Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-05-21

reception. All palaces, no inns; all mobiles, and
not man to tell me where may lie down IN quiz
ct and safety" "Well, it eaunot be helped.
German does not much care; campaigning has
hardened Us. Hunger and thirst, heat and cold,
dangers of war, und the roads are not verp torml.
dabe, after wha. we have had to work through
from father to son. Loneliness, however, Is not
so WE'LL unless man can labor or read. Read!
that's true; come out here Zimmerman. He took
a volume from his pocket, moved nearer the decay.
lug lamp, and soon seemed absorbed" Another
soon drew the attention Of the spectators.
long, light figure came with a kind of visionary
movement from behind the monument, surveyed
the traveller with keen curiosity, listened with APP
parent aslonishment to his words, and in another
moment had fixed itself gazing over the volume.
The eyes of this singular being wandered rapidly
over the page; and when it was turned they were
lifted to heaven with the strongest expression OF
wonder The German was weary; his head soon
dropped over his study, and he closed his book
What said he, rising and stretching his limbs;
sis there no stirring iu this comiortless place!
Is it not near day! He took out his repeater, and
touched the pendant; it struck four. His mystic.
rious attendant had watched him narrowly; the
repeater was lraversed with an eager gaze; but as
i, struck delight was mingled with wonder that
had ill then filled his pale intelligent countenance.
"Four O'clock" said the German; sin my county
half the world would be thinking of going to their
DAVIS work by this time. In another hour it will
be sunrise.-Well then iii do you service, you
nation of seepers and make you open your eyes
He drew out one Of his pistols and fired il. The
attendant form, still lowering behind bim,had look
ed curiousy the pistol, but on its going off, he
started back in terror, and with a cry that made
L IL. h,cs oof
ing to this strange Intruder. Il vii: not hurt you
was the answer.
who cares about tbat?' was the Germans re-
tort: ank he pulled out the other pistol.
MY friend said the figure. 'even that weapon
of thunder and lightning cannot reach me now;
blu: if you would know who am, let me entreat
you 10 satisfy my curiosity moment: you seem 10
be man Of extraordinary powers
We'll them said the German in gentIer voice.
ff you come as friend, shall be glad to give you
information; it is the custom of my country not to
deny any thing 10 those that love to learn
The former signed deeply. and murmured. sand
yet you are Teuton. But you we're just reading
little case Of strange, and yet most interesting
figures: vast a manuscript? T.
mo, it was printed hook --
printed! What is printing | never heard
of but writing -e-.t.a. r. -...
1T is an art by which one man can give TO the
world, in one day, as much as three hundred men
could give by writing, and IN character OF supe-
ror clearness, correctness, and beauty; one by
which books are made universal, and literature
eternal -,.-
admirable, g1orious art !! said the inquirer:
who was its iliustrious inventor
a German - +. ---....,.. - .s
Al. 4 1oaI AZ a
most curious instrument trared with figures; II
sparkled with diamonds; but its greatest wonder
was its sound. 1t gave the hour with mira
exactness, and the strokes were followed by tones
superior to the richest music in my day
That was repeater zs
sHow When had the Injuries fthe earth
at my command, had nothing TO tell the hour bet
ter than the clepsydra and the sun-dai. But this
must be incompatible from its facility ofbeing car
ried about, from its suitabeness to hours, from Its
exactness. 1t must be an admirable guide even
to a higher knowledge. All depends upon the ex-
actness of time. 1t may assist navigation, astron-
omy. What an invention Whose was i'll He
must be more than man. -.f .-.,s -.
He was a German s
'What, still barbarian I remember his ma
ton. once saw an auxiliary legion Of them
marching towrads Rome. They bold and brave
blue-eyed troop. They whole city poured out to
sec these northern warriors; but we looked on
them only as savages. Ihave one more question,
the most interesting of all. saw you raise your
hand, with small truncheon in it !; in a moment
something rushed out. which seemed portion Of
the IRE from the clouds. Where they thunder
and lightning that saw? Did they come by you
command! Was that truncheon you talisman
and are you mighty magician? Was that trun-
cheon sceptre commanding the elements? Are
you Godp
The strange inquirer had drawn back gradual
Iy as his feelings rose. Curiosity was now sole.
mn wonder, and he stood gazing upward in alti-
tude that mingled awe with devotion. The Ger.
man felt the sensation of superior presence grow.
ing upon himself and he looked on the fixed coun-
tenance Of this mysterious being. 1t was in tina.
misty blending of light and darkness, which the
moon leaves as it sinks just before mora. There
was single hue of pals grey in the east, that
touched its visage with mild light the moon,
resting broadly on the horizon, was setting behind
the figure seemed as if it was standing in the orb.
Its arms were lifted towards heaven, and the light
came through its drapery with the mild spendor
of vision but the German, Infatuated by the