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Sunday, Nov. 19. The same ; full moon ; cloudy, with wiud in the evening; snoTV 



gone. 

 Monday, " 20. The same; sky clear and warm. 



Tuesday, " 21. Weather cloudy; wind S. E. ; prepares for a change ; a little 



snow during the previous night, but melts from the roofs 



this morning ; no sun appears. 

 Wednesday, *' 22. Cloudy, dull morning; rain afternoon; sun appeared a few 



moments about 4 p. m. 

 Thursday, " 2-3. Cloudy, with alternate sunshine and rain. 

 Friday, " 24. Clear and pleasant. 



Saturday, " 25. Clear and pleasant. 



Dr. Freeman, of Boston, in one of liis occasional sermons, em- 

 ploys the following poetic language in relation to this American 

 phenomenon : — 



" The southwest is the pleasantest wind which blows in New 

 England. In the month of October, in particular, after the frosts 

 which commonly take place at the end of September, it frequently 

 produces two or three weeks of fair weather, in which the air is 

 perfectly transparent, and clouds, which float in a sky of the purest 

 azure, are adorned with brilliant colors. If at this season a man 

 of an affectionate heart and ardent imagination should visit the 

 tombs of his friends, the southwestern breezes, as they breathe 

 through the glowing trees, would seem to him almost articulate. 

 Though he might not be so wrapped in enthusiasm as to fancy 

 that the spirits of his ancestors were whispering in his ear, yet 

 he would at least imagine that he heard ' the still small voice' of 

 God. This charming season is called the Indian Summer, a name 

 which is derived from the natives, who believe that it is caused 

 by a "wind which comes immediately from the court of their great 

 and benevolent God Cantantowan, or the Southwestern God ; the 

 God who is superior to all other beings, who sends them every 

 blessing which they enjoy, and to whom the souls of their fathers 

 go after their decease." 



