Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-06
THE SOULS ESCAPE
ONLY TO ENJOY A TEMPORARY
RELEASE.
SCI Free by SIP on The Ice, v Learns Some.
thing Of he Lie Beyond the
Grave.

i WtS Wdlklns uuWu DIvmhtlh oNNNh
in Boston. Oh a stormy day In December,
says writer in Kate Fields Washing
ton. The narrow sidewalk. covered with
/ ice and trodden snow,and the sharp pitch
Of the street made pedestrianism ven
/ ture bordering upon rashness AS | was
in somewhat Of hurry / pushed by a
couple Of fat, cautious waddling gentle
men aud started at a swinging pace
/ down the treacherous incline Suddenly
/ l was aware thnt my feet had slipped
from under me. Then came fash,
followed by darkness.
The same street stretched before me,
only | was walking IN the opposite direc-
ton. A hat was lying In the gutter,
which struck me In the most whimsical
way as being exactly like my hat. 1
was about to pick IL up and examine IL
when ! noticed a group Of men carrying
heavy object into an adjacent drug
store. ] pushed forward with great curl
osity. and was astounded to see that the
heavy object was myself, hatless, my
face dcathly white, with some drops Of
blood clustered on the hair
The men staggered into the drug store.
and / followed them. they laid their
burden on the counter aud the druggist
came rushing from n back room Ia
frightened haste. He rthlessly tore
open the bosom Of what ! shuddered TO
perceive was my best coat. loosened the
uudcrclothiug and bent down in listen
Ing attitude ! shall never forget the exc
preston Of his face as he turned aud
looked up without lifting his body.
Gentlemen" he said, "thc man Is
dead."
laughed outright ut the preposterous-
ness Of the statement. My voice was
perfectly audible to myself, but none Of
the others In the room seemed TO hear IT,
at least none of them turned to look Mt
me- heard one OF the bystanders say
that he would report the case &C once
and the druggist nodded silently towards
the telephone. As for me. / could en-
dure the farce no longer, and walked
out with distinct consciousness of
citation, as II / had suddenly became rid
Of n great burden or had realized some
long desired hope. The snow was falling
thicky outside, but | felt so strangely
happy. that the whirliug storm seemed
more beautiful than the faircst June SKY
| had ever seen.
| walked up fremont street, my heart
lcNping with an uudrCamed of 10y I'm
mere existence. On the corner of the
hr't block whom should ! meet but dear
old DR. s., who had brought me into the
world and who had been my best friend
and counselor until three years before.
when bloOd-poisoning. contracted during
q critical surgical operation, had carried
him OF The recognition was mutunl
aud we fell into each others arms with
ordinations Of surprise and delight.
Why DOCTOR God bless you!
thought you were dend"
My dear boyl | didn't know TINT You
had escaped"
looked nt my friend in blank amaze
meut. "EscapcdW | cried. "Whnt do
yOu mean? Escaped whntY
Flesh, cried the doctor briefly while
the same old laugh seemed 10 ring In his
kindly voice. "Bones" Aud he beamel
upon me his face like plastic chunk Of
sunshine.
| looked down at my tweed suit and
cork soled shoes. Then / gazed upon tile
DOCTORS expansive wnistcoat peeping
through his half-buttoned macintosh.
II don't see that have oven cscnped my
ciothes-or that you have either" / re.
Piled obviously.
III you don't believe YOU have escaped
ilcsh aud bones" said the doctor.
seriously, try walking through the lamp
post"
l advanced incrcdulously to the post.
backed off with laugh. then moved mn
again, with the Doctors hand on nv
shoulder and melted through the solid
IRON, or, to speak more exactly, the solid
iron melted through me.
Now, follow me through this old nm
pewoman,' chuckled the doctor, and In
nn Instant We had pprmeated a half
hgShel OF wormy fruit and u dame as
Wlthered and gaunt as the tree that bore
Are you satsGcdy" cried the doctor
US ne dragged me through u solid wall
INTO the privacy of two clOseted polid.
the least ~
Perfectly, 80 far rs ocular demon.
stratlon goes | replied, admlring tba
nonchnlance and familiarity with which
the doctor leaned upon the shoulder of
one OF the politicians and, from force of
habit while In the hcsh Proceeded 10
examine his tongue. yes" | continued
II am satisfied that / am not whnt / was
but viii you have the kindness TO OK.
| pam why we both retain the same se,n-
blance as when we were Ia the bodyY'
Ncrtalnly,' replied my friend eve
90 NOT thnt Is, not really, In very
nrlei space OF time perhaps before
these wlre-pullers have arranged tbnir
| slate--you viii begin 10 experience me as
| do you, Your present notion Of form
rs mere Renaissance. All newly ga
! capped persons-that Is. all who have no.
Cehtly ild themselves Of the ilesh-retnin
Tor time certain sense-consciousness
as the eye, which hRB been gazing unnn
Il bright object, retains the image OF INN
object after the lids nrc closed. But no
that Image gradually fades away. nd Win
Your remnisconcc of bodily form fade
| presently you viii no longer see. but OK.
! perlchSe, which is q much more vivid
and delightful operation of the soul "
As the doctor spoke ! became gradual.
ly conscious that his protrndng waist.
coat aud voluminous macintosh were
| fading away, In their place appeored
nothing az first but a little whirline All.
ulnn Of mist Presently that loo. vanish
cd, aud the Doctors voice grew fninter
and fainter, I'll Il utterly ceased In
place al seeing or hearing came such 4
sudden, vivid realization Of the rcoli.
| cation OF the presence aud reality ~
NY hlend Tint | glowed 10 The center
OF my SOU with ON unspeAkable warmth
OF love ana ioy The air about mo seen.
ca TO qniyer With penetrating Vet
unseen, life and light I was ahout M
enter into the perfect and unutternble
| gt~incy OF spiritual being Whom
hromiicld street opened its slushy dirty
length before me; eonlpassionnto nv.
e.Iluvr assisted me 20 my feet, while an.
o,her brought my hat ont OF the gutter
well, my friend, your head had a
| pretty sharp ran on the curb / guess
you must have lam unconscious for 4
minute or more.