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THE CANADIAN NATURALIST. 
few days ago. Cast your eyes over yonder meadow below 
the road;, and observe the millions of bright sparks dancing 
there^ and over the river. 
C. — It is indeed a sight to be admired : I can compare 
it to nothing that I have ever seen. It is something like the 
stars on a clear winter's night, but the redness of the sparks, 
the regular emission and concealment of light, and the con- 
tinual mazy evolutions which every one performs, give it 
quite a unique and singular, and certainly a most beautiful, 
appearance. 
