The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-05-17
"That's what wantw 1 cried, d.
IOhtpd

"Quite."
He made some passes with his hands
mot at all like the orthodox mesmer
ist's-and l lost consciousness. The
+ sensation was indeed much like thai
occurring when taking dental gas, and
as say, the chair was like a denta
/ chair. But, of course, everybody now
knows the details of a hypnotic Office.
I awoke out of it as if l had beer
simply in long, deep slumber, with Q
sense of complete rest-awoke with the
consciousness of the same eyes ON me
! that lulled me into the slumber.
Good afternoon!" said he affably
and added, as if this were mere com
monplace, Its the year 1900"
l listened to this statement with nc
particular surprise, for 1 seemed tc
have left all surprise at anything.
':Oh, yes" l said; Il remember"
"You are not year older" DR.. Da.
roedi continued. "As 1 said ten years
ago, animation simply has been sus.
pended; that is all. You will go out
into the world and find your acquaint
ances aged by ten years"
He looked at me shrewdly for a mo-
ment. I noticed how still everything
1 was; the rattle of the town seemed to
have become much subdued-or was |
mistaken?
Il suppose it is Sunday"
''No, a Wednesday, of the after
noon of the season. Look"
He led the way to the window and
I looked out at his bidding on a scene
that seemed strange enough. There
was the same parade as of ten years
before-but all had changed. The end
less line OF carriages of Fifth avenue
in the season was there; a horseless
parade. On the boxes were the usual
lackeys in buff, black, green and blue
liveries, but they were propelled noise
lessly over the paving on pneumatic
tires. understood then.
''The clatter of hoofs no longer ex-
ists," said l.
Exactly. Excepting among the very
rich, the horse has ceased to be- He is
used for sports-for hunting. You may
see him in menageries, but never OH
the town streets. BY the way, Mr..
Forsythe, if you will step into that
room you VIII find some clothes of the
present mode. try to please my pa
irons in every detail"
l stepped into the room, changed my
clothes and came out to find my doc
tor rubbing his hands in the most self
satisfied manner.
at succeeded, eh?"
"Yes, perfectly" said. had looked
into Il mirror to find myself not a whit
older, and l drew without demur the
check for the amount stipulated, and
then went down into the street.-the
same street indeed, save for several
high new buildings, save for those
silently propelled vehicles. Friction,
too, seemed to have been eliminated |
called one of these apparently self pro-
PEELED hansoms. AS the fellow drew
up to the curb l forgot myself.
"Where are the horses?'
''Lor', sir, 'ossesY' said the little Eng
lishman in the seat, staring his aston
ishment.
"You see, I've been in Abyssinia."
Eli dare say, sir, the hold ways
hare there"
''Yes," said 1, for thought it would
be easier to say 1 had been ten years
on my travels. 1 recollected I must
give some explanation. l told him to
drive me to the club 1 had left ten
years-or the night, my night-before
Silently we wended our way among
the vehicles. The thing seemed odd at
first, but l saw it was all noiseless
electric motor The coachmen at least
were changeless and sat their boxes
with the same imperturbable faces.