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

as one to me- did not remember any condi
lions OF relationship at least, 1 did not think
OF any. could distinguish sex, but nothing
more. NOT one lifted her eyes from my BODY
turned and passed out at the open door
lnclln1ng my head and watching where set
my rect as l stepped down onto the porch I
crossed the porch, descended the steps walked
Down the path and into the street There /
stopped and looked about me. / never saw
mat street more distinctly than 1 saw it then.
TOOK notice OF the redness of the soil and
OF the washes the rain had made / took a
rather pathetic look about, like one who is
ABOUT TO leave his home a long time. Then |
discovered that l had become larger than
was IN earth life. and congratulated myself
thereupon | was somewhat smaller In the
BODY than Just liked to be. burt in the next
life, l thought, I am to be as l desired. MY
clothes; noticed. had accommodated
themselves to my increased stature.
and | fell to wondering where thew
quickly and without my knowledge. l exam
ineI the Fabric. and judged 1t to be Of soma
Kind OF Scotch MATERIAL good suit.
thought, but not handsome; still. neat and
good enough. The coat fits loosely. toe, and
that is well for summer How well feel"
bo [nGSghti IT,. only a few minutes ago I was
change called death, which / have SO much
dreaded 1t is past now. and here am l. still
man, alive and thinking-yes thinking as
clearly as ever and how we'll feel!''
" In the exuberance of my low at the
thought tina, I would never be sick again
danced in high glee. 1 then noticed that I
OF my old body while my spiritual eyes were
looking forward. l discovered ths. small
cord, like the thread of SPIDERS web ran
from my shoulders back to my bcdy and was
attached to II az the base OF the neck i'm
front. Then | passed through the air ED
by pair of hands which COu'd feel press
ing lightly on Ely sides. | travel d at a swift
but pl-t'sant rate of speed until / arrived
on narrow but well-buit roadway Inclined
upward at an angle of 20 degrees It was
about as far above the .reetens as II was
below the clouds The roadway s. ,ni,d 10
nave no support, but was built o mi XIV
quartz and white sand Feeling very l97ely
l looked for a companion, ard as man eias
TO have long to wal before some one word
travel my way. But | could sea no on, AT
last, when was beginning TO feel m'se. BIZ
face full o: ineffahle love ard tecd-rfsss
appeared to me. Right in font Of re 7 saw
three nredfgious rocks b'ocldrg the rad
voice s:ol1e TO me from hurder clo1s
saying; This is the road 10 the tern | wer d:
once you rass them you can no in,ra return
to the BODY" There were four ertr9r,e..'
one very dark the othsr three d into 4 q oil
quiet and beautiful country. | dc5ifcl 10 go
IN nut when | reached the exsc cA54s- NJ
the rock | WIS suddenly stopped beea1,a
rrronseious ase'n and when awoke | vas
lying In my bed. awoke to consciousnrs1s
and soon reCNyerrH
This narrative was written out by the co.
tor eight weeks after the thing eccur-e' nit
he told he story to those at the be ia -
soon as he revived The doctor who a,',ad q
him said that the breath WIS absolutely ex-
hnct so far could be observed and ~ nv
symptom marking the patient as dead was
presert'