The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-31
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DO you think. then" asked Neka- yah, who was leaning more and more toward retirement from the world that the monastic rule is q more holy and less imperfect state than any
 That question:" said Imlac. "has long divided the wise and perpiexed the good. I dare not decide. He that lives well In this world is better than that lives well in q monastery. But perhaps It one iB not able to conquer the temptations Of the world he may properly retreat. These retreats have something so congentat to the mind of man that there ie scarcely one who does not dream at some time of his life of ending 1t in calm withdraw from the world"
 That has been my wish often of late" said Pekuah. and the Princess declares that she will not willingly die in . crowd"
 The continued this conversation when they visited the catacombs a few days afterwnrd. Those that lie here stretched before us,' said Imlac, as they walked wonderingiy through the underground labrinth where the bodies were laid in rows on either side, "these who were the wise and powers full of ancient times warn us to re- member the shortness of cur present state. They were. perhaps, snatched away while they were busy, like us in making the choice of life"
 ITO me-" said the Princess. @ths choice of life has become less iupor- tant. ! hope to think hereafter ca sl@ choice of eternity" 8 s8ef
 There now came on the inundatipn of the Nile and they were confined to their house. They thought deeply over all they had seen tn the years since they had left the happy valley. Con- parisous were made. between the Gik@ ferent forms of life which they had observed, and they coupled themselves with discussing the schemes of happi- ness which each had formed.
 Pekuah was charmed with the Con@ vent of St. Anthony, and wished nos thing so much as to i'll . similar place with pious girls. whose prtoress she could be. She was weary of expects@ tion, and longed for . axed, unvaryr
 The Prince desired a little king. of all subiunary things was know. ledge. She desired first to learn all that was to be learned of all seienca. to grasp all knowledge, and then 70 found a college of learned womeu, in which she would preside. In her vi- sion she saw the institution dividing it's time between the acquisition ana the communication of IrnowIedgs. thus raising up for the next aga HAodviH of wisdom and ability
 The Princess desired . little kfngs dom in which he might adniniatAe justice in his own person and see all parts of government with his own eyes. But he could not fix the iinifa of his domain, for his plans demanded that he enlarge it constantly and that he add as constantly to the number Dk his subjects. thus defsating the whole of his design by its necessary parts. Oe courwe all these wishes that they had formed they we'll knew by that time none could be attained In thia world. So they delibefated a while longer what should be done. and at last they came to q decision. Imlac and the astronomer, who were content to be driven along ths stream of life without directing their course to any particular port. appiRud-
 ed 1t when 1t was communic&tea fa them.
 The decision was to return to Ab. yseinta. sss
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