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w The City of Everyday Life" 
 
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 BY 
 
 EZRA C. WALCK 
 
 Copyright 1917 
 by Ezra C. Walck 
 All Rights Reserved 
 
 This is respectfully Dedicated 
 to the Cause and Control of 
 a Sub-Conscious Mind. 
 
 THE AUTHOR 
 
 
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 The City of Everyday Life" 
 
 I dreamed a most wonderful dream last night — full of life — love — 
 sorrow and pain. 
 
 I dreamed a dream of Theosophy — of Science and Life. 
 
 I dreamed of Astrology — the Zodiac — of Heavens and the Earth. 
 
 I dreamed of a City — a most wonderful place — where in all of life 
 in its most horrible phases — then its sorrows — joys and greatness. 
 
 I dreamed that the people were called by Allegorical names in- 
 stead of the common names. 
 
 I dreamed that the leading characters were "Father Time" — 
 "Mother Eternity" — "Lifef — "Love" — "Sunshine" — "Mirth" — "Brag" — 
 "Liquor" — "Drug" — "Poverty" — "Disease" — "Guiding Hand" — "Simplic- 
 ity" — "Innocence" — "The Four Winds" — "Strength" — "Sorrow" with all 
 his imps. 
 
 I dreamed of Hell in all its fury. 
 
 I dreamed of Heaven and all its glory. 
 
 I dreamed of every Nationality — of every Clan. 
 
 I dreamed of everything upon — under — the Earth and in the Sea. 
 
 I dreamed of Music, most grand. 
 
 I dreamed of a city called "The City of Everyday Life." 
 
 I dreamed of the Zodiac. It was in 24 houses — streets — lanes. 
 
 I saw scenes in the 24 houses of the Zodiac which w r as transformed 
 from 12. as they are supposed to contain and as Astrology teaches us. 
 I saw scene after scene in all of them — I will relate and call the 
 houses and byways — Streets — Gardens — and Houses. The first that I 
 saw was the City stretched before me by day — the next was the City 
 by night. Then I saw the stork as it flew across the City with its 
 bundle — A baby in its bill — it landed. This is what I saw: 
 
 The City of Everyday Life — The House of Birth — The Garden of 
 Happy Days — The House of Illness — The Garden of Love — The Street 
 of Amusement — The Circle of Life — The House of Marriage — The House 
 of Happiness — The House of Wealth — The Arbor of Lies — The House 
 of Deceit — The Yacht of Indulgence that Sailed on the Sea of Trouble 
 — The Street of Despair — The House of Remaining Days — The House 
 of Condemned Souls — The Street of Temptation — The Street of Be- 
 wilderment — The House of Comfort — The Lane of Forgiveness — The 
 House of Happiness — The House of Illness — The House of Death — The 
 Valley of Peace — The House of Everlasting Rest. 
 
 I passed through all these places watching the progression of 
 "Life" with her Joys — Sorrows — Pleasures — Temptations. I saw her 
 suffer untold agony — I saw her dance for joy — I saw her sob from 
 anguish — I saw her shrink from fear — I saw her fall from exhaustion — 
 I saw her tender flesh bruised — torn and bleeding from her disobedience 
 of the Divine Law. 
 
 I dreamed I saw the City with its wonderful buildings — the never 
 ceasing throng — hurrying and scurrying to and fro — hither and thither — 
 each in his or her quest of life. I dreamed I saw it by day — and then 
 by night in all the radiant beauty. 
 
 I dreamed I saw "Father Time" appear before me — fading in and 
 out as did "Mother Eternity" — "Life". — "Love" — "Guiding Hand" — 
 "Innocence" — "Simplicity" — "Sunshine" — "Mirth" — "Drug" — "Liquor" — 
 "Poverty" — "Disease" — "Dishonor" — "The Four Winds" — "Strength" — 
 "Sorrow" and his imps. 
 
 I dreamed that "Liquor" was grown from a small bottle and when 
 It assumed the size of a man it burst — and the fragments became lit- 
 tle imps and ran into the hearts of men and women and dragged them 
 down to the bottommost pits of Hell. 
 
 I dreamed of disgrace that was heaped upon the union of "Life" 
 and "Love". 
 
 I dreamed of the horrors of war. 
 
 I dreamed of the House of Birth — wherein "Life" was born to 
 the union of "Father Time" and "Mother Eternity". 
 
 I dreamed that "Guiding Hand" — a white sister — with "Sim- 
 plicity" — "Innocence" — a black sister with experience — a woman of 
 tender affection was standing beside the bed to receive the birth of 
 "Life". 
 
 THE CITY OF EVERYDAY LIFE. 
 
 I dreamed I saw the stork fly over the City of Everyday Life, with 
 a baby in its bill. It alighted on the House of Birth. That baby was 
 "Life" who was the result of the union of "Father Time" and "Mother 
 Eternity". I saw "Dr. Faith" standing beside the couch. I saw the 
 happiness on all the faces of the watchers at the birth of "Life". A 
 wonderful epoch had begun. 
 
 I dreamed of the great happiness of "Father Time" and "Mother 
 Eternity" at seeing the result of the union. 
 
 I dreamed that as the stork was flying over the city a wonderful 
 band of music was playing the lullaby "Rocked in the Tree-top" 
 "Rock-a-by Baby". 
 
 THE HOUSE OF BIRTH. 
 
 I dreamed I saw a multitude of people standing outside the House 
 of Birth waiting the news. It contained a sea of people, among them 
 was "Deceit" — "Despair" — "Beauty" — "Boast" — "Lie" — "Crime" — "Dis- 
 illusion" — "Drunkard" — "Abettor" — "Ability" — "Adject" — "Absurd" — 
 "Abuse" — "Accomplice" — "Anger" — "Avaricious" — "Awkward" — "Bab- 
 ble" — "Good Behavior" and "Bad Behavior" — "Blind" — "Blot" — 
 "Brave" — "Calamity" — "Care" — "Cause" — "Charm" — "Chastity" — 
 "Cheapness" — "Clever" — "Cloths" — "Gold" — "Silver" — "Diamonds" 
 — "Complaint" — "Conceal" — "Condemn" — "Conflict" — "Console" — 
 "Contempt" — "Crime" — in all its phases — "Coward" — "Crook" — "Thief" 
 — "Murderer" — "Adulterer" — "Murder" — "Decay" — "Deceit" — "De- 
 light" — "Depravity" — "Dignity" — "Discern" — "Dishonor" — "Dispute" 
 — "Doom" — "Doubt" — "Dread" — "Dunce" — "Eloquence" — "Emotion" 
 — "Enlightenment" — "Error" — "Extravagance" — "Faith" — "Famous" 
 — "Fear" — "Forlorn" — "Foolish" — "Fortune" — "Fragile" — "Frailty" — 
 "Fraud" — "Frivolous" — "Gallant" — "Game" — "Chance" — "Gaudy" — 
 "Gaunt" — "Generosity" — "Genius" — "Gloom" — "Grateful" — "Greedi- 
 ness" — "Grief" — "Grudge" — "Habit" — "Hateful" — "Haughtiness" — 
 "Hopeless" — "Hypocrite" — "Idle" — "Ill-Temper" — "Illusion" — "Im- 
 pudence" — "Indifference" — "Inspire" — "Insane" — "Insolent" — "In- 
 sult" — "Jealousy" — "Jest" — "Justice" — "Lament" — "Malice" — "Meek" 
 
 — "Menace" — "Merriment" — "Miscreant" . — "Misery" ■ — "Modesty" — 
 "Murder" — "Need" — "Noble" — "Obedient" — "Omen" — "Pain" — 
 "Peace" — 'Peril" — "Pity" — "Pleasure" — "Poverty" — "Pride" — "Pros- 
 perity" — "Prudence" ■ — "Rascal" — "Reform" — "Regret" ■ — "Reward" — 
 "Remorse" — "Repulsive" — "Rich" — "Scandal" ■ — "Shame" — "Shame- 
 less" — "Sickness" — "Slander" — "Strength" — "Sympathy" — "System" 
 — "Tolerate" — "Triumph" — "Unfit" — "Vagrant" — "Vanity" — "Vice" — 
 "Wander" — "Worthless" — "Zeal" — all of these and many more and 
 garbed in the garb of their names — that it implies. The mob swayed 
 back and forth waiting and watching — and when "Dr. Faith" came 
 out of the House of Birth and announced that a life had been born to 
 the union of "Father Time" and "Mother Eternity" — and that it 
 would be christened "Life" — it being a female — the crowd then dis- 
 persed to their various homes. "Sorrow" — which is Satan — went his 
 way to devise means of gaining possession of the newly born "Life". 
 The Doctor then returned to the House of Birth. 
 
 I dreamed that the happiness of "Mother Eternity" and "Father 
 Time" was unbounded. A consultation was held and it was decided 
 that "Guiding Hand" — "Simplicity" and "Innocence" should have the 
 training of "Life". 
 
 THE GARDEN OF HAPPY DAYS. 
 
 I dreamed that years were going to pass in the house called Thi 
 Garden of Happy Days and I saw "Life" in company of "Innocence"- 
 "Simplicity" and "Guiding Hand" as they guided her through the tri 
 and temptations of the first sixteen years of her existence. 
 
 I dreamed that I saw "Life" playing with mud pies, with dolls, il 
 school playing with playmates. I saw her grow up until she was six- 
 teen years old. I saw her all through the various stages of her young 
 existence — then at sixteen years old. 
 
 I dreamed that one day she was playing in the Garden of Happy 
 Days when "Illness" came to her — seized her. "Guiding Hand" — 
 "Innocence" — "Simplicity" fought "Illness" but to no avail. "Illness" 
 carried her "Life" captive to the House of Illness where she was laid 
 on a couch. 
 
