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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1887)
AUTUMN MUSINGa 737 over iti pebbly led, or a bluo lake, rira- varied robes, 'broidered with dust and mod liko a royal drinking cup, with a dew, calmly slecj." Tho yellow paths border of crimson and gold. October are untrodden, and acrtwa tho dim woody ha lighta and shadows that can never aulci tho industrious spider ha spun bo socn in apring or summer. There her gray, gnazy traceries. Here are are thing enjoyable in thia month not een the scarlet borric of the dogwood, known to tho springtime dreamer, or and the deep wine-tinted leavrs; there, lammer saunterer. the bluish-green foliage of the cUr, Daring an Oregon autumn tho morn- blended with the ruwet tarries of that ing air is rich and clear; the radiance of f vergrcn; there the light and deep or. the noonday is as soft aa it is in a per. ange dyes of the leavrs of the wild, art, feet October day rant of the Allegheny matic cherry and the mountain maple; mountains. Along tho mountains and hero forth the fiery crimson of the water course grow many trees whoso little maple. Mingled in jrfrct harmo foliago flame and bluihe liko a sunset ny with all these iwmi.Tyrian color, are sea, before they expire and yield to the the deqr and lighter shuUof greeu sere brown and vchturo of decay. Tho displayed by the numerous metaWra of bright berries of wild forest vines span- the coniferous family. Flocks of small, gle tho trees in luxuriant profusion as bright-plumage! birds llil in their ar they wind their trailing tendrils alout rowy movrment from lugh to tugh, tho trunks with wreaths of scarlet or and fugitive glances are caught of the beads of puple. Queen Flora, during browniah-yellow pine njuirrrl, that "syb this month, is on tho last mile of her van harlequin," as he ppryly darts from earth's journey, and her ample basket is tree to tree. From out the d.ptha of the almost empty of its fragrant gifts. An- thicket come the liquid noUs of frath. tnmn pasaca to its death liko a magnifi. cred throats, stirrin? the calm like the cent Indian princess, who gaudily d. eks who of a dream. Itural sounds barmonl. her raven trese s and hangs her richest ouly bb nd with the noiny commercial ae jewcls from her neck, while she wrsj tivitie,andthodUtajjtandsulluedrtar her tawny Ixxly in her most gorgeous of city life. Tiny Insect sj-rt In the drajry, as if determined to a cjum-o sunlight, and chirp their happy mea. in her royalty of drea until death (lis urestaneAth the serM and bronied herb crowned her. ag". From afar is heard the lowing of No more fitting place to drink in the cows and tho plaintive Ideating of the rare beauties of the expiring aeaw.n can f!'k. A turn the l.rrrj sep ptf U found than the handsome city park, toys far-ssiftgly with leaf and branch, overlooking Portland from tin wt!M softly fr Uth f Mty f.r, jvu" hills on the wet No inoro approprl. in lU course, di' away, atl s;;aln mor-a ate spot can le s-hclM fr oUervation on in its vilM waterings, slgtiiig, and tranquil contemplation. Amid the singing and whirring to the jiivo cool, n freshing wul one aU hims-if w.U in iU many wyterlu tr.gue. and jields to rnme retries. All Human life is sytaltixn Ure la my aroun l a sombre spirit broods over leaf phase and Mj-ctof nature. Fa ling full, and f!owr; on every side are the subtle, ag, withrring fi bers, the !j U d un definable UiUfhes of the f xpiritg sa- cay libie in all th vegrUUe woril; ion. Orer all rtsta a mellow raliar.ee; the very touch of the air and th a flly everything is steeped In a gd le, hy b-nliig l.raw. amtii speak warckg. exhalation. Here, "October with her ly of tU witr of tbv.u vA Ut away.