The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-06-23

flames The sad figure that stood By
stlll eyeing him with a fixed. melapcholy
gaze. heard him IN silence and no answer
gave. "Nncre Is the undying worm" tEl
agItated youth erred out, i have read
Of? Where are tie places ii which the
wicked and scornful meet Ger tate II
this be really Heil? lhc figure 5000 I'm
mobile, and no word G. reply was heard
he silence was oppressive, profound. ii
fastened on the quaklng YOUTH 4 terrible
look. Then opening the --.uS OF the .onc
he presented nlm>elf to the horror
stricken youth a. one entire mass CT burn
ing, Kissing lire from -.0at to Icct. Ill
tEen gathered the folds and closely en-
y~eloplng Itself, IL Walned away with meas
urea step ana with signs of the deepest
anguish and most c~on~ummate misery
human beng undergoing the penal fires
of the damned with eternal flames ever
preyIng upon It's vltals. always consuming
out yet never Filled with the
mtcnsest horror and the p~rofoundcst
amdzement, tile young man FASTENED II
TCtracc ms steps toward tile entrance and
to entreat tor his liberty. lie found d
W&rder at the gate, with giant proper
tons, ana With the most dlabolilal face.
Approaching hun the young man said: Il
beg you to allow me to pass drought the
gateway for l am greatly hurried. .
No" was the abrupt, stern reply. After
a Short pause, which appeared an age to
the earnest and alarmed youth, rom tho
silence and solcmnity of death thai
rclgncd supreme, the awful figure added.
There Is not the most distant hope OF
release to those who have been cnce doom.
cd 10 this place. If you had looked above
the door, ere you entered, you would have
seen inscribed IN the red letters of death
-"ABANDON HOPE, ALL YE WHO EN-
TER HERE" The young man with ex-
trcmc trepIdation and anxiety exclaimed
But | ought to be set at liberty. Ny
curiosity alone led zoe hithcr. | am still
IN the tlcsh-I have never died. have
never been damned to hell. | am an
lnhabltant OF the ball III space called
earth. | have never been damned to
durance vile IN this place OF horror, of
dcsolatIon and of woe. How then can
you be so unjust as to offer to dctain
me? Let me go then, | beg, | impiore you.
On one condition only said the grim
Warder-"mark me wcll-on but one con
dition viii | set you at liberty. Swear to
me here and now, on your most sacred
honor, and IN the presence Of His Divine
Majesty your Makler, that you will return
hithcr to this very spot, at the expiration
of twelve month from this day"
Burning with awe and anxiety to regain
his liberty in 50 much peril and on any
terms, he pledged his solemn word tina.
he would be faithful TO the hour OF meet
lng. The very excessive agitation of his
spirits, at this moment awakened hiln
from his dream. He felt a great throb Of
measurable emotion, a deep glow Of
c~cstatIc delight animated his entire form
at the conviction that after all it was
only a dream. Yet still through the long
drawn hours Of the night those dreadful
words rang again ana again in his ears
Swear to ne that you viii return hith-
cr to this very spct-at the expiration OF
twelve MONTHS
When the morning came he told his par
cnt5 of his most extraordinary, most aW-
full dream. They seemed surprised at lis
singularity, but failed TO discover any
warning voice in it. He soon gathered