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IMH/rUY. ino.M TMK I'.STATLS LlTEHllIT OAaKTTt. THE (11.1) MAN’S FUNRT^AL. I saw nn ;ig-ed man upc ii his bior ; His !iair WHS Ihin an.l white, and onliisbrcw A vfcord of the' cares of ninny a vcar— (’ares that were ciKlcd and forpoltcn now. And there was sadness round, and fuccs bo« ed. And woman’s tears fell fast, and children w»iled aloud. Then rose another lionry inan, and said, In faultcrinjf acc ents, to that weej'ing- train : M liy mourn v c that our a>,^cd tinend is dead’— Ye are not saJ to see the fathered prain; Nor wlien their mellow fruits the orchanLs cast; Nor vhen the yellow woods shakedown the ri pened mast. Ye not wlien the Sun, his course fulfill’d— Ifis j^loriouscourse, rejoicin.!^ earth and bky. In the soft (•vt•nip^^ « hen the winds are stilled. Sinks w here his islands of r.:freshment lie, -\nd leaves the sniih- of his depurtur;.- spread O’er the wami colorcd Heaven aiid ruddy iiioun- ta.n head. "Why w cep yc then fiyr him, w ho, huvinf^ nir Tlie hounds of man’s appointed time, at last- Life’s blessings ail • iijoyi d-lili Vilal.ors done- SereiU'l\ to his final re^t lias pa t ; hile thi' soft uiciiif'rv of his virtues yet Lmg-ers, like t\v iliijhl huo>, hen the bri^iit sun )s set ! V A1UF/I Y. All pleasure coi»sisfs in Vttrhtil. i'roin the Uumfries and C.alK\ay _V,uiitr, THK D1\1NG nF.LL. This uiKjuc-stiOiiabJy is the grcnto'sl curiosity at Poitpatrick ; and ihal noi so iiuicli 1‘roni tlie defiance it seems to bid to the laws of nature, a.^ fiorn the submarine inarv(‘is it so .triumphantly f)erforms. I’revious to the time of the ate Mr. Uennie, the Divina; JV-11, even as imj)roved by Mr. Spaliling, was lit tle more than un ingenious to}- ; but in our days it has heroine an insli unieiU of great practical utility, by wiiieii one or more workmen can descend to the depth of 3») I'eet, and in that unwonted situa tion level sand, blast rocks, clear away rubbish, and guide to their places hu_i;c blocks of hewn freestone, with all tlie precision and nearly with all the ease of jnasonry conducted aboveground. Mi. Sjialding’s machine enabled individuals to take a peep at shijjs, which the waves had prosti'ated “many fathoms down," anl snatch from them, peradv-entniv, a stray ingot or a bag of dollars ; Mr. ivciinie’s does what is far better—re moves b;irs, deepens harbours, length ens piers, and in this way not only goes far to avert almost the £;i'eyt.est of iunnan calamities, hut aggrandises wiiole dis tricts and wafts cominerci-. to shores pre viously uiiapproached and unappruuch- able. On a former occasion I aftt mjifrd to describe the Diving Uell, (.dihousrh 1 liad not then been at the boliom el' the sea';) and as my acqtiaint:Mic‘ with the in-ni'uirenl h:is bevn since enk'iged, 1 s;hall again recm- to t!’/? s:ime suljject, in the hope (»f enlighteiiiMg diveis of niv friends, wIuj still scfm ;it a loss to com- pn hcml Its powers, or ratlu r the mode und manner of ajijdying iheiii. With f'.n ii persons it is (piite coiTunon to ask, ^‘howdo the men hre.ithe ? how, wlien the beli is omch below, is the water it cleaves tin ough. prey-ntcd from rising?” With re gard to the latter (jiu stion, let anv man invert a ttinil)ler in a biuvl of water, ;ind if t!i(; *'\pi'i inient is eondiicted. with any tiling like de.Mcrity, he will iintl ihat the iiir iihin lins prercntid the, wa ter from ri>;n'^ ;dio\e the rim. This, then, i‘'-iini,ly the pi inc.iplc of thi* dlv- ing liidl. A li‘i':it n-achinc, ol suiiit i“nt \ oluine. niight. be J- t tio.vn and di;i\vn up anil stiil it-main dry in the 'n^ide ; jiut it is (jnile ;:iioi!icr thiiii; v\ hen it in- e,h;st‘> t wo'If iiiMrc b’lT.ru wliose liir.gs :m'(; a-^ c'ins':t!il!y aciina, on the air, iis tln‘ iCiH-'(.'I li-;!!