ON THIS DAY IN 1845 , the Brooklyn Daily Eagle said, “The Summer is over and gone; and Autumn, with its sober face, and staid demeanor, has come to our doors. Cool mornings and evenings call for the kindling of fires; and during the day we move with a little more activity than a month since ― and this for comfort, to keep off that something in the air, which, at times, approaches to a chill. The leaves on the vines and trees begin to give token of having been in company with Jack Frost, or some of his near relatives; and with a withered and wasted look they bid adieu to their more fresh and vigorous companions, and fall into the arms of mother earth. Sad lessons, but, withal, full of great meanings, come to us from the Autumn time. Its influence is familiar to all, is felt of all, and nee

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