The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-13
MIS- ELLAN f o U s.
THE ALLEGoRIcAL TALE.


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the following tale from the pen OF a gentleman "of
some merit and modesty," who has numerous
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republish IL WIN great p'easure.-uNioN'
From the Albany Argus.
An aI,aoor;cal ,a,a .x.a.d;nol,, ,vell sustained
r.ars e. Our coI,,,,s $500, Go,, The Knicker-
LrrrLsr Co. All 49, e., he ingenuity with
~h;.L ,ha ssaIa,.n, ~ ,i;os,, are nersoni6ed and
aaa ~ a., anea, - 20 tIsr knpwn properties
and afnies i has RS interest in the descriptive
~ .' -. e. ,hosa no, cr;,icalIv familiar
with ~ rules which govern in Case
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,. =, 49,, fron, he ;nitisIs-of Samuel n
Mn,,aa ~ Ws,srf,rd n young physician Of rare
,housh nnnretend;ne profe ssioSal and general ac
;5a.n,s
Bva new contributor to the Knickerbocker for AprL
M.,ho,obt I vas exnlor;n, IN. hidden racessss
Of an sx,sssve cave. whose winding nassaees had
never before echoed 10 the tread Of human foot.
~, :, ,ho ,hnnsand m,onda.s ,h;sh ~ aash;aa
,arsh. Igb, revealed On sar,, ;as n, each s,an ~
INV progress: when q strange sound rs of The hum
NJ MANI voices f.,I nnon M ear Wba, snch
sonnd con,d $500 i, s,rph = Ia no. $50 ,han /
Could d;v;ns - SUI" :" P'"''' WIS '''o'' ''i
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can,e IT, h,.y of oon,arsa,;oa- .ha.rfI as /,
would sss fron, 81. hnrs,s ns r,sr,;nasn,
,ha, ,sre hoard rs, nnre and n,ora d;s,n., until
H. darL .nd narrea, nossaa. Nd heen rniIo.na
smJJsa nI,amad 49, Pn'' "se os haSs oanGcase,
yors If whose grandeur and beauty descrin
ton can conyey In, a TAIN, ;de, a Aoo3 of ligb,I
Illuminated the arcbine roof with the vast columns
Of s,alact;te snarkne with CRYSTALS that suppored
!, and uas ,eAec,ed S,;,b ;mnosng efieci frnm the
bnaa shse,. nr he same nia,er;el Of he nnrest
,uhi,. no, buno fom the ealing in graceful Inn,
suhs,,ni;ai drapsrv stood in one of natures
noblest halls. bur not alone.
strange company had gathered there "BIack
sn;rits and white, blue shirts and grav.n were
before me. A festive occasion had assembled in
iovons mood md in bolvdav at,;retbe ;rst horn If
creation. the EIrMrNTs of things.
In dreams. nothing ever surprises us. II seemed
nerfecv natural m Gee these fairy forms in Thai
Strange grotto On accos,;no without hesitation
the one nearest IN me anooeised for NV Intrusion
and was about IN yyihdraw From nv new ac
ma;n,ance bowever 7 received 40 cord!al a vel
Come and so earnest an invitation 10 become a mar
,aker IN ,be;r fss,;v;,;es ,ha, Could not denv NV
sair he ra.s,rs, &c accsr,,;nr ,hs bosn;,atv %
L;ndi, ,,rogsrsd y pe
u,aa SOON ;nsorred that some of The LEADING
.hrac,ars. arnna ~ E,,anosn,s had asoIuaJ son,e
) ,ais 49, 80 hon;nr = anaral 10 10 a;nnar
49,. Tn, f S,;,as;n,a hod oanord;nm,,,
besn sent on, one to each IF he brotherhood. and
1,; e. ~ 60, 5 L.. 49,, = t ,,r
i've scale Sen and Land had been ransacked for
del;eac;es and everv,h;ng was mt in reon;sition
49, a,,I3 ;;,. 90 49, ss,laJor nr H.. and,ar,a;n
.,, .o :, IN so;a,,ua, df ,ha oooos;an '
A, ~. 49, ~ nna,nac,adl. can,s ,non ,h.r,
na.I, Ill ,ha ,as,s ,,;,h ,hs;r < n,;as hpJ asssn,
md 4 ~. s, 49,, 10 ~, ~ 800, i hSa da.or;haJ
ana;,;no H. s,mHn,ons 70 ,Se bannna, Snac;nn. ~
~. ds 80; 80 49,, Nc. !, - taa, fila5 ;,h
,has. ;n,arass;n, oh;dran IS na,,,ro Ala hsra ,ho
,,,ars saa ns, 80 ~ H. oha,,,;s,, iahora,ar,,
,r;,h;na - ,hs h.a,ed c,o;l,s ~ ,sn, m in glass;,
r;sonse o. ,ser;na ~, 81 gas,h nidrs ond Elorsncs
49, -, -, p.Je !; az; % .; L,,, .h e.
s n. aua ao,ya &C. ;nanuse ,ror,n,sd yihare ysre
those nressn, ~ ever1 hne every stvle If dress
&C., pra,,, or a,nasrsnca Tha Ms,ais ,hs C.asas
the Salts he Acids the Oxides the Akalies all were
there. From the mine. from the shop of the artisan,
from the mint. from the DEPTHS of ocean, even thew
had come: and a gayer assemblage a more animated
scene. nv ewes had never beheld
MANY of the ladies of the party were most taste
fully alfred Chlorine wore beautiful greensh- vel
low robe, that displayed her queen-ke form to good
advantage The fair daughters of Chromium par.
ticularly attracted nv attention with their CAV dress
es Of The liyeiest goden-yellow and orange.red To-
dine had but Just arrived, and was not yet disncum-
bered of an unpretendng outer garment of steegray
that enveloped her person; but the warmth of the
apartment soon compelled her to throw this aside
when she appeared arrayed IN yesture OF thin
gauze, OF the most splendid violet color imaginable
Carbonc Acid was there, but not clad in the airy
robes IN which expected 70 see her' Inc pressure
OF the iron hand OF adversely mad been upon her ana
NV he. aile was M =.
w'e, ING pcs' wiu'i ue s',a't o,nou III u'li''
sn u !, sua III, ~ c 90
sumo. Seu''o 'onnst " ho', wa ne, i,o'iei IN
Don, whom you Wouo nave suPposeu 20 DC W,uow
IN aeep mourning OF nun VINO nad taken the piack
veh--so sable were her garments, SO gloomy her
countenanee-had not her earrings o. poished JET
ana circet OF diamonds thar glittered on her prov,
evinced mat she had not YET altogether renounceo
The vaniiies OF me world ne belle OF tne room
appeared 10 be Nitrous Acid, the graceful daughter
OF Nitrogen; any IN all her movements, ana with
dress OF deepest crimson, 'hat correspondent wen
with mp and cheek nvaing inc ruby IN their red
ness.
Among the lady Metals, too, there were many of
bright faces and respondent charms put l must
pass on 70 description OF tne genuemen OF .hc
party sulphur wore SUI. OF modest yenow-psushi
while PhosPhorous quite disconcerted some OF tne
more decorous OF the matrons present, ny making
his appearance IN par OF hesh-colored ughts
Phosphuretted Hydrogen, Tor, as ne Is ncknamed
'Will Of the Wisp,' startled me by fitting by IN