“Imustnotforgethere，thatthestarsappearedonlyonthatsideoftheglobeturnedtowardthemoon，andthattheclosertheyweretoitthelargertheyseemed。Ihavealsotoinformyouthat，whetheritwascalmweatherorstormy，Ifoundmyself_alwaysimmediatelybetweenthemoonandtheearth。_I__wasconvincedofthisfortworeasons-becausemybirdsalwaysflewinastraightline；andbecausewheneverweattemptedtorest，_wewerecarriedinsensiblyaroundtheglobeoftheearth。_ForIadmittheopinionofCopernicus，whomaintainsthatitneverceasestorevolve_fromtheeasttothewest，_notuponthepolesoftheEquinoctial，commonlycalledthepolesoftheworld，butuponthoseoftheZodiac，aquestionofwhichI
proposetospeakmoreatlengthhere-after，whenIshallhaveleisuretorefreshmymemoryinregardtotheastrologywhichIlearnedatSalamancawhenyoung，andhavesinceforgotten。”
Notwithstandingtheblundersitalicized，thebookisnotwithoutsomeclaimtoattention，asaffordinganaivespecimenofthecurrentastronomicalnotionsofthetime。Oneoftheseassumed，thatthe“gravitatingpower“extendedbutashortdistancefromtheearth’ssurface，and，accordingly，wefindourvoyager“carriedinsensiblyaroundtheglobe。”etc。
Therehavebeenother“voyagestothemoon。”butnoneofhighermeritthantheonejustmentioned。ThatofBergeracisutterlymeaningless。
Inthethirdvolumeofthe“AmericanQuarterlyReview“willbefoundquiteanelaboratecriticismuponacertain“journey“ofthekindinquestionacriticisminwhichitisdifficulttosaywhetherthecriticmostexposesthestupidityofthebook，orhisownabsurdignoranceofastronomy。Iforgetthetitleofthework；butthe_means_ofthevoyagearemoredeplorablyillconceivedthanareeventhe_ganzas_ofourfriendtheSignorGonzales。Theadventurer，indiggingtheearth，happenstodiscoverapeculiarmetalforwhichthemoonhasastrongattraction，andstraightwayconstructsofitabox，which，whencastloosefromitsterrestrialfastenings，flieswithhim，forthwith，tothesatellite。The“FlightofThomasO’Rourke。”isa_jeud’esprit_notaltogethercontemptible，andhasbeentranslatedintoGerman。Thomas，thehero，was，infact，thegamekeeperofanIrishpeer，whoseeccentricitiesgaverisetothetale。The“flight“ismadeonaneagle’sback，fromHungryHill，aloftymountainattheendofBantryBay。
Inthesevarious_brochures_theaimisalwayssatirical；thethemebeingadescriptionofLunariancustomsascomparedwithours。Innoneisthereanyeffortat_plausibility_inthedetailsofthevoyageitself。Thewritersseem，ineachinstance，tobeutterlyuninformedinrespecttoastronomy。In“HansPfaall“thedesignisoriginal，inasmuchasregardsanattemptat_verisimilitude，_intheapplicationofscientificprinciplessofarasthewhimsicalnatureofthesubjectwouldpermit，totheactualpassagebetweentheearthandthemoon。
{*2}ThezodiacallightisprobablywhattheancientscalledTrabes。
EmicantTrabesquosdocosvocant。Pliny，lib。2，p。26。
{*3}SincetheoriginalpublicationofHansPfaall，IfindthatMr。
Green，ofNassauballoonnotoriety，andotherlateaeronauts，denytheassertionsofHumboldt，inthisrespect，andspeakofadecreasinginconvenience，preciselyinaccordancewiththetheoryhereurgedinamerespiritofbanter。
{*4}Haveliuswritesthathehasseveraltimesfound，inskiesperfectlyclear，whenevenstarsofthesixthandseventhmagnitudewereconspicuous，that，atthesamealtitudeofthemoon，atthesameelongationfromtheearth，andwithoneandthesameexcellenttelescope，themoonanditsmaculaedidnotappearequallylucidatalltimes。Fromthecircumstancesoftheobservation，itisevidentthatthecauseofthisphenomenonisnoteitherinourair，inthetube，inthemoon，orintheeyeofthespectator，butmustbelookedforinsomethinganatmosphere？existingaboutthemoon。
Whatho！whatho！thisfellowisdancingmad！
HehathbeenbittenbytheTarantula。
_AllintheWrong。_
