St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-05

mighty ice cliffs good many miles far
ther north than anybody else ever got,
a terrible convulsion of nature rends
the cliffs and opens passage to clear
blue sea beyond. Bravely the COM
mander determines to enter the passage
and after few hours sailing discovers
that they are going down hill, and they
continue their downward course, till
they reach country where men weigh
nothing and gold and silver are common
rocks, and where people are peculiar to
say the least. While the ship was at an
chOr two strange men came flying on
board: "rhese two men were strange
beings. Their compilations were a
bright-yelloW and their hair black.
Their wings were long cleaning blades
of some white metal, that were moved
by some powerful force POSSIBLY cleo
tricity) quite independent Of the body.
Each was armed with spear and shield.
and notwithstanding their queer looks
they did not object to glass of rum. On
being questioned, by pant0mlme one or
the men introduced himself as "Plothoz.
wayleal as Atyatabar." Our adyen-
turerS had no trouble in learning the
language of this new country and were
soon taken to visit Kiaram the nome OF
the king where they were to see re-
view of the armies of the country. The
soldiers were mounted on immense
walking machines, but on the plan OF
the ostrich, and ruiz by electric motors.
These were forty feet high and were
called "bock- -hockids." These people
seemnot to be prohibitiOnists,f for the king
drank the health of his visitors. IN COB
let of wine. The flora of this interior
county grew i'm strong resemblance to
birds and beasts. and displayed the
most gorgeous colOring. The religion
as explained by the Goddess of Hope
lessIoye was far TOO ETHEREAL and spirit
ual to commend itself to people In our
sphere, and the introduction OF push
ing American men seems To nave upset
things in Atvatabar, as 1t usually does
everywhere, for the goddess fell IN love
with the American commander. as is
the custom of maidenS everywhere,
and as she had already found her twin
soul and lost him by death, and was de-
voted to perpetual widowhood In
spiritual sense, the whole country mad
to be upset and its theology changed 10
suit her change of MUD, for marry the
beautiful American she would and did.
For when woman will she Will,
You may depend ont,
And when she won't she won't
And that's the end ont.
In his latest book Stanley Waterloo
reveals himself as that rareSt OF all
5 things. a critical lover of nature. The
book is bright and breezy like breath
from these deep Northern woods with
ali the shadows of their somber depths.
the glory of their bird song and the
tonic of their resinOuS breezes. Of his
hero. the man in the story, he says:
J..IIe was not quite the ordinary man.
Iothis Grant Harrison, close friend OF
mine. He had an individuality, and his
name is familiar to many people III the
world. He has been looked upon by
the tactful as but one OF a type IN
fnew nationaIity-a type not large. nor
vet, thank God, uncOmmOn-one OF tie
| best type, to me the best. A close
/ friend perhaps is blind. No; he is not
bthat, he but sees so clearly that the
I world, with poorer view. may not
! ALWAYS agree with him.n Then he gees
faon to picture man who certainly is
! not common, and yet is very manly
and Ioyeable man. There are scenes IN
| the book that only county boy could
have dreamed. The modern version
| of tournament, as Grant un-
derstood and interpreted it to
Allan Valentine, ''that scene from
chivalry that almost ended IN
! tragedy in which Valentine acted as
marshal. and, having forgotten the lines
from the Lady of the Lake" that he
had been instructed to use as the most
courtly word OF command: Nov, gal
lants. for your ladies' sake. upon them
with the lancet" and driven desperate
by the sight of the numbering farm
mares drawing each moment nearer to
the bounds of the tourney. roared out:
LET 'em go for your girls" is one. The
description of the country school, and
the fight between Grant and Alf Matt
land, ostensibly over the ownership OF a
! big gray squirrel, but in reality to settle
F! the question Of precedence in the matter