Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-15

venture around ON the other side Of the
little globe or even on the edge of il,
where he might be seen n profile
against tho sky
Still. of courre. it was essential that
we Gu our part should keep n clOss
watch, and so a number of ssltirels
We're selected. whose duty it was 10
place themselves at the edge Of Defines.
where they could peep over the horizon,
So TO speak. and catch sight of the globe
of our enemies
The distance Of Mars from Us was
only about three times its own diane
ter, consequently it shut of u large part
OF the sky. as viewed from n position
But in order to sec its whole surface
il was necessary to go n little beyond
the edge Of the satellite ON that side
which faced Mars at this suggestion If
Colonel Smith. who had 50 frequently
stslscd Indians that devices of this kind
readily occurred I his mind. the ssnti.
ncls all wore garments corresponding IN
color to that Of the soil of the asterUid,
winch was Of n dark. reddish brown hue
This would tend TO conceal them from
the pry;ng eyes of the MartianS
The commander himself frequently
went around the edge If the rlsue; in
orckr to take n LOOK u: Mars and 1 often
accompanied him
shall never forget one occasion.
whtr. lying fiat on the ground and
cautiously !worming our WAY around On
the side toward Mars we hsN Just be.
u to observe II with our telescopes
when | perceived. against the vast cur.
tam Of smoke. n small. glinunc object,
which | instantly suspected to be an
airship
called Mr. Edison's attention to it.
and we 10th agreed that 1t was un.
doubtedly n of the Martians' aerial
vessels probably on the lookout for us
A short time af,srward a large num-
her Of airships made their appearance
at the upper surface of the clouds. NOV.
INK to and trn and although with our
glasses we cocld oniy make cut the
general form of the ships. without being
able to discern the Nartians upon them,
yet we had not the least doubt brt they
were sweeping the sky in every direc.
ton in order to determine whether VT
had been completely destroyed OF had
reiterated TO a distance from the planet
Even when that side of Mars On which
we were looking had passed into night
we could still see the g~uar6sbips cir
cling above the clouds, their presence
being betrayed by the faint twinkling
of the electric lights tina, they bore.
Finally. after about a week had raSs'
ed. tho Martians evidently made NJ
their minds that they had annihilatsd
us and that there WAS no longer danger
to be- feared. Convincing evidence ,hat
they believed we should not De hear
from again was furnished when tbs
withdrawal of the great curtain of clOuC
began.
This phenomenon first manifested it
self by a gradual thinning Of the vapCr
Gus shield until at length We bCyan &
perceive the red surface Of the plane
dimly shining through it, Thinner = l
rarer it became. and after the lapse Q
about is hours it had completely dis
appeared, and the huge globe shCne GU
again. rejecting the light Of the sui
from its continents and oceans with
Brightness that, in contrast with the a.
erveloping night TO which we had :
long been subjected, seemed unbcaraol
to our eyes.
Indeed, so brilliant was the illumina
ton which fell upon the surface I
Defines that the number Of PERSONS VIII
had ten permitted 20 pass around upo
the exposed side Of the satellite W.
carefully restricted. in the blanc d
light which had been suddenly poUrS
upon Us We tslt somewhat, like maletay
tors Unexpectedly eavelCgcd in the /
Illumination Of - pOACeESn's dark lar
tern
Meanwhile the Ob5Ics which we Ia
in view in ~ret-e9tiu- to the SATELLITE
WAS not lost sight Of. aud the servicC
IF the chief linSuists II the expedite
were again called INTO Use fcr the VCl
rlse Of acquiring = new ,NncUace. Il
experiment WAS cOuduSSett III the tn.
snip Tie fact that this ,ime IL was II.
!; a monster belonging - an utterly ali,
race upOn whom We We're 10 experiment
cut a beautiful daughter Of our cOmucC
Mother Eve, added csSs and in,Srss,
/ well as the most confident hopes Oi -
cess to the efforts Of those who Wei
striving In understand the sccsnrs
her tongue
Still the difficulty was very crSS
Notwithstanding TIE cvUvlc1,Cn ~ I.
professors ,ha5 her Language would Icl
4 ou, TO be a form ot tine great iuCO-E
. rureaa speech from which the ma;
q. tongues q; ciyIlI1ed men upon the ear
had been d'Tived
: The learned men. &c tell the rrUt
o gave the poor glyl no rest Fox hours
a time they would Ply her with ,css
roga,ions by voice and ty eessure. Uni
IT length. wearIed beyond endCranC
she would tall asleep before their iIcS
Then sine would lie let, UniisIurs'
for II little while. but the Osne !.
ewes ,-ened a.ain the mercilsSs prOfe-
CtS tiocked about her Ce-S more and
SGmed the tedious iteration of their 4
pCrlmsnts
Cur Heidelberg professor was I
chief inquIsItNr, and he revealed hi
sci: to Us in IA new and entirely uns
peC,ed hight No one could have ac,l,
rated the depth aud variety Of his
SourceS He placed himself III front
the girl and gsstured and s~sSsicClatS
bowed, nodded, shrugged his shoulde
screwed MS face into u INFINITE vSris
OF expressions smiled. laughed. scpwI
and accompanied all these dumb sho