The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-02-17
AN EVENING SCENE.

\ "S vi TUESDAY, December y
was mild, serene, and beautiful, as remem
per ever 10 have witnessed at this season O
the year. The afternoon had been pleas
ant IKE one of those early spring DAYS il
Marc9, SO full hope, gladness, and prom
Use. BIRDS sang from the honey-suckle il
the 9Hrden-the cocks clapped their wing
ana cFoWed frequent and shrill-ihe turkey
strut9ed and displayed their plumage witt
Inoret than usual spirit. AS the plough il
Mi. sharpless's field turned over the furrow
the ground smoked as it drank up the warn
Deans OF the sun. Such was the afternoon
Dat tAe evening how passing lovely The
! nelV noon, at half an hour after sun down
was 't6out fUTty 1--WE degrees ubuvr-tao ho,i
zon; her crescent extremely bright, and
the whole orb distinctly visible. A sbor
distance below, and little south, was VIZ.
NUS, now in full splendor, even SO bright. as
10 cast A slight shadow. They looked like
the queen of night, and her favorite maid
more bIghtly bedecked than her mistress,
hieing.full OF galety and JOY to the nuptial
couch u the coral bowers ofThetis. know
not win, but | thought of Andromache. and
her loely boy beside his mother. The
glltterng train of night seemed to veil
themselves in retiring modcstv. in their su.
perorpIesence.
At eight, | went out, again to take last
iook ~ the lovely pair, ere they retired be-
low tft western hills. They seemed some
what fIrther apart, and larger, not bright
en- as sen through the haze near the hori-
Zoh, 'In when in their zenith and now.
me sPNndld armament appeared to glow as
II It's hes had been new blown; and myri-
aus OF Stars hung out, round and gItterinp.
IN the dep blue ether of the calm and clear
SKY. thought, then dafted quicker than
ray OF light, glancng, wandering into the
iar-far leglons Of space. What art thou.
peau;eoui moon, so changeful in thy course
ana lorm7-now dark, like my troubled spir-
IL, the raylof cheerfnlness Withdrawn. like
me hight o. the sun from thee-.and again
lull oil life and joy-hopc futtering his CAV
pihlons oveIme, as thou renewest thy bright
ness What art thou? Inhabited? By
what BY whom And thou glittering
gem; dost thou pursue thy way il still and
soiltary grandeur, without life upon thv bo-
som DO The beams of light visit thee
merely to make more melancholy thy bar
rem womb of Meath /? Is there no voice of
JOY IN thy Valleys-no sound of glatlness on
ivy NILS, to he heard? Does not love dwell
qpon thy little orb? Is jealousy there !:
Does envy nhahit thee? Does ambition
contend there for empire, or avarice dig for
gold Has Justice visited thee for trans
gression-and Mercy arrested his bolt in
mla,SeHeY (. Thou wilt moi, answer; but as
doubt but life, perhaps in higher forms OF
BEAUTY and intelligence, dweIls with thee.
Thou wilt not answer, and pursue my
course on the swift wings of fancy-far-
far beyond thy feeble light. Farewell
farewell, pale moon-and thou bright sun,
now dwindled to a twinkling star-fare thee
well-for roam in other systems, where
there are other Suns Onward-thy beams
are extinct to me now,-behold, am, as
when started-in the midst of glittering
worlds. ETERNAL, where is thy throne
Is it local, or is all space thy habitaton p
Come home, mind. The scene is too vas,
for thee. Thou becomest bewildered, but
cannot futhom the mystery Of creation. AT
such moment, with such views, how inf
nltely little seem our pursuits-human pride
and human ambition-our rivalries, and
our quarrels-DEIrY-thou art great be-
You'd our Hottest conceptions and wise he
You'd our deepest reasonings. We know
the Heavens shine by thy splendor, anC
all nature is eloquent in thy praise" In
splre US with right minds-.lust and tender
to our fellow men-and with grateful anC
obedient hearts. Reason, presumptive, tina
would fain reach thy vast height, topples
darkling to earth. But the sacred pag,
supplies what bold, but elring reason coEl,
never attain. The way of duty is mad
plain. The paths Of faith and hope ar,
lighted up by the bright star that rose t
guide the Shepherds of Bethlehem.
Village Record.
| FATAL Trick OF CONJURoR. A dread
! full accident occurred at Armstadt on tn
10th November. On that day Linsky, til
celebrated legerdemain performer, gave, i
the presence Of the family of Prince Swart
zenburgh Sondershausen, Il grand exhi
bition, in which he wished to distinguis
himself by an extraordinary display OF hi
art. Six soldiers from the garrison wer
introduced, to fire with ball cartridges
Madame Linsky, the young wife of the cor
Juror. They were, however, instructed j
biting the cartridge to bite off the ball an
keep it in the mouth, as they had bee
shown how TO do on rehearsal. Madam
Linsky, who had recently lost child, Wa
for long time unwilling to perform tn
part ALLOTTED TO her in this trick; but, /
the persuasion of her husband, she was il
duced to consent. The soldiers, who wei