Путешествие на Луну
Foul Weather
Fromthe4thtothe6thofDecemberinclusive,theweatherremainingmuchthesameinAmerica,thegreatEuropeaninstrumentsofHerschel,Rosse,andFoucault,wereconstantlydirectedtowardthemoon,fortheweatherwasthenmagnificent;butthecomparativeweaknessoftheirglassespreventedanytrustworthyobservationsbeingmade.
Onthe7ththeskyseemedtolighten.Theywereinhopesnow,buttheirhopewasofbutshortduration,andatnightagainthickcloudshidthestarryvaultfromalleyes.
Matterswerenowbecomingserious,whenonthe9ththesunreappearedforaninstant,asifforthepurposeofteasingtheAmericans.Itwasreceivedwithhisses;andwounded,nodoubt,bysuchareception,showeditselfverysparingofitsrays.
Onthe10th,nochange!J.T.Mastonwentnearlymad,andgreatfearswereentertainedregardingthebrainofthisworthyindividual,whichhadhithertobeensowellpreservedwithinhisgutta-perchacranium.
Butonthe11thoneofthoseinexplicabletempestspeculiartothoseintertropicalregionswasletlooseintheatmosphere.Aterrificeastwindsweptawaythegroupsofcloudswhichhadbeensolonggathering,andatnightthesemi-discoftheorbofnightrodemajesticallyamidthesoftconstellationsofthesky.
