The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-27

as one to me. 1 did not remember any condi
tons Of relationship; at least, l did not think
VI any l eouio distinguish sex, but nothing
more. Not one lifted her eyes from my bcdy
turned and passed out at the open door
lnclinlng my head and watching where l set
my feet as | stepped down onto the porch.
crossed the porch, descended the steps walked
down the path and into the street. There
stopped and looked about me. | never saw
Ihat street more distinctly than saw it then.
TOOK notice Of the redness of the soil and
OF the washes the rain had made. l took
rather pathetic look about, like one who Is
ABOUT to leave his home long time. Then |
discovered that I had become larger than
l was in earth life, and congratulated myself
thereupon. was somewhat smaller in the
BODY than Just liked to be, but in the next
ire. thought am to be as l desired. My
clothes. I noticed, had accommodated
snd fell to to bers 6
came from and how they got on to me so
quickly and without my knowledge. 1 exam
i I the fabric, and judged 1t to be of some
klnd or Scotch MATERIAL good suit |
thought, but not handsome; still. neat and
good enough. The coat fits loosely too and
f t at Is well for summer. How we'll feel.
! thought: only few minutes ago l was
horribly sick and distressed. Then came that
eshange called death. which l have so much
sf1 maG ii &c is past now and here am stu
clearly as ever, and how well feel!''
IN the exuberance of my JOY at the
thought tina | would never be sick again [
danced in high g!ee. l then noticed that
could see the back of my lat with the eyes
OF my old body. while my spiritual eyes vera
looking forward. | discovered that small
cora, hke the thread OF a s-ider'S web ran
from my shoulders back to my body and was
attached TO It al the base of the neck in
front. Then ] passed through the air upheld
by Fair of hands which I cOu'd feel rrsss-
Ing lightly on my sides | travel d at 4 sv,i Z
but SAINT rate of speed until | arrived
oil narrow but well-buiit roadway inclined
upward at an angle of % degrees IL was
about as far above the '-reeto9s as ii was
below the Clouds The roadway send IN
nave no support. but WIS built o. mi Ky
quartz and white sand Feeling very loraIy
| looked for a companion. ard as man d .es
every twenty seconds I thought | ought o.
10 have long to wal before some ore would
travel my way. But I could see 20 one Al
last, when l was beginning to feel m 5 =. abl !.
a face full Of ineffahle love and tend r. 50
appeared to me-. Rlght in front of me saw,
three prodigious rocks blocking the read
voice sHote to me from Q thurder cloud
saying: This is the road 10 TIE stern-l wrr a
once you pass them you can no MARI rC.urn
TO the body" There were four esffr1pc2.
one very dark; the ether three into C Oh
quiet, and beautiful country. dcsircl ID 60
IN. but when J reached the exec r-rter of
The rock | WIS suddenly stopped bsca--.a
'p"rr scious again end when / awote / vas
lying In my bed. l awoke TO consciousness
and SDOn recovered
This narrative was written cut ty The co.
tor eight weeks after the thing occurref' inFt
he told he story to those az the BID IL ~;
soon as he revived The doctor Who a.tand- I
BIN said that the breath WIS absolutely az
hnct so fer as could be observed acd v ry
SYMPTOM marking the patient as dead was
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