The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-02-03

neAxo, ana not ee1ng a0te 10 0ctcCt whence it proceeded, my friend informed me il was the music of the spheres ! At twenty-five minutes past the strains ot the orchestra died. away; and we anxiously gared northward. At pre- cisely $50, Sky-roekes shot up m the distance, and a saapping. rumbhng, crushing, roaring noise told us that the ice had broken loose from it's prison in the north, and the grand eosrss p,egp- 'fes had commenced.
 In a moment more we saw the rushing torrent coming onward m its course of destruouon-a huge avalanche of ice bcrgs and angry waters. IL tore through ,he country with ieartGl rapidi;y. sweep ing from sigh, the beautiful landscapes oi the old and new worlds towns and cities fell 10 runs ln its path. and the population of the globe became speedily lcssened. In very sae1 space of tune not svestige ot creation. so far as land was concerned was visible te Us, except the mountain upon winch we sat Our position was, fortunately. above hsgh- water mark. and we could leok compla- cen,ly on the sec.hlng dciuse below. The ite and mater kept pouring on us treIn jhe- north. pas; G, la lae seath. and upon IS bosom bore many a l!ieless form ef beas; and human kind. palaces 1as. h1ts. as1 a1 of alad> some tiaes whole ,,atas ~ cites came daNH intact. and by >e4ac pees lAfsty could ;eii to what maaelpai corporation they had belonged I'm, bv. certain s,sns detect te,i pofuens oi Pin .ldelphla. Boston ana Glasgow l saW nothing ot New Aatk i piab3all wen, n the bottom when nr>I stru hs the food. Qua sgeaAlls we ceald see lNiug being Tlngiag ,o pIcce. soon. however, Ia be overwhelmed in the hefCe torrent. and sink forever. oac s,ts Slsht met our eyes. showing. 2s Il did. what an anu-respcct aa-o:-pefsons tho iy2raaalle>is was | pon some pieces oi what had evidently been royal mansion. were several Alnss. queens and empetofs, sinsing plalntive melody to,hc oldiimea;r 0; I'm aaoat. I'm atioai, \ s;ceple. asttide of winch were some fo,larn-iooAtna women sup posed te be the last al the Satosls s:fl,k ,heir craft, and al oi tlseni disappeaied
 \ piece ot the north pole etmc tleo,h h ettng a.oas wIsh reckless tapIdiiy and rhe ucx, ii.intte,i-s4el;- l;-u.4.eA met oai eyes was a eraad II struggling fs4ui- r0aGN. W hose a1puzzllS shrek. had iac mus: eh:iHus influence apaa Gs. \ uass nf mat.r. Mh!eh Adsensu II Q sncd ,ise W.ss compose. ai ia...s u tLe .kIltlr ic. Ctpe Coj. the lei.u sea. .,a5. t.aeeniaa's leN Aiaaus.lu, aIa>acd bY as
 and zaasH' a sIymp9e | the isa- ;he::il., hae. t, ;; eeat.ed tway n the distance. Aheat ne o'clock aur t.tcus tlan MS attl..# =..,. sa | sfns..f crowd e.i people sAfae,ed ea u Ieeoerg wut9h Ms la apDreaehn, and Nhe appeared ta De u ;he iIs; >tlEts ei despair. ss well they m ;ht be. for tAc afternoon sun wss ne~ bgfn,ns - her els that ihe lae be- gan to thaw laPdly. Ne had kope> of saving thIs patty, IS they seemed ,o Dc coming dire, ;iy ION and us Hu; our eyes deceived us, and they passed on. Ne lad oniy t!me - see that t was S.f lohn Franklin and his patty.
 For two hours and tsit We l'cd on ,ae ii4dtapoilusian iloed .n4 |, endic>, vaf!ciH oi aatafv In Kalu did sc m the Eorsen n discover anytstns whls ! ,heuid resemble an as@, bul >4w uoth- Ias.
 \, darkne>s scemea ta 6c apptoaeh l. .g.g. l withdrew my -tve4titt..i- escs ,feA the panorama. aad turned around to speak to Alh,mat He was gone looked about bat he Was nowhere ,o be seen. Could < be possible that hc had fallen from the peak and been los, m the surgins food beneath: Horrible sus- pHclon. arose and ben over the chfi which formed one side oi the mount, thought saw hn struggling Tn the wa,ei below my head swan A; the hQr- rlblc sight los, my balance. and iell out of my arm char. prone upon the floor
 That my mental faculties were consid- erably mixed when l recovered myself may be naturally inferred. Bu, took sedatise powder, retired to bed and wen, to sleep
 ! The next morning l received MT Ad- ! hemar letter. What Il contained l am no, q, liberty to dlvulge. One thing i however. may say. II. some day. you should md all the dead walls and fcnc cs ! ot inc city plastered ~iih the grea, word "Hy drapoilusis do no, be alarmed. bu, possess your soul in quietude for |, will signify nothing of detrimen, to your self or your successors II will only mean something that wil beneh; you. and can be obtained oi any respectable druggist q; doll-r per bottle. etc l. has no hyperborean sisnih atIon. except that inc proprietors consider II "big ,hing oH lee. .etba0' ftb.-.icst iark 3c-aG
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