True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-04-28

not stopped by trees or other Objects
He appeared to walk directly through
them. They were in fact nothing but
the souls and shadows of material trees.
He became sensible that he was in the
land Of shadows. When he had travelled
half a days journey, through a country
which was becoming more and more
attractive, he came to the banks of a broad
lake, in the centre of which was large
and beautiful island. He found canoe
of shining white stone tied to The shore,
He was now sure that he had come. the
right path, for The aged man told him of
this. There were also shining paddles.
He Immediately entered the canoe and
took the paddles in his hands, when, to
his joy and surprise on turning round he
beheld the object of his search in another
canoe exactly its counterpart, in every
thing, She had exactly initiated his
motions, and they were side by side.-
They at once pushed out from the shore,
and began to cross the lake. Its waves
seemed 10 be rising, and, at a distance,
looked ready to swallow them up; but
just as they entered the whitened edge
of them they seemed to melt away, as they
were but the images of waves. But no
sooner was one wreath Of foam passed,
than another more threatening still rose
up. Thus they were in perpetual fear /;
and what added to it was, the clearness
of the water, through which they could
see heaps Of beings who had perished
before, and whose bones lay srewed on
the bottom of the lake. The Master Of
Life had, however, decreed to let them
pass, for the actions of neither Of them
had been bad. But they saw many others
struggling and sinking in The waves. Old
men and young men, males and females,
of all ages and ranks, were there some
passed and some sank. l, was only the
little children whose canoes seemed to
meet no waves. At length every difficult
ty was gone, as in moment, and they
leaped upon the happy island. They
felt that the very air was food. II
strengthened and nourished them. They
wandered together over the blissful fields,
where everything was formed to please
the eye and ear. There were no tempesls
there was no ice, no chilly winds no
one suffered for hunger--no one mourned
the dead. They saw no graves. They
heard of no wars. There was no hunting
of animals, for the air itself was their food.
And gladly would the young warrior
have remained there forever, but he was
obliged to 60 back for his body. He did
not see the Master Of Life, but he heard
his voice in soft breeze. "Go back"
said this voice, 10 The land from which
you came. Your time has not ye, come,
The duties for which made you, and
which you are to perform, are not yet
finished. Return to your people and
accomplish The duties Of good man.
You will be the ruler of your tribe for
many days. The rules you must observe
will be told you by my messenger who
deeps the gate. When he surrenders
back your body he will tell you what TO
do. Listen to him, and you shall after.
wards rejoin the spirit which you mus
now leave behind. She is accepted, and
will be ever here, as young and as happy
as she was when ! first called her from
the land of SHOWS" When This voice
ceased, the narrator awoke. 1t was the
fancy work of a dream, and he was still
in the land of SHOWS, and hunger and
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