The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1883-03-31

country. Among all the beautiful trees
stands lonely fir, and rs you sit beneath
il, its branches dip and touch your head
Then a great dependency seems to
take possession of you. Hour after hour
you gaze anxiously into the water be-
meath you. great beads of perspiration
standing on your forehead.
But see, You start. With bound
you rush down to the boat, and madly
propel il up the rushing stream. Al las,
you reach the spot you seek. and plunge
into the shallow water.
When, dripping and trembling, you
regain the boat. you have in your hand a
large. smooth, Transparent, stone.
Again you seek the knoll Again you
SIT for hours with troubled look. But
your eyes wander nowhere but on the
stone before you. In this crystal you
gaze long and piercingly.
At last relief comes, and you leap to
your feet with the wild cry. Eureka
Far and wide the woods respond.
Eureka. and the distant echoes toss
back the words in dozen modulations, till
in the Tar distance. the sound dies to a
whisper.
Now see before me a golden city,
\ countless throns of men and women
are gathered together. On a throne you
SIT. with the laurel leaves on your brow
In your hand is a book. a massive volume,
not printed. hu, written. This YOU give
to the people
"On the title page is written, Tie
Revelation OF Life and the Mysteries {
the spheres.
All this and much more the lady told
in her clear. distinct and musical tones.
and then relapsed into dreamy uncon-
ciousnesS.
The key to this beautiful vision was
briefly gwen.
The river was tho nver of Life. The
dog WAS a symbol OF hdeii,y. The III
tree represented strength of purpose
The stone selred from the bed OF the
stream was the crystal of disina,ion. The
book | wrote was revelation OF the Sc
crets of lite, and the people ! gave !, to
were the faithful and chef among them
TIE yTv's N Tfis Ss5ssieT v7T7Tr-
They were gone. | was alone. To say
that was not impressed by the ccCcn-
tricity Of the revelation. would not be
right. But was more than ever resolved
that the Adventures were very danger
Gus. as they were very accomplished.
From tina, day WAS treated with
marked respect. 50 detcientsal that i, be-
came dis,a>teiul. and I; last. being rs
unable 10 discover the threads Of their
conspiracy, - ny new friends wctc to
uuravel the mysteries {, the spheres, |
took my departure.
What has always puzzled me is. that |
found, with one exception. the associates
OF that Golden Circle. were members of
wealthy families. and themselves pos
sesscd Of consider lbie means.
believe that these areh-ptiests and
hlgh-pries,eS>cs of the mysteries of the
spheres are sill engaged III their s,bllhne
rcCreations.
The spirit of diyina,ion has no, yc,
shed its illumination over my prosaic
soul. some time may wear my hair IN
curly eraeeiulness down my back. pu,
on sentimental airs, and begin my Book
/ OF Life |, would be sensational and en-
tcrtaining literature, fit to run as serial
/ through the Err.
Bu, though symptoms Of soul long
ing have not manifested themselves,
am often puzzled to think how that white
haired. hlaek-eyed. silsef-tengued lady
made such elaborate preparations for my
advent into the Golden Circle. Chicago
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