Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-03-06

of morpheus, a desire silently winged
itself from our hearts for benedic-
ton to rest upon the town, for we
knew not but that some youth might
have been sleeping there whose hands
the rod of empire may some day sway,
or wake to ecstacy the living Tyre
ANONYMOUSLY we gazed higher and be-
held range upon range of mountain
that almost appeared to skirt the hor-
lion, decorated by giant trees that to
our then vivid imagination appeared
to be silently praising that mysteri-
GUS Somewhat and Someone who
sits behind the blazing constellation
of night, holding the immensities and
eteruities in his palm" As our
minds expanded under the delight
full influence that held US in her rosy
lap, our eyes naturally gazed higher
until they beheld the clear and calm
dome Of the empyrean, "thickly stud
ded with the bright forRet-me-nots of
the angels" The crescent moon
clearing her nightly passage across
the upper deep" unaffected by the
silent alteration that yelled up from
our hearts. In the dim distance be-
hind us lay Piney Grove wrapped in a
mantle of tranquility in calling one
OF the young ladies attention to that
fact, she rapidly approached the fence
and looking through the bars asked
the question that turned our idea Of
the sublime into mirth, what is it 2
You should have been there to appre-
ciate it. Still the time spent upon
the hill has become indellibly stamp
ed upon the tablets of our memory,
for if there's anything that thrills
and fills me with ecstasy it is the star
ry heaven; and to realize that he
who made them sits behind them
and governs the Universe, is the
same icing that made me. What
sublime thought To think
we can claim relationship to the
bright inhabitants Of the sky While
| standing there, lost in deep revere,
our ears were accosted by concord
of sweet sounds" emating from flute;
as they echoed around us, we can say
"our souls were in an enchanted boat
that did float upon the waves Of the
sweet music" Fearing that We
should be missed by the rest Of the
party, we concluded to descend. Had
it been sunlight instead of moonlight
| doubt not there would have been
race to see who could first stand upon
the flat beneath. AS We again ming
led with the crowd we felt that we
could better enjoy The games, that
would ere long bring the rarty
to an end. Still, the fup con-
tinued until the Every witching
hour of midnight" when we conclud-
ed to return to our own home. As
we extended our thanks to the ladies
of the house for The kind and pleas
ant manner in which they entertained
us. We fell, although We were r.
Trained, like ccmplimsnting them up
on their handsome appearance. We
were very 10th to leave and as we
stood upon the outside and realized
the pleasure We had within, we wish
ed we were about to enter instead CT
taking our departure. 40 we were
on our way home a "ghoat," that for
some time has been haunting our
streets, put in his silent appearance
1t issued from one of our alleys, en-
veloped in white, and slowly, silent
" moved on to the centre Of the
street, with arms folded across his
breast. He awaited the issues Of his
mission. We kept him not long in
suspense, for he was greeted by the
girls with shout of laughter and an
onslaught IRON the boy to see who
could first tear from him his mantle
and expose to the public being who
contained fun enough to remain up
until midnight to palm himself of as
a vision from the land of spirits, He
was too rapid for The boys. Thus he
effected an escape. The airy nothing
had disappeared as silently aad mys-
teriously as he came. If the object
Of the ghost was to brighten the
crowd, he fill short of il, for he only
let fall another drop of fun. As he
appeared for the second time upon
the streets he was greeted with such
a peal Of screams that he concluded
to 90 home to his nanny, and be
placed between the covers Of his little