The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-09-26
/ WAS rendered senseIess BY the shock.

resting upon the face of the earth. The sea lay quiz
ey sleeping in its bed, rejecting from its CLASSY sur
face the dark blue midnight sky with all its hosts OF
olttering and everlasting stars. The slightest posi-
~ble breeze was gently agitatng my thin and now
blanched locks; cooling and invigoratng my heated
.emples. felt more composed than usual-my mind
seemed to have reganed some power of ixedness and
WAS not so disposed to roam about diversity of sub
;ects / looked calmly and thoughtfuy up into the
stv the blue of which, thought more intensely
dark, than had before seen 1t and yet ianc
cd could see farther into the depths than usual, while
the stars seemed set out in holder relief nay refec
lions. naturally, turned to celestial matters wan
dered in my imagination through the different constel
ations and traversed the eternal spheres Was each
and every fixed star, sun, centre OF system How
INSIGNIFICANT them is this fair earth Of ours, and how
contemptible a creature is man !? But how still more
So his concet his pride, his arrogance?
Morning broke in upon my meditatons. A streak
Of greysh light was perceptbe along the verge Of the
eastern hills rose from my seat, and began to re-
trace nv steps into the interior Of the country travel
limo almost in direct line. met with obstructionsI
its tr,e but did not wish to avoid them, for The la
Dor it cost me in surmounting them seemed to recall
nv mind from its wenderings. One day trayersing a
plain of considerable extent, which are common to
the South American continent, encountered troop
of wild horses Immersed in thought, did not OBJ
serve Them till they had within short distance
Of me- and yet the noise they made was like that OF
thunder Snorting and neighng, their nostrils dis
tended, their large eyeballs flashing fire, and their
lonu names and tails streaming in the wind they came
dashing furiousy down upon feared not for life
II even wished for death, yet was teTorstricken at
INV dancer. But it was too late seek for shelter,
and had heard Of the power the human eve has over
the 6ercest animals, and quickly resolved to try IFS
efficacy as my only chance Of escape. The troop had
now approached within a few feet Of mel reused
INV energies, and threw my whole soul into my eyes.
Phe foremost rank came to sudden halt, as fnimi-
dated by the fierce glance Of my eyes; followed BY
the whole phaanx in rapid successlon from the front
70 the rear Perceiving the advantage had gained,
shored as loud as my voice would permit, and bran
dished staff which held in my hand loud and
terrific snorting which sublmely along the waste
arose from the whole troop. and rushing they
passed like whirwind either side Of me, leaving
me unharrned, untouched They were out Of sight II
4 few moments, and the only trace of then1was {
cloud of sand on the edge OF the distant horizon. In
deed from the moment Isaw them, till they had dis
anpeared. scarcely one minute Of time had gone by
/ continued my journey once more came among
the habtatons Of men and passed through towns AM
villages but avoided all intercourse with human so