*'' act npoti the wnler, and \\ hu ))0'.-(--s jilikr t!;(* singular j’itc- lilty (j1 t \trariMig ;ihd rmisnniin;j; what ever oxygen it i'^ iound to i'ori.iin. Anil iTere I may nvMilion a cm ions iact, lirst observed and ( 'tabliNiied hV Mr. Sp;ild- inir. n.,n'cly, tiiai such l)i\'ers as live on Vt:ii\Lai)lc'', sniivr the h“a,t anno\ance froiM \^ori.il;^• h'-ng und'T vvalcr ; and hence it is iiilcrred that the hii.;;s of h(;al-e:i'.( rt rcijuire an extra ^ull]lly of o\\'g*‘ii. Jjut to procei'd nit'thodically. ('onni'cted with th- Hell is a di-'inu.stcd Vf 'Scl Ilf .‘ome 5(1 Of ()U loii.'. hni then, in ill..; centre of whicit, a p*’ell\' strong cianc (v\oi k( d as usual with t'loth and piiiio’! ; i^, Mi:d\ tothevorv k'»;l, and !>y the helji (tl V iii'.’li the in.-lruini'iil i'- let (.idwn iir tukfii up, \\ it'i the ^ri'.itss! eaM- tind reiciditr'i v . W iirn not in n^c, it ri'Si ^ upiiii tlx: di'ck ; hut v. hen the wea ther IS !a\oiabli.‘. iJie \ essel is n!0\’erl to wiiHiever ^t '.lion the t!i\er fiiiccts, and thi:;i down go the :(|uatie qui'trynien. 1 lie JJeli i-' iieiiiier Jinrfe nor less tlian a •'ironu cast melal frame, four inclu s U*4'jk iii the ilde, 5 left '3 luche^ ingh, •1 foot 5 inches wide, taj)cring toward, tht.‘lop, and weighing exactly Ions 1') cwt. The tube of the air pun)p. .S in ches in diameter, is inserted at the and is covered in the insid*' by a leather valve, with a view to the equal distribu tion of the air. Tin; |;uinp, whicli is a double one, is placed on llie leck, and constantly worked by four men w hl^n- evt:r the divc'rs are at any gii;at depth. In the t0]i are-riveted two strong in)ii bolts, foi nied into rings at the extremi ties ; the upper rings connect the liidl with the ciiain of the crane, and the un der ones are used for an impoi-iant pur pose, which I shall by and l)ye explain. In ca.sLing the iiell, ten dilierent holes had been |turpt)sely left, which ai'c till ed w'ilh as many circular windows, ibor- oughly cemented or puttyed in—exact ly such as you sometimes sec, used on board of sliijis, and which the country j/eople call i/o/irs (tf ,s;las.s. In the in side are seats I'is a vi\s, with across spar to n.*s| the feet on, and sundry knobs around the to|, tVom whieli are suspen ded the workmen's tools. When 1 w as aljout to deii(;( nd (accoinpanied by the rfiief di\-er, xMr. Foote, a veiy ci\il, in- ti lli!;-!iil man,) the Ih ll was gradually raita d and lowered over t he vessel’s side, where it hung dangling l\)f a lew min utes. We then dtjscended intt» an ordi- narv sniall boat, and from it ( l.unbered into the bell in a crom'hing a.tlituile, the best wny we coidd. ll\,al, any time a sti.uigvr feels a little s(ine:;mi>h, it is prnhably when he fii't takes his seat in the IJefl ; h( se(!s bim-'ell p''nt in a nar row hou^e (not very uiilike the inort- safes usi (I in church yards to cheat the resurrection-men;) he hears tlie air-v al vt; wiii/ziiig above ; around are notliing hui iron walls; below is the level oi- slight ly agitated sea, and he knows not exact ly what may be his sensiuons when he actually comes in contact with an ele ment-which has proved the grave of so many bi-ave men. iS’one of these I'ecl- ings, however, troubled me ; the air- pump blew, the crane w heel revolved, and dow n—down—down we went, im- til tlie gurgling of the v\ ater over the glass windows, pro\ed that we were fairly under cover. At this stagi* of the descent, niany persons feel a slight pain in their e;ns, and Mr. Foote men- tionecl to me that Mr. Saddlei’, the Ae ronaut, w'ho once dived with him at IJo- Ivhead, tlesciibeil Ins sensations as sim ilar to those lie experiences when de scending in his balhion. 