New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-03-06
Educational Notes.
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Educational Notes.
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and once more at home broke the
seal Of the paper and with some diff
iculty read the Introduction. "Writ.
ten Ia 1888 B. G. BY Alexander, A
Greek, 'Would-be' Alchemist," and
then proceeded with the true contents.
n, Alexander, am now determined
to become writer. For years was
. student of alchemy and there was
nothing 10 the world that 1 wished for
more than to become the discoverer OF
a method OF making gold but know
NOW that this is impossible and this is
ihow I gained the information.
It was on bright morning that l
went out toto q huge forest to seek
solitude and to try once more to turn
the bsser metals into gold and thus
cause my name to be handed down to
posterity.
Sitting down under . Tree was soon
deeply absorbed in my books when
suddenly thought heard . low
grosu not far away. quit my books
Tor . minute, yes, there it was again,
low and pttffIl % If some one we're in
great distress.
Iarose and looked around and soon
whom should q find but Father Time
who had fallen into pit 1 helped
the poor old man out of his embsrss-
siag and not too comfortable position
and then sat down on log with him
for he breathed heavily and vas quite
overcome by the experience.
ooh, I sm so thankful to you', we're
the first words he uttered, and then he
added as an afterthought, SIS there
anything can do to reward you?"
"'Not much". I answered. 'unless you
can tell me how to make gold". He
told me that he really couldn't take
the time then to explain the long pro-
cess but that he would gladly do any
thing else for me. I asked him what
the "anything else'' might refer to
aud he told me that he could give me
q look into the future.
f. ''All right, said I, "That'll do",
whereupon Father Time asked me just
what should like to see and I
answered earelessly, without diliberat-
ing. .'You might show me some fam
Gus institution, say, three thousand
years from now". e.. ~..s.
LET me see'', said Father Time,
Three thousand years from now?
That would make it nineteen hum
dred and = twelve''. Taking out a
small box he opened it and Immediate
ly there stood before him an immense
wheel. He took hold of crank at
tacbed to the side and began turning,
6rst very slowly, and then more and
more rapidly. felta queer sensation
as If we're being borne swiftly on
ward by unseen hands. Faster and
faster the wheel flew until | could hear
only . low whirr IS the years whizzed
by. Now the time seemed to be near.
Father Time slackened speed and I
heard him murmur, "You will soon be
there. l have made you invisible.
Do not scream or the spell will be
broken. l9lO-l9ll- - 1912. Here you
are, in new land, new country, a
new state, new town, in front of the
New Ulm High. -... .. .
"High what? I cried, turning to
where Father Time had stood, but no
Father Time was any where to be seen,
no forest, nothing familiar, while
directly before me arose a strange
structure, strange to me at least, and
this New Ulm High something was the
famous institution had asked to see!
| gazed at the building from top to
bottom and from side side and was
bitterly disappointed for it. was not
the magnificent structure should like
to have seen and then, too, | should
have given the world to know what II
was for, but there was no one to ask
so resolved to 60 in and find out for
myself. The corridors l entered were
even less promising than the outside
had been. Everything was far too
simple and l looked unworthy of my
attention. Presently some OF the in
hapitants Of the building walked b,
me. They, too, looked small and in
significant. was disguised 10 tb'
fullest sense OF the word and had al
ready turned to leave when I heart
some one behind me singing to 8
wierd tune, "Come along, come OF
along'', and then some thing abou'
'Alexander''. Astounded at hearing
nv own name, / turned and saw beside