American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-10-05
THE LATE PHENOMENON.

The Providence Literary Cadet, after giving an
account of the beautiful appearance Of the :" Bow
of Lght,"a few evenings past, adds the follow ing:
After it had fed, there was much speculation
among the wise matrons Of the day, who, very
gravely shook their heads, and sagaciously under
took to make accurate and positive predictions, as
to the events the phenomenon luretod.
The sondy Mrs. Hapless, as she took a fresh
pinch Of snuff. exclaimed, all me! We shall soon
have a dcsuating war and famine, and remem
Der that in the year 1172. just such thing ap-
peared. and my good dear ACKNOWLEDGMENT rest
his soul ,-told me what it all meant. War, war.
said he, we shall have, and our poor lchabod, now
in his eleventh year, will be killed in battle. All
things turned out as my husband said they would;
Ichabod was killed All me. these wars and clouds
of light, are dreadful things
Miss Hannah Hopeless, maiden lady, VINO
wears \ wig, made of the hair Of her lover, who d
ed at sea, Just eight and sixty years last Michael
mas day, declared that the very night her poor
dear lover died, as she by the fire side, wind
ing sheet made its appearance ON the candle, the
black cat rounded up hei back. one Of the. chairs
danced round the room. and the warming pan fell
slam bang on the floor, and looking ont Of the win
| dow she saw the very light that was now 10 the
heavens! She knew that something dreadful was
to bcsal her and sure enough, two days after
wards she heard Of the death Of her beloved Char
ley
Aunt Hannah, as she gaZed upon the light, wi
ped her spectacles, then her nose. and then her
ewes, and with shrug Of the shoulder, which was
as much as to say, know all about it, declared
that it was prosnostic Of famine. and advised her
neighbours, in the most pathetic tones. to be care
full Of their jenny cakes and in all things act
with great prudence
1 Mrs. Lucreta OiIumbug, a lady from The Green
I>le of the Ocean. who had listened attcntively to
the language OF the sste,hood, now came forward
with !. fire in her heart and birthstone in her liver,
and offered her opinions on the subject Yc are
all wrong about it. said she, and I'll tell se, fyel
Just stand back little. just what il names. Och
YOU spalpeens, dnna ye be after making such a
boheraton--it means just nothing at all, at all In
aud Ireland they are as common a, glow worms
in bog; and they are more bright and excellent
ton We have them there at all times. il we want
them even at mid day So stop your botheraton
"a murphy Tor your nonsense!
Among others, who had Sazed upon the stan
GER was the artlessan lovely blue e, ed Julia In.
tenly she surveyed the arch Of light, and then .ur
ming to her cousin. eypatiatel upon its besuty and
majesty In that arch, said she. lbelod the exist
ence Of a Gnd--the image Of my Greater: and il
affords an evidence Of all all Wise being. which the
sophist, the sccpc, and the speculaons OF the ~
fdel philosopher cannot destroy.-N no that be
holds It can any longer doubt that there is an }T
ERRuLrNG Power that there is EEING, who
fashions the order of nature. who regards even the
sparrow's fall, and temPefs the wins 70 tie sheFn