1 caniii't say that. 1 wassensilile of this or any othe-r- feeling, excepting thatof lu'af, alter we liad remained nearly an hour below, and w hich is occasioned by the )ion or ra ther i.loAv escape of the healed air, par ticularly when the bell rests on a level surlace. rnfurtunately the water was rather niiiddy, but the diver assured me that this so seldom happens, that in gen et al he sees listinctly the bottom, the moment the machine begins to dip. On these occasions it is veiy amusing to ob- stjrvc' the motion of th(; lishcs, which apjiear in a tn'mendous hurry to getoiH of t!;e way, ami what with wonderment and tear, cross and reci’oss as fretpuuil- ly as if they weie engaged in dancinga foursome reel.” Sometimes he suc ceeds in sjnaring very large Hourulers, and lat(dy he caught a most gigantic crab, the claws of which coiihl not l»e sp.umcd by a man's hand. Sea urchins are iVetpuntly I'ouiul, and Mr. F. was kind enough to present me wi'di theshell of lh‘ brg st he had e\’er n. Ai'rived at ihe bottom, the diver gave thc usual signal, by striking v.ith a hani- mei' on the side of the bell, and in 'a minute or so, th(‘ iron sjiip uas .vnfcly moored. I th(;n j)roduced a bottle v\ hit-h I had taken caic to iill with (ionlou’s best, drank the livei's healili, and e\e. ry botl} else 1 care much about, or eonld tliink of at the time. I next exhibited mv willing materials, indicti’d a sonnet and iw'o tu' 1 hree cariU, cliaunied a stave, and las{ of ;ill. i niered into a sei’ious conversation \\ith my lri(!inl, in the cou'se of which, 1 endeavort'd to worm from him as \vell as I could, tlu; inyste- rie> of his craft. 'I'he sm f;'ce (»ii w liicli we rested beiiii;' U('ail_\ levid, tin' water was so ebb that it would not. ha\’e co\- ered the halt iil \our shoe, and allndliig to this circumstance 1 asked whal he wo.dd liist pi'iH'eed to do? “ \ll 1 coitld here do.'’ he re|»lied. ‘‘wonld he to iiiaki' a level," ami exhibit inu; a ma son's |ihinm;el. he applied il to Ixiih siles (jf I lie sill face. “■ Ihit," eont inM''d lie, ‘■Tills is hniiiiii'C : yon saw the bla( k rocks jiMimg out of the liariau': well, si) iii'i lilies I he sj'ift \ve land on is ei|U'di_\ uni'\eit. 'i'he b' ll in that case is nc'aily capsized ; the one end reslinu' on a ledi;' d' rod-., the other on sand ; and I'eiwcen them a pnol of .slaiidin;:- water three or lour leet deep. Our boots pi’oleci ns so far, and we mu.-.t )u -l jwork a'.v.-^y with the pick, jmnper, e\c. I the best way we can. When the stulV i is loose, aiui the r'.dibish accumulates, 1 ifivf the slgi.rtl for the bucket tu he > ltjwe;-cil, and by ihifiing n litilc up lir arro-;'^—'Jiirr.v it «'-ui (.f the way. It it be found n('(;essdiy lo blast, the jumi>i r is sent home ; and a tin tube insiu ted, filU'd with i!pwarls of a pt)und of gun- powd(!r. 