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vessel and offered it to him without
saying a word.
Men;co, who, to tell the truth, felt
very thirsty, did not refuse, nor did he
fail to offer toast.
) "Gentlemen,' said he, "your healtL!'
In moment he saw the bottom Of
his cup, although it was black. "N hat
excellent bcel!' was his thought after
drinking it. IL could never have be-
lieved that it would prove to be so
eood!' After the first and second fol-
lowed third; he became sleepy and
finally fell into deep sleep, and as he
slept, he drcamt-quite naturally.
1t seemed to him that he was upon
the earth again, but not on that por-
ton of it to which he was accustomed,
for, where he had always seen woods
and cottages, there was a great city
surrounded hy wide, fertile and well
cultivated fields. In the city's streets
and some of the country roads were
laid two parallel lines of iron, upon
which lines of vehicles, attached to one
another, were moving like the wind
and without horses. Then it seemed
to him that he went down under The
waves of the sea and, looking upward,
saw ships and boats moving without
sails or cars, and at sea and on land it
appeared that night had vanished from
the world, so many thousands of lamps
lit up The scene with brilliancy seem
ingly equal to the sun, banishing all
darkness.
The movement of the vehicles with
out horses, the sailing of the ships
without sails and the lights from the
lamps were all due to those black stones
How the wonders multiplied!
Menico looked like one beside him.
self, when, behold! there appeared be-
fore him giant with eyes that shone
like those of a cat. and in place of arms
wings as large as the sails of a ship
and lean and heavy legs like stays.
The winged giant disturbed the
pleasing vision that Menico had just
been enjoying, and he was in great un-
certainty as to what to do and what
was to become of him.
lie was completely dazcd and could
think only of those two great eyes that
seemed TO pierce through him with
their burning gaze. Then the stem
,orian voice of the giant that seemed
TO come from the depths of It cavern
roar. Il out:
Time is yet, time is yet! My rule
is not near its end. No, no, no!'
At these words, Menicos mind be-
gan to wander, and his thoughts went
in wild proc, ssion through his head;
his last coherent idea being that some
one had shut him up in tomb.
* * x
When Menico awoke lie found him
self in wood 1t was at the dawn of
winter morning, and he felt chilled.
Remembering his late experiences, and
as yet unaware of his changed surround
ings, he thought it strange to find it so
cold, and he could not help repeating
to himself, referring to his late COM
panions. Poor things! Do they also
have cold weather?' But soon he
recognized the change. Strengthening
up and rubbing his eyes, he looked
around him and tried to collect his
thoughts, in the hope of recognizing
where he was. His first look was for
the hut, but he could not discover it;
it had disappeared.
"Umpll!" he cried, "but yesterday
eve, :ired out from long hunt, fell
asleep at this spot, and have had a
curious dream. If the wolves had
found me, ], too, would have disap-
peared by this time. But what of my
wife? | must 90 at once to her, and
console her for my absence. How she
must have worried over my staying
away IRON home whole night without
having said a word about it! Where
are my bow and arrow>?' They were
gone, too. At every step he took he
became more and more convinced that
he was in new world, everything was
SO changed.
cam | really awak.?' he asked him
: self. "Or how has all this come about
, in so short time? See these fine
fields, where yesterday were marshes
} and weeds! How has this been accom-
; plished? Could people do SO much in
one night? There is the road-but
5 how changed its appearance! Oh, why
: Il, d hunt SO late yesterday evening,
: and then fall asleep! Surely it will be
a wonder if do not lose my hcad.'
+ After walking half an hour, he
: thought he had reached the outskirts
of his village, and would soon be at his
+ home!
"This is fine he thought. 1T used
to take il good hour to reach home
t from Mt. Amin, and one had to walk
at good pace to do So
But he soon decided that he was
: mistaken, and that he had never seen
} the place before.
: "Can it be possible" he thought
''that have forgotten the road? There
is shepherd whom | do not know
, ,.o+ T ,,o1 l-pou tbou, o1lf