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raPidity Of action; age makes me
more TOO sioriy nor.'
Thy present error proceeds from moi
comprehending my words. Seest thou
not that in the space Of time employed
there by thy foot to travel distance a
million fold greater than the length OF
thy whole figure in the present state,
thy foot without greater efforts Of thy
fibres and moving with the same rela-
tive velocity, may here pace million
times the length of thy body' And
that truth has been manifested by one
of your philosophers, who proved
that the little gilded Hy just called to
thy retrospective observation, can, i'm
4 second. step several thousand times,
a period during which n man could not
perform one Of his own steps. This
truth having now flowed in thy mind
as the sun-ray through the imme sity
OF the adamant, thou maycst conceive
that the raPidity Of thought, as well
as Of action, may and as proportionally
increased; and thus thy ideas and ac-
tons being in relative state 4 million
fold more vivid, thou canst change
the few hours left thee to live in thy
former world, into long ages in this. .
Il understand all this now. sup
pose, for instance, that should F-here
the old man paused seemingly in deep
cogitation, and presently continued,
should return now TO my hut,
might still find her sleeping in her
chair
Thou wouldst undoubtedly re-
Piled the spirit.
Then | will-but no; I'll try this
world awhile. One syllable more
said the old man to the spirit, who
waved his wings TO ascend. Take
from me the fidgeting doubts tina,
weigh upon my mind, and own hon
estly that You powerful angel have
imposed upoa NY credulitv; and that
you have carried n!e into large world.
not TO mean little specl floating il !
rain-drop.
Nothing is easier than to dispel thy
persistipg error Scest thou hanging
from that laurel leaf dew-drop CHS.
tening with rainbow hues IN the ligh
of the rising day-star;'
Il do
Take my extended palm, and toucl
the drop with the end Of thy little fin
ger
The old man approached. and n,
sooner had he touched the liquid thar
he experienced the sensations which
had accompanied him in his former exi
from our sphere, and in n moment h,
found himself with the spirit on In,
gallery of splendid palace, from which
he could discover ON one side gardens
and forest. and on the other a vas
plain where two innumerable armie
could be seen charging with fury ant
rending the air with the din of war.
Thou must have ceased now TO le
/ fearful doubt obscure the truth of IN,
ethereal words, said the spirit; 9TH
sphere with only three satellites is con
tanned in the dcw-drop touched by
thee
oh it is too much cannot breathe
shall choke. And where, in IN,
name of mercy, are we; how far from
my hut, and where did you carry III,
first drop that holds all these worlds
Where;
Yes; in what part Of my large oil,
world:'
We have not left the smoky atmo
sphere Of thy hut. This earth and the
sphere which contains it with its thre,
satellites, are contained in an ancIen
tear which stands in the corner of th,
eye of thy wife
Mercy on me! | will not be an EN-
peror there, and wW not stay.
Scarcely had he uttered these word
when an invisible power closed hi,
lips, a cloud yelled his eyes, and he
rose as before. but presently descend
cd; and having for ever lost sight Of ID,
spirit Of the mist. whom neither en-
treaties nor charms could coniure 10 re-
turn, he felt his foot pressing upon his
hearth. and fell exhausted on his seat
Meantime the old woman awoke, yer
bosely vented her scolding against hin
for thus trying to jump like madcaI
upon the hearth, and attempting at hi,
( age to stand on tip-toc TO frightcn her IL
/ her dreams. n.