New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-18

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Al first cur young people kept still and peered
through The peephoIes TO get q good view Of the
ttsangerE but for some moments few were TO be
seen, most OF their number had darted away
with Aghtning-like speed when the Elephant land
&C. No wonder that they quick, lively and
elusive, for they had strange little wings on their
caps and sandals, such as you have on statues
Of me winged Mercury Tall and handsome, with
beautiful foreheads and quick flashing eyes, they
Hottereo and few about like many birds
nose VINO had disappeared soon returned and
approached the Elephant for they seemed fear
less people, after all; and then young travellers
slipped into their new white robes. which, by the
way l forgot 70 tell you about. They had found
mem nclosed in little iewelled accrns, which they
[[hougAt were only watch charms. but accidentally
ano Out fe- q robe They were fine as cobweb, soft
= sh- chengeable IS the cclors Of soap bubble,
ii tqo ,3e wonderful properties OF MAKING on
raicir wish - aest-, arS ar the same tine en-
so-.ng one 70 understand any language spoken
@ittin hearing After DOMINIC these magic gar
1sents they found they dressed like the httle
NeTc-r2us. even TO the wings their hands and
Iect They also found that they could understand
their language consisted entirely Of short words
- eva mons You must reiileiIb,t 10 tiy7e
t@Tle sIe always iu hurry. and so have 10 time
To- long words expressions. When asked y NJ |
Lelr ciet gccCpa lions were. one Of the lnlapi
answered that they consisted almost entirely IN
conveying MESA es between the earth AID the
tDoH whom The rays Of Mercury fen at the mo,
let ~ taeT birth. They POSSESS the nat are :tili
40 i--f'a-f. and 80 our especial proteses
II. hat az. srnle + these characterlStics s'iN
When nor aHicted-tllat is when ray from
N sfli rFaurt cross the Mercurian ray-M"rCli,y
Elves "a Quick sDTigh.iy manner, fluent 81 cen.
t-ca 7Flt hspG intellect. and fon1nesS Tor ChaHEe
Sae traF=L T-ese charaaterstics are greatly t
-. when rruss-iavF intervene from e'lI pi1i.',-
20 Then Us IIurea bio busybodYr has q sAai p
D.klrd word a for every one 49,,
ph. -ay, hone rad ray crossed my Mer9u-
~, r'E ot lirth.' said lone. . ..,--4
RC4 reed not fear answered one Of the is!and
se9pie- "vou were born Under ray from Venus.
gGodnesz, How DO you know thai asked loiir
81 FCfv face. We T3snei people can rel tle
sylaf.t q person what planet or planets d..
Tze self-al,Doiuted guide and informer Of our
.si9rv became oeeply interested IN the party ana
exc i the. would noL Ike 10 visit the Interior OF
~ ISLAND SCI just how us Inhabitants NYeo
tt3 gladly siglified thc.~ pleasure 10 40 So aIlu
nat their 10Y % find that they could fly over
20 ground with teir artificial wings quite as easily
- ne native 1-rcurians
As tEeT sr--} along many things were explained
- them concerning the various solar systems, snd
especially the one We call ours. This they learned
rls.sls u the Sun, Moon. Mercury, Mars ' nus
-at-n- Jupiter. Saturn. Uranus a1d Neptune. WIN
sofnIangHE satellites besides inn uInerable hHed
-. -. moving stars; and OUTS IS only one OF many
soar systems
Jhs a the things the guide pointed out filed the
10y with and wonder Reflected on the clear
panorama Of everything that was taking place upon
-. eafth beneath them. Time and space seemed
=, oe done away with. Did they wish 10 see what
80 IfansE4r1ng IA any country. all they had 10 co
sssote them. Simply by looking up they could see
al Eney desired reflected there-Lhe country, its
f-eSpe- Just what they were ali doing; the whole
Ing scene As II haupened. q was being
saEed IN Asia Thew could the approach Of the
e.isss could watch The progress OF the ba Tie
s almost count The nlinobsr slain. and sti