 THE HOUSE OF ILLNESS. 
 
 I dreamed I went into the House of Illness and watched. I saw 
 "Father Time" and "Mother Eternity" come hastening to the House of 
 Illness. I heard them say to get all the great Doctors and Specialists 
 of the world. I saw f vision of all the gre::'.t Doctors of the universe 
 hurrying to the command of "Father Time" and "Mother Eternity" to 
 wait upon "Life". I saw a great gathering of famous Diagnostitians 
 come to the House of Illness. They all entered. They all examined 
 "Life". A consultation was held but to no avail. They could not 
 make out the illness of "Life". "Illness", herself, was standing beside 
 the couch and laughed at the frantic efforts of the great Physicians. 
 They again called a meeting. Without Success was the result. Then 
 "Life", who was in a state of coma, called her father and mother to 
 the bedside and she had a vision of an Old Indian Doctor that was 
 conjuring his herbs in the woods. "Life" gave a description of the 
 Indian Doctor and told of the location and "Father Time" turned to 
 the great gathering of the Physicians and sought their advice. They 
 refused to give consent for "Father Time" to get the Indian Doctor. 
 I saw "Life" insist upon getting the Indian Doctor. After persuasion 
 on the part of "Mother Eternity" and to the disgust of the great 
 Doctors, "Father Time" left the House of Illness. I stood looking and 
 I saw the House of Illness fade out and a new — wonderful scene fade 
 in in its stead. It was a scene of a wonderful woods. An Indian 
 Doctor was sitting and watching a pot that was on a fire. He was 
 stirring the pot and was saying strange words and making motions 
 over the potion — and then I saw "Father Time" in the distance com- 
 ing toward the spot where the Indian Doctor was — slowly he arrived 
 and the Indian Doctor looked at "Father Time" and he smiled and 
 said "I know, 'Father Time' why you are here. 'Life' is ill and she 
 needs me. See," as he pointed to the potion he was brewing, "that 
 is for 'Life'." "Father Time" looked and then the Indian Doctor said, 
 "I will go with you." 
 
 As I watched them in the distance, the scene faded out and I was 
 once more standing beside the couch of "Life" in the House of Ill- 
 ness — and all the great Doctors were watching "Life" as she tossed 
 to and fro — racked in pain. The quietness of the room was intense — 
 I felt a Presence — and slowly the door opened and "Father Time" and 
 the Indian Doctor appeared on the threshold — all the great Doctors 
 looked up as did "Mother Eternity". A smile played on the face of 
 the Indian Doctor — the looks of disgust on the great Doctors' faces 
 were very evident — they gave way for the Indian Doctor who came to 
 the side of the couch^-he stooped and looked at "Life" — then turn- 
 ing his head and speaking — as he did the words that he spoke ap- 
 peared in fire on the side of the wall — burning each letter — He spoke, 
 saving, " 'LIFE'S' ILLNESS IS LOVE — TAKE HER TO THE GAR- 
 DEN OF LOVE WHERE SHE WILL FIND LOVE." The great 
 Doctors were all afraid and then in a cloud of mist the Indian Doctor 
 disappeared. All were frightened but "Life" smiled — A look between 
 the greftt Doctors — and they slowly filed out of the House of Illness. 
 "Illness" looked at "Life" and smiled, nodding her head, saying that 
 the Indian had spoken truly. 
 
 I dreamed that a pilgrimage was to be started for the Garden of 
 Love in quest of "Love". "Father Time" and "Mother Eternity" 
 called "Guiding Hand" — "Simplicity" — "Innocence" and they started 
 for the Garden of Love and after going a short ways they were stopped 
 by a small Cupid who demanded to know where the pilgrimage was 
 going. "Guiding Hand" asked who he was and he replied "I am 
 'Fortune' and I, too, shall accompany the pilgrimage" — and he joined 
 and the scene faded out. 
 
 THE GARDEN OF LOVE. 
 
 I dreamed that the evolution of life and the seven stages of man 
 had' begun to be unfolded to me in a different light — as seen in a 
 different way — I looked and behold I saw in a distance a wonderful 
 scene — a most gorgeous Garden — with countless flowers in bloom and 
 
the fragrance that filled the air from the flowers almost caused me 
 to faint. The walls of the Garden were made of Gold — Wonderful 
 sculpture was seen on the face of the walls — drawings of matchless 
 splendor and beauty filled the wall — fountains of water that glistened 
 in a new radiant light — a light new to me — that made all look gold- 
 like it came from everywhere and nowhere in any particular direc- 
 tion it was a warm light that filled the soul with the everlasting 
 
 feeling of contentment. As I looked I saw the scene fade and in its 
 place I saw two wonderful gates which reached so far up they ap- 
 peared out of sight — thev were studded with precious stones. To look 
 a moment — happiness, i heard the sound of singing such as I never 
 heard before The gates then closed — and a smaller gate which was 
 constructed in the larger gate opened. A winged messenger came out 
 and asked the pilgrimage what was desired. "Lite spoke and said 
 that they were in quest of the Garden of Love and were searching lor 
 "Love" The messenger said. "Tarry here. I will send the Keeper 
 of the Garden of Love". And lo and behold the gates opened and a 
 winged figure called "Heart" came forth and invited the pilgrimage 
 in 1 too accepted the invitation. The party consisted of Life — 
 ••Guiding' Hand"— "Simplicity"— "Inm cence"— "Fortune" with a ret- 
 inue of servants and myself— then we Journeyed in. The surroundings 
 were unlike anything hitherto seen by mortal man. Words tail to 
 describe the elegance of this Garden of Love— all was contentment— 
 birds of all description and kind were flying to and tro— some alight- 
 ing on the head of "Life" and others at her feet— walking ahead of 
 the procession. Soon we came to a little bridge and were about to 
 cross when the procession was halted— a great noise was heard— and 
 looking up we saw a multitude of winged spirits all singing the 
 praises of the Garden and the inhabitants thereof— and as we watched 
 
 —a thought of purin — of Tightness— of contentment— and happiness 
 T longed to be able to go to this at some future time and there I 
 wanted to seek "Love". As I was thinking this the "Guiding Angel" 
 of "he Garden of Love came to me and said, "Mortal, thou should* 
 not think those thoughts here as this is for the innocent, the child- 
 like— and you have had experience— it is only with the greatest of 
 pleading that we gained consent for you to visit this Garden ot Lo\e— 
 and I warn you in the futur.e to think only ot pure things. I heeded 
 the warning and gave promise I would obey I looked ,n the distance 
 and there coming toward us was a great throng of nymphs. They 
 came to "Life" and strewed flowers in the path for the pilgrims to 
 walk upon The procession started again and I was so consumed m 
 the wondrous beauty of the surroundings that I was far behind the 
 procession. I hastened to catch up— when before me I saw Lite 
 standing all alone— she was looking up. I, too. looked up and there 
 in the bough of the trees were two doves billing and cooing. Life s 
 face wore an expression of divine happiness. I gazed a moment and 
 then my attention was called to the rustling of the brush in the dis- 
 tance I looked and saw two men — looking closer I saw they were 
 called "Good Intentions" and "Pretend". As they came in the open- 
 ing of the woods they stopped — looked about — and then they saw 
 "Life" "Pretend" clutched the hand of "Good Intentions and they 
 both stared at the beauty of "Life". Quietly they took the banners 
 from their breasts — that which they were named — and put them in 
 thoir pockets— and slowlv started toward "Life". I crept behind a 
 tre'e to watch them. They came to "Life" and "Life" looked upon 
 them with favor — then "Pretend" spoke to "Life" and asked her 
 where she was going and what she was in quest of. "Life" spoke and 
 said that she was seeking "Love" — whereupon "Fretend" straightened 
 up and replied, "I am 'Love'." "Life" looked and then she slowly 
 started to go to the outstretched arms of "Pretend" — when a great 
 whirling sound was heard and I looked up and saw the "Guiding 
 Angel" of the Garden of Love. Flying in the Garden she stopped and 
 lit at the feet of "Life" — and upon seeing the men. "Good Intentions 
 and "Pretend" her frame shook with anger that these men should be 
 found in the Garden of Love — and straightforward she drove them 
 over to the wall that surrounds the Garden of Love — and she struck 
 the wall which fell apart and "Good Intentions" and "Pretend" were 
 ushered through. As they stepped across the threshold of the wall a 
 cloud of smoke enveloped them and they were consumed. The wall 
 then assumed its former shape and the "Guiding Angel" of the Garden 
 of Love took "Life" bv the hand and they walked to the Fountain of 
 Love. As we neared 'the Fountain of Love, strains of music greeted 
 our ears — it sounded like a thousand organs had been all turned loose 
 at once. Above the wondrous music could be heard the singing of the 
 angels. I stood off from the pilgrims and watched. The "Guiding 
 Angel" went to the Fountain such as I never have seen before, the 
 water resembles spun gold, and as she struck the fountain I heard her 
 say in a loud voice: "Come forth 'Love' 'Life' awaits you." and lo 
 and behold a wonderful man, a wonderful figure, came forth from the 
 Fountain. He stepped down from the Fountain in front of "Life" 
 both gazing into each other's eyes. "Love" then put out his arms and 
 "Life" rushed into them. Darkness then settled over the garden and 
 when it was lifted, I looked and saw that the little Cupid called "For- 
 tune" was not with the pilgrims. I slowly walked up to the "Guiding 
 Angel" and spoke to her and I said "What has become of 'Fortune'?" 
 She turned to me and smiled and said "Dost thou not know that 
 when 'Love' comes to 'Life' it is the woman's fortune? 'Fortune' must 
 leave as her love is her fortune." I was amazed, not being able to 
 understand — Then the procession started to look about the Garden of 
 Love — as when we leave it we pass through it, never to return again. 
 I was sad that the end was so soon. As we journeyed through the 
 Garden, we came to the gates. We could not see beyond them. After 
 they opened we started out and as soon as the pilgrims were out of 
 the Garden of Love a great commotion was heard and I looked back 
 and there I saw the Garden of Love disappearing into the bowels of 
 the earth — then I looked again and a black cloud was seen in the 
 distance and rapidly coming toward the pilgrims. The sound of a 
 great wind greeted our ears. The pilgrims turned about as the cloud 
 drew near. It opened. There was "Sorrow" with all his imps — the 
 air was full of them. "Love" steps forth and demands to know why 
 this intrusion. "Sorrow" looks at "Life" and slowly raises his hand 
 and points the finger of scorn at her and said, "I warn you, 'Life', I 
 shall use every conceivable means to get you. I must and will have 
 'Life'." "Love" starts toward "Sorrow" but "Sorrow" beckons him 
 to stay as he had come to warn; then as if by a sweep of his hand. 
 "Sorrow" and his imps were gone — I looked and "Life" was rushing 
 to the arms of "Love" weeping bitterly. "Love" consoled her and 
 told her to be of no" fear and trust in him and all would be well. We 
 then pilgrimed seemingly to nowhere, with no place in view — and I 
 started to ask myself the question "Where will this procession lead 
 me to?" — and as if in answer to my question I looked up and we 
 were in the City of Everyday Life, on the Street of Amusement. 
 
