The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1834-02-01

himself an he presence OF sPhn
'sKneel not, my son, 70 mortal, for am yet
of earth like thysef Rise; seat thyself, and lis
ten to the instructions, thou hast wisely coveted
Called obeyed, and reclining at his fathers feet,
listened with awe.
" My son." said Hassan, Z" thou hast been told
of thy fathers deeds but now thou shalt hear what
mortal ne or heard before. Thou well knowesl
that glory, unbounded wealth, and the undivided
love ofmy subjects were mine my. private hours
were sweetened by the presence Of thy mother and
at thy birth, my every wish was fully gratifed |;
and looked around in my pride and power, and
impiously demanded who could deprive me of my
joys: and L saw nough,.
Then rejoiced ,and vainy prayed the prophet to
shew me taught was more powerful than ]. While
the prayer yet hang on my lips, l heard voice
like the cataract Of Feschid, saying "follow me
Hassan and will show thee what thou hast de-
sired %
Iuembled at my rashness, and dared not look
up to behold the messenger ofthe prophet, but was
irresistably led, knew not whittier. Ia an Instant,
l found myself beside the couch ofa dying man,aP-
parently in the prime Of life and the dreadful voice
sounded in my ears, (" behold NIX power % and
gazed upon the scene before me. The wretch
was in delirium, and laughed aloud in his agony :
he spoke words without meaning, and again he
laughed ti the walls echoed with the senseess mer
[riment. His fingers played with the leaves Of q
massy volume from which he read, or seemed to
read but il was as the untutored language Of q
child, who had no understanding the workings Of
tongue, without brain to guide it; ! turned from
him in disgust, and when looked again be wns
dead but the. same hiedous smile played upon. his
distorted features.
Again was led on through the regions Of space,
and in cave ofthe earth the spirit said to .be-
hold MY power" And look'd. Stretched on
the cold floor Of the cave, lay an aged man. "
one hand he grasped an empty goblet the Other
was entangled in his white locks. HIS face grew
black. bis mouth fosmsd, bis lips quissred, and his
strained eys-bsls starting from sheir sockets, be
uttered one groan and expired.
Ibeheld gallant bark on the ocean. and the
voics said, g behold IA power r. And ! saw u
man leaning csrelessiy over the side Of thssSossei,
watching the waves ~ they bore him sn'oothly on
ward. lie arose, and as ~ perfect securiiJ, rI
down on the deck. to rest. The
bark struck rock, and sunk ore the sleeper wins
awakened.
4 entered magnificent temple, and gazed in ad-
miration upon larfamed statue Of Venus, to which
the temple was dedicated; but heard the hassd
voice, saying F" behold N power !" Beside the
statute lay a man whose features wore the ghastly
hue ofdsath. His foot was ciovsn in two, and a
sculptor's chissel was bedded in the still resking
wound. lie vainly endeavored to remove it, and
casting one look at the goddess, then at the stream
OF blood that laved her feet, fell back on the mar
BILE steps Of her altar, and closed his eyes forever
i beheid verdant gardeu. Its walks were
Frightened with flowers, and fruitladen trees shad
ed the path. A cooling stream ran down the gras-
sy bank, and was lost in grOtto of mosy cOlored
shellsx stones. Aud l said, "surey hoaor canno'
enter here'' But the spirit said, "bohod MY pow
or 70 And saw beautiful child playing among
the flowers, and asin the ickieness OF infancy i
threw into the stream all had just plucked,a troop
Of slaves were at hand to offer fresh ones, anu
more beautiful than those. When he moved they
followed to push aside the branches in his path,
and remove the thorns from the ore it touch
ed. II he wished for fruit, tine boughs were bent
within the reach Of his tiny hands, but spotted
snake crept from beneath the broad leaves and the
, lovely child lay SWOLLEN and dscolored and
loathsome corse.
trod a sandy desert, an immense caravan mov-
cd slowly toward the East The spirit said s. be-
. hold My power T. and l saw, mounted upon o
camel, loaded with gold, weary travelier.--
counted them until his eyes sparked with delight
, at the amount. The SIMEON OF the desert passeC
by. The traveller clutched his gold, inhaled th'
norious vapours, and the sands covered him ant
his treasure. t
a looked again and again, until my brain reeled
: and implorsd the spirit to LET me die, for wa
sick Of dreadful sounds and horrid sights but h
ri sternly bade me, F" once more behold MY powsr'
a and though saiiated with scenes Of misery, l wal
forced 70 obey, and beheld vast plain, which
1.-TWO armies were engaged in deadly strife. One
I rode by me, with lowering crest and noddinl
4 plume, that waved gallantly above the rest, lii
very courser mufied the wind as If it scorned ,c
breath the air inhaled by those Of mesper blood
and ,ramped beneath his crimsoned hools, the
slaughtered myriads that had fallen in tho tight
And on on he rode, shouting victory ! victory
An enemy's steel laid
him by the side Of those he had trampled, and hi
4 scomIu steed paved the earth at his side, and
then dashed on with boofs re-crimsoned with the
life blood Of his slain lordl And in another hour bui
few were sfi to tell Of the countless multitude oI
a the morning.
M.d.isning turned and cursed my conductor,