Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1846-11-03
Exploring Expedition Eontinusd.

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night Looking for the hoLc+ Dread.
J1L, disaster and battle rish the Ma.
t69e5. sii a85gg5 sslgaae 80.
AS did not design pursuing aaphthtrod
by eio many Of my 'silIustrious predeces,
sors," the discovery that fortune and
friends failed me, and Texas alone APP,
peared in prospect, left me in desperate
circumstances. rYs9 = fasy, Ia. SEQ
+ had attained an elevated position, but
when come to examine The means had
Eemplosed, and upon which relied for
support, / found myself, like many othcrs
alike elevated, a bubble buoyed up by
empty air. Iapplied myselfto the work.
Ling ofny wings, and succeeded in chang.
ing my direction. But while | slept il
was likely what | gained would be lost,
and to advance in that way was evidently
impossible. Thus ihwar.ed in the outset
I began to realize upon what an ungovern-
able element ] had committed my only
hopes of glory. A chart and compass were
at hand, but no helm could guide me in
the paths they pointed out, through track.
less ether. That changeless star that
shines 10 gladden. the heart Of the weary
marineT-bright harbinger Of hope and
JOY, seemed to frown upon me, and shine
to chide my folly, aggregate despair. The
leleIn.nts appeared to have conspired
againstme, to wrest from my brow the
crown of honor and dash it to the earth.
But the battling winds, the frowning ele.
ments and Gliding heavens were cheer
fully endured when reflect how bitter
and keen would be the sneers and taunts
Of naughty world. should return unsuc-
cessful. consoled myself with the
reelection that | was not alone. l com
paired my situation with thousands lin.
gering around the capitals Of our national
and state governments, painting for good
chance to serve their fellow citizens, bur
doomed to disappointment and defeat. If
every main in the United States were
appointed TO office, as they all desire to be,
as they all ought 10 he, and as they all
could be, if Andrew Jackson had not We
toed the United States Bank and General
Harrison had lived; what a great and
happy people we should have been!
Overcome by extreme mental depres.
sion, and extraordinary physical exertions,
[ felt much inclined TO sleep. Seeing that
my balloon was properly inflated; spread
ing my canvass to shieldsme from the cold
air; and commencing myselfto Him who
guides the moat upon the tempest, i sought
repose. Dreams haunted my hours of
sleep, some cheering others full of horrors.
/ awoke the next morning in a perfectly
bewildered state, and at once set about
defining my position. Discharging sui.
5ficient quantity gass toperinit my bal.
loon to descend below the clouds, wonder
and establishment ceized me, on beholding
the change that had taken place. The
sun that set in the north west, arose in
the south east, and shed but cold feeble
ray. Valleys l saw the morning before
decked with flowers. forests clothed in
the rich garniture of spring sparkling
fountains, murmuring rills and far wind.
ing rivers; all are here changed. Winter
held over 1.-THE earth cold, dreary, des.
olate dominion. Mountains of snow and
pyramids of ice, the dismal roar of the
tempest and the low melancholy moan oil
the wintry winds; a wilderness waste
where the habitations of man are I'M
know and the far:clad bear roams the
solitary king of his icy domain.
The region in which ! floated was per-
fectly calm, while below me could trace
path of the storm and hearts incessant
roar amid mountains of eternal ice. The
day was spent in exploring with my tel
escope as far around as possible insthe
hope ofdiscoyering some evidence of the
great problem / had periled my life TO
solve. To accomplish my objectthe bet
ter was obliged to descend below the
tops ofthe mountains and ice bergs, and
within the range Of storms. This may
be regarded as extremely rash, and Sc
veTely censured by those skilled in ,nau.
saical science. But was travelling an
une xpsored region, and / must accomplish
my objec;, or attract public attention in
some other way to avoid the reproach OF
failure. The affair must have noioriety
in some way, and this could only be ace
quired BY something peculiar and ncw.--r
1 had been seudding most Of the day be-
tween pyramids Of ice, exposed to tmnli-
Inent danger; extremely anxious TO dis
charge my. duty 10 the government and
people and find if possible the hole in the
ground, when, in spite Of all / could do,
1.-THE wind suddenly yeered round to north
northeast. and brought my vessel, with
kdreadfnf violence, against the broad side
OF mountain. which. in my eager atten-
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