Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-23

osopher, everybody knows that, but
do you and that long haired dark
street preacher advance the idea that
after living together so years when
the cycle came around, the same man
would marry the same woman again.
4 Would Mr.. A marry Miss B and get 4
divorce again, say 10000 years after
Would parents raise families and make
the same sad mistakes in bringing
up children the second time" Would
parents live the same reckless, ex-
travagant lives the second time, go
ing to the poor house in their old age
uncared for by children unnatural
Birdseye you have adopted some fads
there is little show of reason in, but
this is too utterly absurd"
! ss%
My dear woman was the mild
reply. ''woman-like, you're going off
half cooked. Don't you understand
these numerous repeated existences
are unconscious ones. Sometimes. to
be sure, we have a glimmer of light.
For instance many a time have been
sitting here both of us reading. aud
tall of a sudden you drop your book
and remark about something pre-
tvious suggestion has led up to. / know
what you are going to say before you
say 1t. Now that is the duplicate of
| your lost life. That remark was made
by you to me In this room In this
town. In Iowa, in the United States,
what shall we say? million years
ago." haven't memory as long
as you have apparently" said the
/ good sister, "but this / do know, that
none of my previous husbands. even
| IL they We're all philosophers named
Birdseye ate pie for breakfast. l am
| sure that none of my previous Birds
eyes adopted every new fad he read
about, and spent small fortune
every year on experiments. And while
we are talking, perhaps you know what
| am going to say as must have said
lit several times during the last mil
lion years, our finances this year will
not admit any wireless telegraphy ex-
lperiments. A tower in the back yaf i
$50 feet high the policeman told me
today the city would not allow you to
put UP and that wagon load of wire
sent back to the hardware store"
you are thru with SUCH prosaic things
as income. humber, policemen and wire.
we will return to this eternal life ques-
tions. AS 1 was saying. aitho uucon-
scious of our environment, our repeated
| existence. still the wheels go around
still the Say, pa" said Angelina
isn't 1t nice theory after all. Just
think of 1t, shall be able to go to club
dances forever. Fitz de Noodles will
bring down a pound of chocolate creams
several times during the next million
years. shall have lots of new dresses
forever. Notwithstanding you said that
tailor-made suit was the last one this
year. You'll say 1t again 100000 years
from now, but I'll get new one, just
the same, when the wheels come around
again" And something struck Sera-
pima. Just think of 1t. pa. can go to
parties again on my millionth birthday.
Since I've been married the children
have kept me so close at home l was
afraid I'd never get another chance to
so to club dance. Pa, it's the best
ism you ever have had"
Mr. Pessimist was present, but silent.
for wonder. But he couldn't keep still.
The wonder is to me-" said the good
brother, that Birdseye IS not in the
asylum. Perhaps he was million of
years ago. ard has just got out. reck-
onIng ages as days. Still there's re-
deeming features to this doctrine. We
can play whist forever and ever, and
that, too, with the same partners. Now
know why never got married. simply
because in all of my previous existences
never was married. Thank the Lord,
I never shall be In future existences"
But you'll have that affinity after you
when you go up to Okoboji 10000 years
from now" said the travelling man.
''1f 1t is possible thingifor this gath
ering to talk sense little WHILE" said
this scribe. 81 want to ask each and all
of you. down in your heart of hearts.
have you had some slight experience of
this previous existence. In your secret,
private. personal life, have you not had
a sudden intimation of the--to be-that
occurs. / appeal to your inner con-
sciences, you need not admit it here
have not you Yes said the silent
partner, Eve have. It's not 10000 years
ago since I came to this very house to
play whist and listened to the same
tommy rot we have had tonight The
worst Of 1t Is it's going to be repeated
millions of times for millions OF years"