, 1859-09-03

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Il abo.t ; O'clock th. atmospheric display
seemed to reach il eulmiaasioa, and it, aspect
u seen from saevxtea Positions md tause Iop3-
Commanding full view Of ~ horizon On MI
sdes, Was such - to sepu&a the mont os<sfpW.
erinR emotions. At shs aAaisb, directly above
:ss nd lss d 1 ..f H.! % s .s:e
Mt radi.&ed IN esssy diracsipo sPes1. md enI~
rents Of anlveftse iiaA4, bah xhits md nd.
Most Of these shoots Of light Wete transparent,
and the asssa bsy end bea@sA through with un-
obstsuc4ed beauty. To tie esst sud 10 the west
lsy hugs zelda Of tuminoas clouds, datsd With
bright rosy Hosh, Nhn,ly un1ifa tkat pro4aesd
iby the risnE run, md, if peadb!s. e1su more
beautiful For so1oe tsp nisstea this climax
renamed. The rub3 crown, 9ea,med aud firing
ed h5 sparkling starr. 1utainea ita proud posi-.
ton iD tbe xenilb, and the tremulou1 waves Of
light doated and 4uisered doxnsArds like some
imperial traio waved By the cool night winds
At times it suggested mighty hand and IN ont
stretched Arm. bound u tho wrist with brace
let Of ruby and diamond, with the open palm
held u il in benedjction over &he earth, while
Ihr hpRera Of Light reached almost to the distant
horizon.
so"u, "a Everett ha4 beautifully spoken Of
sotnexhat similar seene, '+ths hands Of angels
shifted the glxiou4 4esnery Of the heavens"
The naaas Of appazast nd cloud 10 the eat
mored es.y esa1hs1rd, srsaasfIy failing, while
ths corresponding red c4ouda On The vest seen1-
cd to sink iuto = chsoa OF duk cloud that. with
While these changes were taking place in the
est and weat, tie woDdfeua crown above moved
few degrees aud then gradually faded FLASH
n Of light covering many degrees slow'y COP
densed into mighty luminous cloud, with it's
top near the zenith. This cloud, gradually at T.
lug it, shape, assumed for1uy both Singular and
suggestive.
Al one tims it bore 4 striking resemblance to
! ~ eagle, and then the slightest, almost imper-
ceplible change, transformed il into = tortoise.
Then again, it seemed TO sweep 4cross the
| heavens, presenting the appearance Of \ confos-
md reminding ono o} the dim beroes of osaisu.
| For about halt II hour these remark bic chang
es took place, and then The lights gradually dis
appeared. Ia abort time, however, they were
resumed. Sheets Of the same white luninous
cloud again illuminated ths sky. producing
about the same amo0t of light - the full moon,
and the night became aimost ~ the day.
The aurora boEs4Iis is Today the chief topic
| Of conversation, and Ill agree that they heve
seldom Or neser witnessed 10 extensive ind re.
m4tkahle IN atmospheric phenomenon Il
must have been mach Eke those described by
Dr.. Kane, Bsyard Taylor. snd other northern
travellers, and it waa observed that last night
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