Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-01-31

There persons their number very
SMALL that continued kind of hobbing march the broken
arches but fell through after another being quite tired and
spent with long walk.
passed in the contemplation of this wonderful
and the great variety objects which presented My
heart filled with deep melancholy several dropping
expectedy the midst of mh oy and catching every
thing that stood by them themselves Some looking
towards the heavens thoughtful POSTURE and the midst of
of speculation stumbled and fell of sight Mutudes
busy in the pursuit Of bubbles that glteed in their eyes and
danced before them but often when they thought themselves
within the reach em their footing failed and down they sunk
In this confusion of Objects observed with scimtars their
hands, others with urnas who upon bridge
ustng several trapdoors which did lie
their and which they might have escaped had they been
thus forced upon them.
The genius seeing indulge myself this melancholy pros
pect told had dwe long enough upon it, "Tae thine
off the bridge said he land tell thou seest anything thou
dost comprehend Upon looking up" What mean, said l.
chose great flights birds that perpeuay lowering about the
BRIDGE and settling upon from time timer vuures har
pies and among many other featheed
several little winged boys that perch numbers upon the
middle arches -"These said the genius avarce
person despair love- with the like and passions that nfest
human life"
here fetched deep sigh: alas" said l. made
vain! how he given to misery and mortality tortured
life and swallowed up death The genius being moved with
compassion towards bid quit uncomfortable prospect
Look more, said he con the first stage of his exist
his setting eternity but thine eyes that
thick mist which the tide bears the several generations of
tails that fall into it, directed my sight l ordered and
whether the good genius strengthened with
ura dsspated part the that before thick
the penetate the valley opening the farther end
and spreading forth that had huge rock
adamant running through the midst of and dividing into
equal parts The clouds still rested oneha of somuch that
could discover nothing it but the other appeared
planted with nnumerable islands, with
fruits and flowers and were interviewer with thousand little shining
that them could dressed in glorious
habits with garands their heads passing among the
lying by the sides Of resting beds flowers
a
human and musical instruments Gadne grew
discovery of delightful wished for the wings
eagle that might fly those happy but the genius
told there them through the gates
death that opening upon the bridge The ISL
and said he "tha lie fresh and green before thee and with
which the whole Of the appears spotted
number than the sands the
there myriad of islands behind those which thou here dsco
reaching further than thine eye thine magma
on extend itself. These the of good
DEATH who according the degree and kinds
they eXceled distributed among these islands, which
abound with pleasures OF different kinds and degrees suitable the
eshes and PROJECTIONS of those who settled Them every
island paradise accommodated respective
Are these, Mira habaons worth conendng Does
life appear miserable that gives thee opportunities earning such
eward Is death be feared that will convey happy
existence? Think made who has such
nifty reserved for him. gazed with nexpresbe pleasure these
happy islands. AT length said l." Show beseech thee
the that lie hid under those dark clouds which
the other side of the rock of adaman The genius
making turned about to address myself him
second time but found that he had left then turned again
the vision which had been long contemplating but
the rolling tide the ached bridge the happy islands,
nothing but the long hollow valley of Bagdat with sheep
cames grazing upon the sides of it.