 THE STREET OF AMUSEMENT. 
 I dreamed that we were upon a marvelous street paved with silver 
 blocks. The buildings were of a peculiar design, some resembling 
 silver, some gold, others like great jewels set within each other. I 
 looked down the end of the street and all was excitement — all was 
 gaiety and laughter. "Life" looked first at the street and then at 
 "Love" and they stopped first before entering and looked back. The 
 procession started and I followed — We went from house to house en- 
 joying all the various amusements that one would in a lifetime. We 
 came to a house which looked dismal from the outside and we all 
 stopped. As we gazed at the house the door flew open — a man rolled 
 out — he was named "Gambler". I looked up at the front of the house 
 and as I did I pointed up and exclaimed, "Look!" and all eyes were 
 turned up and there in words of blood appeared "The House of Games". 
 Then I looked upon the fallen man. "Gambler", and a shock of thunder 
 was heard and a smell of sulphur penetrated the air. Lo and behold 
 "Sorrow" appeared — we all fell back aghast — and looked on in won- 
 derment and fear. "Sorrow" went to "Gambler" — kicked him — started 
 to pick him up — then let him drop. The gambler had died. "Sorrow" 
 laughed and disappeared in another cloud of smoke. The pilgrimage 
 started at once to move to the other end of the street away from the 
 dens of iniquity — and retracing our steps, we came to the opening of 
 the street and passed on into the Circle of Life. 
 
 THE CIRCLE OF LIFE. 
 The Circle of Life was a vast street in the City of Everyday Life. 
 It contained rich and poor — houses of wonderful structure and the 
 humblest of huts to the barrel for a home for the vilest of the vile. 
 In the Circle of Life I dreamed that there was all phases of life and 
 all nationalities. The pilgrimage led by "Life" and "Love" followed 
 by "Guiding Hand" — "Innocence" — "Simplicity" and myself. "Poverty" 
 and "Disease" lurked in the dark corners of the Circle — as did crime 
 of all descriptions — England — Scotland — Ireland — Wales — The Isle of 
 Man — Germany — France and our attention was called to a gathering 
 in the center of the Circle of Life. We rushed to see the cause of the 
 commotion and there was a man called "Failure" standing with his 
 back to the wall and facing him was "Disease" and "Poverty". They 
 were in a heated argument. "Failure" showed his pockets empty. 
 Then "Disease" attacked him and they struggled about, and "Disease" 
 was getting the better of him when "Failure" with a mighty effort 
 threw off "Disease" and as he was standing panting for breath, "Pov- 
 erty" attacks "Failure". A greater struggle ensues and finally "Pov- 
 erty" gets "Failure" by the throat. "Failure", too weakened by Dis- 
 ease", slowly sinks on the ground. He gasps and "Poverty" holds 
 tighter. Then the end came and "Failure" gave up — he died. "Pov- 
 erty" and "Disease" looked upon the work in great pleasure. They 
 embrace each other and start dancing around when the mob stones 
 them. "Life" watched this all in horror and was snuggling in the 
 arms of "Love" and when the end came she was weeping. She cried 
 out in anguish. I, too, felt sick at heart. The mob slowly turned 
 away and moved from the spot as did the pilgrims. We continued 
 the journey, "going from France to Belgium — Holland — Switzerland — 
 Denmark — Russia — Poland — Austria — Hungary — Turkey — Servia — Bul- 
 garia — Rumania — Greece. Again our attention was called to the mid- 
 dle of the Circle of Life. When we rushed to see, upon arriving at 
 the scene, we saw "Foverty" struggling with "Spendthrift" and he 
 was almost successful when "Charity" came to the rescue of "Spend- 
 thrift" and "Poverty" scurried away from "Spendthrift". "Life" and 
 "Love" watched this, then "Poverty" came up and looked at "Love" 
 and "Life". "Love" smote "Poverty" and he scurried away and then 
 watching "Spendthrift" we saw him in a great struggle. "Diseas 
 was struggling with him and slowly but surely he was getting weakei 
 and weaker and he falls. "Disease" throws her hands up with 
 She is joined by "Poverty". Again they are stoned by the angry 
 "Life ' clinging to "Love" and "Love" caressed her and told her 
 fear not as he was with her. After seeing this sad spectacle, w 
 started onward once more and visited Chili — China — Japan — Brazi'- 
 Mexico — Java — India — Spain — Portugal and Jerusalem. We then p 
 out of the Circle of Life and passed on to the House of Marriage. 
 
 THE HOUSE OF MARRIAGE. 
 I dreamed that in the House of Marriage a great congregate 
 gathered to see the union of "Life" and "Love" and a great org 
 sounded the wedding march as "Life" and "Love" came marching do vn 
 the aisle. I looked and saw "Divinity" in the pulpit. He spoke < 
 the union, the happiness and the divine holiness of the House of Mar- 
 riage — then I went outside of the House of Marriage and lo and be 
 on the steps sat a Cupid. Beside him were shoes, ribbons and rice. 7 
 looked *^t him and he at me. I said, "Who are you that waits for 
 •Love' and 'Life'?" He answered by saying "I am 'Future'. I abid' 
 with them from now on. It is I who they will have as company 
 through their existence." I walked on a little ways — then waited for 
 the ceremony to end — soon the door opened. "Future" took his place 
 and as "Life" and "Love" came from the "House of Marriage" he 
 started pelting "Life" and "Love" with the old shoes and rice and ran 
 to them and tied the brilliant ribbons about them. They walked with 
 "Future" to the coach that was waiting for them. "Guiding Hand" — 
 "Innocence" — "Simplicity", with "Life" and "Love" got into the car- 
 riage and started to drive away. When "Future" saw that he was 
 going to be left behind, he ran and jumped on the back of the car- 
 riage. Then the scene changed — it faded into a beautiful little vine- 
 covered cottage. A sign above the door read, "The House of Happi- 
 ness". I stood gazing at the sign. 
 
 THE HOUSE OF HAPPINESS. 
 I dreamed that I saw the "House of Happiness". I stood looking 
 up at the sign that was on the house when I saw "Love" come out 
 with his dinner pail on his arm — he was going to w-ork — then I saw 
 him in the evening return. I stood and watched the place for eighteen 
 years — and the second year of the union of "Life" and "Love" there 
 were two children born to the union — they were called "Sunshine" and 
 "Mirth". "Sunshine" was the bright golden-haired girl and "Mirth" 
 was the black-headed boy. Again I saw a wonderful thing in the 
 birth of these two children, caused by the greatest of all unions and 
 making the six essential things of existence — "Time" — "Eternity" — 
 "Life" — "Love" — "Sunshine" and "Mirth". These are the elements 
 which we cannot do without. "Life's" companions in the House of 
 Happiness are "Contentment" — "Guiding Hand" — "Innocence" — "Sim- 
 plicity". "Life" is surrounded by all the joys of these elements — no 
 sorrows of any kind come into her existence. I also saw "Love" in 
 his little work-shop in the rear of his house. In this work-shop "Love" 
 becomes a wonderful inventor. He invents a motor on which he 
 spends ten years in its perfection. This motor is unlike the motor of 
 the day, but it uses the repulsion of electricity, or the Eddy currents. 
 The electric forces pass through a series of interrupters whereby it 
 is increased in voltage and amperage until a voltage of 220 becomes 
 220 million, and instead of using the current at the peaks, it uses 
 only the middle and thereby gets a greater force — and instead of being 
 
attraction, It gains us power by pushing away. A small motor weign- 
 tug 5ofl pounds is i apu.it' ui generating enough power to do the work 
 "i Bve 10,000 kilowatt generators. Capita] becomes interested in the 
 \eniure with "LiOve" and i saw tactories spring up all about. 1 saw an 
 where hundreds of men were employed as clerks and the fac- 
 tories employed thousands. Electricity under the control of "Love" 
 has become so cheap that everybody owned their own plant and "Love" 
 became rich — and after becoming rich the Home of Happiness was 
 lusi to them and they moved to the House of Wealth. 
 
