Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-08-05
NW!eTN!NWlN STAR
WARREN. SATURDAY MORNING AUo. s
"Hector," says she, 81 guess you'll stare
sTo hear I've come from Jubiier."
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"To hear I've come from Jubiier."
NJ 'f.# Btvlesq,e on The Hliad.
We do no: mean to intimate by our
text, that we have actually, in our pro-
per persons, quilted our foothold on
this planet our earth. and by way Of an
airing, visited our neighbour Jupiter,
who, in the course which the God ofna-
ture marked out for. his Journeyings
through the starry heavens, has drawn
within oorview. We have only beeo
regaling our 0pticks with visw Of this
king Of planets and rejecting upon
lhe variety Of opinions which we have
heard expressed~ith regard to the Wis.
it which he is paying us. Some peo-
plslare Aed to believe that be has stood
between Us sad the windows Of Heav-
en-, absorbing that moisture which ought
to Have filed odtrain-water cisterns, and
refreshed tie vegetable kingdom 9th.
srs that he is . sign in the heavens,
ominous Of evil 70 such wicked fellows
~ John Randolph and, Min Edwards, who
sayDanA ases whatever happens to fill
their mini 9ss eye, without the least re.
gSra for "'wimts thee babbleins world
will say l" others, that il is Intended
10 irradiate the pubfck highway from
The earth's, circumference TO its centre,
that Captain ,iSymmes may be spared
the trouble and expense, Of . pocket.
Iantern; Gld,mails screw their mouths
info wise FUCKERS, and hint that the
General Court at Boston md the plane.
tary legisiature have an eye'upon old
bachelors young ladies who bave
been. sickenins under s hopes defer
Fed. ."plack up new courage, and look
Sor happier .hours during the reign Of
this new planet : one old lady dream
ed that :sbe stood upon the highest
peak of tie Catskill mountains, that
while mere standing she saw the fer
Tile 'vvales which were spread beneath
bsr.r cb,hed, with catnip and mother
wort frsm the foot Of the mountain far
beyond the eyes utmost stretch, and
LSught u relieve the vision save now.
ana then an old mill for the purpose Of
-polverisi6g tobacco leaves, or a solitary
GIN distiliery-that while she was view
ing with wonder and establishment this
paradise, she heard p sound resembling
many spinning whests with patent heads
ia rapid motion eltIeOked towards
the East, and beboldt there appeared in
the s7f.s 1 body like our earth, being
mass one. thousand times larger than
all the. tow she ever saw hetchelled I;
and abe heard voice issuing from The
jyeatare, which for harshness exceeded
The uoited voices Of seven " wash.la-
dies" "'dcprlvsd Of their eleven clock
cordial, saying I" pn Jupiter the Min
ts,ef. Plcalpo,en' from the heavenly
bedies, sent to bfopouoce iinals,liction
against all who scoff al dreaners, and
hrs,seers, su believers in signs, aud
warnings, and ore-runqers, NC. = and
the OLD lsdy believes from her very
soul that there is more meant by this
ont Of the way journey Of the thing
with borrowed light, than many peo-
Pic are willing 70 admit, We do moi
fear alteration for the worse in oor
line Of busioess---Printers are safe Oh
sh score. II the appfeacA Of plan