Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-03-29
COMM SICATED.

~ few nights since. whilst was walking
alone at tho silent hour of midnight, when
all nature was at rcstsNvc my own troub-
led spirit, was lovely night, and the sill
vcr-br.Lt Moon carrcsScd in the heavens
My mind was inscnsibly drawn from the
petty thoughts of terrestrial ambition, To the
more sublime works of nature. thought
Of our Sun anl its systcnl-I thought CT
this earth and our brilliant night lamp with
its lofty mountains-Iycho especially. 1
thought Of the Planets in their sue ccssion
till reached the cold and co'nfor,lcss sphere
Of Saturn. ! thought Of Moorc's beautiful
lines, (hc had, no doubt, just looked upon
Diagram OF Saturn, when these exquisite
lines were composcd,) each verse ending
with ''this earth is the Planet for you love
and mc''-and then thought of-Ah! as.
sociation thou powerful conncctcr of our
ideas
My thoughts were thus growing earthly.
vet felt enough self control, although some
1hins of fatalist, to carry them back TO the
great Author of all these wonderful objects
of vision then passing before my sight
1t was with mingled feelings Of pleasure
and admiration. that looked upon the reg
ularity and order which pcrvaIc the Solar
System and upon the distance and number
OF tho fixed Stars, each perhaps Sun to
4 system, like our own, governed by SINH
lar laws. These reflections led me 20 dwell
OH the pow CT, tho wisdom and The goodness
of Cod. Who can follow out in his own
mind such Il train of reflections, without
being convinced of the existence of an all
wise and powerful Creator! I retired to
the bosom of my family with feelings of
quiet delight and grattication satisfied with
myself and all Gods creatures, and pleased
with the thought, that ] was a happier
better, and wiser man than was before
had learned this source Of pleasure.
But to whom am indebted for all this!
To Mr.. CoIrncy-,hc gentleman who frs,
directed my thoughts, to the delightful study
Of Astronomy, i'll cousc Of lectures which
hc has just concluded in this place. Bu,
for his course of Lectures. should have
remained perhaps for some time, in isno-
rance of the elementary principles of the
science ; and for one can freely say, that
the knowledge and pleasure derived from
his Lectures, cannot hc measured by the
timc consumed, labor bestowed. or ten
times the expense incurred. feel justified
i'll saying, that his whole class feel grca,ful
to the friends who introduced him to us.
and concur with me, in advising all who
may have an opportunity Of attending Il
course Of his Lectures, to seize il with a.
vidity.
But his Lectures brought us another
pleasure, which Mr.. G.. himself must ac-
knowledge; and that was derived from the
smiles of Ewes fair daughters. The beau
~ and fashion of!lc village graccd the Lee
turc room, and although Mr.. G.. was mr.
Ernt with his man William to keen tbc
lights cN,insuishcd, VIC were prevented from
the midnight darkness, which he so much
desired 10 crcaIc, by the brilliant flashes of
the Ladies' cycs. know my readers arc
i.norant of that quotation cndns-",i!l wo-
man smiled" and would insert il, but ,hat
II fss eSco!'r'! nv nlcncry TYC!!D.