Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-05-15

itself around me. and Tor a time could
see nothing else. Then my body itself
seemed to acquire kind of hazy feeling,
the PARTICLES retaining their form. but be-
coming eihcrealized A sense Of ligh,ness
and expansion peryaded my system |
raised my arm aud II did not seem willing
to fall. ! started to walk, and found that
acquired such an impetus los touching one
foot to the ground that ! could scarcely get
the other down ielt myself becoming
mgre and more ethereal NV soul seemed
to expand from its seat ia the brain, spread
ing Itself tail IT filled every pore Of nay body
foatcd along without being able to touch
the ground. | felt uncomfortable, and
wished for some one to steady me- ! was
too light for the earth and TOO heavy for the
air. Suddenly | felt a thrlil of lnelfIhle
pleasure IN every parI OF my system. The
power If grayitauon was overcome, aud
shot away from the earth with the speed
OF lightning. could no longer even see
the planet had left was "a an atmos-
pbere Of glory, bright beyond all human
Imagination; but the most gorgeous colors
were so blended and harmonized that there
was nothing Giarlng. breathed the splen-
dor, and ii seemed the appropriate food for
my ethereal nature. There was an eXqus-
tie sense Of harmony throughout my system
There was not merely visible, bat an az
dibie adaptation Of one part TO anoiher.---
The arm seemed to be musical accompa-
nlmcnt To the body and even the fingers,
and different parts of the fingers, were au-
dibly harmonious with each other. Indeed,
when | saw or heard It, soon discovered
that the glory around me was the harmony
Of the spheres. The co.ors we're the sounds
that the heavenly bodies make ia their mo-
ion, as each Of them ." like as an angel
sings, silll choiring to the young eyed cher
ubim." They literally " sang to my eye"
as well as to my ear.
II Is impossible to describe in the lam
gulge of morlaIs the ecsiatic delight of my
whole being as ! perceived the haru1Iy Of
the spheres with two senses at he same
time, and those senses Ia so heavenly de-
gree OF refinement saw wuh my ear
and heard with my eve, aud 'oalh Leaf TO
each double charm. The rfeasnre was
not merely doubled by beng derived trom
two senses az the same ame, but rendered
a thousand fold more Intense by the harmo-
NY between the two senses. a heavenly
tone would throw off beautiful color, aud
il sounded as { d the beauties OF music
had been collected INTO one note. Again
would hear a sweet note, and all the beau
tliul colors would seem TO be mingled to-
cether ~ ne most enchanting glow. Then
the harmony between tie twD manifesto
lions Of the same thing added intensely TO
the emotion
Mortals may make some approximation
to a conception of my idea by imagining
the rose to sing out ITS colors, aud the night
mgaie's notes so form ra,nso~ - song a.
round IL. Bot this Is not ALL The ram
bow mast be heard as we'll as seen, aud the
song of the rose must be seen as well as
heard. Nor is even this ALL The cxqul-
site harmony between the visible and the
audible manifestations mus. be hard and
seen.
While my delighted spirit was looking
nd listening, seeming 10 be at the same
line all eve aud oh car suddenly tone
mor, beauuiul than any | had heard went
.undlng through the empyresn. looked,
aud traced the brightness of It's course as II
il1ated through the sea OF harmony. 1t mad
over me ana lrres islible power Of fascination.
| was obliged 10 follow, and away | few
As / looked, the sound seemed to form itself
into the features of soul. On il flew as #
earnestly seeking for something. A dim
spot came IN view, aud found we were
rapidly approaching the earth. The North
ern ocean was soon beneath us. The object
wasslolowing flew ON rapidly aud eagerly
as ever, tail | saw II enter cottage IA Swe-
den. Isaw It no more; bat Ia Swedish mar
den opened her lips, and The sound was
there
started-there was a bright fire in the
grate-the teakettle, which had been lefi on
the gtate was singing and sporting steam.
The yapor seemed to be the sound showing
itself To the eve.
Have been dreaming with my eyes
open 2 said to myself, and is my music
of the spheres nothing but the music of the
sphere Of teakeiue la one way or The
other, however, have fulfilled my promise
to Maggie. TnE DREAMER