 THE HOUSE OF WEALTH. 
 I dreamed that I saw "Love" — "Lite" — "Guiding Hand" — "Sim- 
 plicity" — "Innocence" leave the House of Happiness. "Contentment" 
 stood on the doorstep, watching them and bidding- them a farewell. 
 "Contentment" knew she would not be wanted in the House of Wealth. 
 "Life" — "Love" and the others were whisked away to the House of 
 Wealth. As 1 came near the House of Wealth I gazed at the magnifi- 
 cent splendor of the palace — the grandeur of it all almost took my 
 breath away. It was built of granite with large, beautiful grounds, 
 sunken gardens in the front, which were bedded in beautiful flowers — 
 Winding drives on either side — expensive flowers — shrubs and trees 
 dotted the lawn — a retinue of ser\ants were seen to flit about in their 
 duties — strains of music greeted my ears — a little miniature lake upon 
 which swans were swimming gracefully about was at the right of the 
 palace — a rich wood tract was to the left. I walked slowly up the 
 walk upon the wide veranda — the pillars of the house were richly 
 carved were all about the palace — in the sunken gardens a fountain 
 sprayed in the bottom of which were thousands of fishes of all colors 
 of the rainbow. Great, high doors and windows with great bars were 
 on every side of the house. I stepped across the threshold and my 
 senses seemed to leave me at the wondrous beauty of the furnishings. 
 Gold was displayed everywhere — cloth of gold hung at the curtains — 
 ( arpets of the finest velvet lay on the floor — beautiful tapestry of old 
 and ancient designs hung about the walls — priceless paintings were on 
 the walls. I gazed in mute, astonishment looking at a wonderful paint- 
 ing — a woman of great beauty came in and she was called "Idleness". 
 >\\ ing close behind her were more women — they were called 
 "Clothes" — "Jewels" — "Envy" — "Beauty" — "Laziness" — "Disgrace" — 
 "Dishonor" — "Greed" — "Hatred" — "Hypocrite" — "Impudence" — "Mis- 
 creant" — "Scandal" — "Shame" — "Degradation" — all clothed in the rai- 
 ment that befitted their names. I saw them as they came in the 
 door — I watched them as vhey plotted to cause the' downfall of "Life". 
 I was horrified at their proposition — the way in which they had de- 
 cided to use their influences in and for the one purpose. Then I saw 
 "Life" coming down the - hall dressed in a most gorgeous gown made 
 of cloth of gold and set with priceless jewels. Her companion was 
 'Adventure" — a woman of wonderful beauty — who was dressed in won- 
 derful, fine raiment — a dress of silver that glistened in the light and 
 threw off sparks — that assumed the shapes of imps and tongues of 
 fire. As "Life" and "Adventure" were walking down the hall a sigh 
 "i joy went up from the callers as if to challenge her to combat, a 
 look of intense joy was on all the faces, then it assumed a look of 
 extreme cunning. I looked on in silence as "Life" and "Adventure" 
 t .'ached the party. The party all bowed low and "Adventure" intro- 
 duced each in turn to "Life". "Idleness" — "Dishonor" and "Hypocrite" 
 immediately made themselves at home and each offered their services 
 to "Life" and each wanted to be her companion — but "Life" rejected 
 them — and as I looked down the hall I saw "Guiding Hand" — "Inno- 
 cence" and "Simplicity" running toward "Life". As they came into 
 the party, the party all stopped and gazed at them and then stepped 
 back, some of them dropping their heads. "Shame" crouched low and 
 turned her face and hid it in her hands so as not to be seen by "Life's" 
 companions. As "Guiding Hand" — "Innocence" and "Simplicity" stood 
 looking at the visitors. "Impudence" addressed the party and said: 
 "Come on. Let us not tarry here. See." as she points to "Guiding 
 Hand" — "Innocence" and "Simplicity", " 'Life' has chosen her com- 
 panions. Let her keep them." Then "Degradation" and "Impudence" 
 locked arms and started out, followed by all except "Scandal" and 
 "Adventure" — they paid their respects and said that they would call 
 again. Then they, too, left and passed out. I gave a sigh of relief. 
 Then "Life" as she looked at the going crowd gave a sigh — a sigh 
 that I knew meant that she was disappointed at not being able to go 
 with them. She had seen new things in her existence — a new feeling 
 of something that she. herself, could not fathom. As I looked I saw 
 in the corner a vaporlike figure. I gazed at it until it took shape — it 
 was "Sorrow". He was standing there watching the effect of his work. 
 Then the vaporlike figure disappeared — "Life" stood gazing into space 
 — then suddenly realizing what she was doing, she started forward. 
 "Guiding Hand" grabbed her and "Life" looked at her — "Innocence" 
 drew closer as did "Simplicity" — each looked one to the other, then 
 "Life" turned and all went down the hall and into a room. As I looked 
 at this. I felt that this was the beginning of a something that I had 
 not longed for. I then proceeded down toward the end of the hall at 
 a door that appeared half open — I looked in and there I saw the 
 children of "Life" — "Sunshine" and "Mirth". They were laughing and 
 playing and they had a cross in their hands — they darkened the room 
 and the cross gave off a bright, radiant light such as I have never 
 seen before save once and that was in the Garden of Love. "Sunshine" 
 then went to the door and called a servant, named "Obey", and told 
 the servant to call their mother, "Life". The servant hastened to 
 execute the command and returned almost immediately with "Life". 
 The children were seated on a window seat and had hid the cross from 
 the first view, and as "Life" drew near "Mirth" ran to her and said. 
 "Mama, this is your birthday. 'Sunshine' and I have brought you a 
 present, so come and sit down here with us and we will give it to you." 
 "Life" was happy — she went and sat down on the window seat. Then 
 "Sunshine" said. "Shut your eyes, mother dear." "Life" did as re- 
 quested, then the two children placed the cross upon their mother's 
 bosom — it was attached by a chain — and then they told their mamma 
 to open her eyes. She did and upon seeing the cross, kissed it, then 
 took the two children in her arms and showered them both with 
 kisses. "Love" appeared in the doorway and gazed at the scene. — a 
 look of pleasure and contentment came over his face. He started 
 toward the happy group. "Mirth" ran to him. "Love" picked "Mirth" 
 up and walked to "Life" and all were joined in the reunion, all with 
 arms about each other — it was a happy group. As I gazed at the 
 happiness of the family, I wondered how long it would last as I re- 
 membered the scene that had just passed on awhile before. Then the 
 family left the room. I stood in the hall alone — I started for the door 
 when "Guiding Hand" came to me and said. "Don't leave us now. Wait, 
 you may be of service as I feel that something is going to happen, and 
 we may need you." So I turned to thank her. She was gone. I 
 stood alone for how long I do not remember. When I came to my 
 senses I heard the sound of voices, and looking up I saw great crowds 
 of people coming in the door. It seemed like an endless procession 
 and they were all dressed in beautiful raiment, bedecked with jewels. 
 I asked the servant "Obey" what was going on and he informed me 
 that a party was being given that night. I heard music from the 
 orchestra that was playing and I wended my way to the place where 
 
