Show A STORY OF ADVENT ADVENTURE UPLE by an aa agricultural Cool colless loge student A little over a hundred years ago 11 claude gilbert and I 1 wei wee ew wandering an dering in the wilda of italy we had bad left theold harvard college of massachusetts and ten months had passed since we reached the old continent where we had feasted our eyes byc upon many of the beauties cs and wonders of the world now not we were down in the southern Apte enines ninea it was late in the evening aud we were sitting bitting on a ledge of rock which overhung a pretty moss banked crystal spring but a short time before we me had bad watched I 1 a glowing glo sving sunset which lit up u p the surrounding mountains and tile the little oval oral valley lying directly in front of us the scene was mas grand and so that it seemed like there was no life except 4 ept in the shrubs and trees 1 I sat eat wishing I 1 had the language of a poet that I 1 might describe what I 1 aaa and felt my friend on the other hand was altogether too tired to note any thing sublime ile he said the sun was bold ind and tile the landscape vain and he longed to see sec something modest and unpretentious As the ibe shades of night gathered around us ua ii we e saw in tile the distance an old roan man coming toward us MS we vi were ere very g glad I 1 ad to encounter a human being in this quiet place As le ite approached wo we noticed that he be was as bent with age and his hia venerable beard extended to lis his waist white as enow ilia his first words mere v ere 1 I have been expecting you for tm to 0 days iphy m by have you tarried on the way being very much I 1 surprised we asked how bow he be could expect us UH who knew nothing ot of him whatever lie ho smiled and shook his hie head saying is much that I 1 know oi f the world but little the wohld knows of such as is I 1 at his request wo we followed him to his ca cave ve and found the interior less barren and cheerless than we expected lie ile told us many many strange things and said the great and holy Afen keem hadria itce cited him a few ew nights before and told him to bo be in readiness tor for us as there was a work for us ua to do in tile the year 2000 upon this earth we laughed and asked him how we could extend our lives to that timo since bince wo live wore ivere both past twenty five n now ow oh he answered canet thou not know that I 1 have the pom power er to cast the spell which ell will make it teem seem to thee but tile the twinkling of ili an eye until thou wilt be living in that ago wo ve told him we could not readily understand but as is ao 0 were not afraid at all he could try his spell upon us and wo N 0 w were ere eager to meet wi with lit some strange adventure lie ile lo brought rought ir from an inner inner room a golden goldell cup of if ancient em at dereign and said eaid this cu cup contains the holy water I 1 which bilic ll 11 wi will cause use the lie magic spell lil and if you wish visit to leave an any word to I 1 alie feo p co 1 pie 0 of tilts this lay jay I 1 will have it delivered if not follow mo me to the inner cave which i will be our resting place for a period 0 of time we followed on oil some distance into tile cave and entered a little room brightly by some mysterious means Ili here cre said lie bo 1 I is B the room and there thera aro are two couches coaches thou wilt now sip from the gobler and I 1 lie is upon these couches coaches anti anil nothing can ever harm bann chec fro c 0 fare abee wll well 1 shall soon soo n pass from stage of ex existence istance this thia being being my last duty we sipped alio clear liquid smiled at each other oilier and laid ourselves down to await tho the spell I 1 was suddenly awakened by the sound of exquisite music which seemed to penetrate my whole being and cause came esery fiber to respond to its ita melody I 1 arose found in a strange room elaborately furnished I 1 hastened battened to tile window found I 1 ase w in a high building perhaps nine stories from tho the ground and there were many buildings hiher higher and few lower I 1 could see ee that the city citi wits was densely popl populated mind and there were many people coming and going hero bero and there and now my my mind ir wan again drawn to the music which impressed roe me so ao c g yc atly I 1 looked around for it but could see noth in ing to indicate its ita presence pre presently ly a man mail entered who seemed feigned surprised and pleased to see gee mo me he told me of the papers left by the old man telling all about the spell aud myself this thia brought all back to me forcibly and I 1 gr lv naked lor for nay my friend claude claud judge welton roy my host explained to inv dinv g great r cat sorrow that claude had been killed ii by tile the falling of ft a heavy blone alone w hen the cave care was opened and the boy inid tried every means to arouse me but bat were unsuccessful ile he talked to mo me some timo it ishver ing my rapid questions but found I 1 was too is weak eak to endure the excite excitement went of the sudden change chance lie he thon than brought me a nourishing draught ind told me to try to keep from thinking and I 1 would in a short time feel a home I 1 cannot describe the thoughts that forced themselves upon my nervous brain I 1 threw myself donn and was soon lulled to sleep by the soothing music I 1 had slept three hours when judge II 11 evelton I 1 elton returned and said his hi air bit ship ip beozzo was ready for us u i and nd we ire would I 1 tako take a voyage to america my native home that I 1 might e xee vee the wonderful chango there I 1 followed mill him to the door and there ili re suspended us in air was the beautiful beautia ua acs g ea rel it was wag drawn neater and we vre stepped on board she flattered like a frightened bird as the he anch orchord wits looted loosed and we were soon flying ing through space pace tile the marvelous marv olous ing ingenuity eQuity ol of man mail presented itself whenever I 1 looked I 1 was waa overwhelmed with the change and lat eat is etith ith my eyes closed trying to t imagine ilna in the reality the file judge said baid wo would not reach america until dark and it is auld be botter better ariae for me to spend tile the night in ret rest iyo bo fore teeing seeing the great city washington I 1 was pleased to hear bear this thie as aa my tired eyes were much in need leep though the air airway was very invigorating and I 1 felt refreshed at dark wo we reached 0 conr 1 ur destination the city wat was a ablao of light and being magnified by the darkness dAr knees overhead secured to cover the bhole section of country we drew drew near a veranda of a greit great hotel elevon stories from the ground and alighted the judge entered and took me ac to my room where I 1 enjoyed exquisite rest |