Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-19

ably the same part land for a guess The
other fellow who bid me compare, II
with the nonsense words OF Lewis Car
roll as the invention of q lunatic with
those of a sane man. But surely II was
myself and myself 10 a perfectly clear,
headed state that kept me trying ull
night TO get the word 10y heart, ON the
ground that Il would ntterward BIZ use
iul in literature, IL wanted TO deal win
mad folk, Il mHst have been mysguL !
say. because the other fellow believed
tor pretenled TO believed he was reading
the passage IN the book whore u could
always be found again when wanted.
EXPERIENCE g.
The night that the other fellow had
an explanation ready for my snheungs,
Of which 1 can only say that " had
something TO do with the navy that Il
was sheer, undiluted nonsense. had nCi'
ther end nor beginning and was insns'
ccpibe of being expressed IN words.
Myself knew this, and yet ! gnve way
and my watcher was favored with some
references 10 the navy. Not only thati
the other fellow WAS Annoycd-or J was
nnnOyed-on two inconsistent hccounts
first, because he had failed 10 make his
meaning comprehensive aud second, be
cause the nurse displayed no interest
The other fellow would have liked 10
explain further, but myself was much
hurt at having been gotten 70 bis
false position, and would be led no tur'
Their.
In cases A and G the Illusion was
nmorphuus. | know II to bc so, aud
vet sucoumbed to the temptation Of Try
Ing 10 communicate H. IN cnsc " the
idea was coherent and ] managed 10
hold my peace. Both consciouRncsscs,
in other words, We're less affected To-
case II and both more affected m eases
A and @. II Is, perhaps, not always s1i
the illusion might De coherent, oven
practical. and the rational authority Of
tho mind quite In allegiance. Would
In case A had an absolute knowledge
that | was out OF my mind These wcru
the very facts that / was anxious 70
coucoal. aud yet when ] succumbcd TO
the temptation Of speaking my face was
convu,sed with anger. and ! Mrnng my
Watchers wrist with cruelty Here "
action, unnatural and unchqructcrlsiic
action, flowing from an liea INTO which
/ had no belief and whdh ] had been
concealing for hours MS pam mark OF
alteration. Is II not 70 with lunnticsf
have called the one person myself
and the other the other fellow, II was
myself who spoke and acted the other
follow seemed 10 have no control Of the
body OF the tongue; he could only act
| through myself. on which ne brought 10
| bear heavy strain, resisted IN one case,
| triumphant IN the two olhorn Yet !
am tempted TO think That J know, tho
/ other fellow; ] AN tempted 10 think he
/ IL the dreamer described IN my chapter
/ on dreams to which you refer. Here ut
| least is a dream belonging TO the same
| period. but this time q pure dream, m
| illusion, ! mean. that Disappeared WIN
the return Of the sense Of sight,
not one that preserved .durlnS
waking moments and while / was
nble 10 speak and take my medicine.
| Ii occurred the day after case mud
| before case G.
EXPERIENCE D
In the afternoon there sprang up a
storm Of wind With inonstrous cloud.
OF dust; my room looked on steep bill
of trees whose bonrhs were nll blow.
ing IN the same direciion; tho world
seemed 10 pass by my windows Ike a
| meut | was confused, but not distressed
and surprised not 10 be distressed, foI
even in good health a high wind has
often a painful Influence on my nerves
In the midst OF this ] dozed Oh asleep
/ had just been reading Seoue Life
Of Dryden" had been struck with tho
fac; that Dryden had translated some
Of the Latin hymns, and hal wondered
that 1 had never remarked thein Ia hit
works. As soon az ] was asleep
dreamed a reason why The sound Of IN,
wind aud the sight Of The lying dusl
had not distressed me. There WIS Nc
wind. It seemed. no dust; u was only
| Dryden singing his translated hymns D.
one direction, and al those who hnd
blamed and attacked him after the reyo
luton singing them ~ nnother.. Thil
point Of the two directions "a ycr
singular and insane. 10 part; L me1n'
that Dryden was continually lying past
yet never passing my window in the d.
recti0n Of the wind and dust aud al
his detraci0rs similarly fying past ye
not passing toward the othef side. Bu
Il applied besides this, both 70 the World
aud 10 the music IN o manner WHOLLY
insuscepiihle Of expression.
That WIS dream, and ut how e1
acily u repfOduces the method Of mi
other fellow while I was awake. Her
is an explanation for state Of mind o
body s0nght--and found in y tissue o
rabld, complidated and inerprcssibl
folly Yonrs very sincerely.
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
twenty-five thousand horses are use
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