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The Work Of Nature In The Months.
THE WORK OF NATURE IN THE MONTHS .
BY ERO . REA . AV . TEBBS . VI . DECEMBER . " The Autumn is old , The sere leaves are flying ;
He hath gathered up gold , And now he is dying ; Old age begin sighing . The year's in the Avane , There is nothing adorning , The night has no eve , And the day has no morning ; Cold Avinter gives warning . "
'rpfS the season for gloomy days and g loomier ni ghts , at least out of doors ; for JL Avithin , to our thinking , there is no time so brig ht and cheerful as the Avinter-night . The time when Avith curtains close drawn , a bright fire sparkling in the grate , ancl the room filled with the brig ht but subdued laniphght , we g ive ourselves up to an evening ' s quiet enjoyment . The vigorous bustle of the busy mart by clay is good for us because it-is the period of work—of creation ; the intense quiet of the Summer evening ' s solitary walk is
good for us because it is the season of rest—of recreation , nay better , because it is the time of communing Avith our own souls , affording us an opportunity of increased usefulness in the future ; but best and happiest time of all , humanly speaking , is that evening hour spent in the quietude of our home circle , when our entire family is gathered round lis for social reunion and affectionate intercourse after the labours of the day are ended .
" 0 Avinter I love thee , all unlovely as thou seem ' st And dreaded as thou art ! Thou hold'st the sun A prisoner in the yet undawning east Shortening his journey between morn and noon , And hurrying him , impatient of his stay , Down to the z'osy west ; but kindly still
Compensating his loss with added hours Of social converse and instructive ease , And gathering , at short notice , in one group The family dispersed , and fixing thought , Not less dispersed by daylight and its cares . I crown thee king of intimate delights , Fire-side enjoyments , home-born happiness , And all the comforts , that the lowly roof Of undisturbed Retirement , and the hours Of long uninterrupted evening , know . "
Whilst then Ave have an equivalent for what seems to be a loss sustained , Ave have no right to grumble , but rather to be glad Avhen our deprivation brings us such compensation as this ; nay indeed , have Ave not cause to be very thankful that our winter is but a pleasant change of season in a country Avhich is a mean betAveen those torrid lands Avhere i period of delig htful coolness is never known , and those other climes where no sun rises and no day daAvns for many long Aveeks at a time . By our own bri ght hearths then
we have reason to be very thankful Avhen Ave remember those " Poor naked wretches , wheresoe'er they are , That bide the pelting of the pitiless storm ! How shall their houseless heads , and unfed sides , Their loop'd and window'd raggedness , defend them , From seasons such as these ?''
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The Work Of Nature In The Months.
THE WORK OF NATURE IN THE MONTHS .
BY ERO . REA . AV . TEBBS . VI . DECEMBER . " The Autumn is old , The sere leaves are flying ;
He hath gathered up gold , And now he is dying ; Old age begin sighing . The year's in the Avane , There is nothing adorning , The night has no eve , And the day has no morning ; Cold Avinter gives warning . "
'rpfS the season for gloomy days and g loomier ni ghts , at least out of doors ; for JL Avithin , to our thinking , there is no time so brig ht and cheerful as the Avinter-night . The time when Avith curtains close drawn , a bright fire sparkling in the grate , ancl the room filled with the brig ht but subdued laniphght , we g ive ourselves up to an evening ' s quiet enjoyment . The vigorous bustle of the busy mart by clay is good for us because it-is the period of work—of creation ; the intense quiet of the Summer evening ' s solitary walk is
good for us because it is the season of rest—of recreation , nay better , because it is the time of communing Avith our own souls , affording us an opportunity of increased usefulness in the future ; but best and happiest time of all , humanly speaking , is that evening hour spent in the quietude of our home circle , when our entire family is gathered round lis for social reunion and affectionate intercourse after the labours of the day are ended .
" 0 Avinter I love thee , all unlovely as thou seem ' st And dreaded as thou art ! Thou hold'st the sun A prisoner in the yet undawning east Shortening his journey between morn and noon , And hurrying him , impatient of his stay , Down to the z'osy west ; but kindly still
Compensating his loss with added hours Of social converse and instructive ease , And gathering , at short notice , in one group The family dispersed , and fixing thought , Not less dispersed by daylight and its cares . I crown thee king of intimate delights , Fire-side enjoyments , home-born happiness , And all the comforts , that the lowly roof Of undisturbed Retirement , and the hours Of long uninterrupted evening , know . "
Whilst then Ave have an equivalent for what seems to be a loss sustained , Ave have no right to grumble , but rather to be glad Avhen our deprivation brings us such compensation as this ; nay indeed , have Ave not cause to be very thankful that our winter is but a pleasant change of season in a country Avhich is a mean betAveen those torrid lands Avhere i period of delig htful coolness is never known , and those other climes where no sun rises and no day daAvns for many long Aveeks at a time . By our own bri ght hearths then
we have reason to be very thankful Avhen Ave remember those " Poor naked wretches , wheresoe'er they are , That bide the pelting of the pitiless storm ! How shall their houseless heads , and unfed sides , Their loop'd and window'd raggedness , defend them , From seasons such as these ?''