 mo music was coming from, if was the first time I had seen the ball- 
 room in the House oi Wealth. It was a mammoth room. All the fix- 
 tures were of enormous plates of gold. The walls were made of carved 
 gold and golden images, statues, bric-a-brac. Pillars thirty foot in 
 height were of gold with crowns of diamonds set in — gold cloth and 
 silver cloth hangings wore about the windows — gaiety seemed every- 
 where, t looked about. I saw "Life" and "Love" talking to a group 
 of the people. Then I looked and 1 saw entering the room "Idleness" 
 — "Adventure" — "Hypocrite" in company of two men that were called 
 "Brag" and "Liquor" Once before I saw each of these two men. I 
 saw them early in my dream. X saw them fade in and out and I saw 
 "Liquor" grow from a bottle, and I saw the bottle burst and the frag- 
 ments become imps and enter the hearts of men and women and send 
 them to hell. I looked upon these two men with horror. I then knew 
 that something was going to happen. A feeling of dread came over 
 me. I watched the party us they drew near. As they passed me, I 
 heard "Brag" say, "Well, 'Liquor', it may take time, but we will get 
 possession of 'Life' if we are only patient." And "Liquor" replied, "I 
 can, little by little, gain possession, and in the end I will become 
 master. You, 'Brag' my boy, are indeed kind to me." "Brag" replied, 
 "Thy will be done 'Liquor'. I could not exist without you." "Liquor" 
 replied, "Nor I without you." "Adventure" and "Idleness" both 
 laughed and said, "And we all could not exist without each other, and 
 we are all for the common cause of each other's welfare ,and our one 
 object is to gain possession of 'Life', is it not?" All answered, "Yes". 
 I watched them as they passed. As they came to the center of the 
 ballroom they paused and looked about. They seemed to be in con- 
 sultation, and then I saw them point in the direction of "Life" and 
 "Love" and then they moved in the direction of "Life" and "Love". 
 I, too, moved in the direction. As I came nearer to "Life" and "Love" 
 I saw "Life" meet "Adventure" and "Idleness" and exchange greet- 
 ings with them both. Then I moved closer to get a better view of the 
 party and then saw "Brag". What a beautiful specimen of man in 
 physique! Handsome of face, a model Adonis. I admired him on 
 account of his features, but then I looked and I thought I saw the 
 innermost part of his soud. It was putrid to the core. It was to boast, 
 to gain the attention of others, to play them false, anything to gain 
 his own dastardly ends. I saw "Life" look upon him with favor. I 
 saw "Love". He, too, saw the look of favoritism that was bestowed 
 upon "Brag" by "Life", and I could see that he was hurt. He was 
 wounded to the heart. Then I looked at "Liquor". While outwardly 
 he was smooth, cunning, depraved, he looked as if there was no 
 crime that he would not be the means of committing to gain his end. 
 He was large of stature, muscular, with a head of hair that was black 
 and cropped close to the scalp. His eyes were deep set and darted back 
 and forth from one to another with the rapidity of a snake, and Sis I 
 stood there and looked on that face, it seemed to assume the figure 
 of a snake, and its two-pointed tongue would dart back and forth. I 
 was becoming like one under a spell. I shook myself to see if I was 
 aright, or if I was seeing the object, but when I looked and rubbed 
 my eyes, I could see that cunning face with its small eyes dart back 
 and forth, and I watched "Life". She. too, was becoming under the 
 influence of "Liquor". She leaned toward him. "Liquor" placed his 
 gaze on "Life" and "Brag" was talking in his boastful way and soon 
 I saw to my horror "Life" leave "Love" and go to "Liquor" and she 
 crept closer and closer to him until she was within his arms. "Liquor" 
 did not move a hand. He just gazed at "Life". "Life" looked up 
 into "Liquor's" face. Then "Liquor" slowly lowered his head. "Life" 
 slowly put her arms about "Liquor" — "Liquor's" head slowly dropped 
 until their lips met. The guests were horror-stricken. "Love" had 
 been watching this, gave a start and grabbed his heart and straightened 
 up. Then a commotion was heard from the right side of the room and, 
 looking in that direction, I saw "Guiding Hand" — "Innocence" — "Sim- 
 plicity" — "Sunshine" and "Mirth" running toward the group. As "Guid- 
 ing Hand" came upon the group, she rushed to "Life" and pulled 
 her away from "Liquor" who, by this time, had "Life" firmly in his 
 clutches. I saw "Life" trying to hold onto "Liquor" — "Brag" smiled 
 a smile of triumph; "Adventure" laughed and "Idleness" shrugged 
 her shoulders. "Love", too, now rushed to "Life's" side and "Life" 
 pushed him off. "Sunshine" and "Mirth" rushed and "Love" and "Sun- 
 shine" — "Mirth" — "Guiding Hand" — "Innocence" pleaded with "Life" 
 to release herself from the embrace of "Liquor". "Liquor" just gazed 
 at them with that smile. "Life" still clung to "Liquor" who was 
 whispering in her ear. She clung tighter to "Liquor" and "Life" was 
 now completely under the influence of "Liquor". "Life" turned in the 
 arms of "Liquor" and stood defying "Love" — "Sunshine" — "Mirth" — 
 "Guiding Hand" — "Innocence" and "Simplicity". She turned and said, 
 "Away with you." And then she called upon "The Four Winds" to 
 come to her. and in answer to her a great and mighty roar was heard, 
 and in a cloud of spray there appeared a great giant, black as coal. 
 He was fully nine feet high and of colossal build. He opened his arms 
 and. gathered in "Love" — "Guiding Hand" — "Innocence" — "Simplicity" 
 — "Sunshine" and "Mirth" and with a great whirling sound he left. I 
 stood gazing at the scene that had been played before me; when the 
 mist had risen I saw "Liquor" still held "Life" in his arms. The 
 other invited guests were lying about the room, all stupified from 
 the influences of "Liquor". I saw "Adventure" and "Idleness" look 
 at "Brag" and then all looked toward "Liquor" and "Life". "Liquor" 
 placed "Life" in "Brag's" hands and they all left the House of Wealth. 
 I followed and when I got outside and looked back, the House of 
 Wealth had become infested with the imps of "Sorrow" and the imps 
 of "Liquor" were tearing down the House of Wealth. Slowly it came 
 down. I started on my journey again, turning to look back to take 
 a last look at the House or Wealth. As I did. I saw it crumble away 
 under the attack of the imps of "Liquor". I then started to go on my 
 journey — was guided to the Arbor of Lies that lies behind the House 
 of Deceit. 
 
 THE ARBOR OF LIES. 
 I dreamed I was entering the Arbor of Lies. Here all was gaiety. 
 It was unlike any of the other buildings that I had seen in my dreams. 
 Everything: seemed to be false. The building seemed to change its 
 size and shape — it was continually changing — first one shape and then 
 another. The atmosphere of the building had an effect that produced 
 crime. I sat c.t a table and looked all about me — it resembled a cafe. 
 "Liquor" was in absolute command here. I refrained from imbibing 
 any that was offered as I came in the door and took a table close in 
 the corner to watch the crowd. Such a crowd as there was there! 
 "Chief Crime" with his many followers were scattered all about the 
 place. Immoral women were all under the influence of "Liquor" — 
 some in semi-conscious conditions; some dancing; some cursing; some 
 displaying nudity; others sitting gazing at the walls. Here in the 
 crowd sat "Condemn" — "Coward" — "Crook" — "Thief" — "Murder" — 
 
 "Adulterer" — "Decay" — "Deceit" — "Depravity" — "Dishonor" — "Dis- 
 pute" — "Dunce" — "Error" — "Fraud" — "Chance" — "Gaudy" — 
 "Greed" — "Gloom" — "Til-Temper" — "Insult" — "Misery" — "Need" — 
 "Pity" — "Poverty" — "Disease" — "Hopeless" — "Malice" — "Scandal" — 
 "Shame" — "Rascal" — "Regret" — "Vice" — "Vanity" — "Worthless" all 
 garbed in the garb that befitted their rank and name. Tt was a motley 
 crowd that sat about the tables. A small stage was set in the end of 
 
ilu- arbor and there upon it was performed the various acts: "dis- 
 grace" had just finished as I entered the room, and ".Nudity" had 
 started to do her turn. The crowd cheered her as she finished her 
 turn as it was called. "Shame" and "Blander" had just started to do 
 their turn when the door opened— a bell had sounded its alarm which 
 was a signal that something new was to happen — something out of 
 the ordinary was to be given the guests. All heads were now turned 
 toward the door. It opened and in walked "Adventure" — "Idleness" — 
 "Hypocrite" — "Brag" — "Liquor" and "Life". A table had been re- 
 served for the party in front of the stage. As "Life" was shown a 
 seat "Shame" jumped from the stage and said, "Welcome. 'Life' to 
 our 'circle, and I trust that you will find our company enjoyable." 
 "Life" looked about, her eyos were blood-shot and she had a wild look, 
 like unto a frightened deer. "Liquor" watched her a moment, then 
 went to her and patted her head. "Life" looked up into "Liquor's" 
 face took his hands, then the revelry commenced. After a time the 
 party was all under the influence of "Liquor". Some were shouting, 
 singing, some cursing; othors were dancing. Two men that sat in the 
 center of the room, called "Argument" and "Discontent", started to 
 fight. Fistols were drawn, shots fired, the crowd scattered. "Brag" 
 seized "Life" and made out of the room. The other occupants of the 
 place escaped in different directions; the men struggled all about, 
 breaking tables, chairs, and then a fire started in the place. I, too, 
 ran out and watched the Arbor of Lies burn. I stood gazing at the 
 fire Then started away with the feeling that at last one of the most 
 contemptible places was no more. Then journeying on a little, I looked 
 back The fire was out and in the place of seeing ruins, I saw a larger 
 and grander building in its place. As I stood watching a sign in red 
 lights appeared on the roof of the place which read, "The Arbor of 
 Lies" I was sick at heart, for I realized that a more pretentious 
 building was built for the coming generations. I now pilgrimed alone 
 in search of "Life", when I saw raised before me a house called The 
 House of Deceit. I looked upon the magnificent structure with awe. 
 I then realized for the first time what a mammoth thing Deceit was. 
 I entered the House of Deceit. 
 
 THE HOUSE OF DECEIT. 
 As I dreamed I entered the House of Deceit. I was greeted at the 
 door by a liveried servant called "Misconduct". He escorted me to the 
 desk behind the railing. "Illusion" placed a book and a pen in my 
 hand for me to register my name. I did as requested and then I went 
 and sat down. The door opened. In came "Brag" with "Life". "Brag" 
 went to the desk and registered. They were taken to the elevator 
 and I followed, but the door was shut in my face. I then went to the 
 desk and looked on the register and there was written the names "Mr. 
 and Mrs. Brag". When the elevator returned, I got on and went up 
 to the room that was occupied by "Life" and "Brag". I walked in. 
 They did not pay any attention to me. "Life" was sitting on a chair, 
 holding her face in her hands. "Shame" and "Disgrace" then entered 
 the room, laughing and jeering "Life". Then I looked at "Life". A 
 mist raised and there stood "Love" — "Sunshine" — "Mirth" — "Guiding 
 Hand" — all beckoning "Life" to return to them. "Life" looked at them 
 and was about to rise from her chair when "Liquor" came into the 
 room. The mist then disappeared. "Life" was gazing into space. 
 "Shame" — "Disgrace" and "Liquor" all left the room as I did. I left 
 the House of Deceit with my heart full of pain. I wandered about and 
 found my way to the water's edge. Boats of all sizes were fastened 
 to the wharves — hustle and bustle was all about me. I came to one 
 boat that seemed to hold an influence over me — I looked more closely — 
 it was a beautiful yacht and on the bow was the name in raised gold 
 letters "The Tacht of Indulgence". I turned and asked a man who 
 wore a captain's uniform — named "Misfortune" — what body of water 
 that yacht sailed on and he informed me that the Tacht of Indulgence 
 sailed on the Sea of Trouble. He also informed me that it -was the 
 property of "Liquor", and that he had orders to be ready to sail at 
 noon with a party of "Liquor's" friends. He asked me if I would 
 like to make the trip. I said. "Yes. I should like to very much". So 
 I went with the captain "Misfortune" and boarded the yacht and took 
 a seat on the boat. 
 
