But this
terrestrial phenomenon of the early morn cannot be better
delineated than by the name given of it by the shepherd boys,
"The little wee ghost of the rainbow."
Such was the description of the morning, and the wild shades of
the hill, that George gave to his father and Mr. Adam Gordon that
same day on which he had witnessed them; and it is necessary
that the reader should comprehend something of their nature to
understand what follows.
He seated himself on the pinnacle of the rocky precipice, a little
within the top of the hill to the westward, and, with a light and
buoyant heart, viewed the beauties of the morning, and inhaled its
salubrious breeze. "Here," thought he, "I can converse with nature
without disturbance, and without being intruded on by any
appalling or obnoxious visitor." The idea of his brother's dark and
malevolent looks coming at that moment across his mind, he
turned his eyes instinctively to the right, to the point where that
unwelcome guest was wont to make his appearance. Gracious
Heaven! What an apparition was there presented to his view! He
saw, delineated in the cloud, the shoulders, arms, and features of
a human being of the most dreadful aspect.
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