The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-05-17
When Horses
Shall Have
No Burdens
BY CLINTON ROSS.
Copyright, 1901, by Clinton Ross.
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AIYHHAD stopped that afternoon at
k8A i the Van Brules for tea, where
E0GMS0N had mentioned incidentally
80 that I was going to Abyssinia.
l said this because 1 thought that mo-
ment that 1 should. Just then Dick s
little sister. Mildred, came in, and l
noticed for the hundredth time how
pretty she was-in the way that little
girls of IA sometimes are. regretted
l was so tremendously old. I was 80
that day, and, as l say, 1 wished
were 20 as locked at the demure little
Van Brule. In ten years she would be
"a, but l should be 40. That consoled
me bit, for 40 is not too old for man
to have hopes of a girl of "a. l said
again | was going to Abyssinia, when
Mildred opened her eyes very wide.
"Oh, that's so awfully far, Mr.. For
sytheH' she said.
I put ON all the air of Othello then
and talked darkly and mysteriously Of
far lands. 81 shall call on my return"
said 1.
GLOW long will that be?" asked little
Mildred.
'Six-ten years." said I, thinking
more earnestly as l said it that l wish
ed 1 could drop those tiresome years
and meet Mildred that much older.
On my way down stopped at one of
my clubs, where, it being about 6, I
found lot of men just up from down
town, when l announced again l was
going to Abyssinia, although, indeed, 1
had no particular intention to do so,
and they, knowing me, in fact secuted
the notion.
"Oh you won't, Tom" somebody
cried. Then Jenkins, tutor in Co
lumbia, said something about cathode
rays, which led to the discussion of
other wonders, and we fell into the
mood of prophesying. Somebody talk
ed about airships and another of the
horseless carriage contest
"Oh, they never will be used general
ly," said jenkins, with the assurance
of scientific person who, living in the
midst of wonders, only believes the at
present demonstrable. The scientific
temperament is sometimes queer, very
insistent on the limitation of the
known.
Il wish I could go to sleep for ten
years." l remember saying. 'There
won't be horse on the street then"
"Oh get out!' said jenkins.
''Were there many bicycles ten years
ago?" 1 queried.
"Oh, that's different" cried our stu
dent of actual facts.
"Well, it may be-" said I, for never
enter into discussions; they are too
wearisome, and it's more comfortable
to yield even several points.
"By the way, may not be in here in
ten years. l am going to Abyssinia.
The mood for travel may last for ten
years, you know" l was still thinking
of little Mildred. so 1 repeated myself.
And on the way up the avenue 1
kept wishing 1 could stop those ten
years, when / saw on window above
a milliner's store the sign, sd. Daroedi,
Hypnotist." That was a rather un-
usual sign ten years ago, when hypno-.
tism was not the regular recognized
profession it is now. 1mpulsively l
went up the stairs over the milliner's
and pushed the bell indicated A thin,
dark individual, with piercing eyes, ad=
mitted me.
"Are you D. Daroedi?"
Eyes, SIR" he answered, with an ac-
cent tried to place.
81 saw your sign" said I.
"Oh, yes. It's rather novelty now.
1t won't be in ten years. How can 1
serve you, sir?" he added in the most
matter of fact manner, as if he were
broker asking what I wished him to
buy.
"If you don't mind" said 1, 81 would
like to be projected ten years into the
| future"
"rhat, sir, is very easy. My fee,
however-we might as we'll mention it
to prevent Observation-Disclosures 800
for each year-$1 ,000."
He said this most professionally.
"Oh, WELL" said 1, 'let's try it. But
where shall it be?'
"Here, if you like, sir. have rooms
specially arranged for ten year sleeps.
You know, have bought this property
and have arranged the house for sub
| jects."
"Have your? said l, yet, remember,
without particular surprise, mo; !
don't know that have heard. AS Tor
the fee, well, perhaps that's not exor-
bitant. l suppose there's no danger
of oversleeping."
"None, SIR" said DR.. Daroedi. "The
trouble with the hypnotic science is
that there are so many quacks in it.
Now, am entirely reliable, sir. The
thing is done ON scientific principles"
was not listening, but thinking Of
little Mildred Van Brule. Ten years,
sh? Perhaps she would be married to
another. would risk it. Why
shouldn't I? My property all was in
long time bonds and mortgages Ten
years wouldn't matter. The Doctors
manner, too, gave confidence,
u agree to the fee" said | at last.
81 am ready, doctor"
"very well, sir" he said. "Now,
Oblige me by coming in here"
We entered room bare of every
thing save reclining chair, like den-
lists.
"Now, oLlige me, sir, by taking the
chair"
'The operation is painless?" said |.
"Entirely so. Oblige me by looking