Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-04-15
For the Arkansas Intclligsucsr
SIG ms ND WONDERS.

4 "A ST MS AND ONDERS.
s Much having been said of late relative to signs
and wonders in the heavens and on earth. The
year 1913, according to Miller, is to be .he last
recorded in the history Of man. CertaiaIy he
could not have selected more suitable ono for
the promulgation os his fanaticaI hypothesis, for
in The very commencement of lS43, old earth
several times was felt trembling under US, Us il
shocked from her centre to her circumference by
internal commotions. Next fiery comet is seen
from Massachusetts, traversng the Constellation
l,raco-another with tail moro than fifty mil.
lions Of miles in length, is seen from Van Barren,
ewcePing his crimson tail among the planetary
worlds. bcspeaks awful retribu.ion avs The disci-
pies of Parson Miller.
A zodiacal light is soen by the scientific li;cra.
u Of Little Rock, some As or so degrees in length,
suspended over our western horizon. Beautiful
and brilliant to those who possess the organ Of
ideality large. And from the Crescent Civ a
non comprehcndbus or magnificent Lamar Rain
bow is seen arched in the cleur blue sky, roman
tically described in late number Of the Picayune.
either by the Editor of that journal or some Other
gentleman of novel imagination. -,
An Editor in Illinois, speaks Of the great trump
ct seen from thpt State, supposed to be Gebriel's
and believes It to be about seventeen thousand
miles in length, that he Gabriel s actually
sounding for tho resurrection, aud reckons thai
about May next, that the mighty blast which ii
now traverslng the immonsity of space, inierccpt
ing Gabriel aud the Garth, will reach US. But a
MIR. Niger in his State begs leave to differ with
the gentleman, as no stated to his audience in do
iyerng an abolition sermon, that il is the sword
OF INC Lord drawn to execute summary vongeance
on the slave holders Of the world. The most ra-i
tonal conjecture however seems to be tI,i, Some
fellow in Missouri has declared that it is an ava
lanche Of snow sliding down upon MS from Tho
planet Jupiter, and thinks that Parson Miller is
mistaken, at least in tho mo1o Of dc struc,ion that
tho world is to be destroyed by snow, instead of
ire, so it seems that the age of prophecy is re.
turning at least. .t,l
( The negroes are all becoming disciples Of Par.
SON Miller, and many Of them have abandoned
tho idea of sleeping any more; thoy set up all
night, with their ayes. from loss of soep, rese.n-
bling two red onions stuck in a pile Of charcoal,
determined to witness cvory sign, such as bursting
81 stars, shooting streaks of fire through space
and darkness, the wonderful dashing of shattered
fragments Of worlds. under MLler's cene,al pro-
cess Of destruction BY some Of them fiery
cross has been reported on the face Of tho moon,
and AL declare that the Prophet Elijah has re-
turned to earth in a strange and tinearthly robo-
that he has been seen at Fort Smith and elsewhere.
perhaps in the Cherokcs iNaiion near Fort Glib.
son. Was it not probably he who frightened
Uncle Sans children, at late Cherokee BALL.
Caus'ng them to fly to the Fort for protection, at
the exciting moment Of the olset or tho dance,
and lett the girls to dance both sides Of the cotiI.
ION, or hunt new partners. Now all this we hope
not truei yet j Is very currently reported, d,--
bu,ions and stripes were no guarantees, whatever,
as El!ah vas Of tie opinion that they stlid not
sasne. and ordered an unconditional retreat,
which was unceremoniously done. Now we do
not think Uncle Sam will half like ali this, and
Will most undoubtedly call Elijah to .acco,,nt, ut
least for the nature of bis earthly mission. and
noctufnnl visit among his chiIdron. = !,
N gss 1aEa BLuxxxsAcHE.