 THE YACHT OF INDULGENCE THAT SAILED ON THE SEA OF 
 TROUBLE. 
 I dreamed that I sat on the Yacht of Indulgence looking on the 
 Sea of Trouble. I saw a man come down the wharf looking all about. 
 I watched. He was looking from one boat to another. Then he sighted 
 the Yacht of Indulgence and he made straight for it. "Captain Mis- 
 fortune" was standing beside me and I said, "Who is that man?" The 
 captain laughed and replied. "Oh, that's just 'Friend-in-Need', he 
 always comes down here when 'Liquor' gives a party. He is a good 
 soul, but nobody takes him very seriously." So I sat and gazed at 
 him, thinking if they only would take him seriously. Then the party 
 began to arrive. "Gold" — "Silver" — "Diamonds" were already on the 
 boat and" looking over the side of the rail. Then came "Crime" with 
 his followers followed by "Greed" — "Fear" — "Murder" — "Adulterer" — 
 "Decay" — "Chance" — "Gaudy" — "Dishonor" — "Pity" — "Rascal" — 
 "Fraud" — "Depravity" — "Dispute" — "Coward" — "Vice" — "Scandal" 
 — "Shame" — "Misery". Then they were followed by "Brag" — "Life" 
 and "Liquor". "Life" was leaning on "Liquor". "Adventure" — "Hypo- 
 crite" and "Idleness" all started to walk up the gang plank when 
 "Friend-in-need" stopped "Life". "Life" remembered of seeing him 
 once, but could not place him where. "Friend-in-Need" pleaded with 
 "Life" to return to "Love" — "Sunshine" — and "Mirth". "Life" stood 
 gazing into space. "Liquor" leaned over the rail and announced that 
 the yacht was about to start. Standing beside him was "Brag". "Life" 
 asked "Friend-in-Need" to accompany her on the yacht. "Friend-in- 
 Need" seeing that he could not persuade "Life" not to go, he accepted 
 the invitation and went on board. "Life" and "Friend-in-Need" stood 
 on the after deck and were talking as the yacht slipped the ways and 
 went out on the Sea of Trouble. "Liquor" and "Brag" have been 
 watching "Life" and "Friend-in-Need" — they both wore a troubled 
 expression. After a few moments' consultation, they decided that 
 "Friend-in-Need was no.t wanted on the yacht. "Liquor's" face 
 changed and now wore an expression of hatred and "Malice's" features 
 changed too, one from the other in great rapidity. He watched "Friend- 
 in-Need" and "Life" as they started to go to another part of the boat. 
 As they started, "Liquor" slowly and in a dogging wav followed, his 
 face livid with rage. At the rail of the boat "Friend-in-Need" stopped 
 with "Life" and they both looked out over the Sea of Trouble. I 
 moved closer to watch them. I saw "Friend-in-Need" making gestures 
 and talking, but his tones were too low to be understood. Then as 1 
 stood looking at them, the scene in front of "Life" and "Friend-in- 
 Need" changed. I saw a cottage; I saw "Poverty" with "Disease" 
 look in the window. Then I saw inside of the house and there huddled 
 together was "Love" — "Sunshine" and "Mirth". As they looked up 
 they saw "Poverty" and "Disease" looking in the window. "Love" 
 started for the window and "Poverty" and "Disease" scurried away. 
 Then the scene faded and I saw "Life" cover her face with her hands — 
 she was weeping bitterly. Then I looked and saw "Brag" and "Liquor" 
 — they, too, had been watching this scene. They both rushed to "Life", 
 
 tooK her — turned her around ami "Liquor" placed ;« bottle of his> 
 damnable fluid to her lips. "Life" drinks, slowly looks about and then 
 leaves "Friend-in-Need" standing alone by the rail. As they start 
 away, "Liquor" looks back with his horrible face and laughs at "Friend- 
 in-Need". "Friend-in-Need's" head falls on his breast and great tears 
 come to his eyes. He slowly raises his head, then the look of deter- 
 mination on his face amidst the tears slowly walks and follows "Brag" 
 and "Liquor". I watched "Biag" — "Liquor" and "Life" as they went 
 down to the saloon. Then I went down also. I saw "Life" — ".brag"- — 
 "Liquor" — "Gold" — "Silver" — "Diamonds" all seated at a table. "Liq- 
 uor" was passing some of his damned drink around to the guests. 
 Then 1 saw the saloon, a great feast was in preparation. A servant 
 of "Liquor" named "No-account" came thro the cabin and announced 
 that dinner was being served. I walked in the dining room and there 
 was a motley gathering making merry with the wine and the different 
 fruits of "Liquor's" concoction. As the meal progressed the more the 
 guests became under the influence of "Liquor". "Friend-in-Need" was 
 sitting to the left of "Life". "Liquor" was at the head of the table, 
 "brag" to the left. "Life" was at the right. I saw "Life" as she was. 
 gradually becoming more and more under the influence of "Liquor". 
 "Liquor's" face showed that cunning — his eyes at times seemed to 
 shoot out small streams of fire which burned into the very souls of his 
 yuesis. As "Life" is about to drink a very large glass that was. 
 handed to her by "Brag". "Friend-in-Need" dashes the glass to the 
 table where it breaks — and lo and behold the contents of that glass, 
 become a small army of serpents and ran off of the table among the 
 guests and great commotion and excitement prevailed. "Brag" got up. 
 and talked to them and after a time quiet regained. "Liquor" now 
 was livid with rage, his massive chest heaved under the strain of 
 tempestuous anger. Both "Friend-in-Need" and "Liquor" were look- 
 ing at each other. "Liquor" spoke and at every word small tongues- 
 of fire seemed to come from "his mouth. He challenged "Friend-in- 
 Need" to come up on the deck and fight it out. "Life" was now too 
 much under the influence of "Liquor" to raise a hand if she did want 
 to try and stop the fight. "Friend-in-Need" and "Liquor" both went 
 up on the deck. "Brag" kept the other ones from coming up and. 
 there the two struggled about the deck — first one and then the other 
 had the advantage — finally "Friend-in-Need" got "Liquor" by the 
 throat and had a death grip and "Liquor" was slowly sinking to his; 
 knees when "Liquor" puiled a revolver from his pocket and shot 
 "Friend-in-Need" in the back. "Friend-in-Need" threw up his hands, 
 and fell to the deck dead. "Liquor" slowly raised himself to his feet — 
 viewed his work — a smile of satisfaction coming over his face. "Liquor" 
 then lifted "Friend-in-Necd's" body up and carried it to the rail and. 
 threw it overboard. As "Friend-in-Need's" body hit the water, a most 
 miraculous transformation took place. I looked in horror. As the- 
 body hit the water it assumed the shape of a torpedo and it went out 
 to sea. I stood and watched it leave — then I saw that it was turning 
 about. I followed its wake — then I saw it was pointed for the boat. 
 "Liquor", too, saw it and was much afraid. It fascinated me. Closer 
 and closer it came. At last it struck. Such a sensation.' The boat 
 shook from bow to stern; then quivered a moment and slowly started 
 to settle. All the guests came running on the deck, some screaming, 
 others cursing and the excitement was intense. I looked toward the 
 shore and I could see a man putting out a boat. He was rowing toward 
 us. Just then the boat gave a lurch. All the people that were on 
 board jumped into the sea. I followed. The boat came nearer and 
 finally I saw who the man was. He was called "Drug". He soon 
 came along where all the people were swimming and we were all 
 gathered in the boat that was rowed by "Drug". "Drug" helped all 
 into the boat. I was given a seat in the bow. Others that were on 
 the boat picked up the oars and started to row for the shore. I looked 
 and there leaning on "Liquor" was "Life". "Drug" was on the other- 
 side. I saw "Liquor" look at "Drug" and then I heard him say, 
 " 'Drug', we must use every conceivable means to gain absolute con- 
 trol over 'Life'." I saw "Drug" look at "Life", then a look of desire? 
 came over his face. There seemed to be millions of little imps about 
 his form. He was a tremendously ugly man — was large of build — with 
 a large, hooked nose, thick lips and eyes that resembled burning balls- 
 of fire. His hand twitched nervously in the anxiety of the thought of 
 the conquest of "Life". I could see that he was planning to use the 
 most diabolic means to possess "Life". We were now nearing shore, 
 but the place did not look familiar to me. I had never seen this place 
 before. As we struck the shore with the bow of the boat, I stepped 
 out and looked about. The others all got out and started to attend 
 "Life" while "Liquor" and "Drug" watched them. I stood by and 
 watched the success of the ethers and then I saw "Liquor" and "Drug" 
 pick "Life" up and between them they started down a street. I looked 
 up and down the street and on the corner of a tumbledown shack I 
 saw this sign. "This is the Street of Despair. All Who Walk this are 
 Damned." 
 
 THE STREET OF DESPAIR. 
 
