128 MOTIONS OF TREES. 



The surface of any assemblage of trees when in motion 

 bears a close resemblance to the waves of the sea. But 

 hemlocks represent its undulations when greatly agi- 

 tated, without any broken lines upon its surface. Other 

 firs display in their motions harsher angles and a some- 

 what broken surface of the waves. We see the tops of 

 these trees and their extreme branches awkwardly sway- 

 ing backwards and forwards, and forming a surface like 

 that of the sea when it is broken by tumultuous waves 

 of a moderate height. The one suggests the idea of tu- 

 mult and contention ; the other, that of life and motion 

 combined with serenity and peace. 