'I'liis we can li'ngthen at plea sure by screwing di'.V'i'ent j.eeces togeth er and* se.ctiring them i;y a little grease; and in doing tins it is nccessary to as cend yard by yard until w'C come to the sni'i’aee, \\ hen a small piecc of heated iron is dj'opped down the tube and then (df gites the shot—at least it very .sel- doni.if e\er misses.” This is liti;rally the mode of ])roci>eding under water; hut there are other obstacles to encoun- ti r besides precipitous and jagged I'ocks: for sometimes the bell descends into a gro\e (.if Sea tangle, so tall, thick and iimbra;(;ous lhat the liii;htsare complete ly dai kened, and which it requires no slight I Ifort to fell and otherwise eiear awa\. ihit perha])s the most remarka ble thing of all, is the mode of i)lacing the huge masM's of Ireestone, which i'orm tlie foundation of the pier, and each of ^vhich weighs from live to sev en tons. W hen the bed is prepared and a stone is meant lo be laid, it is lirst of all placed on a punt, and from it low ered to the ])roper situation—or as near ly so as the ilriver can direct, lie then descends, ami by shifting abou’t gets the liell susi)ended right above the stone, and forthwilh di^eng^lging the original tackle, hr; attaches lo il an ingenious ap paratus of his tnMi, the chain of w hich is fastem d tu the l ings menlitmed above, and in this way he ilrag> the slone where- e\er Ik phases. N.iy, si) tasily •iire the .stonts moved while alloat in the water, lhat llu; slightest t(>uch sends them this way or that—as a j)roof of which' Mr. Foote declares tliat when every thing is prepared, it is easier to build below th.'iu above water. Already he has laid ‘J4 feet of the iievv pier, and when tier comes to be placed above tier, the work w ill be seen j)eering above the tide as if raised by magic. At Holyhead, he con structed' a pier 400 yards long, and 15 feet high in a similar manner. No ce- m(;nl nor fastenings are used to connect the stones. From their great gravity and fhc slightness of the niotion felt at such dej)ths, there is no danger whatev er of their shilling, while the heavy su- perslriicture that is to bo erected above, will it'iid equaiiy to keep them lirm. 1 should here mention that independ- ent!}' of the pumpeis and hands that woik the vessel, there is another i'.ulivid- md, w hose sole tiuly is tu watch the signals. 'I'hese are reduced to a perfect s\stem and may be explained in half a ilozen \vords. When liie diver requires more air and wishes ihe moiion of the jiump to be (luickened, he strikes Ofic on the inside of the liell, which is easily heaid above even at the greatest depths. 'J'jvo nu.ansthe btdl has come in contact with something and you must iherelore stoj), or turn the windlass ; 'J'hree is the signal for pulling up ; Four means lei the liell hjwer down ; Five la the ^ignal for hawling lo the eastward ; ^Si.r to the westward ; >Scven to the southward ; Eii^ht to the northward ; and Ni)ic means let down tlu; working bucket. iJosides these ther»-Isa signal, but whlfh as yet theie has bei'ii almost no occasiwn lo give at i'oiIjiatrick. 'riuH'Ughout the season the woalbei- has bei'ii exceedingly favoi’abh' lor sub marine operatiim.s ; so much so that Mr. Foot has done as much work in months as he ex]jected to do in years, (hi cer tain da\s he has been below I:! hours out of the 2 1, though not w ithoitt as cending to take refieshmenl. He is still a )oung man, and although lur has plied his vocation for nine years, ap- p.'arsto enjoy perfect he.alth. lie ad- mlls, howe\er, ihitl 1 he enipktvnient is iinfavorahh' to the pr(»jier play of the lungs; hi-j fiisl liistriictr)r, *a Mr. l‘'ish- er, became not a lillh.' astjimatic, and were Jie to attem|)t lo inin a race, or en- gag‘ in any oth(’r violent exercise, wi believe he would he found lo he a little br(dven-’.vinded. \Vilh regai'd to daii- Siei-, the oiiiy thing he ever dreaded was the possil)il,iiy of (Ih; rop(' giving way bel’orc' the hell has had time lo lloat. In that case it wi,'uld gi) down like a shot, and that so rapidly, that the men would be chok' d to a inor.d certaiiit\'. I'or- meil\ the machine was worked bv a rope, in place of a chain, \vhlch on one occasion got s;i eiitai,gled with tin; crane lli.ll for 1W( hours and a half it could neither he let down nor hrouii-ht up, lo 1 he great ten oi' and alarm of the d 1 \'ei s. Ol'len and again Mr. k'oote thought of .