Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-09-01
- MEAEy CADET.
PROVIDENCE, SATURDAY, SEPT. /.

hs- PiIENoMENoN.--On Tuesday evening,
the peups Of the New-F.ngland States, wit
messed Phenomenon i'll the Heavens, which
has caused TO little speculation, among those
who would scan the mysteries OF the skies, and
fnthom the wonders Of nature; but thus far, we
believe no one has succeeded in giving am
reasonable explanation oil the causes which
gave birth TO the wonder
Abo It half past nins O'Clock "a cloud Of light
made It's appearance Oil - disc ot the south
eastern horizon. and rapidly travcrsng the
skies ,passed the zenith and moving to tho north
west formed a most beautiful arch, and excit-
edihe aamiration al some, and the terror and
awe, oto, hers. BY some lit IS supposed 10 have
been the reflection OF the rays of the Aurora
Borealis, which were at the time very brilliant
Mt the north ;but VIC entertain different opn-
ion, and think that it was an illuminated chain
ofyapor; as, when it began 70 d;sappear,it broke
in ten tholsand distinct pieces, and wandered
away. in little detached clouds, ill the whole
oil il was lost forever.
After. it had fe0, there was much specula-
tiun among the wise niatrons OF the day, who,
very vi, r,vely shaking their heads and sagacious-
" undertook 10 make accurate and positive
predictions, as to the events the phenomenaD
ioretold.
The eoodly Mrs. Hap.css, as shc tooe
fresh pinch of snu.i,, exclaimed, ah ne! We shall
soon have a desolatng war and famine, and
remember that in the year i772. Just such u
thing ap,e lrei. md my good dear husband
Heaven rest his soul, told re, what 1t all
meant. War, war, said he, we shall have
and our poor Ichabod, now in hs eleventh
year, will be killed in the battle. All things
turned ont as my husband said they would:
Ichabod was killed. An ne, these wars and
clouds of light are dreadful things!
~ ,l,N LII, ,,b.N
wears a wig, made of the hair Of her lover.
who died at sea. Just eight and sixty years last
Michaelufas DAY, declared that the very nigh!
her pupr dear lover died, as Sic sat by the FIRE
side, a winding sheet, made it appearance Oh
tffc candle, the black cat rounded up her back,
one Of the chairs dlncad round tho room, and
tie warming pan fell slam bang ON the foo!,
and looking olt at the window sho aaw the
yery light that was now in the hcavcnsl She
krAsy that something dreadf4l was to befai
Iler-s1nd sure enough, tgo days Afterwards
she heard Of the death Of her Beloved Charley!
Aunt Hannah. as sire gazed upon thx Hght,
sincd her spectacLs'. uIeo her nose, aud then
hor eyes, arNi with siI.ug OF the shoulder,
which was as much AS to say, know all about
IL. declared That it was ptognostic of a fam
me. aud advised her neighbours, in tho most pa
tls,tic tones, 70 he careful Of their jouny cakes:
aTnd in all things act with great prudence.
Mrs. Lucretia OHumbug, lady from the
C;ryen Isle ofthe Ocean. who had listened at
tentiveiy 10 the language OF the sisterhood,
now came forward, with Z" fire in her heart
and brimstone in her liver" and offered
her opinions on the subject. Ye are all wrong
aaont it said she, and I'll tell ye, if yen Just
stand back little, just what it names! Och!
We spalpecns, dint be after making such
botheration-it means just nothing at all. at
all! In auld Ireland they are a. common as
glow worms in a bog and they are more bright
aud excellent too! We have tfrern there at
all times, if we want them, even at midday!
So stop your bofheration--a murphy fdr your
nonsense!
Among others, who had gazed. upon the
stranger, was the artiess, and lovely blue-eyed
Jnial Intently she surveyed the arch ofligh'
and tlren turning to her cousin. expatiated
upon its beauty and majesty. In that arch,
said she, behold the existence Of 'iod--the
IMAGE of my creator; and it otfsrds an cvi-
donce of an all wise bang, which the sophist,
the sceptic, and the speculatiops Of the inlidol
philosopher, cannot destroy. Who that be-
holds II. can any longer doubt, that there is
an nOvrRauLrve-PowER that there is a
Rerys, who fashions the orders OF nature, who
rcsp ,rds syen the sparsow's fall, aud tempers
,bs .yind 70 ,hs shonp nmb! And though her