The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-26

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nERHAPS IL was because / had just
, returned to the smoky, i'll SMELL
l ing. coal blackened streets Of the
CITY after five months by the wind
swept sea. or perhaps l had eaten
something containing especially viru-
lent dream germs. but whatever the
cause. 1 awoke last night 70 descry
seated upon the edge Of my bed figure
that sent a thrill of dread and horror
through my whole system.
Although the room was dark. yet the
thing gave forth a soft glow phos-
phoresceut light that illuminated the
room and made every object visible,
The thing itself standing out against
The crimson wallpaper like a glowing
coal
lis eyes. burning brilliantly, were
fixed upon men with a mixture OF NAL
evidence and compassion. II was al
most a f0rmless object when compared
with any Of the present race Of verte-
brate creatures, and for a moment my
terror deprived me OF the power OF
making such a comparison, but in a
short space of time. during which il
stared silently al me. / gathered my
faculties. and instantly paleOntOlOgy
came 20 my rescue.
A Man-like Ape-lizard.
/ recognized saurian features First.
a huge. liZardlike tail. warty and leshy;
a long neck covered with prOtrudirI
evidences of knobby vertebrate, and "A
pair OF indeterminate legs, short, with
claws, and yet adapted 10 lifting and
carrying the bulky body with consid-
cradle celebrity; a pair Of tlipperlike
qpuendages al the shoulders, with what
might easily be called fingers termint-
Ing them, showed ar advance from the
saurIan type toward that of Pithecan-
thropus Ercctus, or the primeval ape
man. and the head of the thing was
sJartlingly manlike, although only a
paleOuJOlOgist would have detected the
resemblance az "A glance.
The face. while extremely prOgna-
thous the fearfully strong jaws pro-
iecting several inches beyond the
median line, was formed into a rude
sembIance of the human countenance
and covered with a slight growth OF
fuzzy hair.
The nose was almost rudimentary.
but stiIl a far more human nasal organ
than any known type OF simian can
boast or. The forehead was high. re-
ceding and very much wrinkled. being
drawn up as though in thought con-
tortons which seemingly caused the
creature unaccustomed agony.
McDougall Fears Vengeance.
/ thought AT last it's up TO me. and
my finish Is approximately perceptible.
have mOpkeyed once too often with
these hugahOO creatures in my scientific
studies and literary efforts. and now
one of them has got me-
The fierce eyes that were fixed upon
one sottened gradually. and a moment
later / saw, 90 nay establishment, that
tears were swiftly flowing down that
misshapcn face and falling upon my
81 silk coverlid. Large tears, tears of
a size commensurate with the vast pro-
portions OF the thing, tears that threat
ened soon 10 saturate the bed clothes
and give me tonsilitis. / said gently:
III lis an the same 10 you. would
you mind weeping into the wash
basing"
IT'S an over now" replied the Thing.
Wiping It's eyes with one OF its flippers.
Il am wrought up. agitated and IN
nerved, but Aow l win compose my
self"
And then go away?" / asked.
No. I've something 10 say. and I've
picked You out as the one 10 whom l
shall lmpart H."
81 have my own troubles" I said
gently
Perhaps. but that's immaterial. I've
got 90 relieve my mind or eat some
body alive
I'm that case just let her go and
relieve IT," / said. Who are you?"
A Paleozoic Trust.
Il am the Paleozoic Man" It replied.
u was the sole owner in Zee simple OF
everything n the Carbonlferous epoch.
lord of am / surveyed. although survey
!ng had not been invented at the time.
Name.rss. also, for the same reason.
but all the same. the title deeds were
Do my name, as il were. The first fer
ests Of gigantic sigillaria, tulu tire IS,
chestnut, ash and other types of pale
ozoic and coal making vegetation that
covered this present commonwealth
We're AN mine. Not q titanOtherium or
oinnstur dared 90 enter this preserve
Without my permission, nor did a
llrTotactyi presume TO fly through II
unasNrd. ] was the whole Thing the
lAlrlznic trust president. secretary
treasurer board of directors and all
ana ] considered that a wise and dis
terminating providence had placed IL all
IN my hands for the purpose of bene-
ming poSttrlty. and. also. putting fat
on my ribs. After / got control of Il
att / never, I viii confess, bothered
providence about the management OF
thr estate nor kept any books; but that
mas nothing Jo DO with my title al all
10 was "a splendid piece Of property
covered with tan timber. one good
ao.r-oodled megatherium in one day
could root up several thousand sigil-
"ra without making any noticeable