The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-07-20

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surface of the earth in powerful waves,
without echo or reyerberation'
Suddenly, far overhead. in the depths
of the sky, rang single, clear, piercing
voice of unnatural sweetness, Beyond
the reach of human instrument, its keen
alto pierced the armament like a straight
white linz of electric fire. AS it shot
downward, gathcringin force, the vast
terrestrial chorus gradually dispersed into
silence, and only that one unearthly sound
remained. 1t vbratcd slowly into the
fragment of a melody, unlike any which
had ever reached ny cars-a long UNI
dulating cry of victory and ofjoy; while
the words "Vigat Cn5me" were re-
peatt d more and more family, as the
voice slowly withdrew, like fading beam
of sunset, into the abysses of the stars.
Then all was silent in the dell rs be-
foro.
Tt is impossible to describe the impress
sion produced by this wonderful vista
ton. l slept no moro that night; and
for days afterward, the piercing sweet
ness of that skyey voice rang through my
brains. Walking Broadway, years after
wards, the memory Of it has flashed
across my mind as sharp and sudden as
a strcak of tightening, and if it now re-
turns more family and less frequently
than before, its weird and supernatural
character remains tho samc. Twas I'M
deniqbIy awake at the time, and could
recall neither fact, reflection, nor fancy
of a nature to suggest the sounds; but /
was fatigued, famished, alone in the wild
erncss, awed BY the solemTty and silence
of tho night, perhaps even more than /
suspected-and my imagination, acting
inyoIuntarily and unconscious to myself
produced the illusion. have often OBJ
served that .omplote reposo of the body
after great fatigue is accompainod-when
continued to a certain timo-with cor
responding roposc Of volition, a passive
condition Of :he mind, highly favorable
to the Independent state of the magma
ton. Then, if ever, are We in o fit state
to hear.
"The airy tongues that syllable mems
On sands and shores, and desert wilder
nesses.
The dream is no less wonder. How
does one faculty Of the brain act, so fnr
beyond our conscious knowledge, rs 10
astound us with the most unexpected inn
ages? Why should it speak in the Lat
in tongue? How did it compose music
which would be as impossible for me as
to write Sanscrit poem?
There is another interesting fact con-
nccted with this adventure. When day
break come, / saddled my mare; and
with the aid of the blazod trees, resumed
the bee line of the previous day. 1t was
no easy matter to follow it up and down
the prccipitious hills; but had not pro
ceeded an hour before my course was
blocked by the very ranch to which |
was Joamd! Ny blind animal instinct
had guided me for twenty miles, over hill
and plain, and hit the target exactly in
the centre.
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One more incident of moro decided
charter closes the list Of my experience
Duing my last visit to London, | accep-
ed an invitation to pass two or three days
with banker, who occupies fine estate
on the Thames, near Windsor. The
house-which was q palace in its extent
and the character of its appointments
was built by former earl of t
who ruined himself in erecting it. Gar
| dapa o,ro11erios and q noble mark stretch