Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-09-22

HOW CARRIE AND l CHANGED SOILS.
AND WHAT BECAME OF 1T.


other. There must be no doubt upOl
this point whatever, for if it is not admit
ted that such is the case, the eircum
stance which am about to relate coul,
not possibly have happened.
We were not engaged to each other
for although j had fully made mp my
mind to marry her, aud felt sure SIN
would accept me l was not quite ready
to ask her vet. / had not got thing,
quite into shape Besides, l wanted t.
place my acceptance beyond the posi-
bility of failure, for, to person of my
peculiar temperament, disappointment
would have been nothing short OF mad
ness. Carrie was "A very attractive girl
and Won may be sure she did not lach
admirers. Lots o. young chaps were
constantly sending her Invitations to go
to concerts aud lectures, and to take
drives; fellows, too, who were better
off in the world than / was; but they
were rarely successful, for / kept my
self well posted In regard tO everything
that was going on, and / always man
aged it SD that Carrie would have pre-
vlOus engagement with me, when then
little notes came to hand. Like a truly
every day.and often time, when nobody
else called, she and would sit In front
of the CRATE fire IN the parlOr, during
the long winter evenings, conyersiug for
hours IN the cOsIest manner possible.
These were the sweetest days of my
life, and look back upon them now,
thrl 81 the mist OF the dead year, with
unalloyed pleasure. The position j
have described IS the very best one pos
sible to make love, and l advise all OF
YOU youngsters. vino want to do IT, tn
arrange matters as / did.
/ have always been very firm be
lever la the power of will. / am not
well enough read to know whose doc
triue / hold; as far as | am concerned,
it IA my own, for L have never heard Of
It, nOI seen 1t, anywhere. 1 hold that
the will of strong man IS always ON
nipOtent. 1t would be III every case,
If men only knew how to cOntrOlit. but
it generally requires a resolute effort
that few men are capable of. do not
pretend to explain the principle of my
doctrine, but / am confident of its prac-
tice, for | can SO exert my wall that /
can force myself upon the mind of 9th
er persons, no matter how far distant
may he from them They think of me
uucOnsciOusly, and do not know that
they are under tue control of my mind,
but it is nevertheless so, aud | have
proved it often to incredulOus persons,
aud can 10 SO again. | speak OF this To
expmIn 20 "A certain extent the extracr-
binary phenomenon which i am going
to relate. / am a mcsmeTlSt, too, nat
urally, though not at all suprrstItIOUs,
for / believe mcSmerlSm Is only the eX-
erciSe Of the Will of one person upon
another. Well, it happened that rs
Carrie aud / sat one night Iii front OF
that pleasant CRATE fire, talking tOgeth-
or upon various subjects, | felt IN my
soul that could control her thoughts
if 1 chose. / said nothing about it, OF
course, and went on talking quietly,
when all ut once IL flashed upon my
mind that it would not he impossible
tO put Carries soul into my body, and
mine into hers. ] YVES Supplied ut the
thoughtat first, but gradually | became
used TO it, and limited 1t to her. She
was a little frightened at my earnestness,
and then affected to treat it as a Jest. -
Thinking to gain my end better, treat
ed it loosely, also, and 1T length L
laughinely proposed that we should try
1T. Little dreaming of the consequent
ces, she consented. / arose from my
chair, caused her to fix her eyes stead
lastly upon mine, and then | mesmer-
lied her with few passes of my hands.
Every one who has ever seen meSmer-
lied person knows that all her mental
faculties were under my control. Then
by fierce and terrible exertiOn of my
will. 1 forced my mind upon hers and
summoned her mind ont of her body.
1t would be utterly useless to attempt
an explanation of the exact manner III
which it was accomplished L will eX-
plain it when any one will tell me what
the spirit Is; / caunot DO it until then.
dealt with mighty power that was
only partially uEder my control, and no
sooner had summoned her spirit from
It's abode, than found myself, IN hei
figure, resting in that cushioned arm
CHAIR by the fire, while | saw my bodily
form standing in front of me, with {
species of terror and amazement depict
ed on its cOuetenance. / was some
what bewiIdered at TINS state of affairs,
and Carrie no doubt would have cried
If she had been In her own body, but
he physical frame which she now Occu
pied had got out of the way of shedding
tears, SO that she merely said IN fright
ened tone;
20, Joe what on earth shall we do?'
do" said i, regaining my cOmpOs
ure; 'swhy, let things remain Just a
they are for while, to see how we lik'
it. / can change back again whencve
/ want to, and | move we make the eX
change for few days, until the noyelt!
of the thing wears oil. Carrie tha
was, acquiesced, and seated my form II
its old position, aud we talked over tn,
strangeneSs of the transformation an'
its probable consequences.
L got along pretty well IN her splen
did figure, but / still nov aud thel
did AN awkward thing. | tried to ru
my fingers through my hair, and Wa
surprised for the moment 10 find IL 5
smooth aud glossy, and fixed tight {
my head. L involuntary sought t
twirl my moustache, but it wasn't there
Carrie, too, behaved rather strangely
She sat with her hands Ia her lap /
a rather prim sort of "A manner, and wa
nothing like as forward as / was. whe
/ occupied that form of mine. / foun
Iloved her just % much in that shap
as In the other. 1t may have been oil
ly self-love, after nil, but / imaglG
that it was but a convincing evldenC
of the purity of my affection.
was attehed 10 her spirit, lot to he
beauty.
Presently the French clock on til
maEtle-pieee struck twelve. BY I'll