•i'etlii.g out and saving his life bv swim- inin'4 lo 11nrtoj), and was onlv dcn.i’i'ed by tlie idea that lliere might he nuinei-- ous boats ai)on1, on which he wouhl he very apt to knock his h(\id. Such .'i mode oi escape is (j.nte possible, and il has bei'ii sugii:es!ed l!iat it Wituld be well to altpch a fai'c rope to lln- hell, stroii'.’: enouirh to e;qjs;;-:e il in ca-.e ;inv thing shiiuld fxo wronfz; w ith the chain. 'I he iilea is pl’Uisihle ; but Franklin, in s])eakingoi Inc possihilily of a swim- nici’il'uai Do\cr to Calais by I’l.i n;.s!.^t.aicc of a papffr kite, re-marks, that tin' packet boat would be a safer conveyance, and on a similar j)rinciple we think the iiver should rather look w'ell to the strength of his tackle, than trust to any such device. OLD TIMKS. Some 40 years since, a Selkirkshire farmer, a great original in his way, ami remarkable for his fondness for a ‘ big price’ for every thing, attended at Lang holm fair, ami notw ithstanding his par simonious habits, acli.ially sold his lambs to a perfect stranger upon his simply promising to pay liini jmnclually at ihe next market. On his relurii home, the farni(;r’s servants, who regularly mess ed at th(! same table, and seldom honor ed hitn with the name of mast; r, inquir ed ‘ Weel Sandy, hue ye sel't the lambs ?’ ‘ Atw'eel hae I, and I gat sixi)cuce niair a head for them than ony body in the market.’ ‘ .Vnd a'weel j)aid siller ?’— ‘ i\a, ihe siller's no paid yet, but its sure eni'uch. ’ ‘ Whal’s your merchant, and w hat's yom- security ?’ ‘ Troth, I never sj)iered,'but he's a decent, lookin’ man wi’ laj) bools and a bottle green coat.* The servants, at this, laughed outright, and launtingly told him he would never get a farthing, Sandy, however, tho't dill'erently, and hy.ving accidentally hurt his leg so as to jirevent him from trav elling, he sent a shej)herd to Langholm with instructions to look out for a nnm with a bottle green coat, whom he was sure, he said, lo find standing at a certain sign. The shepherd did as he was bid, and, strange to say, discovered a person siandlng at the identical sfjol, -who, on l(,arnifig his errand, inquired kindly for his master, and paid him the money to the uttermost farthing* . 8and\, w ho jii- qued himself on his skill in j)hy.siogno- my, heard the news w.ihout any emo tion, and merely said, ‘I wad at any tinu' trust mair lo looks than words, and when 1 saw Colley smcdling about him sae kindly, I ken’t well cneuch he could na be a scoundrel.’ On another occasion Sandy, who had a brother settled as a- respectable mer chant in Edinburgh, conceived the whim of presenting him with a very fine fat tup, the llesh of which, at certain sea sons, is know’n to make most excellent hams. Karly one morning, therefore, the ram, with its legs tied, was tumbled into t' e cart, and, on arriving at his quarters in the Candlemal;cr-iow, the eccentric driver far from committing the extravagance of hiring a ])orter, hoisted the'ajiimal on his own brawny shoul ders, and hied him away to hib brotii- er’.s residence. On the door bring o- pened by a good looking maiden, he briefly inquired ‘ hinny is my Billy in ‘Vour Billy I’ said the lass, ‘ wha is t’ye want, sir V ‘ I want my Billy, or my brither, I tell ye, giff ye ken that ony better.’ The girl retreated a few paces, and told her master tha! there was a daft man at the door, imjuiring for his BUhi„ wiili a great big sheep on his back. The merchant guessed in an in stant the quality of his visitor, but be ing engaged at the time, he de^iretl that th(.' stranger tnighl be shown into the |)arloi'. The w’aitiiig woman, howev er, looked so sulky and suspicious, lhat Siuidy determined to ‘ hae nae comings and ganging wi’ her so that in jdace of leaving his burden in the kilchi n, he edged it lhrn;igh tlie lobby into a very handsome sitting room. I l(;re he rest ed for a few miiiutes, and w Ishlng to show his jx’esent to the lu's! ad\antage, he set about unloosening (he fetters of lh(' ram, mutfering to himself, ‘puir beast, Fse \\arraiid your leii^s are g\e tiri'd-^ior this is no like scamperlMg a- hout aiiioiig (he hills.’ 'I'hus emanci- pated, ihe astonished lu]) loee;an lo make a siir\-('y of the- ai.iai’tmenl, and ilxing his kimliing eyes on a larg'‘ antique mir ror, he n:ad(\ a sudden boll at tlie wool ly antagonist who glai'ed at him from wltliin, as if e(pially anxious lo eon-ie to the .scratch. 'The crash was dreadful-- Ihe ghi'S was shivered lu a tiiinis;iiid pieces', iiot'a lew of which, as ihi • s- caped from the Irame, rallied about the cars ofihe astoiiishi'd farmer, who, M/uir- thinu; lor fear, seemed Ihe Aery coun- I'-rparl of lh! messenger who “ Dr.-w I'rir-an'.! riirtaiii at tlie dful r>f And 1iM liiin ii.ilf liis 'tniy \\a.i Ijuiaicd.” Not content with this exploit, the tup turn'd suddenly round and a‘j;ain espv- ing his shadow in the glas.s ficings of the chimney, h(‘ executed a second as sault. with all the t'ury and success oi’ the lir.-jt. 'I’Ih; noise of t.heso ( xplosions brought ti;e merchant to the i(joni soon er than he intended, and aware as he ^ was lhat s'miethiiig h.ad happ.'ned, he i was scai’cely prejiared for the singular I -cene that pi-esci^u d il-elf; his cliairs upset, and lahle^ co\-ered x'. ith;) shower I oi glass his hrf'yiher tri nibllng lil;e a condi'inned criminal, and j gigmlic ram slridlng in all the pride td' vic'iu’y over jevery_|)art td' his fine Blussids carpel. I At lirst he damiK'd the ram and e\'er\ ' unc coiiiiecWd with him ; but speedily rccovcring his good huivior, lie g.,vo t hand lo his i>V//y, exclaiming, well, Sandy, it can’t be helped noy but you’ll admit lhat I’ve paid fur n present, and lhat the value of niy r»irs, thirty good guineas, is no had pn,, for a moorland tuj). — DumfrUs C'our AUIJOHA BOUEALIS. The most interesting description this beautiful phenomenon which wen. member to have seen, is contained r the Private Journal of Capt. Lyon, w!;^ commanded the ship Hecla, in the Polj- ? Expedition under Capl. Parry. It vv^, the month of December, and in hit. Ot/ 11' N. Ion. 10' W.—Bos. Tct. To describe the colors of these cloui loss heavens would be impossible ; jjyt the delicacy and pm-eness of thevarioy hlendid tints excelled any thing I ever saw', even in Italy. The sun shincj with a diminished lustre, so that iti, possible to contemplate it without a pair,, ful feeling to the eyes ; yet, the bluish color, w’hich, in severe frost, alwavj acconjpanies it, is, in my opinion more pleasing than the glittering bnr. ders which are so profusely seen f-n the clouds in warmer climates. • The nigli;; are no less lovely, in consequence o; the dearness of the sky. I'he' mocj and stnrs shine with wonderful hisiro, and almost j)ersuade -one to be plcasii with the surrounding desolation. Tr:{ aurora