Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-06-06
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Prouadly it swept through space
swiftly it rushed In its course, nor scare
t turned aside for other planets, but al
ter brief struggle made Jupiter &C
knowlegde his supremacy, caused Mar
to tremble in his orbit. A larger, noble
planet was unknown, and shining b,
the reflected light of the Sun, it wa
secondary to no other luminary of tbs
solar system. Nor was it q huge mas
merely maki1g itself known to distant
worlds by means ofits borrowed light
and to; nearer planets by the added
force ofattraetion, for it was the land
of men of giant strength, and not less
giant intellect. Thousands of cities
with buildings of magnificent structure,
whose gittering idomes presented a
Ernore beautiful spectacle than did the
Aztec city when it first flashed upon
the view of Cortez; these were the
] worksof those giant hands, planned by
those giant. minds. Broad. fields and
goodly acres joined those cities whose
fruits and grains afn size and rspidity
of growth. almost rivaled the fabulous
products Of Baron Munchausen. ,osa.i
Nor did the. genius Of those, minds
bend wholly to manual labor, for scia
ence too received its proportienate at
I kox nj
Meyer Before orsince has astronomy
been SO perfected. The constituents
and history Of no other soil have been
so we'll known, and all other sciences
were Investigated with equal zeal. rH 2
It was a christian world though pai
gans and unbelievers dwelt there.
And although there were many branch
les of the true church, the. one and all
Including doctrine,was t'There is no
cod but God % TS7sI sEsHip SIT DIX
.slBelIs that rfValed id tone the richest
note Of theirforest songsters, called the
people to Worship, There, children
played as,lriaocentiy and childlike as
here yIlsIIs sIIs1 II.
There answering daily the ringingsof
bells they passed through the foatiRe
Eofschool life.
Oh, most beautiful world with which
none other has been found to compare;
rich fields, waving forests, and magnifi-
cent cities, peopleds by an intelligent
and christiaa lace. what more could
have been Fanting. Hi: I'LL
Alas! was there aver unbonnded pros
perity, unalloyed happiness.
In the early history of that race there
had been an Eden; not watered by four
rivers, but by four and ten-a heavenly
paradisel
An Adam walked by the ripping
streams, or rested on the banks of the
quiet waters. At his side, an Eve, Ca
ressed the animals to whom ferceness
was unknown. ~ sS6k f8fS
But in an evil hour the tempter came,
and they fell.
No longer permitted to enjoy their
beautiful Eden, whose very: animals
turned ferocieusly against them, they
went forthIto barren regions, and be
came the progenitors of doomed race.
Swiftly the planet rushed through
space; proudly it swept in its course;
but its sons were the sons of fallen
Adam, its, s,daaghters were the daught-
ers of fallen Ewes - = = = tN'i'''4
Sin which overpowered the first pa
rents was not resisted by their descend
ents, and envying, strife, murders, wars,
famine became prevalent, and misery
walked side by side with happiness.
q But there came time when the ma
tions of that land were at peace with
each other, and; kings were united in a
common bond of brotherhood.
Never before had there been such
prosperity and happiness.
Theffrst day of the northern Autumn
was drawing to close and the Sun
was haste ching benin 1.-THE ihills. Sud
denly IT disappeared below.the horizon
and as quickly reappeared. With rap
id dalternation the planet was plunged
into utter darkness, and flooded with
dazzling light. then it shook as if con-
.vulsed by some mighty internal power
and with one long, rumbling, Shrek
ing crash was hurled thousand frag-
ments through space. : - =
+ All was dark and still where once roll
ed that mightySplanet world. Mars
ana proud Jupiter were no longer dis
l'turbed by itsspoEsrsfsS
B. Centuries passed, and ages rolled in
to eternity But not until astronomy
Became a science in our planet was the
vail of Oblivion raised from the almost
annihiiated planet. MOT until then
was there revealed first Ceres, then
PalIas and Juno andFthan q hundred