The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-06-20

three cherubs appeared bearing fire.
brands in their hands. No words were
spoken but | silently followed them,
until some twenty feet from large
marble gate. Soon the gate opened
and l saw Spirits playing on flies. 6d-
dies, and trombones. The entrance
was guarded by a fierce, raging fire.
l was apparently unnoticed, and i'm
pelied by some hidden power, passed
thru the laring flames and entered the
famous tabled Garden of Eden. 1t
was deserted save by spirits, bereft of
those trees of life and knowledge; no
longer was the cool, clear, spring, where
Eve was wont to smooth out her ruff
fled hair, there. However, there was
one giant tree that sighed and groaned
as 1 passed under its spreading
branches. A panorama of brain-be-
fuddled visions seemed to be conjur-
ing themselves on my mental horizon.
Then something touched me lightly on.
the arm. 1t was a pantomine spirit; l
uttered an air-piercing scream and sank
upon the ground. The spirit vanished,
but the trees trunk became fairly dot
ted with iridescent lights resembling
the cleaning of q maniac's eyes. l
lay powerless to move one muscle, my
eyes would not close, my form was
like lifeless clay.
"a leaflet fell from above and lay
beside my ear. A moment later l
heard these words: obey orders, for
obedience is the law of nature Then
l remembered that many of life's sor-
rows are due to disobedience. A gentle
zephyr waited the leafieI away and l
heard moaning sound; gradually l
felt myself sinking down into cavern
Gus depths of earth. How far de-
scended l cannot say, but finally a
spirits voice commanded me to RISE
I hurriedly arose and had taken but
two or three steps when huge door,
in one side of the subterranean cavern,
swung open and gazed at an under
ground river. The clammy and mo-
notonous signing Of the air filled me
with fear indescribable. My forehead
was like a glowing coal, my heart
scarcely beat. Soon I saw an old,
white-haired man pushing boat from
under clump of bushes on the oppo-
site bank of the river. Then he got
into the boat aud rowed towards me;
, when within a few PAGES of me in
quired his name. My name,' said he,
lis Charon. This is the river Styx. On
yon side are the Elysian fields He
requested me to get into the boat
and I had just seated myself when
great light fairly lllumed the river. 1t
seemed to be a signal; for white swans
idly foated on the water, and myriads
of birds chirped their ditties or flew
hither and thither. Ere l knew i,
Charon commanded me to disembark
; and stepping on terra firma I asked
1 him where l was to 60 to. He pointed
e towards mountain nearby. glanced
J in the direction, then turned to ash
1 another question, but the ferrymar
Il had vanished.
: Arriving at the top of the noun
n tain Leheld scene that is beyon(
J. description. Straight in front of mi
: was great archway; over it in COLDER
t letters were these words: Enter Y
s to Your Final Reward AS stoot
e gazing at this inscription the gat
= slowly opened and several spiritua
e forms entered the portals. Quickly
t. rushed forward in hopes that I Nigh
3 enter ere the gate closed. 1 reache'
It the gate but try as would could no
t. enter the inner space. 1t seemed tina
Q. l had been endeavoring to enter tn
it abode Of the spirits for an hour whel
t. the sound of laughter greeted my ears
d In disgust / turned to return, to tn
d mountains top, but voice stoppe
v me. AS turned kind, benevolent
ss looking man said: 1T is ordained tina
man shall not enter here until the spiri
ID departs from the body. However, 20
se may gaze into the valley below an
1T ask any questions you wish to-
t. "For long time stood gazing q
the scene thus revealed to me. To d.
rs scribe it is beyond my ability. Sufic
ly it to say that the realm beyond th