, 1885-06-28

one else. I shall oppose any such an ar.
ranremeut y II don't intend, = said the
monad. for you or any other man 10
dictate to me in a matter of that sort.
I'll give you to understand | have a will
of my own. y Probably So, said the
Quad every man thinks he Is con
sciSus Of a power to determine, in things
which he conceives to depend upon his
determination The determination TO do
or not 10 do something which we con
ceiye TO be In our power. Is called will.
but probably ii would be well enough to
bear in mind this fact, as Mr.. Buckle
says. that when we perform an action We
perform it in consequence OF some mo
tive or motives, that these motives are the
results OF some anteccdents, and rs all an
tecedents are either in the mind or out of
II, we clearly see that all the variations In
the results-in other words all the changes
of which history is full. all the vicissi
tudes of the human. race. their progress or
their decay. their happiness or thcir mis-
ery-must be tho fruit Of n double action
-one Of external phenomena upon the
mind and another of the mind upon the
phenomena.
John Smith, the monad. was 30 put out
with this philosophy that he determined
10 get rid OF his spiritual self. who was
lying so composedly Ia the bed. He sud
denly Jumped up from his arm. chair.
went to the sideboard. poured out the
last contents Of his bottle into a glass and
drank it down. and proceeded TO throw
aside his robe de chambre preparatory to
dressing. He was somewhat surprised to
sec his double instantly spring out of bed,
proceed to tho sideboard and go through
the process Of pouring out liquor and
drinking 1t down. although he himself
had already drained the bottle; but when
he saw the Quad smack his lips he stood
In admiration and almost wished he were
a spirit himself. so readily could he sup
ply himself. he thought. from an empty
bottle. He proceeded 10 dress himself
and saw that his double had thrown aside
his robe and was dressing also.
John Smith. the monad. seeing this,
endeavored TO dress in haste. so hat get
ting dressed first he would run out Of the
door. and shutting it quickly. would shut
up the Quad, and thus get rid of him. 1t
was n failure. As he rushed out. and
slammed the door, he found the Quad b.
his side ready dressed. He strobe down
the street with the Quad close upon him.
He made directly for a drinking saloon.
and so rapid were his movements that
every Que who saw wondered. but one
saw the Quad.
John Smith. the monad. entered the
saloon. and he treated the crowd. Il thing
he had never been known to do before,
In fact he had never before treated so
much as a single person. and therefore
his friends recognized that he was under
some unusual in iuence He kept his eyes
on the Quad. and noticed that whenever
he drank the Quad drank also.
Turning TO the Quad. he addressed him
thus: Sec here. the first thing you know
you will bo drunk As no one saw the
Quad and, as Smiths face was in the di
rection Of his friend Robinson. all thou hi
he had addressed that individul, and there
was a laugh. He kept on treating and
drinking. and finally had the satisfaction
of seeing the duad drunk. never suspect
ing that he himself was drunk-so drunk.
indeed. shat his friend Robinson found 1t
necessary TO take him home. and
the burden of his talk was AS
follows; Ego non ego - hic alb
solute subjective consciousness -hic
oh. Observation-Disclosures. go cogito
free NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. sum. "
"Some7n said Robinson, " ZONE Of what2 e
First cause. " said he. II reckon it was
brandy. " said Robinson. Smith con.
tinued: "Noumenon-kant. Cant
whatIH said Robinson. -Elato, " "Play
10 WHAT" said his friend. "Cognitiou. H
said he. and by this time he was put to
bed, and he went 10 sleep. and if he did
not sleep the sleep of the just 1t was at all
events the SLEEP that followeth deep pota'
tioDs. On the following morning when
he awoke he found that he had arrived
at full consciousness. lie looked around
for the Quad and was glad not to see him,
and swearing off then and there he ever
afterward remained a sober man, and
finally. Notwithstanding the Quad and his
quotations from Mr.. buckle. he proposed
To the widow and was accepted