MANYyearsago，IcontractedanintimacywithaMr。WilliamLegrand。HewasofanancientHuguenotfamily，andhadoncebeenwealthy；butaseriesofmisfortuneshadreducedhimtowant。Toavoidthemortificationconsequentuponhisdisasters，heleftNewOrleans，thecityofhisforefathers，andtookuphisresidenceatSullivan’sIsland，nearCharleston，SouthCarolina。ThisIslandisaverysingularone。Itconsistsoflittleelsethantheseasand，andisaboutthreemileslong。Itsbreadthatnopointexceedsaquarterofamile。Itisseparatedfromthemainlandbyascarcelyperceptiblecreek，oozingitswaythroughawildernessofreedsandslime，afavoriteresortofthemarshhen。Thevegetation，asmightbesupposed，isscant，oratleastdwarfish。Notreesofanymagnitudearetobeseen。Nearthewesternextremity，whereFortMoultriestands，andwherearesomemiserableframebuildings，tenanted，duringsummer，bythefugitivesfromCharlestondustandfever，maybefound，indeed，thebristlypalmetto；butthewholeisland，withtheexceptionofthiswesternpoint，andalineofhard，whitebeachontheseacoast，iscoveredwithadenseundergrowthofthesweetmyrtle，somuchprizedbythehorticulturistsofEngland。
Theshrubhereoftenattainstheheightoffifteenortwentyfeet，andformsanalmostimpenetrablecoppice，burtheningtheairwithitsfragrance。
Intheinmostrecessesofthiscoppice，notfarfromtheeasternormoreremoteendoftheisland，Legrandhadbuilthimselfasmallhut，whichheoccupiedwhenIfirst，bymereaccident，madehisacquaintance。Thissoonripenedintofriendship-fortherewasmuchinthereclusetoexciteinterestandesteem。Ifoundhimwelleducated，withunusualpowersofmind，butinfectedwithmisanthropy，andsubjecttoperversemoodsofalternateenthusiasmandmelancholy。
Hehadwithhimmanybooks，butrarelyemployedthem。Hischiefamusementsweregunningandfishing，orsaunteringalongthebeachandthroughthemyrtles，inquestofshellsorentomologicalspecimens；-hiscollectionofthelattermighthavebeenenviedbyaSwammerdamm。Intheseexcursionshewasusuallyaccompaniedbyanoldnegro，calledJupiter，whohadbeenmanumittedbeforethereversesofthefamily，butwhocouldbeinduced，neitherbythreatsnorbypromises，toabandonwhatheconsideredhisrightofattendanceuponthefootstepsofhisyoung“MassaWill。”ItisnotimprobablethattherelativesofLegrand，conceivinghimtobesomewhatunsettledinintellect，hadcontrivedtoinstilthisobstinacyintoJupiter，withaviewtothesupervisionandguardianshipofthewanderer。
ThewintersinthelatitudeofSullivan’sIslandareseldomverysevere，andinthefalloftheyearitisarareeventindeedwhenafireisconsiderednecessary。AboutthemiddleofOctober，18-，thereoccurred，however，adayofremarkablechilliness。JustbeforesunsetIscrambledmywaythroughtheevergreenstothehutofmyfriend，whomIhadnotvisitedforseveralweeks-myresidencebeing，atthattime，inCharleston，adistanceofninemilesfromtheIsland，whilethefacilitiesofpassageandre-passagewereveryfarbehindthoseofthepresentday。UponreachingthehutIrapped，aswasmycustom，andgettingnoreply，soughtforthekeywhereIknewitwassecreted，unlockedthedoorandwentin。Afinefirewasblazinguponthehearth。Itwasanovelty，andbynomeansanungratefulone。I
threwoffanovercoat，tookanarm-chairbythecracklinglogs，andawaitedpatientlythearrivalofmyhosts。
Soonafterdarktheyarrived，andgavemeamostcordialwelcome。
Jupiter，grinningfromeartoear，bustledabouttopreparesomemarsh-hensforsupper。Legrandwasinoneofhisfits-howelseshallItermthem？-ofenthusiasm。Hehadfoundanunknownbivalve，forminganewgenus，and，morethanthis，hehadhunteddownandsecured，withJupiter’sassistance，ascarab鎢swhichhebelievedtobetotallynew，butinrespecttowhichhewishedtohavemyopiniononthemorrow。
“Andwhynotto-night？”Iasked，rubbingmyhandsovertheblaze，andwishingthewholetribeofscarab鎖atthedevil。
