The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-05-26

servsnt having gone out to vespers
and the heat Of the day. toward three
o'clock being overpovering. I fsll
sste~p rssding Darwin
My window opened upon the Charter
House garden; the yustling OF the
leaves came vagoely 70 my ears; light
breath OF air caressed my cheeks. Sud-
denly, in . dream. l saw myself trans
parted to the banks Il the 0auges, NOT
lar from Bensres. {:
1 was sitting in ths shade Of great
tsmarine tree; the sscrsd river rolled
before ne like . lake. white with
light. and npon its banks sn immsnss
forest Of palms, bananas and other ex-
otto plants spread itself, whose lances.
parssols and fans mingled together as
far ss the eye could reach.
And while I contemplated in won
derwent this splendid Landscape, Q
slight noise in the leaves over my bod
drew my attention. I looked MP and
ssw-GSess vhst I psw?
! saw aysslf, NicAcass DDirief. Pro
fsssor Of Philosophy ct the College Of
SSiEt Suzanne. in the form OF chin.
psnzec. hsuging by ono Of my paws to
the lower branch Of the tamarine tree.
faces st myself.
Judge Of my astouishmsnt.
Comprshending cirsctly that my
body had discovered itsslf from my soul
end uss caperiag ahsat Ia the lonely
forest. WAS in consternation.
If it wanders Of into the depths OF
the wood I said to myself. it will
never return. asd I shall remain here
alone with my metaphysics and nothing
slse TO console me-, .~
s The thought msls ne shsdder.
wanted to sunmos ny Not-Ms to
resume immediately 10 accustomed
place. but the fear Of Tightening it
modified my ideas. aud with concilis
tory tune. / said to it:
Come! Comet my dear Nicholas.
consider. Does that posture suit the
dignity Of your character! Ought q
professor of philosophy to suspeud him
self from the branch Of q Tree Is it
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Bat the sAimpassss. aftarrsjlying
70 ms by two OF thEse aulmae1s and
scratching his hams. aid teme: -
All! now. do you take me Ter fool.
proud aud stupid spirit? I descend
from my tree to scat myself again in
your old srmchsir. and wesr out my
eyes iu. deciphsrinG silly stories! All.
you know me little if you recken on
that. No. ne! ] am very veil .cp my
tree, and ksre / stag -uDtil tho 3Sncy
takes me to get down aud munch . few
almonds or treat myself to coooanut.
That's what suits me. You! do what
you like; discuss. dream. babble; that
is your affair. I have had enough Of
At this impsrtiaent answer I had q
mind to be angry, but for the second
time rejecting that this would net be q
good way to bring back the Not-Ms.
resolved to convincs il b fercs 0f logic.
and iu softe ned aensnts cried: 3
4 comprehend, ny dear Nioholss,
the wish for liberty which has taken
possession Of you; the desire 70 stretch
yourself was natussl eoouRh. after b.
ing thirty ysaEs ct rest, But this onoe
10 enough. You should listen to reason.
Come, my friend. come
Hear me- interrupted the chimpan-
srs. For . long time have known
what you hesp in store for me; that YOU
distiuHuishsd bstWeen yOusse)f end me,
who are your own body and youf o~u
life; that you psopsss 10 safvive me-
sfier having made ne wosk end swss.
to satisfy your vanity. You have told
me 20 . hundred tunes while We weel
together undAr tbs sems envsIcpe. You
have said 10 me. Your BODY sbaj) die
you shall turn TO dust, aftcr being ecsre'
monionsly buried: bat /, spirit, l sm 81
another esssncs thaa years ny sessnel
is oae and isvisiblsi Is hianortal out
side Of space and time: time cannot #
feet il. You wsgs made to b eaten b
worms. II it true! Did you sey sss
I could not deny Il. my body having
lived with nsllsy ysars IN tbe moe!
b.ti,aAts eou1dsn&s. soA bs 4 hs1
thought the thing proesSsiooSlly II tht
lecture room. according TO the pro-
grsmme Of the nniysesity. could not
tLsrsfces, disputs Ne fkce and the
chimpanzes. seeing me smbarrsssed
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