New-York tribune., 1907-12-22
Ring in the Past

Ring in the Past
VERY well, three OF four years later, "a, as
already mentioned, was king bee and
sole subject II the TnesTnerlc show II was
the beginning Of the second week the per
fn-rnarce was half over. 1ust then the majestic
DR. peaEe. with his ruffled bosom and wrist
bands and ms gold headed cane, entered ana
a teferentIal citizen vacated ms seat beside
the Grants and made the great chiei take II
This happened while | was trying 10 invent
something fresh IN the way OF VISION III
response to the professor remark
Concentrate your powers LoOk-ioOk at
1er7tivelvi There, Don't YOU see sonnet hing
ncentrate-concentrate Now, then. De
scribe Il
mo The place. had reminded me Of the talk of
three years before He had also furnished
me capital and was becoming my confederate e
an accompliCe IN my frauds began on q
vision 4 vague and dim one (that was part
II the game at the beginning OF a VISION, II
1srt best 10 see II too clearly al trst, It might
look as II YOU had come loaded with IT. Inc
vision developed bv degrees. and gathered
swing. momentum. energy II was the hIci-
-,g-5 f-.. pT peakc was cold at inst ana
ms fine lace had u trace OF polite scorn IN II
but when he began 10 recognize that ilTe that
,-x1yressIon changed. and ms eyes began 70
1-r-br III, As soon as | saw that. threw the
valves wide open and turned on all the steam
and Gave those people a supper oil IRE ana
10 z "
while They couldn't gasp. whGn s"t
-h-91lgh-thev were petrItled- Dr Peake had
rlsen. and was standing and breathing hard.
He said, IN a great Eolce
Ms, doubts are ended No colluslon could
,,-,51,Ce that miracle 1t was totally lmpos-
i7l,1e fo- him TO know those details. yet he has
described them with the clarity OF an eye wit
ness and with what unassallabie tTutillu uiiess
God knows ! know
ssyed the colonial mansion Tor the last
md fl41E-I
Peake's conversion with the cannon pan hoie-
~. ,xr,laioed 10 the house that could never
have heard Of that small detail, "inCh dlHe'-
eutlated this mansion from all other Nireiilaii
mansions and perfectly ldentIhed IL there-
tore the facts stood proven 'hal ii'- 90o''
= IN my vIsan Lawks'
= - curious When the magician 5 en-
.g..ge1rlert closed there was but one person III
lie village who did not believe IN 1nesneTlsIl'
-,,t ms the one Al the Others were con
,-.--ed bat / was TO remain an lTnplacablt
.,,3 ,,,,r.--s,1.,5able disbeliever IN meS1nerlsm
mi b,'--.tlsrn for close upon nifty years
Tins NJ D.rausc never would examine them,
IN afreT hfc ! Couldn l Inc SUBJECT re
volted me Perhaps because II Drought pd0h
20 -,. = massage IN my life which tor pTlde
sake ] wished to forget though J thought
,T persuaded myself thought should never
como across q proof which WASH thin and
cheap and probably had fraud like me be
hind II
/ ~ /
oct tired of nv triumphs not thirty days, |
think The glory which IS built upon a he
soon becomes a most unpleasant encu1nbranCe-
%o doubt for awhile enjoyed having my eN-
plots told and retold and told again IN my
,-ese-ce and wondered over and exclaimed
abau1. but / quite distinctly remember that
there presently came time when the subject
was wearisorne and odIouS TO me and could
not endure the disgusting discomfort OF II. l
am well aware that the world glor1hed doer
81 a--.la-
,n,, .xf,erlence. ! know that he dellclously
cniovs hearing about II for three or four weeks,
and that pretty soon after that he begins TO
dread the mention Of II. and by and by wishes
fo had been with the damned before ne ever
thought Of dong that deed. ! remember how
General Sherman used to rage and swear over
When We Were Marching Through Georgia,
which was PLAYED 1t HIM and sung At hlIn