A White Horse Seen "swimming In The Air."

An optical illusion or mirage was seen by three or f our farmers a few miles f rom Parkersburg, W. Va., a few days since, the appesrance of which no one is able philosophically to account for. The f acts are the'se: A gentleman, while plowiug in a field with several others, about 7 p. m., happened to glance toward the sky, which was cloudless, and saw, apparently, about half a mile off in a westerly directior;, an opaque snbstance, resembling a white horse, with head, neck, limbs and tail clearly defined, swimming in the clear atmosphere. It appeared to be moving its limbs as if engaged in swimming, moving its head from side to side, always ascending at an angle of about f orly-five degrees. He rubbed his eyes to convince himself that he was not dreaining, and looked again; but there it was, still apparently swimming and ascending in ether. He called to the men about 100 yards off, and told them to look np, and 'teil him what they saw. They declared they saw a white horse swimming in the sky, and were badly frightened. Our informant, neither superstitious nor nervous, sat down anü wateuea tne phantasm (if we may so cali it) ntitü it disappeared in spaoe, always going in the same direotion and moving in the same manner. No one can account tor the mirage, or illusion, except upon the uneven state of the atmosphere. Illusions of a different appearance have been seen at different times, in the same vicinity, frightening the superstitious and laughed at bj the skeptical.