Smyrna times., 1855-08-15

! 1t was conspiratien of unofended demons to
destroy his hapless life, and awaited in all the
terror of despair the destruction which he i'm
agined was inevitably impending. But anon
the menacing storm abated, and the portentous
clouds rolled back and vanished in manner he
could not comprehend, and displayed again in
all its wonted splendor the fascinating sun. ar.
Relieved from theindescribable agony which
had Gnthralled his soul, he contemplated with
emotions he had not language to express, the
happy transition, and watched in rude delight
the declining sun sink gorgceusly to rest
And as the lingering rays faded in the west, he
saw the twinkling stars one by one bespangle
the night enshTOuded sky, to emulate, as it
were, the beauty and resplendenee of the days
departed orb. 0verwhelmncd by the increas
ing array of unknown objects, new surprise
took possession. of his SOUL. and filled it with
.dlsmay. Awe-strickenby the fear-engendering
appearance of the night, and not knowing
where to escape, he sat in meditation, solitary
and torlorn, upon the dewy lap Of Nature, and
mused long in perplexity until herdulcet strains
soOthed his troubled spirits and calmed him to
repose. Overpowered, he laid his frail body
down upon the houselcss earth, slept in dream
less slumber till the gay sounds of another morn
broke his quiet sleep and aroused him into life
and bid him on in his indefinite. course through
a wide and untried world Refreshed, he arose.
and remembering the Incidents of the day be-
fore, he looked thoughtfully around, and be-
came somewhat attached to his destined abode.
and regarded those things which had previous
ly excited his awe, with some degree of fond
ness and familiarity. :,
Urged on by the opportunities of his nature,
he was constrained to seek the necessary food
to satiate the cravings of his appetite, and the
many dangers to which he was fnsepdfatGIy 'ex-.
posed begat feeling ofcautiousness, and de-
sire to be magnanimoassand- great. And the
many associations which met his hesitatmg
steps caused his active senses to make number.
less impressions upon his undetermined mind.
and compelled reason to take its place and dis
play Its proper right. Thus severely schooled,
impressions rapidly augmented, nand worked
themselves into ideas, and 'engendered dispo-
sltiOn to communicate them to those of his fel
low-men with whom he was brought in contact.
Which disposition, in virtue of IFS social ma
ture, gave birth to his Ingenuity and led 10 the
invention of Hieroglyphies, which were to stand
for words, and when specifically arranged.
communicated thought, but so astonshingIy
great was the advance Of his, Intellect, this
manner of conversation was exceedingly in-
perfect and ins efficient for his usage; and by
taxing again his ingenuity, letters were intro
duced, and when placed in a certain relation
word, and when words were Joined
together formed a sentence and resolved itself
into Language. Notwithstanding this accom-
plishment, there still existed a want of harmony
iS the language, and fortunately this imperfec-
ton was Opportunely and admirably corrected
by an innovation of the weIl.dgested rules of
Scientific Grammar. How widely different is
the mental condition of man at present! Hav-
emerged from intellectual darkness into know
ledge and light, Learning and Science have
grown into resplendent orb, whose penetra-
ting beams enter the various avenues of the
most abject mind and dispel by their invigora-
ting influence the mist of ignorance and super
stiton, and present those once awe-inspiring
operations of the laws of Nature as direct evi-
deuce aud wisdom of mighty benefcent Gre
ator.--Nhes from Lectures on Physiology, Jy
Chds. ID. Green, NJ ID. .-:, ..-.-. 81. .....-
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