Smyrna times., 1859-01-20


Beng now so fully instructed, as to what
had seen, and so fall Of astonishment, turnC
suddenly around 10 see my instructor who WI
VT Inrls bic and now hushed. And turning
wanted further instruction concerning the a
P1arancc Of new thilgs; for some Of the BARI
jHat had hitherto seen 20 sail so clumsiIy an
careless y, all Of a sudden skinned the wate,
'esu'Iiu. wand gracefully passed from view be
meath The hill. And, too there appeared no,
upon the rlver divers other boats, which [ vii
call lIte-boats; for they seemed bent on III
rescue OF those that seemed likely to be sub
merged 0y the imPetaosty of the current an,
now could see one aud other pass with urea
Tapdty beneath me. Some could see pas
smoothly and almost noiseless,y with the cur
rent from view; aud others occasion, in taeu
massage, noise not unlike the thunder Of a
Niagara.
now called aloud for the voice again
which addressed me in gentle tones not unlike
lis former, but some what imb ied with more
e.oqu"nce. Gazing, tacn. al what | saw. |
"as spoken 10 in the following banner: " In
The beginning God sa d, multiply and rcpIen.
'-A 'ae Earth winch is stlN being done; ana
al. ;aon ~"es, is Thy line Of generation down 10
''vseIi, and even thyself art upon the river
Ia 'ay last VISION thou s1wcs, one of rhv ances
tors plugging careless and needless upon The
".'"Ts' ana oo~ calmly and quietly; tGis Wa,
c"S. E":1ra. Ana the cappcarlnce Of new
BOATS were 50 many messengers Of peace in
good men who lived 10 the days Of thy fathers
aud whose business il Was to xpouEd ;hc doc.
r.aa~ OF Tie Mos; II .h---show them the guld.
tr lar t''' would lead ;Ac.n to port Of safety
ns .,a-aa. welfare"
l-.s ra...'ae yo.ce WAS again hushed. And
a-.s i the 'taincs Of lite upon the waler
passed from my as'oai,aed vision, even TO the
.s. enc. could not mprchcnd whittier the, /.
.- gone. Cuts wh:rlpnols and raging seas | |
wac u.adau. o.-Ju; ta.s was a chasm seen ard
4. s.t-- ty ma unknown.
Aac moss closed ny eyes in solemn con.
temptation ot the scene; but ere the crimson
cu-ren; % 'hls mortal soll had told dozen
pulse. WIS aroused by the vocal tones Of one
addressing lac. looked and well b,heId .
'o-m entirely new. to anything that had been
as'orlsaed at. j was d tall, graceful one with
onE flowing locks; dark, penetrating, and vel
n-eL eyes, uubesrled yisarc: and clad in a
2 rmen, q purple, over which and behind
...m oroaI shoulders, hung two LARGE
3 Hc- ot ocalty transct ndent | soon learned
II. ,hat tar- was one and The same person who
fel spoken previously. but, owing to some
. y. could not be vis be until the last boat &
Iral tac RIVER had disappeared.
Truly thought !, "tLe ways Of life arc T.
s.toas. mei are liable 10 err and 20 astray :
'hc days Of Their lives"
Seeing that my co."p-nion or guest designed G
2 Do'l converse, conjaIucd myself undaunted /
E much IS possible, 10 hear, when he said
As.on'shn4 youth, what thInkst thou Of what !,
bon -e--t 81, Is the most awful, grand, and s.
q sublime sight have ever beheld,' sad /; c
and pray what means all this water IN empty. =
g beneath ue when he spoke thus: II r
called the jaws Of Death and the Grave.
rough aHc INTO ~ Inch thy fathers have pass Il
o, aud which, ihou and every other mortal in
p ~'eucc must Ike" sc encounter. Drop not =
Ir "eac 90 t1onght, but behold the rival plain" r
.al .7! saw d roJ as had formerly, but the o.
's' beaufta. sight INA ginab.e. 1t was a land II
-re CHING fat beyond human ken. There were Il
'er ocau tu small rivers, with verdani INKS, -
HanI-.le cd vita daIsIes.and shru5bery 10 bloom. y
every shade Of the rainbow; gigantic trees v
"a pt ln foliage, surPassIug in beauty anything q
inc kl1d, resembling leaves, ever beheld BY =
'or'a eyes. There were elevations Of land "a
I'D Do erc-ythIng known TO adorn landscape. 5
-oeautiu- groves all wrspt in thick proiusion r
i't vines Of exquisite beauty; and no doubt el
ie amaranjh en;wiBed lie uncarihly clusters =
mouC the trees, whose roots were threading IA
ie hliis. and Being supported by the waters Of II
BE- sveeet-howing rivers. st
Bu. what added 10 the beauty and gave VII " :,
..rfy to the landscape, were things of life :,
ver7V-here fuitering among the branches OF q
be groves, aud nov bathing in the water e
-thiurs tu1 90 the distance resembling birds of ia
oiendic p.umage. Ala nearer view, could ~
se things huT1ng the appearance Of human be- pl
le-s, the SIZE o. children, now IN ihrongs upon u
be aiii-top, now trsversng ihe plains in small re
rou7s, aud noW marching in flies by the rivers - -
'oes, upon HHe among the thiHgs of beauty q
ht teings seemed to know not discord anv.
BIZ calculated 10 dimii ish complete enjoy
leui 81 hfe, Which was. theirs uudoifnable.
o. Tel nc" SAID ], " thou defner Of an mvs. E.
srg- what means THIS vision Of this beauty 7" I
. . AN uol de6Bsr o. sli mystery, but am OF
nr ShtI conaesccnds to show mortals like ,hy. y
sil ef,Culriur COZ coo6). Tic ways Of pyesent :,
al Tuture existence of earthly creatures, of C,
.hou. uiyseif Wss one. an gifted one, and q
rcr reaey n instruct The enc uquiring as they Il
sag. czn upd should DO /; but alas! beings are ',
l.iaT'ursRcs ard fhea att one among a few q
- q lave ever had Jhe P'casare Of Informing a