The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1837-07-15
), COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA. SATURDAY, july 15, iss7.
Number I2.


ford retrospective view of the plain before
me. | consented, and he adjusted the
glasses accordingly. now perceived the
two roads with the party wall much more
dense than before; observed man pro.
PEELED by popular force from right to left
along very plain, unstained, collateral
path, till he arrived at an elevated position
in the path of preferment. He mounted it
without emotion, and sustained his position
with dignifed irmness, till having sub.
served the end for which he had been thrust
forward, he stepped down to the common
level with cheerfulness, took the first path
which led back to the domestic road, and
never looked back with longing eyes. /
saw this man pass through two or three
evolutions of this kind and finally saw him
repose in the most solid, though plain de.
pository at the further end of the way.
This man is CrNc1NNATUs," said my pre-
ceptor.
| applied my eye to the glass again: l
saw an old gentleman high in the road of
preferment, whom took, from his costume
to be Naval officer, holding out his hands
and interceding with his son, at the thresh,
hold of the way, to follow him with all
speed The youth; however, contrary to
custom and the advice of his parent, inclin.
ed to the right, and after time saw him
with ruddy countenance walking beside his
mother i'll the domestic road. The old
gentleman showed great dissatisfaction at
this, and think did some acts of violence,
but the youth pressed forward, blithe and
unassuming. Presently observed a null
tltude pursuing this boy with darts and
lances, both among the travellers on the
right and left paths. lie did not seem to
fear them, yet he suffered several wounds.
lost sight Of him sometimes, and then
found him again. After time | saw him
mount high emnence in the path of pre-
ferment, though could not tell how he ar
rived there, nor see where he passed the
party wall. thought however that his
father had constructed steps by which the
youth was secured against the trap door be-
meath him, and upon which he asoended.-
| now saw the party wall in certain places
become more transparent-I saw an ocean,
a wilderness, a tribe of Indians and a church,
pass in the distance before me; after which
my friend bade me listen. | did so, and
keeping my eye to the glass, saw multi
tude of people of every denomination, sect
and party, on either side the transparent
party wall; saw them with one accord
kneel down, and each one raise his voice
at the same moment in prayer to God.
heard their prayers-they were all ad-
dressed in different forms and languages,
and for various objects, yet all distinct and
articulate, and what seemed most strange,
was, that they all prayed aloud at once,
and yet heard ea'h as distinctly as though
but one had spoken. | observed the lead
trs walk forth and proclaim universal free
dom, love and good will-but saw, too,
that his countenance betokened anger when
some one laid a sword in his path. He re-
piled by holding UP to the admiring world
a picture of "a lion and lamb feeding to-
gether." After he had suffered considera-
bly, from the tolls and traps set for him, /
saw him enter beautiful eminence, hung
round with brown cloth at the further end
of the road, where he has rested ever since.
"The last man thou hast seen," said my
precepter, sis WILLIAM PENN"
"Look again. said my friend. did so,
and saw muscular youth enter the plain
by the right hand path. He was early
pressed towards the party wall--he passed
The encountered many dangers, but COM
monty reached his objeCt-the wall grew
more Opaque in places-he returned to his
irst path with grief solsmnly depicted on
his countenance. saw band of heroes
with whom he kept counsel. saw them
assume a firm attitude, and heard them
proc laim GSall men are hU naturo ao,,al