The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-17
,oxSBHOOK Park, IHE ClTY'S
PRIDE.

aWby is it that you have not written
.,yt5ing Tor nearly two montbsT The
,..,iop mas been propounded to me
10 than once. But, how can l write,
18th the beauties Cf the Sprirg time in !
bs country all around me2 1t Is just
S, season Of the year when one can
,.,s the loveliness of earth. The brown
r..rnirgs Of Winter have ben laid |
..8a TIE earth hiss lost the sober mel
.,cboly which covered her face when her
,satren died in the Autumn. Indeed, |
VA ero.gh to make her sober when |
under the chilling touch Of the frost the
Iasyes grew sth, snd the grass lay in
r,slsss msss on the ground; when the
,si.ts bowed bis hoary head, never to
,.s agsin; the GOLDEN rod, gray ard
,,,iysled, tren, bled in his last days. The
vbole company OF last Summers festival,
50 full of grace in every form and motion,
bsd left the woods, and all that remained
throughout the Winter was here and
there tst!ered form, to mourn and totter
il the scene.
Bl, the winter nap is over, aid the
earth is swakirg to a new life. The
5ssd Of nature have buried their dead.
The wild flowers have come; and after
so,did winter Of waiting u person wants
:, hasten to the woods for re reshment in
the sweet atmosphere of their beauty.
SJ.he pen was laid aside; 1t possessed no
b;ciosror in comparison with that
found where the beauties Ct Spring are
bsHng 10 bowers rooted with n iretwork
q. SILVER branches and crimson leaves,
ugder an azure dome. There Is an ire
:;g5e desire to greet the rev Spring
VITA 81 cary welcome. il necessary,
va must lsy aside your work to do 1t
You want 10 20 into the fields 10 enjoy |
,1sc.rsss. iutIn L.y with nt'u-e. 20 20 -
ler secret pl aces ald sIL down with her
10 iosdest intercourse. Come TO the
woods and la.her ajwers, and learn
something Cf them, or better than facts,
ais in the peaceful spirit OF their lives.
B.. so lswlv and simple are they that
yol may trsmp!e tler matcnless beauty |
ua1er foot, and the charms OF their abode .
60 harmonious and LnObtruslve that you
nav pass them without glance. Come,
1srefore, with a reverent head and an eye
..s. seeks the greatest beauty In the
gnolest form. Take seat beside me at
The foot of this oak Nature is so sug
.s!iye that her first word to you begins
% endless volume of facts and fancles.
TIE difficulty is not to see enough for
sldy so you need not move from your
SIS. 10 find more beauty than you can
appreciate.
Here is perpetual lite in the woods.
Here are forms that have lived through
tie Winter and fssthery moses, now As
fresh and green as they were last Fall,
bI. perhaps little more ruddy with the
seasons exposure; and gray old moses
!ls. never seem TO die, but hold their
ogl in any weather; and again dull
bOvn MOSES that lie in wait patiently
5' whatever the season bring, and seem
ae richer in color after every cnsnge
sd every new look you take into their
secret rece,se. The partridge berry
vine, with MS leaves like coupled hearts,
.lJks ou, from the brown leaves with q
cleerl air Tae glossy laurel shines
o.. G.. the dullnp.s with some cOmpla-
Cs1cy, for aI.hog "a her form is angular
sd SUIT she Is foremost with her strong,
tHk green. Indeed, the evergreens
c the woods are particularly in
'5'ss.ng after the Winter has
's.easei the earth and we begin to look
!9' life; they seem to be perpetual bless
l1g;, uuheeded in times Of prosperity,
b.. very dear in distress.
Bl. beneath the dead brown there
a'e brightest colOrs Of new life. Indeed,
lie ground seems alive with little beings
peeprg a. you from their brown beds and
loddlng in the wind with the quick,
highways Of youth. Many of them are
similar tscesi the princes pine shows his
.5ys. veins very plainly; the common
-7e'1nger deserves recognition for his
.p'gh! carriage and tidy form; the star
o. Bethlehem shows no flowers, but its
o7l Of vigorous blades are the strongest
s'esl In tic woods Here Is IL young
..'n o, unknown name, but possessing
u exceedingly graceful notion; 1t Is
wen IsnClld, swsying on is tall, slender
'sn, With It's soft leaves, deeply divided,
Us ls'E red brown; their surface Is q
--s velvet, aud their edges as wsvy as q
'-ie.. An old blackberry vine shows
A"-1n OF human nature, for besides pre-.
- ha /
.-."s sl.len purple here 10 the young
zoos !la. will soon replace his old
.''ss with new. All these growths
Sprlr- have ali exquisite
.A'y that has slwsys inspired the
PES Even the weeds have the peculiar
,"'a.'ons Of youth, aud q loveliDeSs not
.@ azsl a, least when the strength of
G!. Ba.
TuE WILD FLOWERS,
wen sre they? They are hidden in
~! places and We must hunt :or them.
-. -,.- one hss IFS preference in climate
- '''i, sDl YOU must learn their habits
80 'a'Ies it You would know Just where
4 ,.. r--l them. Each meeting you have
'-em increases your friendship, and
q .-ns.alccs Of time and place adds to
i s :. pleasure How you went, where,
~ - When to find them tho last time make
ground work Of msny delightful
i-o'lei too :ub,le-loo sacred perhaps
g.. AbJ eye or esr. They become the
- St'' sermons, and the ostenslble theme
.. 1--we hidden tar deeper than the flow
}. INN the bed. By magic of as
r'..i ,,.1'5on they become a part of your in.
-. "'e' and the woods are then peopled
n: !y- With the fsirest form of fancy.
r.... AhSlsge Of flowers is not then
s-.l P8g', bat living symbolism of
p,'al "aleF sud the beautiful. Here is
.a,--e.none; ]! trembles as you lcok at it.
b,'s bs.r,:t" /" Ihe hepstics with modest and
v.1' lace, and breath sweetly
4 be-, Snd yet so delicately that half
Il bs. .I,rs .Tsers knew her not. She comes in
i 5T,s S'1 dark brown suit, with a crimson
leah i he arbutus is just appearing be
fogs-. 'ae leaves. 1t is the sweetest
4 NJ VI Spring though IL blooms on the