Show Nature in First Rank as Great Illusionist In his book nom Romance once of ot Geology Enos Mills records this strange stronie tale of a mirage In western Utah As 1 I looked a bighorn ram raised his head like Uke a periscope through tho the silvery surface of ot the lake The remaInder remainder remainder re re- re- re of his body appeared to be submerged In the water For a few seconds his head also went out of ot sight then reappeared There was wasa a blur and the next scene Icene showed aram a aram arom ram rom three lambs lambs' and ond two q nY 6 p all aU knee-deep knee In the shallow water ox bt f the I lake loke Shallow short lived lived lakes Jakes ar are common common com com- mon In the Great Basin But how bow a n moment before tend had the ram showed i only Ibis his head and where had been the others of the flock which now stood U by him The ram rain walked forward a few lew steps stopped and turned his head hend After Atter a 0 few felt minutes the lake vanished vanished van van- but not the sheep There on the desert correct for lor distance direction stood the six sheep sheep sheep-a a ram three lambs and two ewes ewes that that had bod I been In thc mirage scene Mortal musicians magicians kindly make way I for tor Dame flame Nature 1 who Is after atter all the thereal thereal real firsthand Illusionist I |