borealis does not apjiear affcrtei by the brilliancy even of the full inon:;, but its light continues still the saro, The lirst appearance of this phcnony. non i*; generally in show'ers of fallir,; rays, like those thrown from a ruckc, although not so bright. These hr;.; in constant and agitated motion, hr.i* the aj)pearonce of trickling down tw sky. J.arge masses of light sucoctie: next in order, ’.il('mating from.a la:i.; glow resembling the milky way, tn tif. most vivid Has-hes, which stream r'^; shoot in every direction with the clT'C, of sheet lightning, excejit that, rIv the Hash, the aurora slill contiimo!) he seen. 'The sudden glare and ra: i bursts of these wondcrons slhiwcisr; fire, render it impossible lo ohscnc them, without fancying that tiioy [rn- duce a rushing sound : but 1 ani cuiiii- dent that there is no actual noisf? atlciu- ing the changes, and that the idea i> ronoous. I frequently stood for I'.oiir? together on the ice, to asc( i tain this f,ir„ at a distance iVom anv noise hut my o'v breathlMg, and thus 1 formed my oj'iri' on. Neither did I observe any a aim of color in the tlashi s, whiidi wen ;• my eye always of tlu- same shade as: milky way and vivitl sheet lightniiiL'.- The stars which gleam through thc.n- rora, certainly emit a milder ray, U'.: a curtain of the Anest gauze were inti:- posed. It is remarkai)le that wlicntve: the weatlu r is calm, the aurora 1i .m tendency to form an areh, at wliatcv;' ])osillon it may occujty in the heaxcr.^ On the-'Idh (d’this month, we were pa/ ticulaily gratitled by a beautiful cxii. bilion .of this kind at near jnidnigh*. perfect arch \vas Ibi nx'd at th( soiilj ward, stK tching fr(-m east to west ; i" centre elr\-ated about t wo dt'grecs aliov? the horizon. 'I’he i.ight was s rcnca: dark, whhdi added coiisiilerahly to i' eli'ect, and the appearance continuf uncliaiiged fei- about a quarter oi a hour; but on a sllglit breeze sp’-inci u|) small ray*? shot (iccaslrnailv to t zeni'l), and the arch la.'came agi'a!'-'-^^ with a gentle and undulating motioic'j"; after which it sjirt ad in (.gularly. n'i sej'iaratlng Itsi If into Ihe usual sirc.m ers, soon fliflusc'd itsell' ovei- the wli.: sky. In s’lormv \\e;illier,. the norlii'’’ * liuhts fly w itii the i'.ipi(iit_\ of liglilri"-'' and wllh a coi-re^pon.’ihg wildnc"'* the galt.‘ wli:c!i is Idowini:,', gi\ ing;ui !esci'iba!)ii‘ i !rof ma:;ii‘ to the sceuf'. I !ia\e never conl''niplated thca^a''' \\ithout *ex])eriencii:g the ino^t a"l si-nsalions, and c:iii readilv excnsc I' poor untutored Indians for supp"'' • that, in the !esiic>N molloiisof tlie liierii lights, llie_\ beiiold the spin their fathers I’oaming iii freeduin i the laiul of suuls. .-I i \ A MK'lCOL'.s 1.1 I T.. At the ;.jroat day it will not be iiiq'H'' how lo'^ic-illy any man has rcas(jtic 1, uiily how A'iituoiisly he has acted; a:ii' have possessed that love to (iod, th''!' ’I fruitsof wiiich wt're hcnevolcnce aiid will to men, will then he of more i’Tip tanre to us than to have ac(piircd all kiiu" edi^-e, and to have understood all niysioi'-^ ’I'hi'rc are no i^rcaier objects of p'*' tli' woi ld, than men who arc adiiurc;! all around ior the.ir nice di.sccrnniciit • line taste in every ihinij of a worldly' ture,l»ui ha\eno taste for the richosth i” dure f(ji ever—no hnc for (iod or his —no love f(jr Christ or their souls, sm h a state, however admired or rcsp I- ed, they cuunol bCc the kini^om oi
The Journal (Salisbury, N.C.)
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Nov. 16, 1824, edition 1
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