The advocate., 1895-06-19

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breakfast he was almost fsutlessy attred but after
the fashion of man, not of fop Thereafter, he
spent most of his time about the house the society
of the two young ladies, and dunOstentatousy taught
them great deal, for he had picked up an almost
inexhaustble store of information upon all sorts Of
subjects. But it was when, one day, he spoke Of
the wonders he had seen Mesmer work that Lorret-
tas interest was most excited and, seeing her in
terest, Reuben dwelt upon the theme If he did
not even invent wonders which Mesmer had never
thought of, he was different In this respect from
modern man who has told to a fascinating woman
all the truth will supply and she still yearns for
more wonders STILL He told Of these performances
in his half serious half esting way which would, In
anyone else, have deeply panied Loretta for the
occult was holy ground to her; but she felt that,
despite his seeming skepticism, Reuben really be-
ieved in the unseen universe and shared her rever
ence for its manifestations.
Leaving mesmersm at last, he discoursed OF
another wonderful thing, On one occasion in Paris
he had met the celebrated German writer, Heinrich
Zschokke, at an assembly of investigators Ofthe new
science; and the great German thinker had related
some adventures illustrating strange gift which he
had long possessed,
"Zschokke told us," said Reuben, "that sometimes
on first meeting strangers their former life, even to
triAing circumstances or incidents, or sometimes
particular scene in which they had been actors came
to him like dream but with vivid distinctness; and
he would become blind and deaf to all about him.
while absorbed in the contemplation Of the pano
rama, or the scene passing before him. AT first ne
had treated these visions as mere baseless hsucina
tiOns, but one evening, in family circle at Krch-
berg, having, by way of jest related the secret his
tory of a lady who had just quilted the room, and
whom he had met for the first time in his life, ne
was astOunded to disco yer that his dream pictures
were so accurate that his listeners could not be per
susded he did not know all about the lady's life.
Over and over he afterwards tried the experiment,
expecting each time to find himself mistaken; but
was filed with CONSERVATION when in instance after
instance his dreams proved always true,"
''I have such impressions often, said Loretta,
with blush. "EVer since l was little child, l
have had such visions forced upon me-"
"I remember" said Gertrude, "When we were at
school together how you startled me one day with
one of your visions. If I had not loved you dearly
quitting her arm about Loretta and giving her an
impuslVe embraee), l should have been afraid Of
YOU"
"The strangest adventure he told" continued
Reuben, twas one that happened to him at an innin
the city of Walashut. He supped at table Ghote
with numerous company, including two young
studentforesters, and the guests making merry
over Mesmer's magnetism, LaVaters physiognomy,
and 80 on. A handsome young man seated opposite
Zschokke, and stranger to him, was particularly
Offensive. at that moment Zschokke saw some
secret passages in the young mans career, and pro-
posed to test the theories Of which they were max
ing sport by telling him some of his past lfe The
young man agreed that if the accounts were correct
he would frankly admit the fact, Zschokke there
upon related many secret adventures which greatly
entertained the company; and concluded by describ
ing an uninhablted room with Whitened walls where
to the right of the brown door, on table, stood q
black money.box from which the young man had
taken his employers money, Tbs startled stranger
confessed the entire truth of the Vson even to the
robbery of his employer"
cit greatly relieves me, said Loretta, to learn