Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1846-12-08

ternal regions; Sour ce Of light; Lard
Contract ; Credentials presented :;
Speech.
To prevent being thrown from my car,
[ strapped myself down, and went to sleep.
| was aroused from a sweet dreamless
slurnber, by my balloon suddenly stopping
1t remained perfectly still, except a trem.
uous shuddering, Cor moment, and then
began to twirl round like atop. Reno
wing the canvass, found that had en-
tered the long sought possage to the
earth's internal regions! Joy like the
lingering spark of a dying taper, once
more g!immered on the altar of Hope, and
lit up the gloom of my tortured, distracted
heart. was rapidly descending through
a vast rocky chasm. A light, like that of
a rising moon, was only sufficient to re-
veal the horrors of my situation. But the
goal in view, inspired me with new life
and courage. The light increased as
descended, hut as had not known for
long time the regular return of day and
night, caanot tell the day and hour when
| was ushered into the aubterranean
world, and scene of awful grandeus o.
pened upon my view. was only conscious
OF ciinging to my car with an instructive
dread of something knew not what. 1t
was a scene such as mortal eyes never
before beheid !; UNNECESSARILY vast! in.
describably grand awfully sublime =
The mind even at this distant period
shrinks back from the contemplation.
continued TO descend until my balloon
stood still. apparently in the centre of
this stupendous amphitheatrs. | survey
ed the scene above, around and beneath
me. lts vastness, solemn stiffness, the
impressive calmness of the air, and the
gentle brilliancy of the light, overpowered
my strength and senses, and filed my
mind with the deepest solemnity and awe.
When sufficiently recovered, unfurled
the stars and stripes and took formal pos
session of the world. As il was not in
my power TO say mass and sing ste
Deum," | took a chew of tobacco and
whistlcd Yankee Doodle. now pro-
ceeded to note down such things as might
possibly be new to the American people.
From whence the light proceeded was at
frs: mystery but it turned out that
had entered the place in the night, as the
light began, at length, to increase in bril-
Iiancy, and all had yet seen was moon
shine, compared with what now broke
upon my enchanted vision. Directly over
my head appeared vast chandelier, lit
up by thousand golden lamps. AS the
morning dawned, | discovered groups of
the inhabitants, traversing this vast realm
of golden tether, by means of wings at
tached TO their pedal extremities. They
had every appearance of belonging to the
ADgio-Saxon race, as their wings reseln-
bed very much, a New England Thanks
giving pancake. A company approached
me, and after few moments converse
ton, by means ofan interpreter, learned
that the article used in their lamps, was
an electrical fluid, generated from the up
per crust, and passed into the lamps by
means of rods, for the enlightenment of
the lower regions. The supply of light
was in the hands of few superior gen.
fuses. who imposed heavy tax upon the
people, and converted a great blessing
into grevious monopoly. The object of
my visitors was to make a contract with
me 10 furnish their world with lard oil.
formed treaty with them, which, after
thorough debate in Congress, upon the
previous question "whether lard or coon
oil constituted the principle ingredients in
the composition of the moon," was reject
ed, in az much as the Constitution of the
United States contained no mention of
Simms' hole, per Sc.
From the fountain of light proceeded
beams of every hue as though unnumber-
ed rainbows bound the vast concave, con.
verging to focus at a point Immediately
beneath me. From this point soft mel
low light was reflscted, like the huss of
an autumnal sunset, reflected from the
faded foliage of boundless Forest
Scarcely had the morning dawned when
thousands of the inhabitants appeared
sailing through this sea of molten gold.
Singly and in groups, gracefully waving
their winged extremities, they assembled
up, far up, towards the source of light.
Strains of melody fell upon my ear; Vol.
ces, clear and shrill, mingled with instru.
mental sounds, in sweet and thrilling
symphony; until fancied myself trans
POitOd tU ohC vi Our idSnlOhaDl6 lelI2le
seminaries, where the sweet toned piano
pours forth its piteous means, to the mer-
CHESS thump of thousand fairy fingers.
Towards evening another company APP
preached my car; they proved to be the
heads of departments. commissioned TO
enquire into my object in visiting their
realm. presented my passports, and
delivered the following patriotic address !:
.sFeilow citizens, your most humble ser.
want does himself immense honor, in be.
ing permitted to degrade himself to a
speaking position with your most serene
excellencies highness. a citizen of the
United States of North America, free