- The next morning I c'xperienced a sensation which I had
often heard of, but never quite believed in ; the certainty
that one has wakened in another world. Those who have
travelled much know that a frequent puzzle, on waking from
itound sleep in neW places, is to know where one is ; even in



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what country of the world* This night I left my window
open close to my head, so that I could see the stars reflected
in the river. When I woke the scene was steeped in the
light of the sHnrise, and as still as death. Its ineffable
beauty was all ; I remarked no individual objects ; but my
heart stood still with an emotion which I should be glad to
think I may feel again whenever I really do enter a new
scene of existence. •, It was some time before my senses
were separately roused ; during the whole day I could not
get rid of the impression that I had seen a vision ; and even
BOW I can scarcely look back upon the scene as the very
same which, at other hours, I saw clouded with earth-drawn
vapours, and gilded by the common sun.
At eleven o'clock we left West Point ; and I am glad
that we felt sure at the time that we should visit it again ;
a design which we di3 not accomplish, as the place was
ravaged by scarlet fever at the season of the next year thai
we had fixed for our visit. Mr. Livingston, who had just
returned from his French mission, was on board the boat.