 This was the most dilapidated street I ever saw. The buildings 
 were all in their last stages. Some were partly torn down — others were- 
 patched — others were made of mud — some of straw — great pools of 
 stagnant water were lying about the streets — the stench that came 
 from the street was terrible — it was horrible — it nauseated me — I felt 
 a dumbness come over me — pains ran all through my system — the 
 very air was impregnated with vileness. All kinds of vile, creeping 
 and crawling insects abounded about the streets. Bats flew over your 
 head and vultures screeched — several half-consumed carcasses lay 
 about — wolves barked at your heels — crime in all of its elements was 
 running amuck. I saw "Life" falter — then to my horror I saw "Drug" 
 take a syringe from his pocket. As he placed "Life" in the arms of 
 "Liquor", "Drug" filled the syringe with a fluid from his pocket and 
 then I saw him place the needle in the arm of "Life" and push the 
 contents of the syringe into "Life's" arm, then placing it in his pocket. 
 Then "Liquor" took a bottle from his pocket and placed it to the lips 
 of "Life" and she drank and then I watched and saw "Life" slowly 
 gain strength — then she looked about — a smile of happiness passed on 
 her face — she became wild-eyed — she sang and danced from the effect 
 of "Drug" and "Liquor". Both the arch-fiends. "Drug" and "Liquor", 
 were delighted with their damnable work, and smiles of great pleasure 
 were on their faces. I stood and watched. As I watched, tears came 
 into my eyes. I knew that now nothing short of a miracle could save 
 "Life". Would that miracle be performed? As I was standing there 
 watching the crowd, I saw "Silver" — "Gold" — "Diamonds" slowly slip 
 from the crowd and hurry away. Now what would "Life" do? Her 
 only companions were "Shame" — "Disgrace" — "Crime" — "Drug" and 
 "Liquor". All others now left her to her fate. I was powerless to 
 help her. I was but a shadow. I saw the small procession start down 
 the street, knowing that the further they would go in that direction 
 meant just so much lower "Life" would fall. "Life" stopped again 
 and once more "Drug" gave her the fluid — "Liquor" placed the bottle 
 to her mouth and she drank. Then "Life" leaned on both as she 
 walked down the street. After a time I saw "Life" begging of 
 "Drug" and "Liquor" to satisfy her cravings. They only laughed at 
 her. They pointed out a man that was a godly man — that was the 
 
agent of "Eternal Life" called "Help". They told her to go and rob 
 lum. 1 saw "Liie" lultill their request and robbed "Help" and brought 
 the silver and gold and diamonds that she had taken from "Help" and 
 gave them to "Liquor" and "Drug" for just a lew ounces o( Hie fluid 
 and several bottles of "Liquor's" compounds. 1 saw "Life" again as 
 she was begging "Drug" ami "Liquor" to give her some of the fluid 
 and drink. 1 saw them reluse her. ■'Drug" then look "Life" — beat 
 her and commanded her to take off her clothes and get cheaper rai- 
 ment. "Lite" also did as she was bid by "Drug" just to get a few 
 drams of the (laid. 1 saw again "Life" after she had gotten all that 
 "Drug" and "Liquor" would give her, fall in the street. "Poverty" 
 and "Disease" came along and kicked "Life" and fell upon her, beat 
 her. Again "Lite" pleads with "Drug" and "Liquor" to give her 
 more of the liquor and ttuid, and they beat her and told her to go 
 and sell her bodv for the gold that they wanted. Again 1 saw "Lite 
 do as they requested. Then I saw "Life" her face now haggard — 
 drawn. Her limbs were bare — no shoes on her feet. Her dress was 
 a tattered mass. She shook with dissipation and she was staggering 
 from one side of the street to the other. Finally she came to a pig 
 pen. "Life" could go no farther. "Drug" and "Liquor" were follow- 
 ing, jeering at her at every step. "Life" tried to move on to get away 
 from them but no use — she could not do without them. She was so 
 weak that she fell after getting on her knees. "Drug" and "Liquor; 
 taunted her with the sight of the fluid and drink. Then as "Life 
 was completely exhausted, they left her at the pig pen. "Poverty' and 
 "Disease" came creeping up and took "Life" in their arms and car- 
 ried her to the last house on the street, called the House of Remaining 
 Days, a pitiful place, open on all sides, boards off here' and there. It 
 was just a shelter. 
 
 THE HOUSE OF REMAINING DAYS. 
 I dreamed that the House of Remaining Days was the most 
 abominable place. It was foul smelling — vermin was scattered all 
 about — over-run with rats and mice and creeping things. "Poverty" 
 and "Disease" carried "Life" in and laid her down on the ground with 
 a little straw for a bed. There "Life" in her ravings, which the drug 
 and liquor fiends are only capable of seeing. After "Life" was laid 
 on the cold ground with only the straw as a bedding, "Poverty" and 
 "Disease" watched their victim. Then in came "Drug" and "Liquor" 
 followed meekly by "Brag". I watched them closely. "Drug" was 
 the first to speak. He addressed "Foverty", "Well, 'Poverty', it won't 
 be long before we have our victim where we want her". He laughed. 
 He was joined by "Liquor" — "Disease" — "Poverty" and "Brag". 
 "Drug" then approached "Life" and gave her a kick. "Life" turned 
 o\er. The arch fiends all laughed. "Poverty" was wringing his hands 
 and started for "Life" when he was pushed back by "Liquor" who 
 advanced to "Life" and in his strong hands pulled "Life" to a sitting 
 position, and then with all his might he struck her. Again the fiends 
 laughed. It was evident that the blow was not felt by "Life". She 
 did not move. Then they all stood about and watched the effect of 
 their work. After a time, "Life" moved a bit. "Liquor" put his hand 
 to his mouth as a signal to keep quiet and all attention was directed 
 to "Life". She slowly moved to a sitting position and then looked 
 about. "Drug" came to her side as did "Liquor". "Life", seeing them, 
 i. egged for the fluid and drink, but they only laughed at her. "Drug" 
 takes a bottle of the fluid from his pocket and sticks it under "Life's" 
 nose. "Life" grabs at the bottle. "Drug" pulls it away and floors 
 her to the ground. The arch fiends all laugh at the misery of "Life". 
 "Life" slowly arises to her elbow and "Liquor" takes a bottle of his 
 imned concoction from his pocket — takes the cork out and "Life" 
 watches him with eagerness. "Liquor" wets the cork and hands it to 
 "Life" who devours it much to the amusement of the fiends. Suddenly 
 ■Life" looks to the side of the house and there a mist arises and a 
 great number of lions are seen walking about. "Life" shudders at the 
 sight. The arch fiends laugh at her and then as suddenly as it came 
 it disappears. "Life" fell to the ground. This provided great sport 
 for the fiends. "Life" again pulled herself to her elbow and looked 
 at the other side of the house and there, as if by magic, seemingly as 
 if in the flesh, stood "Love" — "Sunshine" — "Mirth" — and "Guiding 
 Hand". "Life" tried to crawl. Her motion was very slow. She 
 pleaded with them to take her back. Emotion filled her breast and 
 she was sobbing. Great tears flowed from her eyes. Again and gain 
 she pleaded. The arch fiends only laughed. When "Poverty" ran to 
 her and grappled with her and choked her. The vision had faded. 
 "Life" was left on the ground in a dazed condition. The arch fiends 
 then kicked "Life", spat upon her — tore her clothimj so that she was 
 almost nude, and left her in that condition. I was heavy of heart. I 
 tried to move to her but I was not able. I could not assist her. After 
 r time "Life" slowly raised to a sitting position. Time after time 
 she fell to the ground. Finally she sat up. Her poor flesh was Weed- 
 ing from the kicks and cuffs she had received at the hands of the arch 
 fiends. "Life" sat up and would pick up a piece of straw. The 
 moment she would get it into her hands it would turn into a snake. 
 "Life" picked up a stick. It turned into a dragon. "Life" shrank 
 back from the beast. It disappeared from sight. "Life" was sobbing 
 and wailing. After a time she got to her knees and then she prayed 
 this prayer: 
 
 "Mother, mother, dear mother up in heaven, 
 Look down upon your poor daughter. ("Life" sobs) 
 Mother from whose tender arms I received 
 My first embrace, she in whose 
 Loving eyes I first beheld the 
 World, look down upon me and 
 Bless me in this, my hour of need." 
 I listened and tears came into my eyes and, as if in answer to hei 
 prayer, a bright shaft of light flashed in the House of Remaining 
 Days and "Life" looked to the skies and there standing was "Good 
 Heart", the father of the Church. He was dressed in his garb, hold- 
 ing the Cross. "Liquor" — "Drug" — "Poverty" — and "Disease" came 
 into the house, but they did not see the light at first and then, when 
 they beheld the light and they saw the figure of "Good Heart" and 
 the burning Cross, they were much afraid and hurried from the house. 
 The vision faded and on the other side I saw another vision. This was 
 an old, decrepit man, bent with age, and he used a crooked cane tc 
 walk with. "Life" saw him and was afraid and the figure then as- 
 sumed the flesh. "Why be afraid of me, 'Life'?" spoke the figure. "I 
 have followed you all along but have never been able to catch up with 
 you." "Life" spoke and said, "Who are you that you should follow 
 me?" The figure answered and said, "I am 'Future'." "Life" doubted 
 him and, replying, said " 'Future' ? Why, no, my 'Future' was a little 
 Cupid, oh, so bright and gay, so full of joy." "Future" replied. "Yes. 
 'Life', but time changes and I am thy 'Future' — thy shame and thy 
 sins have changed me." "Life" gazed at "Future" and then started 
 sobbing. "Future" went to "Life" and said, "Come, 'Life', before thy 
 prayer is answered, you must accompany me to the House of Con- 
 demned Souls." As "Future" was speaking, in came "Poverty" — "Dis- 
 ease" — "Drug" and "Liquor". They stood and gazed at "Future". He 
 looked at them. Then I saw "Life" fall to the ground. "Drug" 
 
