SEA WEEDS. 



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Sea Weeds. 



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- 

 liarly 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 

 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 of a " world 

 beneath the sea." 



