SEA WEEDS. 67 
The flowing and deli- 
cate forms, and the rich- 
ness of coloring of many 
of the “Sea Weeds,” 
as they are called, ren- 
der them objects pecu- 
hiarly worthy of our 
attention. The careless 
lounger at the sea-side, 
as he casts his vacant 
gaze over the swelling 
bosom of the deep, 
dreams not of the store 
of hidden treasures 
which lie veiled beneath Sea Weeds. 
its waters. Little does 
he think that wave upon wave, as they roll in cease- 
less succession, tossing their snowy crests upon the 
pebbly shore, come freighted with the beauties of 
many a far-distant clime. But an eye accustomed to 
recreate among the varied scenes which adorn this 
beautiful world, cannot but feel an irresistible long- 
ing to lift the folds of that broad curtain which 
separates him from the wonders of the vast mysterious 
ocean. Each new-born gale that wafts its saline fra- 
grance o’er the white-capped billows, and every ripple 
that laves his feet, is laden with themes for sugges- 
tive thought; while every tide that flows, bearing 
upon its swell jewels from the profoundest depths, 
itself unveils in its ebbings the beauties uf a “ world 
beneath the sea.” 
