The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-03-14
Scenic BluftOn Is BOunHfully
Blessed By Nature In Every Season

same direction and see a pink cloud
of peach blossoms mingled with the
white of cherry and the delicate col
ored apple.
In summer there may be herons,
the great blue ones or white ones,
stalking food along the Riley. There
will be smaller water birds too, per-
haps little mud hen scurrying here
and there; and there may be the
sudden flash in the sun of leaping
fish.
IN drowsy summers heat the woods
L and stream form pleasant re-
treat into shade and coolness. In
winter when the world is wrapped
in a snowy mantle and the wind is
a boistrous ruffian playing through
the tree tops, all the small things
are silent, but as | go along the
creek and into the the woods l see
tiny footprints where these wee
things have come for food or drink,
so | know that with the advent of
spring, all will be lively once more.
Sometimes we have an ice storm
a glorious sight with everything
glistening and soft tinkling sound
pervading the air. But ever so often
there is a crash and that is tragedy,
for it means that beautiful tree
has given way beneath the weight
of its ice coat and its lovely form
has lost some of its grace and SYM
metry. I have seen the red buds of
the maple covered completely with a
coating of perfectly transparent ice
"a lovely sight.
One thing, which having seen, one
never forgets, is the pageantry of
Bluffton Day when the crowning of
the Queen of the May takes place on
the Bluffton College Campus each
spring. 1t is a colorful picture as
the girls in their lovely pastel shad-
ed gowns emerge from the bridge
and walk over the velvety green
grass to the Queens white throne
shining in the sunlight. Here her
crowning will take place. Before
the throne the Maypole with its pur.
pie and white streamers stands
awaiting the touch of prettily garbed
girls who will wind the pole to the
sound of pleasing music.
After this there is the picnic sup
per and groups of happy people may
be seen scattered about the greer
field visiting, as the sun sinks low
Later is heard the sound of orches
trail music, and as night falls, flood
lights are turned on and the groups
of people gather to see a play
where the grass is used for a stag,
and the darkened shadowy trees ar,
the back drops. The stars shine
overhead, warm breezes caress, ant
the tinkle of merry laughter i
heard everywhere. Would you lik
to return again and again to sucl
scene?
THE whole town has an air o.
quiet peace and serenity. On,
looks in any direction toward tn,
country side and sees well ordered
farms, with we'll titled fruitful fields
Sometimes one hears a COW or sheer
bell as the contented animals NOV,
lazily from one place to a more dis
tant spot in the pasture for the bit,
that looks more luscious because "dis
tance lends enchantment".
There is another beautiful sount
in Bluffton. Bird songs and tn,
flowing of the stream mingles will
it. The soft breezes carry its mel
ody. This is the sound of the churcl
bells calling the community to wor
ship on Sunday morning. 1t is
clear sound in the sharp air of win
tern summer it lends its enchant
ment to the songs of birds. Il
somber autumn days it speaks o
peace-in spring it is the call to
new life. The mellow tones are be
loved by all.
And the town clock-it tells tn
hours of day and night to everyone
, A sun dial marks only hours of sun
shine but the clock marks them al
the lovely serene evening hours, th
. welcome noon hour, the morning ca
! to work, the nights silent vigil
! hours of sadness and hours of glac
ness-all are there.
The village is to US a pleasar
place and we are content to sta,
e Each season has its beauties an
I satisfaction for US, if we have eve
!. to see, and ears to hear. AS we loo
S at the beauties of land and wate
e and study the starry sky at nigh
: especially when the stars are bri
s liant, and the great evening sta
Y glows, or the northern lights al
playing we know the truth of til
S statement, "The heavens declare tt
e glory Of God and the firmamer
u showeth His handiwork".
d When we see picture painte
h with living plants as the Rock Care
z en- is, We feel a sense of creation
s We 90 TO see such places when W
O are downcast and we come ava
e comforted. If we crave beauty "