. Arctic researches, and life among the Esquimaux;. -painted its golden rays upon the face of the clouds, thus provingit was at play between me and them. Blind George, the Esquimaux,was standing by my side. I told him what was going on in theheavens. I said the moon was shining, and the aurora showingoff finely at the time. He wished me to place him in positionthat his face might be upturned toward what I saw and so ad-mired. This I joyfully did. Joyfully do I say ? No, no! For,as Paulooyer (Blind George) asked me, I saw that he was possess-ed of an uncontrollable yearning, seeming to me like
. Arctic researches, and life among the Esquimaux;. -painted its golden rays upon the face of the clouds, thus provingit was at play between me and them. Blind George, the Esquimaux,was standing by my side. I told him what was going on in theheavens. I said the moon was shining, and the aurora showingoff finely at the time. He wished me to place him in positionthat his face might be upturned toward what I saw and so ad-mired. This I joyfully did. Joyfully do I say ? No, no! For,as Paulooyer (Blind George) asked me, I saw that he was possess-ed of an uncontrollable yearning, seeming to me like that of apinioned eagle, to soar away to the regions of the stars. Hesought to tear away the curtains which God, in his own dispensa-tion, bad seen fit to place before his eyes, that he might again seethe handiwork of Him who made the stars, the world, and allthat is therein. My ecstasy in the beauty of the scene before me was caughtup by the spirit of George, thus making him an object worthy ofa poets pen—worthy of lasting Tin. All:..1: On another occasion, December 3d, I find myself saying, Theaurora commenced its fantastic dances at 5 It now stretches
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