Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-11-07

1t is now the forty second day Of the
spring season, in the year 5000 A. ID. My
name-C-234- M. G.-tells the reader my
residence, family and the chronological
classification, and when 1 state that /
have reached the mature age Of 10, any
one must realize that have something
worth telling, or would never risk the
penalty imposed by law upon the purpose
less author.
I am a clerk in the bureau of carpet
tacks, department of house furnishing of
D continent formerly North America).
Although my labor is credited to Guthrie
1.-THE governmental center Of D continent),
prefer to reside on G continent formerly
Africa) by reason of it's superior climatic
advantages, as well as the greater select
ness Of its single tax areas | have the
reputation of being honest and industrious,
and, although it takes me nine minutes to
reach my office from my home via the
Electric Flash system of governmental
transit, yet am as regular in my hours OF
attendance as those living within o few
hundred miles.
Having recently finished my proportion
of individual labor for the common good
during the current year and received gov
eminent tickets for the same, determined
to devote my vacation to making slow
journey throughout the world.
NV first destination had determined
should be the newest continent of all
continent Fl formerly Antarticana)-and
the slow passage thither on an airship
freighter was novel sensation indeed.
Under the most favorable conditions a
speed of over 100 miles an hour was i'm
possible, and the voyage, although enliv-
ened by numerous well told legends OF
ships that sailed on the water, seemed in
terminable. When we flew over the gigan-
tic system of mirrors that by DETECTING
the rays of the sun have made semitrop-
ical country out of this erstwhile icebound
coast, the air became rather oppressive,
but in very few minutes we had reached
the elevated landings. Rapidly spreading
my wing planes, jumped outward from
the deck and soon reached the ground In
safety.
The moving sidewalk carried me rapidly
to q place of amusement, where man in
formed me that company would give q
faithful reproduction Of the wonderful
American allegory entitled "Uncle Tom 3
Cabin" He then stated that in the days
of Mark Antony Tor Mark Twain, as he
was sometimes enormously called) and
Mckinley Bill immense audiences gather
ed to witness this pagan spectacle, and
that thousands Of negroes were torn to
pieces by savage bloodhounds for the de-
lectation of the assembled populaoe. In
accordance with the rudely drawn pictures
to be found in the extant copies of curl
GUS publication called q comic or comic
weekly the part of Little Eva was played
by woman Of advanced years and the
cakes of ice were represented by specially
constructed and labeled soapboxes.
On leaving the public theater kept on
the moving sidewalk for few miles and
then stepped off and walked for fully %
minutes on the roadway. This unaccus
toned exertion was rather fatiguing, and
as night was drawing near made haste te
find place Of shelter.
On my right hand noticed what looked
like human habitation, although 1t was
not constructed Of cut glass with inside
shades, as is our universal custom. The
house. II such it could be called, was
seemingly built of painted wood, with
square holes IN Whlch rev small pieces :,
glass were set. Actractea ny inc possipli
lty OF an adventure Whlcn Oh course
very rare nowadays ! walked az once Y
the door ana en1ereo. ALhost ao one ehresh
OLD met Uhe owner anu ereocing MI
cheerrully announced my inoenolon "
making brief stay with him. Much tt
my SURPRISE ne seemed 10 aemur, puo sool
recovering MS sen possession usheleu ,i'
into a room ana introduced me 70 M
daughter. ! was raoher eiapa u. v
perceive that sne was dressed ~ tne PIC
tured costume OF antlaui1y, puc presume.
that II was merely zone III sporeive ,noou
Yet, truly, she looked VISION ol !oveil
ness. Inere was solnechlhe alinos1 PIC
turesque IN tne praioeo halr, iuii sh,rc an,
launty, huge sleeveo walsb WIN czarina col
Lar, ana although ZOE praccical PURPOSES ~
present universal uress 10 nuch pe1Ve
adapted lor Doth sexes canhoc Du9 WIS.,
that, IN the bosoms OF their iamilles .
least, women mlgn1 ueieh 10 wear tn
beautiful costume that historians ascrlo
to the Parkhurstian PERIOD
On engaging the young person IN con
yersation was astounded TO ma that ne
name was Gladys. Who could pelleve Una
this name Of the past was worn by q ma
tive OF the thirtieth century!
But my wonder was 1urther increased
when,. still wearing the ancient garD, sh