The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1869-05-22
VOLUME XIV
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hOYel, between the hay-loit ot the Land
wehrand The cattla-psn1oi the slau hter,
house.
go on 4 head said he "a me.
I followed along d wall 0f dry eafih, al
the end OF which Was . broken staifcas
We climbed through llie fubbishs all
although my companion kept all The tiuis
repeating, IN an impatiept voice, = 60 on,
higher YETI Lstopped Several lines,
seized with fear, under the pretext of REL
gaining breath, but in reality TO ask my.
self II 1t were not about time TO turn back.
AT last wa cameito tie foot az The lad
5er, Che top OF which was hidden by the
dark, reachipg up ipt0R Ion above. How
thad the folly to climb up that ladder,
without asking tbe least explanation from
my friend Woltgang, Is a mystery 10 me
1t would seem as though madness were
conRtgiOgis ggE0B 9AtEk
Up1 climbed, he behind me, Until I
reached the top. ThereI stepped upon
the dusty floor Of the loft, and looked
around me. II was an, immense garrett
the roof pierced with three windows, and
in the midst stood small table loaded
with books. twas impossible to look
outside, for the WindpWg were ii D height
of ten or twelve feet above the iioor. Il
did not at first perceive q low door, and a
large, square hole al some height up, con-
trived in the wall. Wolfgahg, without
saying word, pushed toward me ah old
box which served him fora chaiT and,
taking upin his two hands pitcher of
water, he drank long drought while I
looked on IN silence. 49,
e Eve are Ii a laft Of the old Slaughter
house, said he, with 3 strange smile, set-
ting down his pitcher on the door q the
council has voted funds for building one
outside the city have been here f0riiiye
years without paying any rent. MOI q
sou has come % Interrupt my studies"
Sitting down upon some old logs Of wood
in one scoFnef7@ now Continued he,
lot Us come 10 the point Are you cers
tain, Kasper, that we have q sOulg XII
HaFk YOU, Woiigamg Y replied If
You have hroughtme here 10 talk metaphY
les, you've made q great mistake. had
Just come from Hasenkopf's lecture and
was going TO the beer.house for dinner
when YOU stopped me. have had my
dose Of abstraction, and that is sufficient.
Explain yourself clearly, then, or else let
me return. to my dinner"
: = You live, then, only TO eatg" sal he.
in q harsh tone, 6 Do you know bat
have passed whole days without tasting .
morsel oI food, only ios.t9 loge q
SEach tohis taste YOU live % syl.
logisms and diemIhas--I love sausage and
strong beer What else do y0u. want
He became very pale, and his lips trenis
bled but restraining his anger, he said,
= Kasper,, since you won't answer me, at
least listen to my explanations. Man
needs admirers and / want you to admire,
and be in some degree astounded by the
sublime revelation that 1 am about to
maketo You. Its not too much, think
10 ask Won b listen for an hour 70 that
which has cost me ten whole yeals Of
faithful study.
: eWeil eo.on !; / am listening. =
His face was agitated anew by some
powerful emotion, and / began 70 bitt
repent having climbed up the ladder
assumed q grave eKpresslg lga ID order not
to anger hun any further, and this ap-
peared is calm him somewhat, for after
8 moments silence, he exclaimed. You
arc hungry, well, there q ny bread and
there my pitcher drink -but iisten,n
Never mind, Woliangj / will listento.
yOu without that IL E
lie smiled bitterly and went on
"1Ye are not the only beings that have
souls, From the plant up to man, all be-
HiRgs ligeH-theg arc animsbe bed,-the efore
they have d soul. Yes, aiiorganized ex-
istences have at leagtsone souli but The
more their organism Is perfected, the more
epmplieated doesit become, and the nun.
Der Of souls is increased That "a what
distinguished lying beings, the one from
the other The plant has only ono soul
--the lvegatable a0rl lts function q imp
IL 10 obtaip nut finlenb from the air
through the roots. The animal has tsoo
soalsi iirsI the vegetable soll whose
functions are the same as In The plant /,
and the animal soul, strictly so-ealled,
whose organ Is the heart Lastly, man has
tifes souls -the Yeeetsble soul the ami
nal soul, whose functions are carried on
the same as the brule and The human
soul, or the reason, whose organ ia ne
brains
HefeWolfng paused forsome moments,
and, looking DC me, said, = Well, what do
you think OF this2"
Why itssa theory ike any, other !;
NE only dlfiealty ls, that the proof Is
Wanting
a sort Of ifenzy seized Wbliang At this
reply l1s sprung from hls aeat exc aim
iag he nrQBf IA wanting 7
aat h what hils sonbIed nv s6ifl f6f tas
whole eafs IN uls been the carse 8
,al ny ings and priVatLonsl Fpqn
nqsl - Ilqn uigaolb pFf triel
n exp rinent ilisl More and more Wns
this sublime c9n iotion l0Tced upon
me, tii6ul nlg being t6l 81 prove
ii. Ht at lass tie proof ID found haN Il
IL liaFe soan shAil y0a hear he three
Souls nj feet and proclaim hHnseiges !;
yoq SHAH hear them
dffeY this burst a 1lhQsI Ifs which
sent a cold chill tatcng me, muah Of
fanatic strength did u display, be sudden
n becane d lm End eitiing and
leaning his elbows upon the tAbl8 he
Raikans pointing ~ tae same Time the
wAl i'll which s openl8 beeos al
scribeds
Rheproof q there behind that BalIi
yon shall soon see \ fot yo1rself Bat
first, y0n must TOW tho onward Mafch
ol my ideas 4 have maintained the dis.
tinet existence os tlifee souls ason
told me that every in1n, before reaching
hisilnai develop eIii must pass Chi ueh
sbe ecQnditipno o the plant ~ anin ]
determined 10 resolve this problem Io
dpthis. ~ was eeessarY % extingai g
Inysel the tltse souls successiYel and
then % reYiF them had recourse % .
rigorous fash but unfortunately, tHe hli'
man soul had Is Yield lllat IN order "a
permit The free seton ol the anintal soul
lIaneer 6i8de he lass the afaduliy OBJ
serving the AAihsal Alaie IA niyan tht
exHhnslion pfgg tBd nn8i from Judging
angfhina concerning ~ After nI
lfuiilc5s attenpi upon nv own or ls.n
felt conyineed na there va ehs
means b sAine dbsied end ~ mus
have some dna else Bat who wQHld b
willing l0 submit tpsueh treatment
Wolfeai pauaed his llpa Me16
tractsS ands II j qdl6k ane
ttf feli must have 4 alip plect Az Any p1l
deiormined "a experiment npoR
ahhdaefed, for CHS man wasl
cBable Of aaythln
36 god n1iessi6na n aald le
Hisfls1llf wanted yloiin
f0 halY1 A3dld All anFliy