The smoke and heat awoke the slumber
ers, and among them Parson Lee. The
Parson jumped to his feet, mid beholding
the encircling fire, exclaimed, in a loud
voice:
“Here we are! Here we are! And,
just as 1 expected, in the middle of
hell!”
I cannot seriously set this down as
well authenticated historical fact, but
it lias become a tradition in Southamp
ton. Mr. J. H. Pierson, the president of
the bank there and a member of tho
state legislature from Suffolk county,
doubts the story very" much, and is in
clined to believe that it is too good to be
true. But most of the people in th*
neighbor hood of Southampton swear by
its accuracy. Several of Captain Lee’s
sous and Parson Lee’s grandsous were
pointed out to me.
ASTROLOGY AS A FAD.
It Seems to be Gaining Ground in Koth
tlnrope stud America.
Astrology seems to bo gaining in
popularity and many are turning to it
for pointers concerning the fate that
is in store for them. Meterologists
are consulting the planets in relation
to changes in weather, and proba
bility, or even possibility, of the larger
planets exerting an influence on the
earth sufficient to affect conditions of
life or health.
Astronomers do not believe in astrol
ogy, but are willing to give the unique
science credit for assisting to develop
the science of astronomy, says the
Pittsburg Gazette. Long before there
was an interest taken in astronomy
there were many careful observers of
the heavenly bodies. The names chos
en by these men for stars and constell
ations remain unchanged.
Astrology may be the fad ere long.
