato hour, We indito brlof grcotipgs
to abHent ones.
Two hours Of rowing brings It's own exquisite
delight, AZ vol as suudry captivcs from tho
dsep, that, In scaly arnlor Of silver aud bronze
gasp out their brief llfa at our tapt. T91oro is
vet two hours to noon. Laudrd, wa ponotrate |,
denaoy-woodad peninsula, fragrant with aro-
matio forms and the aweet breath Of tho waxop
lily, that risoa aud falls with tho uudulatn9
wave on either ahora. nBai1ning OH tho Hoft
yordro, water, wood and Aill bo.,d In tho most
cAurpaltlg Of rural landscape, daguorreotyping
scenes tint shall
ENC1tANT THE MEMORY
long artor tl0y lRyo faded from the yiBion.
With car iutont, VIC drink ip tho feryid dreams
at Macdonald, Or our pulse beats tllno to tho
llHEUl0H&QHo AA3 VI AGHl1ypuAa~ 10
tho moro lmpaHsioneI cadouco Of " Lucille" as
It flows from the lips Of ono Who peoples tho aol-
itule aud ,,....
Mnrmnrs to tho running brook
4 sweater lnuHic than Its OVID.
Dreaming dreams, morn e1ldeH into noon, aud
no aro summoned back to tho world by
That atl-hoftening, oyorrowaripg hnol
Thu toes!n Of tho soul, tie dlnnar-bsll.
In cool, capaotoua ohaulDers wa riHa from o,tr
Biesta refreshed for the eyclling rambla to the
springs, or tho ubiquitous oroluot, yariod by
salnbFe whist, gtddy eucllre, Or 'oaprlclous
caAalno.
On rocent morning, brilliant with sunshine,
bald Bluff. distant about . milea. fhia IL QUO Of
tho many resorts Of tho palmyrencH, aud OF tie
adjacent country. With tho exception Of ono Of
the tlo,y asoodH attached to our baroucho, who
cycling us over his loft shou1lor, tAon going Tor.
ward With plunge, ali wore III good spirits, and
beGuiled tho way With soug and lsughtor,-Mrs.