The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-02-10
Asf|otiOMtcaL observations ~ the
FIT Contributor.


FIT Contributor.
In Considering the stars We can hardly be
expected to take them individually, rs there
"re several millions of them. according to
the combination Of astronomers, who have
set up !" good many nights counting them.
and the observation Of lovers the world over.
who have set up oftcner and . good deal
later than tho astronomers have, especially
on Sunday nights.
The larger order Of planets are called
f&ci ..ars - shooting stars are uniixcd.
Conic.s &C Ike tutors Of the sky--,hcy teach
the yc!ing stars how to shoot. Jo Jcffcr.
son is liked "slar," and mighty we'll fixed
lie is, too
The stars show TO much better advantage
hy s,arlgh, than At any otter tine. They
nre rarely seen by daylight, except upon the
coats of the day police The police have
been called stars since the days of Shak
spcare. lie makes alIusion TO them in
midsummer Nights Dreams We quote
from memory
~ heard rscraail on A dolpLin's back
Utter such Lulcct and harmonious strains
That the rude sen grew civil N. her song
And certain stars shot mad!y from their spheres,
To hear the mcrmsd'- n,nsc."
lrhc italics arc our own. We bought
them at the Type Foundry with lot of
other printing material.j
vim. had those ''st:rs" cot against the
mermaid that they should 50 and shoot
mndly from their spheres. whatever they
may be, though VIC take sphere to be sort
of watch box.
Stars" look untavo,a1'ly even upon the
choicest music, particularly Al night We
have observed that. Flow = case in point :
We remember vending our winding way
homcwlr1 late at night once, from social
gathering. We were alone. Suddenly we
heard voice OF singular penetration Ind
power singing, The Boy with the Auburn
Hair" The wall of tho disconsolatc dam.
sci, who mourned the absence of her darling
joy, was rendered in q manner that was
truly heart rcnnins.
Nothing could equal the pathos with
which the singer delivered the lines
Now II my Johnny was bnt here,
He'd save me from all harm:
He's on the field Of bat chu-el
Dressed in his unicorn
To me hi, to mo no. CHI no; l. oh. Oh, &C.
On about the last ''oh'' VIC felt al iron
grasp upon our coat collar. We had con-
fused sense that the grasp was in some way
connected with blue coat and star on it.
DC you know" said We. rs soon as We
could sEcak, where we can find a police.
mani"
"Wl,al yer wsn! of policcn,an!"
''Somc feIlcr," We replied, Is '.sinkIng
loud's lie can hollcr in the street. He ought
10 be tended TO-"
We were immediately tended to.
From very ancient times it was sought to
discover future events Ivy studying the stars.
As,ro'ogy, the science is called. 1t is still
rractsred as aprofcssion to limited cxtcut.
in al! the larger cities astrologers and for.
;;nc tclcrs claim 10 read the stars, though
few Of them are able 10 read anything else
We consulted one Of them the other day
out of curiosity. She took her fec and then
retired TO another room 10 consult the stars.
rs she said When she returned she brO't
an odor Of cheap whiskcy With her, which,
led US to infer that she and the stars had
been taking social nip together during
We gathered from her rapid
and somewhat incOherent rcvcalinGs that
We were ilolized by pink girl in light
dress. with rcd eyes and blue
hair, the which she didn't knowit; but that
- tall completed dark man was plotting to
leave large amount of property to her,
mostly in gold and postage stamps. that
had been worn once and turned, which op.
pressed her very much in het dreams.
We would bc in great danger FROM the
tall Completed man, who would try and
borrow money of US; ard about this time
we were threatened with great pcrils on the
sen, but our good star. which it Is in the
ccliptic. in the form of the Zodiac, comes
all for to save. We should be laid low with
> fever. keeping US on land. and his mind
would wander. and lie would rave about the
red.eyed girl, with tho tall Completed hair,
and she would know that VIC loved her,
would catch the fever and be happy. We
would recover, be elected treasurer of a
Fcnisn society. and live Il, cipdlence and
ease all the rest of our days, surrounded bv
a multitude Of little red.eyed, blue. haired
We had our fortune and sue had
our dollar. All told.