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ness know that the senses respond to
impressions from within as well as to
Impressions from Without"
sir, what did You mean by thatp-
inquired the Princess. frowning.
Madam, said the ex-chief physi-
can, boldly, 81 mean that in the brain
messages may be Transmitted from the
ideational centers TO the sensory gang
Ia, and that these messages from
within produce similar effect to the
impressions caused by external stimuli;
hence, at the suggestion of the idea
tlonal centers, sights may be seen an ID
sounds heard, nay, even tastes. odor :
and tactual impressions perceived
which are not objective a. all but
purely imaginary"
DO you mean. sir" cried the Prin-
cess. THAT you think | invent the spir-
itual manifestations in which | re-
joicepn
That which your Royal Highness
SO APPLY suggests is what your Royal
HighnesS humble servant is fain to
think" said the ex-chief physician
with low bow.
III my chief executioner were not
confined to his bed, and very i'll from
the effects of an awful vision which
was given to him last night, in which
he saw all the executioners of all time
waglng war against all the executed,
and the executed, forming IL mighty
army, with their heads beneath their
arms subduing them, would have you
beheaded,n said the Princess.
The eX-chief physician bowed again.
and the ex-Prime Minister fastened to
say that. putting aside all explanations
that might be offered rs to the obiec-
tivity or SUFFICIENTLY of spiritual mani
festatlons, he would come to the point
OF declaring that he and all the rest of
her Royal Highness faithful subjects
earnestly desired that the Princess
might show herself more gracious
towards them, and to this end. trusting
that the indulgence of pure and healthy
domestic JOYS would render her more
mindful of the mundane needs of her
people, they humbly entreated their
royal mistress TO enter forthwith into
the holy bonds of wedlock.
At this the Princess blushed. for she
was but woman, Notwithstanding her
prediction for the supernatural.
But | do not wish to marry" she
said
Nevertheless, we venture to i'm
plore your Royal Highness to reconsid-
er the matter" said the ex-Prime Min
lister.
"But whom should l marry? Who m
could | marry?" said the Princess.
Madam" began the ex-Prime Min
ister there is the Prince Of"
But the Princess cut him short.
"a Prince is nought to me-" she said.
What have | in common with ordi-
nary mortals who have no cognizance
with the spiiit-world, who are too
gross and carnal to discern the invisi-
bic or to apprehend the impalpable,
and whose organizations are too coarse
to receive incorporeal manifestations?
Nay, my lord, if you would have me
wed, you must find for me husband
so completely eRrdppOH with the spirit
world that he shall pass through the
crucial test, wherewith | shall try him,
and retain not only my esteem and con-
fidence but my adOring reverence"
At these words the ex-Prime Minis
ter and the eX-chIef physician dropped
their heads dejectedly, while faint
murmur of applause arose from the
thin lips of the courtiers. But a child,
who was seated on a stool at the Prin-
cess knee, the orphan son OF her dear
est friend, asked, "Godmother, what is
the testp"
All listened for the answer But the
Princess was moody and would not ex-
plain.
when the time comes you will
know" she said.
Then the two eX-officers retired, sad
and Responding, and the Princess with
drew into dim chamber, where daily
at that hour was heard the music of
unseen violins, played high in the air
by phantom fddlers.
The ex-Ministers rubbed their heads
and thought. What was this crucial
test wherewith the Princess should try
her would-be husband? And who would
be found to submit himself to the Or
deal! The two good gentlemen were
sorely perplexed. But a rich princess
need not remain single long, and, as in
the legends of fairyland, suitors quick
ly presented themselves, each one con-
fident that the test, however hard it
might be, was no harder nut than he
could conveniently crack.
Upon each sutton who was brought
before her the Princess turned her eyes
languidly.
what is yodr title to seek my
hand?' she said then.
And one offered her pack of cards
and babe her name the card that should
spring from among its fellows. And
another produced lighted Chinese Ian
terms out of the Lord High Chamber
lain's hat And another caused his
limbs to be tied with cords in many
knots and had himself shut up within
small space with CT garette paper
laid upon his knees, and 10, in mo-
ment the curtain was withdrawn and
the cigarette was rolled and between
the lips of him who still sat there
bound with knotted chords. But the
Princess only smiled and said That
is mere sleight of hand and any Jug
gler can do as much"
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