The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-09-30

ter, aud worked into asteroids and
things. Lots of work TO do. and
lust now we are very short. handed =
been extending our regular works
out into space.
"Just then [ was startled at the
sight Of an immense fiery ball that
came rushing along with terrible
roaring sound. aud which loft behind
a tremendous trail of sparks. Heav.
ems J what is that--a comet 7 l
cried
"A comet, said the parsonage
before me, 4 believe il ia what you
have been taught to call a comet bat
you'll find out exactly what it is he
fore you've bsea here long. HJw.
ever, may as we'll tell you what
you see is the special car OF one
OF the bosses. There are millions OF
them in all who go through inter-
stolla space nspectingishiugs-mill'
ions of them, and to me they seem
to be passing every five minutes, but
where you come from they seem To
be visible only at long u,ervals.
Where is the big boss of all ?
Does he too, have q car ! asked [,
"'No, you fool DO you want
me to kuock you off the horn Of that
moon No one here has ever yet
seen the Gram Heal Csnter.
Bat isn Z this Heaven 2
"'Wby do yon keep asking the
that question Haven't / told you
that you are now in the great work
shop of tho universe I 1t was
Heaven where you came from but
yon did not know it. You will have
no such good tunes here, L can tel
you. You will not DO allowed to
loaf about here aud do as you
please. There you had body and
feelings to tell you when anything
hurt you-to tell you when You .was
tired, aud so on. Down there you
had nothing 10 do but mike your
self happy to enjoy yourself but.
like pack of fools, you all go to
piling up money, or trsing to, aud
worry yourselves about getting
things that are of little use to you,
considering the time you have to
stay. You have been up here hnnd>
reds of times before, but you don I
know it yet, and will not renem be +
it till You have been here million
years asd have passed through u
place you have not yet seen. lDu
were only sent down to tho earth for
"a space of fifteen minutes for rost
and refreshments. Now you've got
to go to work. Eve ust been sent
over here by ono Of the bosses to
tell you so. Up here you wont have
a lubbery body that you must care
for,
"'But, said |, we have a shape as
see
"'Yes. said the being before mo !;
up here you have body aud you
don't have one You feel und are
hurt, but not damaged. You know
how il was down there on your lit
tie earth with man who had lost
an arm, or had any part of him come
on before his main bulk I You know
the feelings he had in thing that
had departed from him 7
"'Yes.
"'Yes! Well, you might have
guessed from that something NJ to
what would presently be the condi-
ion of your whole body. That with
in you which never dies feels rs
keeuly through the whole as through
part. You are now all leg, all
arm all any part you will. Bat
time flies, and I must set you to
work. Where are yon from I!
=" From Virginia City, said |,
turning my head and looking OF
towards where little black star
about ten feet in diameter was
waltzing round the moon, with 9th
ers still smaller whizzing round it in
various directions
"'What From the Comstock,
hey 2 and the parsonage began to
scowl. From the Comstock-why,
I've notion to send you right out
to shoveling comet dust into the
sum-
"Pray do not, said |, for though
I'm from tue Comstock / never
worked in the lower levels.
"'What, then do you feel like do
kind of job would you
like y
"'Well, il there is a vacancy
think Id like the place of watch man
on ono of the moons of Jupiter
"'Yes you'd like nice cool place
eh q d
"'I'd prefer such place to start
in on
"'Weh. I'll fix you. shall give
you nice cool job near your late
home
'Thaak soa, SIR
"'Yes, ri set you to work down
on your earth-at the North Pole. |
to do there but to chop the
ice off the big gudgeon and keep it
well creased. Come right along
now and get to work.
Saturn has eight moons, said
I, and there might be vacancy
Yes, aud also big lot OF hy-
wheels what you e,ll riugs-l cant
trust you there. You'll chop ice
iwhile-a million years or so-then
III see II can find a vacancy some
where and put you in a. watchman.