, 1874-07-18
GUBMUH.

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soa o1A" 1feot nla1liY otoh'h "e"tn VIZ 'o"'y
arch that opprosses yon oorload7 Are yo'
content to exist forever within the prny circle
dofinnd for vnr liz mn arbitrary and irn,erfeck
uvotoo, ~ a.tso,,o.a
"'ns.a n,,' ,,..'u, y. a's,onony A..
o'hR through tue earth. You cannot Inc an-
stoppod-brcaHt.l,tgh, Boar aloft. You 1aro
not lcst vo,, ao,pnoa tho .oIrr av.ton. A,,a,
hov nm vne .sc.rae >0 3o'"' '''''''
Nv" o'%n ~" '''sp''
p1AooNA11y.
II waa a dnr,t. c,,oar1oo, .,,,,tor,s .,,or,,,,
snou ,vos m t,,o aronnn hn,, ta"t .'. .n,
aU" ',"' ""e Va ~ s'ounu' ho't.lros On sho WIN
dow-panos. was a"akoncd by dill, ominoua
prosage Of Something, pressing on my con-
gostod brain. Myhip-bntl, stared mo in TIM face.
ahu71oroil.-hut IT. 1nua, ho d,ro cra,. o,,t
~ hod n,,5 ,ouaol irroaot,.o ~ ,s ,I,.ta .ns
y. .' ,. naa aaoou .oaua.e' IL "as o'stor'y
coldl IEo pfesago WIS at!ll tioro. huddonly,
rushed to tho Fireplace, anatohcd up tho mas.
etYo poker, flow back to tho bath. and. with ono
mighty h]ov. dashed thu solfd len into . mi,l,or
,rao.,,,o,,ta ,-'oA
'1"s,,un's, .fs,,as, s,,.n *, uo.,,.un r r,,.,,.
Ihon-thon-(oh, feador !)-1 plunged IN.
The mn iosty Of the shock oblteratel con-
aciouanoaB. For the trilionth OF SECOND wae
deau-doud to all savo the presago-which low
ored upon tho trou blcd bosom Of my oblivion In
nannner peculiar to such vialtations. Thon-
mercy ~ was violently dismeniborod, aud frac-
ttonally impoled, with frlRhtfnl velocity. along
n rigid diagonal line, stretched from tho utter
most con'noa Of conception to--to--(Go still.
my pnntlnE SOUL |)-to
ouDAul1l
found nyself on low nlossy bank, looking
holploBsly upon my Fragments My head, body,
legs, a1d nrinB wore lying around in picturesque
confusion. Still, strnllgo to say, folt no pain.
Tho prcsaso waa gono, mud peaceful, ,unnquirlng
calm had Aottlcd on my hoad Nor did my other
portions manifest any inconyenienoo.
WIS but mortal. however; and, after NO hal
remained ikc this for row minutes, my brain
earnest lostro for a new erc.tomont. -
On that instant, we all How into spaoo
lmygtorlously nnderstool from tllis, that
ought to wish tue other way. did so, mud
presio-wo .ll tloy togothor again was an i,l-
rose, shook mysolf, spoke TOW words aloud
Ito guard against lreams), aud took long dis
eliminating look around mo.
was III Il beautiful meadow, with all the
pootical appurtounuces, aud a broad, shining
river running bust me into tho iIiin1itablo nor.
this landscape $780, '''~ f~@'0 '90N'
WHICH STRUCK ME Aa PECULIAR.
I noticed Flat tho troos grew with their roots
in the air. aud their foliage III thoro WAS any,
underground. There wnB an immense variety OF
charming flowers embodied III tile ground, with
their closely ramitiol ataks sticking cut. The
rlvor ran teot above itB banks; 10 that, when
stood by its clgo, tho water WAS Oh higi, AZ my
neck and by STOPPING little could see the tlsh
swimming about still it did not overflow. 1
aay. tnoHe things strnca mo al rather odd at
iirst; butt IL astonishing how quickly one gesa
uaed to remarkable sights!
walled about tho meadow for soma time,
md amused myselr with digging up tho various
sorts Of fruit Which I saw peoping out Of tho
ground. The applos were especially Juicy.
Now. Nas always fond OF this fruit; and, with
such abundance at baw around, could not help
indulging rather froeiy. l had eaten five large,
red, lnaclous fellows, aud was alf-way through
| romarkable foeug. Ifelt getting hgntor! There
WAS no doubt about it: pleasant. mild exll,ara-
tion was aoon followed by al actual physical loss
Of weight. could hardly put my feet on the
ground az walked along: 1stamped as heayilyasI
could, but no mark wns left oll tho grass and
in u few minutes more, just Oh completed my
Hixth apple, positively
FLEW INTO THE AIR!
With velocity, to which TINT Of lightning Is
triyial and uninteresting, shot upward witt, an
evor-increasing impatus. Being totally unused
IN uuct, tI,puu T aErjaloi uttf, H.. ;,,