The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-11-05

of favorite receipt purlOined from
DR.. Chase's pharmacopeia. Alas! twas
all in vain. And then a sweet, siren
picture appeared to me, and l saw a |
barnyard full of squeaIing, grunting
p0rkers all seriously engaged at an
overfiowing trough-and they were fat,
oh so fat-I envied them and coveted |
their opportunity.
The darkness had not subsided-yet
afar / caught the glimmer OF light
just fraction of a ray. Hope returned
and l looked myself over. l saw that
was very small-in fact so very mi
mute that l could have run three hours
and half without traversing the point
of a needle. Little did l realize the
significance of my status. 1t soon be-
came apparent, however.
l had come to dead stop in my
downward DRIFT and was just attempt
ing to console myself with the assur-
ance that l had at last come to the
bottom of things when l noticed the
source of that ray of light. 1t was per-
cOlated in thru All aperture abeat half
as large as myself. A brilliant idea
took possession of me. l would seek
| the opening and extricate myself there
thru. 1t was a painful task fraught
with untold hardships and dangers-
yet with resolution capable of AngeaD
labors l set to work and threaded the
gap.
AS emerged dazzling light shone
full upon me and fell down dumb
and sightless before the piercing splen-
dor. Some time must have elapsed
before l fully awakened to this new
situation. But when | did come to
know it, found that l had returned
to normal proportions. All the sordid
habiliments Of earth had vanished
and ] stood forth in vestment of
kingly silk. Surely the scene before
me was glorious one and | said to
myself, "There is no sin here. This
vault of blue-that distant vista--those
tsweeps of hower-cl JOY are as trans
parent in their eternal innocence as
the memory of George Sand. Oh that
nay soul could taste them all! On that
could possess them and know their
bliss fOreverw Aud voice behind
; nae answered-"very well, sir; they're
yours in fee simple-aIl you must do is
prove up and you get just as good a
title as could be obtained in North Da-
kota under the Homestead Act" For
the first time in my life was too
meek to he mad, but turned with a
[ look of rebuke to meet the interlOper
Once again l was to be joyOusly disap.
pointed, for my eyes met the beauteons
; grace Of q fairy. "This domain, sir,
| she said, SIS yours. Those wide
, stretching fields of asphodel- spark
5 ling Lethe that springs from those
' mortal strains which cling to the azure
t.6eating softly at your ears-those dis
! tant paths of gold that wind to the
: timted grandeur of heaveus forever
q those stars-thOse worlds-I say again
: my lord, are yours--I am your servant,
s and with a flourish of her hand sht
: bade me take possession of my new
f estate.
Q For days and mOnths-perhaps year,
y l wandered over the boundless stretch
:, of this new found paradise. There thu
q sun never sunk-and summer ant
e winter reveled in the gladsome glor.
# of celestial fairness. To drink th'
y freshness of the morning Was but t.
/ wish it. TO taste the mellow luxur.
.. of the twilight but to desire it. AM
= flowers bloomed perennialiy in all.
n fragrance aesthetic dreams require,
IS while perpetual harmonies swung AM
d throbbed and faded in sweet unisol
It with every impulse of the soul and jo
D and love and beauty reveled supreme
E. 1t was too much to ask that this g
y on forever-too much to believe it pos
ID sible. And one day fell INTO deliciou
ID sleep. | remember distinctly the al
n pearance of my environment when
took that fateful slumber draught.
le was reclining on bed of forget-ns
II not perfume and ethereal roses-besid
r me on a diamond mushroom sat NJ
lg little fairy companion. With beat
g. tiful gorgeous plumage and frappe
g. cream she flecked the recnrrent atmo
= phere of twisting worlds from m
~ dropping lids.