Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-05

face. / touched the hutton. and
was soon within fifty or sixty feet
Of the water level. ! H.d r.,- wish
To 90 higher, because ia uiy fearful
speed, if ! should be stur'. hy an
ocean steamer, L would 60 ~ the
bottom, aud BruntOn's fish would
he my coffin.
"Wbat is that? / had read Of
the octopus. I had imagined e!l
sorts Of marine monsters, but any
thing lie that which saw ahead Of
me now J never could have con-
ceived. IL seemed to be coming
/ toward me. but in this I was de-
ceived. 1t was resting in the water.
holding in it, terrible claws por
I poise and two sharks. Ny brief
glance showed me "a crab Of such
/ dimensions, Tom, that you would
not believe me if tried to describe
I it to you.
II was In a quandaTy. l feared
that there were rocks below the
crab, and dared no; descend. /
discovered that I was ignorant of
how to turn to right or left. was
going a. straight east a- au arrow,
aud if I could 20 entirely around
the globe, must again land IN Kala
maZoO, Or pass over 70.
"The sight Of this hOuible-lyos-
ing animal terrified me. Imu.t get
out Of its way, somehow, and the
only means | saw Of doing 50 was to
ascend to the surface, resume my
bird shape, and rise into the air.
Here it was that came near ending
my journey. In my excitement,
just az I approached rhe surface Of
the water, touched the bird button.
[ WAS a moment too sO' n. The fish
covering retrcated, and the wings
made an effort TO clear themselves Of
the water. There was a moments
struggle in the singular vehicle. 1t
shook in eyery-I was about to say
plank, but every part Of its rubber
incasement j. better. At last the
wings rose, the water was cleared,
and ahead Of me ! saw the shores of
Europe. / was just in time.
II don't visit to tire YOU Tom,
with this strange narrative. 1t is
enough to say that / crossed the
eastern continent, took a swim
under the Pacific-though was
very careful thcre-and finally saw
the Rocky mountains ahead Of me. f.
One strange thing, to which I just
refer, was the fact that my days and
nights were only about six hours ;n
length, just as a little over,
"But / must hurry on. Here we
are near Chicago, and I must tell
you the end.
81 crossed the Rockies, passed
over the great valley. and had
brief trip over Lake Michigan. /.
began to wonder whether the ma
chine was wound up TO 60 on for
eyer-whethrr, IN short, | was start
ed on car Of perpetual motion. l
bad not long 10 wonder a- | came
to Kalamazoo there was a sudden
stoppage Of the onward movement.
There followed a brief fluttcring OF
the wings, IA rcstful descent, and the
wonderful machine alighted within
the inclosure with which its in
ventor bad concealed it. Every
thing had been calculated with an
accuracy which would have gratified F.
even Jules Verne.
"The door Of the machine opened,
and there stood old man Brunton.
"'I have to apologize to you, Mr..
Gerar,' he said, FOR emitting to tell
you that there are condensed beef
and milk in the virvcctor.'
49, You old villain, is this "a dream, .
or are you a wiZard?' asked.
was not sure yet whether was
dreaming or awake.
Neither was his quiet reply. /
you have gone round ;he world /.
| wish mine had been such fortu- .
nate lot You are a lucky man, Mr., /
Gcrar
"Tom. am | dreaming stiIln" said I