The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-09-16

conyole.ions. [. was Of the same metal as the
flames; and ON each of the sides of the building it
was open at both ends. The columns six each
side, were simply plain shafts, without capitals or
pedcstas, or any description of ornament; nor
was any perceived in other parts of the edifce. 1t
was open each side, and seemed to contain nci-
ther seats, altars nor offerings; but it light
and airy structure, nearly hundred feet high from
its white gstening floor to its glowing roof and it
stood upon round green cminence the eastern
side of the valley. We, afterwards, however, dis
covered two others which were IN every respect fic
smiles of this one; but in neither did we perceive
any yisitant, except focks of wild doves, which
lighted upon its ustrious pinnaclcs. Had the dew
otecs of these temples gone the way of all living,
were the latter merely historical monuments What
did the ingenious builder mean by the globe SUI
rounded with flames Did they, Bt this, record any
past calamity of their world, predict any future
one of ours? by no means despair Of ultimately
solving not only these, but thousand other ques-
lions which present thsYs1ves respecting the object
IL this planet for not the mionth part of her sur
face has yet been explored, and we have been more
desrous of collecting the greatest possible number
Of new facts than of induging in speculative thco-
ries, however seductive to the Imagination.
But we had not far to seek, for inhabitants Of this
Vale of the Triads." Immediately on the outer
border of the wood, which surrounded, at the dis
of half mile, the emnence on which The first
of these temples stood, several detached as
semblies of beings whom we instantly recognised to
he of the same species as our winged friends of the
Ruby Colosseum, near the lake Langrcnrus. Iiav-
ing adjusted the instrument for minute cxamina-
tion, we found that nearly all the individuals in these
groups Of a larger stature than the former spec
linens, less dark in color, and in every respect an
improved variety of the They were chiefly
engaged in eating large yellow fruit like gourd
sections Of which they dextcrousy divided with their
fingers and ate with rather uncOuth voracity throw
i,r fbp nd A rpbf fr,,it
cucumber, which we had often seen pendent from
trees having broad dark leaf, also lying in
heaps, in the centre of several of the festive groups
but the only use they appeared to make of it was
sucking its juice after rolling ii between the palms
ofthcr hands, and nibbling off an end. They SEEM
cd to be emnently happy, and even polite for we
saw, in many instances, individuals sitting nearest
these piles of fruit select the largest and brightest
specimens, and throw them archwisc the
circle some opposite friend or associate who had
extracted the nutrnen from those scattered around
him, and which were frequently not few Whilst
thus engaged in their rural banquets or in social
CONVERSE they were always seated with their knees 4
fiat upon the turf and their feet brought evenly in
the form of triangle. And for some mysterious =
reason or other this figure seemed to be especial
f,vorte among them for we found that every group v
social circle arranged itself in this shape before it t
dispersed, which generally done at the signal d
of individual who stepped into the centre and b
At this signal each member oflh company extend ii
cd his arms forward to form horizon c
tai angle with the extremity of the fingers But this c
not the only proof we had that they were crea- il
lures of order and subordination. We a
had no opportunity of seeing them actually engaged
IN any work OF industry or art and so far we n
could judge they spent their happy hours in col te
ccng various fruits in the woods, in eating nvng L
bathing, and lettering about upon the SUBMITS of d
prccpices But although evidently SO
the highest order of animals in this rich valley they
were not its only occupants. Most of the other an tn
imals which we had discovered elsewhere in very
distant regions were collected here and also a, Sc
least eight or nine new species of quadrupcds. The TIN
most attractive of these tall white stag with br
lofty spreading antlers black ebony. We several tee
times saw tins elegant creature ro up TO the seated c
parties of the sem-human beings | have described ma
and browse the herbage close beside them, without of
The least manifestation of fear lis part, or of no. nu
lice on theirs The universal state of ainy among me
NIL classes of lunar creatures and the apparent alb are
ence OF every carnverous crocious Species gave We
Is the most refined pleasure, and douby endelred of
% us this favored world. Ever again when " eve nu
he blue vault and bless the useful light" shall | re- the
'a the scenes of beauty, grandeur, and felicity La
have behed upon her surface, not as through n an,
glass darkly, but face to face - and never shall oo
n'hN oi t''at line OF our thrice noble poet:-- for
-" Meek dams crest tly
Sails through the air island of the best" dir
Without exulting in my knowledge of its truth" "
With the careful inspection of this instructive val ~
ey, aud scientific classification of its animal, yeg- Wv
table, and mineral productions the astronomers m ~.
osed their labors for the night abors rather men,
al than physical, and oppressive from the extreme -,
excitement which they naturally induced. singu- ~,
ar circumstance occurred the next day which threw |
he telescope quite of use for nearly week, by
which time the could be no longer observed -,
hat mouth. The great lens which was usually ,I'
owered during the day, and placed no izontaly had
is true, been lowered usual, but had inconsid-
ratey left in perpendicular position. According s
y shortly after sunrise the next ming, Dr.. Her M,
hel and his assistants DR.. Grant, and Mcssrs '