Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1846-10-20
Exploring Expedition CONTINUED
CBAIp1rlE,K IT. : :

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fions--APpearauce Of The earth from
a5ore--On the aorong track
The place ofmy departure was a. beau.
tiful valley amid the green hills of New
England. among penple who could best
appreciate talents and worth .ot an indi-
viduai. who c0ald conceive suchsi amen
terpnses Il II was my impression at the
time, that the spot was rendered minor
,hl by ADVERT; but the Rev. Mr. Miller
Has since pitched his tent upon the same.
{pat, and t6oksfheTshiue, off iof my achiey-
ment. dis tent may sprPass my vessel
IA magnitude, bht doubt whether q will
ever dairyany enc so5eigh. Rad As9,Sht
Of selecting beautiful hin near Chcpack-
ct in Rhyde Island, but here too .my9 cx-
plot wsNild have been cast ;:sto the Shade
by Subsequent events. - 'lati siii
/ The factfs Should not hdyes been safe
any where. Honor can n0ti ,c u rr,onpoii-
s5dbyi any one man, or set Of men in. our
country. In every section of the Great
Union men rise up and signalize them.
selves and the neighborhood oftheir res!
ideurc, by Abolition conversation, a
Milleritesor Mormou revival, u Judge,
tnent day ora, Repeal meetingl But the
people will charitably consider nay means,
4 was no prophet, To proclaim the destiny
of the world. | hid not the'prejudicel Of
mankind to overcome in the pfepa CATION
pt latter day religion. Il The iienor, OF the
Anne rican flag, OF the safety of the public
piirse, was rot committed to my keeping
50 that ] might secure, by patriotic or
honest means, trial by court martial or
cdnanittee of Congress,o and cover my
sell with iglory.b by the publication Of my
disgrace. But i rely upon Posterity for
Justice if he Shall ever become acquainted
with my merits. p iN,e'teailz 1t31f MA
On leaving the earth arose rapidly;
hut for a long time the mingled AMI con-
fused shouting continued to reach me, like
the sound of a, mount.in torrent, or the
roar of the ocean storm. Never shall
forget The emotions of that hour Hope
encouraging the resolve--terror and at
fright hnvering around. and sinking nay
soul in ali the horrors OF despaic. Visions
of glory, honor and fame arose in dazzling
magnitiicence before me. Read an ac-
count of;niy expe 'itioniin large capitols,
in every newspaper, until it appeared TO
be wsiltenim sun-beams, on gthe brow
Of every mountain, and in letters of gold
upon The bosom oil every cloud / heard
my name pronounced with the thrilling
Ieioquence Of the orator, aud breathed in
IcoraIacceat from the lips of beauty until
il sesmetto he breaking thunder peals on
the air around me, and borne in Lutte ton.
ed echoes on every Sreezel My though Is
al length took more rational turn; and
felt like person elected to Office very
unexpectedly tnhimself, thai, ia receiving
The honprs of the world, | must, assume
a dignity and Indifference, to make peo.
pie believe that 1 did not consi Ter myself
unworthy Of honor,and was not influenced
by it. accordingly gave the goose. siiap.
ed body Of my balloon, taking this as an
appropriate objectto practice dpon,a very
compliment look, and took up my pen to
write out an account of my expedition
After writing the caption, looked again
understanding at my balloon, held il up
and thought how il would lack tn print.
Oh! horrible, horriblei! The thought
had not before occurred me-I had
neglected to settle lcith the printer. How
trail and fleeing are all terrestrial hopes;
like the glossamer on the tempest, or the
feather on the biiiow; so vanish our
dreams of glory, and sink amid the turbu.
lent elements of the rude world onr castles
.pf fame. 1 had settled every other debt,
for the sake of singular, and CONFIRMED
to the usages. ofthe times, only in this
particular. But these watchmen Of the
public inIerests. so entirely indiffsrelnto
own, might not make my forgetfulnessoi,
them a pretext for refusing to publish nv
narrative. They never call on their pat
rons foe money unless the ..Devil is 10
pay" and they wishito meet their obliga.
lions to their friends. now arranged the
furniture in my car: saw that my balloon
was properly inflated; and WAS at liberty
my situation. !, / cast an.
eye back TO the earth, and the tolls, hard.
ships. privations, dangers, exciting scenes,
appalling catastrophies, super human
strength. courage and skill of inoderntrav-
selcrs. though filing volumes, will not
compare with what suffered and had in
prospect at that moments Not one object
was visible; u mist like silvery vail hid
the face of the fair earth, and all its bead
ties. forever from my sight What deso-I
lation and loneliness came over me, with
the scense 6faiFIa had Feft. Turned my
eye upward to thessource of all human
consolation in this dark hour. As the
rising sun dispelled the yapors, scenes OF
Joy and gloom arose alternately to view.
The pointed peaks of The mountains
threw far over the plains their dark
and S son.bre shadows; the forests
appeared clothed in the rich garnature
of spirng-reyets and rivclets wound their
,wa.y through plov.lands and stnnea.iows az