| Show SCENERY OF THE MOON among the many terribly sublime scenes with which the surface must abou d none can be grander than that which present t itself to the spectator were he lie placed inside one of those vast volcanic craters tycho for instance surrounded on every side by the most moat terrific evidences of volcanic force its wildest features in such a ion ton be he would have before him up from the vast plain below a mighty obelisk shaped mountain of some feet in m height ca cating casting caling ting ling its intense black back shadow over the plateau and partly up its slope he wo alit see an am hithe bithe adrical range of mountains beyond which in spite of their being about forty miles distant would appear almost in big bis immediate proximity owing to the absence of that serial perspective which in terrestrial scenery imparts a softened aspect to the distant object so near indeed as to reveal every cl cleft eft and chasm to the naked eye this strange commingling com mingling of near and distant objects the inevitable visual consequence of oi the absence of ateo atto atmosphere sphere or water must impart to lunar scenery a terrible aspect a stern wilderness which may aptly be bermea unearthly and when we seek to picture to onra eves in addition to the lineaments linea ments and condition of the lunar landscape lands caps the awful effects of an absolutely black firmament in which every star visible above the coriz horian in would shine with a steady brilli brilliancy aney as causes of scintillation or twinkling being ab b sen berda berdd t and these effects are due to the presence of variously heated strata or currents in our atmosphere atmo atmos phee rhee or of the he vivid and glairing glaring gl airing stin sun shine with which we have navet hohing no hing bing to com corn pare in our subdued olar solar illumination made matte more striking by the contrast of an intensely black sky if we say we would picture to ourselves the wild and unearthly scene that would thus be presented to our gaze we must search for it in the decolle tion of some fearful dream quarterly journal of science DANIEL WEBSTER rR during the latter days of mr air lebster ha he was assailed by the abolitionists on account of uis bis ath of march speech it is interesting now to turn to that speech and mark the prophetic wisdom which penetrates every line of it tha following 1 ia is a passage from mr websters erys erss remark to a geAt gentleman leman in washington a short time before he left that city for the lart laet ti time m it wi stains sustains all that be ever uttered in bis ape speeches aches in the way of warning against the ruinous u n ous party patty of abolition and its authentic ty tyr 13 lias as been fully established it the fanatics and ever get the power in their hands they ill override the constitution set the supreme court af a defiance charig change ge and make laws to suit themselves lay violent hands bands on those who diner differ witti with them in their opinions or dire d ire question their fallibility and finally bankrupt the country and deluge it with blood no wore WORK arter AFTER SUPPER suppell elu Eit an old miser owning a farm found it impossible to do hi work without assistance and accordingly of any man food for performing the bi si e labor A half starved man hearing bearing of the he terms accepted them before going into the be fields in the morning he invite I 1 his servant to breakfast after finishing tha the morning meal the old skinflint asked if it they should place ilace dinner upon the table after the breakfast this was readily agreed to by the un up sat eat shied stranger str aneer and the dinner was soon dispatched suppose now said paid the frug frugal eal gal farmer we take tike supper it will save bitne time and trouble you know kno ay just as you like said the eager eater and at it they went now we w will go to work said the delighted employer I 1 thank you 71 bald baid sald the laborer 1 I never work after supper |