“Ah，ifIhadonlyknownyouwerehere！”saidLegrand，“butit’ssolongsinceIsawyou；andhowcouldIforeseethatyouwouldpaymeavisitthisverynightofallothers？AsIwascominghomeImetLieutenantG，fromthefort，and，veryfoolishly，Ilenthimthebug；soitwillbeimpossibleforyoutoseeituntilthemorning。
Stayhereto-night，andIwillsendJupdownforitatsunrise。Itistheloveliestthingincreation！”
“What？-sunrise？”
“Nonsense！no！-thebug。Itisofabrilliantgoldcolor-aboutthesizeofalargehickory-nut-withtwojetblackspotsnearoneextremityoftheback，andanother，somewhatlonger，attheother。
Theantenn？are-“
“Deyaintnotininhim，MassaWill，Ikeepatellinonyou。”
hereinterruptedJupiter；“debugisagoolebug，solid，eberybitofhim，insideandall，sephimwing-neberfeelhalfsohebbyabuginmylife。”
“Well，supposeitis，Jup。”repliedLegrand，somewhatmoreearnestly，itseemedtome，thanthecasedemanded，“isthatanyreasonforyourlettingthebirdsburn？Thecolor“-hereheturnedtome-“isreallyalmostenoughtowarrantJupiter’sidea。Youneversawamorebrilliantmetalliclustrethanthescalesemit-butofthisyoucannotjudgetilltomorrow。InthemeantimeIcangiveyousomeideaoftheshape。”Sayingthis，heseatedhimselfatasmalltable，onwhichwereapenandink，butnopaper。Helookedforsomeinadrawer，butfoundnone。
“Nevermind。”saidheatlength，“thiswillanswer；“andhedrewfromhiswaistcoatpocketascrapofwhatItooktobeverydirtyfoolscap，andmadeuponitaroughdrawingwiththepen。Whilehedidthis，Iretainedmyseatbythefire，forIwasstillchilly。
Whenthedesignwascomplete，hehandedittomewithoutrising。AsI
receivedit，aloudgrowlwasheard，succeededbyascratchingatthedoor。Jupiteropenedit，andalargeNewfoundland，belongingtoLegrand，rushedin，leapeduponmyshoulders，andloadedmewithcaresses；forIhadshownhimmuchattentionduringpreviousvisits。
Whenhisgambolswereover，Ilookedatthepaper，and，tospeakthetruth，foundmyselfnotalittlepuzzledatwhatmyfriendhaddepicted。
“Well！”Isaid，aftercontemplatingitforsomeminutes，“thisisastrangescarab鎢s，Imustconfess：newtome：neversawanythinglikeitbefore-unlessitwasaskull，oradeath’s-head-whichitmorenearlyresemblesthananythingelsethathascomeundermyobservation。”
“Adeath’s-head！”echoedLegrand-“Oh-yes-well，ithassomethingofthatappearanceuponpaper，nodoubt。Thetwoupperblackspotslooklikeeyes，eh？andthelongeroneatthebottomlikeamouth-andthentheshapeofthewholeisoval。”
“Perhapsso。”saidI；“but，Legrand，Ifearyouarenoartist。I
mustwaituntilIseethebeetleitself，ifIamtoformanyideaofitspersonalappearance。”
“Well，Idon’tknow。”saidhe，alittlenettled，“Idrawtolerably-shoulddoitatleast-havehadgoodmasters，andflattermyselfthatIamnotquiteablockhead。”
“But，mydearfellow，youarejokingthen。”saidI，“thisisaverypassableskull-indeed，Imaysaythatitisaveryexcellentskull，accordingtothevulgarnotionsaboutsuchspecimensofphysiology-andyourscarab鎢smustbethequeerestscarab鎢sintheworldifitresemblesit。Why，wemaygetupaverythrillingbitofsuperstitionuponthishint。Ipresumeyouwillcallthebugscarab鎢scaputhominis，orsomethingofthatkind-therearemanysimilartitlesintheNaturalHistories。Butwherearetheantenn？
youspokeof？”
“Theantenn？”saidLegrand，whoseemedtobegettingunaccountablywarmuponthesubject；“Iamsureyoumustseetheantenn？Imadethemasdistinctastheyareintheoriginalinsect，andIpresumethatissufficient。”
“Well，well。”Isaid，“perhapsyouhave-stillIdon’tseethem；“andIhandedhimthepaperwithoutadditionalremark，notwishingtorufflehistemper；butIwasmuchsurprisedattheturnaffairshadtaken；hisillhumorpuzzledme-and，asforthedrawingofthebeetle，therewerepositivelynoantenn？visible，andthewholedidbearaverycloseresemblancetotheordinarycutsofadeath’s-head。