The St. Landry whig., 1844-09-19
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UTILITOPIA,
~" = AN-A'
q 4 puremMAN's VISIT To ii REALMS or

UTILITOpIA,
OF A D~urenMAN's VISIT no mi REALMS or
FuTURITY.
Coacluaed-Ghap,er tro.
1t is related Of Il Caliph Of Bagdad, that one
day he Glanced to pop his head INTO a tub Of
waters andhad no sooner done 50, than he found
himselfa iorlorn fisherman, wandering on the
.dcsolatc shore of an unk5ow6 land; whereat he
was sorcly puzzled and astoundcd. So with Dr..
Jacobas D.yclStnan, whom We left, in the first
chapter, in a state of ;nexpressible surprise at
the sc'rd iaeogaisa uponwlich he found himself
The street he wasin extendedsas fur as his eye
could reach. On each side ofit arose houses, |
from ten to fifteen stories high, Constructed APP
"parentiy for use and not for d~isplay-being desti-
tutc of all establishment. Il waa moreover
throngedwit people, walking in evary directiany
and apparaled III u fashion as novel as Ii was
unique and simple, AT first he did not observe
any females; but, OH closer inspection, he dis
covered that the women were dressed exactly |
like the men, who We're only 10 be distinguished
by their boards, which flowed in great length
down their breasts. Both sexes were without
hats,
The continuance Of this strange spectacle ii.
duced the doctor 10 suppose, that a revolution
had occurred in the regions of his head, and
therefore concludedto wait patiently until reason
resumed her sway; but seeing no prospect Of
that event, he yielded like n true philosopher 10
the control ofshis destiny, ana resolved to take
things as he foundthon.
He had notprocenaed far, when hol pereeivea
that he had become the object Of general curl.
osity alarge crowd collected around him, and
appeared to regard him with anazement. They.
/, examined him from head to foot. Atlength, an.
old man, with a beard as white as snow, inquired
sif he was really a woman, CT had cut off his.
beard to pass for one 4
Before the doctors anger allowed him to re-
plY a sudden cor9aotion seized the crowd
'Glearatliu way 3cArthe way' rcsaanded on
( all sides; ana presently d seit.moyiRg vehicle,
y OF m6nst5ous dimensions, loaded with passengers,
shot past with The speed Of lightnlng.
'Irniy,' thought Jacohls, as he beheldt the i'm
mense structure whiz through the air. 'this is no
" do1btthe home ofthat monster called Improve
maHt. Iwish | was safe out Of his territories
sButlis thoughts We're interrupted by another
Circumstance, no less unexpected. Hearing
human voices and laughter aloit, he cast his eye
\ at the houses, supposing the sound to proceed
from the upper stories but what was his aston
iSliment, toSperccive the atmosphere alive with
winged objects, which he at first mistook fol
huge birds, but which he soon perceived We're
: human beings, enjoying themselves in mrial
gatnbols. Some were flying in flocks at a dizzy
height-some were frolickinsg togetherin chase
Of an uuluc5y hawk. Here waited one as calmly
a and quietly as a swallow, and there flew ano
ther with the awkwardness of an aged crow
Now a number were seen in familiar neighhor
hood of the sun, andthen dropt, several hundred
feet, like dead bodies, recovering just in time tt
s. save their brains.
ID While gazing at this spectacle, with infinite
cdiiicution, our philosopher was again ~accostei
by the Old man who bad doubted his sex. Hi
appearance indicated benevolence and wisdom
lis Snowy beald and the silvery locks which
y tOn his temples grew,
- 'Tiie blossoms of the grave"
n gave him a most venerable aspect. His garl
a which was like that worn by the rest Of this sir
81 guIar person. consisted Oh loose trowserss tied !
y the ankles; and d robe, which fell in gracefi
fills from his shoulders, partly confined BIZ q rms
st to hiswaist. In one hand he carried d waikiki
sick, whtlo under his artnappcafcd i pondorot
folio, which The doctor afterwards discovered |
s. buentitlcd sIile I'osthumous Works Of Jerem
IS BentiiaTn.'
FIou seem 10 be quite amused said the sag
1.-THE affairs Of our sky
vs. Amused replied the half-bewildered docto
i'm pray, my venerable sir, be 50 polite as to to
me if / actuallY exist, and in what part Of Il
universe ] happen To be?'
4 perceive said the old man, smiling, thi
you are il stranger among us--your fashion Is
other times and places, but wherever yon can
Of from you certainly must have heard Of Utilitopi
the name Of this famous %eity-a city that b
been The wonder of ages.2
Il must confess that | never heard eft befor
" | sec that strange things hive come 10 pass ~
lee he good enough to tell INC What planet i
inhubitj the moon or the earth
This, sir, is earth; but ! see that you ha
come from some other sphere--a yea W comm
occurrence, sir-we have frequent %y.siers fro
IL, our neiglboring worlds. but the people are
i a different from you, thatl presume you have cor
from one with whom we. have not before had !
terGourse, Sir, you must know II is d custom
re- utiltopia TO show all strangers that wish VS., |
various wonders and improvements offhe plae
This we do III aid oftle great cause Of scicne
Come, we will Gy to the templeo Of Utility.
With tbs, the sage, by touching . spring
his WalkiRg-slick, converted it into a pair
as wings, whlsi tachiig 2 his aoulders
q, seizeAfhe dort6r under his arm, and took fhs
xsh him, some Ten or fifteen miles, 70 the top
afs, au immense ediicc, from whence opened an
old tensiye view Of the city.
~ The philosopher having recovered breath
NV Ter this unexpected transit, cast his astonish
eye at the yast extento Of buildings which spre