St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-10-06

the social scale runs up and down this
building like thermometer, and one
often hears the elite described - .
seventy degree family"
AT least 1t one end Of the scale
they live on o." added.
THE next region is a queer con-
trast." he continued. as the translator
again sped upwards. THE apartments
are inexpensive, for clouds hang con-
tinually about the windowA The com-
munity is composed almost entirely OF
poets and artists. for they love to live
In the clouds, you know"
Twas much disappointed to see that,
- our route lay through dark shaft,
we could see nothing of the scenery.
The room was artificially lighted, and
I only felt with horror that we were
still flying upward.
Aren't we almost up to heavenf !
asked. finally.
NO." lauged my friend. But this
is our last stop. We are now on the
roof of the Arctic fats" he explained
rs we alighted. This is mild winter
climate"
Iobserved many bazars where furs,
skates and blankets were for sale. and
Christmas trees were standing every
where. There had been a light fall OF
snow. and children were coasting mer.
rily down . slanting roof; there were
even . few sleighs. noticed shadows
shifting over us continually, and look
ing up I saw air-ships flying in every
direction.
"You will be surprised to hear" said
my friend, ''that many never leave
these regions during their lifetime,
which accounts for the fair northern
type Of the Inhabitants I have IN
aunt living here whom I've never seen.
She was naturally frigid and pre-
ferred living in these fats. We call
her Aunt Arctic, and often talk of At
ting out IN expedition to discover
her"
Had you any idea." Interrupted.
''that 1t was half-past ten o'clock. It's
perfectly light"
''Oh, that's because we're SO near the
starA You'll find out that all the as
tionomers live here. They tell us that
there are Indications that Mars Is leav-
Ing her orbit to avoid the smoke from
the chimneys Of our high buildings"
Il don't doubt It, should think on
. soft summer evening one might even
hear the music Of the spheres here"
"You may laugh" he rejoined. "bat
queer things have happened. It's IN
actual fact that after the World
building was completed one of Jupi-
ter's moons deserted him and took ia
revolving around its dome. Astrono.
mers were wild with excitement But
one night It disappeared. having dis
covered, suppose, that the World waa
not exactly . heavenly body"
Just then we were attracted by .
great crowd under Nghtning-rod.
why, you see." explained . man,
I'VE had friget last night; = star got
stuck ON our lightning-rod."
"You don't mean it?'
"A fact, sir. After an hour of agony
on our part. during which we played
the hose on It, It wiggled itself clear
and rolled or"
: "How strange It all is!" I murmured
% We walked on. I'm my geography
days I used to consider the Rocky
mountains high, but after seeing the
New York buildings l shall never
again presume to think SO. under
stand now q sentence in my daughters
lesson which puzzled Us both. 1t said
The New York glacier rises In the
New York Alps, takes . downward
course, and empties into the West side
sewer"
''Oh, yes; that starts in the north
gutter Of the Iceberg fiats."
Al It was getting late we descended
to the summer resorts, where we had
decided to remain . time in preference
to the Arctic region; for, "a my friend
said, Living was too high up there. :"
Caro- Lloyd, in Leslie's Weekly.