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most Peffees 81 G3ls q tioa. Is ~ eop,
Aalasa Ito feiga 81 seeea IA ida tireceptor
/ eyer tslafe atimals and irses Mhieb were;
/ ussasHeas TO BE sabniississ to bis will ma
ss1aaeiye - bis Iwdlaars ana hapDinsss
| i aus sla@aiea, men stood alone Ii tue VAST.
ness Of hisl domain without tbe IA ~ !
ssnd hana lo direct Ehis eatntorta nina /.
Speian sof tie past Ia bought Mt IF the
iaiuEs AID TisNe3 i'll ttaazemens lie won
~ ssi.;s.l. us siflikhaea aaze.
Ae waa 81 Il Animation. he
ID ~ ssv -
ascending ii tEiamph PIN impenetrable space,
aud felt VITA strange pleasure its genial
rays fall upon his hhcoyered frame. Dag
| zled and AeRilderea Us the efalgsnce Of the
mighty Obj, be Turned his strai9od eyes a.
gain towards The eirth, and observed upon
one side Al vast plain, whose fertile surface
| was cushioned by the verdant grsss 10 aug
Iaent ltsisn6hautment aud to receive his
cautions tread and'bs he passed over the
broad dxIaasey III saw arising Id majestic
| grapdeur gigantic trees whose luxuriant
beughs xtended widek spaefohs branch
IS 70 offer8a resting place 10 the varied airy
| tribe that swan IN n5riads before bis wan
derin9 sight Becoming lnterested and a
mussd, Id peersd inaairingly tlrough the
distance II see It'd boundary whose inmeas-
urabls limits stretched fur beyond His hnita
vision. Upon the other, be SAY highmeun.
| taius rearing their sun gilded submits to
meet tue embrace .of the Firmahlent, aud
/ lose themselves an occasional peaks, from
| whose smoking mouths ISSUED melted L.
ohiilB which rushed down their uneven sides
aud ran hi$Sing into the briny water Of the
j furious ocean Confonnaed, he turned his
/ limited gaze oBce MORE towards Heaven, as
1 though 10 ask an explanation bat 10 ans
] ineomprehknsihle change had cQme'over the
spirit 6f the scene a dark and fearful
| cloud haispread itself Ike funeFalpal
cr5ss The hlne vault, apd shat from his view
! the enliFa5iag beams Of the gloHious sua
/ and east.a ps.ft nal darkness over tie smiling
| form III IAsth Thick black and fast he
ssaw the eninous clouds gathering and roll
/ ed IikesiIl5shapea mouhtai rs through the air
4 by fha fnrI IF Ithe blast. and heard the deep
i hdarse thuader pouring forth It's deafniug
pealss aud fslt the darkened earth shake be.
meath his tfembliug firm. Ever and anon
t6 his great alarm The tolley lightning would
cleaye like heated wire the sombss clouds,
and presented by its transient glare the hcr-
ror ii his position Il II was now confusion,
ahsl in theeemgnorion be saw tie wiid3bessts
| pass ii phfsazY atAwaFt The pain, and heaEd
\ the WlId iliFls scream asl they aew 70 aud
4 rs tlEaseh nc agisaaedI atsaosFAFHe9 Fa-
| riousIy the storm au8msntesc and feeling
the pattering rain drives ~ The torrents
force sgaihst his unprotected body, he
# cauthed in terrible ctusteraation beaeatA
i tie asnger3ef the riasadened elements, fer
\ LIZ thought slFely itIwas transportation Of
/ uAoaaadsd Demons lib destroy bis hapless
life, and ewaised ia sll the terror IF ditpsir
the destruction which he imagined was In
egitally impending But anon the mena-
/ cling stafm abatsd aud kie poFtentoRs clouds
rolled Haes aaa Fanished 10 q uRnneF he
could not cpmpEehands aud displayed again
il all It's Ronted splondor the fascinating
i Sun.
4 Relieved from tie lindiscribabls agony
which had enthralled bis soul, he contemi
/ plated wiih emotions hs had not language
to. EXPRESS the happy transition, and watch
| cd 10 rude delight thF declining SAN sink
gorgeausly I'd rest "a nd A. the lingering
| rays fast faded ia tie west, be saw the
twinkliug starsson'e bg one bespangle the
i night enshrGuaed skyito emulateas itwere
the beauty aud Isspthndence Of the day $
departed orb Overwhelmed BY ths increas.
4 in0 array of nrknoNnl objects o new sur
Prise took possession DC bis soul, and filled
il with .diai4ay Avestrieken By re fear.
/ eagendsring appearance OF the night and
d not knowing where 70 escape be sat IN med
itation, solitary and foflorn upon the dewy
! lap &c EataFe and mussd long in perplexity
until her duicet strains soothed his troubled
spiritsy aud calmed him to reposeI Over
\ poweEhd, heaasd his fdail body DOM upof
I the hktselesk earth. sleptiu dreamless Stun
/ beF tin the gay .soands of another more
broke his a4iet sleep ard aroused him iate
life and hia tljm on iii his indefinite c5urs,
through a Wide ana 4asricd world Re
ffeshed. tie arose, and remembering the in
l,ciaents of ths aa.R lhseafqrS b looked lhought
iffaily around. a8A 6acaHe Somewhat attach
eli to bis aeasineA abode aua regarded tAos'
things which had previously excited BIZ
awegSith some dsrse yof foudnes9 end ia
piliarisy
Urgsa ca b. the impbFtnnities q his ma
tare. he= wa copstraiueh to seek TILE neees
sary fo5!Ef 10 s4tiate rav drawings Of bis 3ppe
4 TIE. ana aHe #tn2ll9 So s@s ~ ttttSil ~ = -
incsssantly exposed begst a feeling oftcaH
ti5asnsss. ana i 5esfre 10 be naguanihoni
and GREAT. Ahd the many assaci.aiiorl
witch met lis hcsitatisg sseps cabsea FL
aetiye senses to make hunterlessl ila pres
sion upaa Till undetermined mipa, and eom
pelled reason 10 take His proper plaea ane
display its proper right ms FeFtFel.
scboolea. inlprsssio rap}aly augmhEtel
aud WORKED themselves IuFo iasas, and "a
gered 1 disposition to cqsDinanieate lsn :
those of HIS fsllow mep wiah whom hs w
brought ii ebnlaet Which dlsPoslsioFassi
virtue oflts soeial natafes gaze hiFHe io9il
Ingenuity ana led 10 tAe invention 81 I
roplypliics. Ehiola were 70 stand f9f w6Fdi
|, ana when specifically arranged ,eonlmunie.
tea 4 thofant, bnt 81 astonlshingly gKes
! Vas to ady4Ees Of hiH Iatellect this iaai
Z ner of conversation wasEezeeeainsly iaspel
feel and Insufficient for biz usage ana I
taxing again Bis Ingenuity. Letters were i
! troducsd, and when plaesd Ia > certhin rel
ton rs6dnoea word. and when words FsV
9 ioined to1ether formed 1 sentence md 7
!, solved itself INTO Language. sFotsifhstan'
ing this accom- iishucng there still e<lste
want Of NIFTY and harmopy ID the lni
> ruaee, aud fortpnstely us lsDperleetion VI
"a cpp6rfuneIy and adnirally corrected 81 a
Innovation of tho well ed rnlss 81 Sc
entifc Grammar How widely difS4sent
: fhs niental csadision efman al present :
D Having merged from intellectual darkne