The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-03-03

sailed directly toward il for more than
an hour. the sound gradually incieas-
ing in volume as we neared il, until
i become 50 loud that il was with diff
fculiy / eoll,l distinguish the different
aud sometimes rapid orders Of the
darins fisherman. was excited by
strange moiiohs even while only the
,ensr OF hearing wa, reached. bur when
AZ length sight va> also brought 10 hear
upon the Nhirling galE and b.'leld
thu kl waters n yBivine around what
SEEMED j mighty pin or cavern, and
then rolling. iumlling and ia,hing
their swift passa-e doNnN ard to a
/ elldr hd &c fam urhc boItmn ,f the
grea derl. bee me thrilled with o
subinity. that carried NY humble and
awe strket nl btynnd the conscious
II 5 Of ii into the very presrncr Of
great. almighty, and inconpiehensible
power.
can never describe the awful
/ Mael,irom Il, Jaw it. hcaid il, and
/ icll it, in aud through my nhoIe b.
ING, ill hecanc absorbed into il,
aud II part OF it, and lost to all other
rxlstenre--b, c use Tor the soul sub
j lined and exalted beyond the domin-
! ion Of It's moral form into the ideal
would OF idea. there i no sublnHaIy
language OF sniIici Mt reach and grasp
to portray It's impre sioa>.
But something is due 10 the SCI, ker
Of knowledgr, and something can
and VIII give.
Imagine then, an area Of a mile and
hall in diameter. To do thi, fully
and comprehensively you shall fix
your eye or yonr mind upon some OBJ
ject mile and half from where you
ate. Then fancy this broad space TO
be AL water, moving round in a circle,
slowly on the outer edge, but gradual
ly increasing in velocity towards tie
centre, with a downward inclination
forty five degrees, so that il looks like
a vasl hollow gulf Of awful depths
Then imagine yourself sailing ron d
on tie outer edge Of this immense tun.
mel, with the water black and level on
one side Of you, and on the other in.
clined, and running round ahd down
ward, rolling, tunbling, rushing. dash
ing, seething, whirling and boiling. lie
centre laslied into milk-wlite foam,
and sending up the deafening roar Of
thousand Niagaras. II 10 all this,
YOU add the fancy that you are fod-
ing around this awful gulf in a irail
vessel, chat seems only an air bubble
10 be sucked in aud crushed, and
which. while driving before the wind,
is now and Then caught by current
and Turned several points toward des-
truclion, 50 that tlt master sl.ou's
franiica!ly, and the tai.ors MAKE al
nrst sulertuman cx rti' rs 10 keep
her from rushing madly INTO { yor
lex. and you pray ago zingly, ~ h
breath suspended AMI hair standing
on epd. til the wayering ba'a &c has
inclined to lite- if, sl you add This
TO all The resi-, yoa get perhaps, as
good an external Of lie scene and sill
ua.i n o. tie belio DIR as my poor,
feeble descriptive powers are able TO
convey.
But tie Internal wien the soul
became faIi, ab-urlcd. ard lost TO the
uutpr So Sc u dang, r--lost 10 all bat
the mighty. ovcrl owering sub unity Of
tIds wo do woik Of Gud--no NOR
lal tongue can EVER make known.
Amid the bewil.erment OF this in.
de-crihablt scenr--my eyes dazzled
with the wlirlinc. rushing, flashing d
the vat, rs--my ears stunned with
their kissing. da,hng. laundering roar
my soul going down into the eier-
nifty beyond--the old fisherman laid
one hand upon ny arm, pointed with
the ofler, and shouted
"Lo9k behold i
turned and saw one Of the seaman
holding large sea-bird. to one Of
whose legs was attached long corI.
lie other end OF wbieh was secured 10
short, heavy stick Of timber. ailich