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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.

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