 spoke up and said. "'Future', by what right do you dare to come into 
 our domain and seek 'Lite'?" "Future" spoke, "By the right vested 
 in me by my father and mother, who is also the father and mothet 
 to 'Life' — 'Time' and 'Eternity'. 1 come by divine right. 'Life' prayed 
 for help and I am hen-." "Liquor" spoke and said, "Where arc you 
 going to take her?" "Future" replied, "I am going to take her to 
 the House of Condemned Souls .so that she will see the punishments 
 that she will be damned 10. She" has the right to choose her punish- 
 ment, and I am to take her there, if she can overcome you and yours 
 that have dragged her down, she can be made whole again and re- 
 turn to her proper place. I challenge you. 1 am here to protect her. 
 It is a fight to the death, fiends! Are you ready to give battle?" 
 They looked one from the other and then nodded their consent. 
 "Future" waved his crooked cane over the House of Remaining Days, 
 1 was startled by the sound that I heard. A roar like a lion. Then I 
 looked. A wonderful transformation was taking place. 1 saw the 
 spirits of "Drug" — "Liquor" — "Life" and "Future" leave their bodies 
 and start to ascend up. Up they went. Then a strange feeling came 
 over me. I, too, was being* transformed into what, 1 did not know. 
 Then suddenly I was leaving the earth. Up, up I went. I saw in the 
 distance anead of me the souls of "Drug" — "Liquor" — "Future" and 
 "Life". 1 joined them. We all were carried through space for what 
 seemed an age. I had heard of the House of Condemned Souls, but 
 never did I see it. 1 was at raid, but I was carried through space, and 
 in no way could I turn back. 1 tried, but an invisible force pressed 
 me on and on. I looked all about, me in the flight, but I could see 
 nothing; all was space. I felt a breath of air. It was warm. It got 
 hotter and hotter. It seemed as if I was unable to stand it . I felt 
 as if every muscle, nerve, tissue, ligament, bone was being burned by 
 some terrible heat. My eyes were bulging from their sockets. My skin 
 parched. My nose dilated. I was gasping for breath. My throat 
 burned. I began to get nauseated. I burned as if a thousand fires 
 were burning in my soul. I tried to speak, but the words failed me. 
 My senses left me". How long I was in this condition I never knew. 
 T then felt a most peculiar sensation, unlike anything I had ever be- 
 fore felt. I was giddy. I tried to open my eyes. I could not describe 
 the feeling that pessessed me. It seemed to hurt me in a different 
 manner. A voice sounded. I tried to catch the words, but I could 
 not. Then there seemed as if some one was pulling me, mauling me. 
 sticking sharp instruments into my flesh. I tried to move. I could 
 not. Then I tried to open my eyes. Slowly they opened, but they 
 were sightless. Then slowly like lifting a. curtain up, light began to 
 come to my eyes. I could distinguish objects. There was a rapid 
 moving crowd about me of some description, but it was like in a haze 
 that I looked. Then I saw a flash that blinded me. Then I opened 
 my eyes again and I could see. I was surrounded by imps, diminutive 
 creatures who were thrusting short spears into my flesh; others were 
 placing small torches in the flesh and letting them burn. I tried tc 
 struggle free, but could not move. The little imps were all laughing 
 and having' a jolly time with me. Then I looked up. A strange light 
 lit up the space about me and I made a mighty effort to rise and suc- 
 ceeded in shaking off my tormentors who hurried and scurried in all 
 directions. I looked all about, trying to remember where I was at — 
 what caused the peculiar stnsation. Then I heard the most terrible 
 wailing, cursing, screaming — wails that shook the very place where I 
 was standing. Moans carae from everywhere. I turned and looked. 
 There I saw a wall. Its height could not be figured. It was of some 
 composition — I knew not what. Then coming through the wall came 
 a man that was carrying his bleeding head in his hands. I was horri- 
 fied. The bleeding head spoke, "Fear not, worm of the earth. No 
 harm shall come to you. You are an invited guest. I am to be your 
 guide. 'Sorrow,' my master, has sent me to you to take charge of 
 you. This is a great privilege that has been granted to you. Only 
 once in a million years is that privilege granted to earth worms. 
 You are the thirtv-fifth I have seen here and have guided through 
 'Sorrow's' domain." I looked at the head that was hanging in his 
 hands and I said, "Who are you?" He replied, laughingly, "I am 
 'Nonsense'. I have been here ages and ages. I am condemned to 
 always carry my head in my hands. Several million years ago, as you 
 figure on earth, an earth worm came here and I killed him and tried 
 to escape, and then was punished by having my head cut off and hav- 
 ing to carry it in my hands. And I can use only one of my hands at 
 a time." He then changed the head into the other hand, and I then 
 realized I was in the House of Condemned Souls. 
 
 THE HOUSE OF CONDEMNED SOULS. 
 I dreamed that as I was speaking to "Nonsense" I heard a great 
 commotion back of me. I looked back and there came "Life" — 
 "Liquor" — "Drug" — and "Future" surrounded by what seemed an end- 
 less procession of spirits flying in all directions. The very air was 
 white with them. "Liquor" — "Life" — "Drug" and "Future" landed at 
 the spot where I was standing, and as "Life" beheld "Nonsense", she 
 covered her face with her hands, as if to shut out the horrible sight, 
 while "Drug" and "Liquor" laughed at her fears. Then "Nonsense" 
 came to "Future" and spoke, "Ah, 'Future', I see you are here again. 
 Now what are you in quest of? To save some poor soul? Is that it? 
 Just like you always are. Remember the last time that you were 
 here?" "Future" nodded, "Yes". "Well," spoke "Nonsense", "when 
 you tried to save 'Half-a-chance' your visit was not very successful, 
 was it? I was afraid it would not be. I will show you 'Half-a-chance' 
 later." "Nonsense" then went to the great hall that stood before us 
 and knocked three times. The very walls seemed to open and the air 
 was filled with sulphur. A cloud was seen in the distance. As it drew 
 nearer, it became hotter. At last it arrived. "Life" was standing, 
 staring at it, as was I. Then it broke and standing in front of us 
 was "Sorrow". "Life" shuddered at the sight of the master of these 
 domains, and "Sorrow" looked about and then smiled and said, "Ah. 
 'Future', with us again, I see, and who is the party? I believe that I 
 have seen her before," in a mocking way. Then he went to "Life", 
 took her hands in his. "Life" shrank back and tried to break away. 
 but no use, she was held like in a vise. Then "Sorrow" looked about 
 and saw "Liquor" and "Drug". He released "Life" and "Drug" and 
 "Liquor" ran and placed their arms about his neck. "Sorrow" patted 
 them, saving, "Ah, my messengers that dwell on earth among the 
 mortals, it is indeed good to see you here, but tell me why, now, un- 
 less you have a victim that you desire to try to hold." "Drug" spoke 
 and said. "We have brought 'Life' and it is a battle to the death be- 
 tween 'Liquor', myself and 'Future' for the possession of 'Life' and 
 'Life' has been brought here to select her punishment, should we win 
 the prize." "Sorrow" laughed, looked at "Life", then he jested with 
 "Drug" and "Liquor". "Does it take the combined efforts of you two 
 to down that frail, little thing and that decrepit old man?" "Drug" 
 spoke and said, "Yes, but remember that 'Life' is the production of 
 'Time' and 'Eternity' and that barrier is hard to break- We may not 
 win in the end. We have come to ask help of you." "Sorrow" 
 laughed, and it sounded like the roar of thousands of artillery, all 
 going off at the same time. "Life" held her hands to her ears to 
 keep the noise out. Then "Sorrow" turned and looked at "Life" and 
 then from "Drug" to "Liquor", saying, "Fear not, my faithful slaves. 
 
I shall be with you and you shall succeed." They all embraced "Sor- 
 row" who then waved a fork that he heid in his hand aver the piai t 
 where we were standing and the foundation under us started to sink 
 "Life" grave out a cry, tearing that she was about to be swallowed 
 up in the bowels of the ground, or whatever it was that we were stand- 
 ing on. Slowly we went down and down. As we went down, the cries 
 of anguish, of pain, of terror could be heard. The farther we went 
 down, the plainer became the cries until they were deafening. "Life' 
 placed her fingers in her ears. A stench of burning flesh greeted our 
 nostrils. It was sickening. "Life" grew faint. "Drug" and "Liquor' 
 laughed at her. Then "Sorrow" said, "Fear not, 'Lite, you will smell 
 the stench no more," and we did not. Then we came to the bottom 
 of this place and we started to walk along through a great passage- 
 way. The bottom of it seemed studded with sharp blades. "Lite" 
 made a step and then fell. "Sorrow" looked at her and then picked 
 her up, saying, "I forgot you are not used to this sort of a place. The 
 bottom shall become smooth," and as if by some mystical force, the 
 bottom was smoothed out in fiont of it, and as soon as we had passed 
 over it, it would resume its former state. Along this great corridor, we 
 passed great doors, made of heavy iron which were placed upon mam- 
 moth hinges. Each door was labeled. There were "Murder" — "Thief" 
 
 "Adultery" — "Liars" — "Hypocrite" — "Greed" — "Drug" and "Liquor". 
 
 We passed all the doors and, looking down this vast hall, I saw a 
 door much larger than the rest, and as we came nearer I could see 
 the words above it, "The Chamber of Horrors". We stopped in front 
 of the door. "Life" looked up and saw the words and shrank back. 
 The door opened and I will never' forget the sound that greeted our 
 ears — yells, screams, cursing of every description could be heard. It 
 was pitiful to hear. "Sorrow" placed his hand on "Life" and pulled 
 her in and we entered this place. The door closed and. looking all 
 about as far as we could see, nothing but bleakness greeted us. Great 
 sharp rocks like needles, stuck up. Then we came to edge of a hill 
 that we seemed to be upon and we looked down and there was hell in 
 all its fury. Flames were seen coming from the bottom of this vast 
 valley. They grew larger and larger. Then flames would mount highet 
 and higher. As they did, the wailing, crying and cursing would in- 
 crease in strength. It was all so horrible. "Life" seemed exhausted. 
 Great tears flowed from her eyes and rolled down her pale, thin cheeks. 
 Her little frame shook with fear. "Drug" and "Liquor" were stand- 
 ing by watching if she would lean toward them. Both had their liquoi 
 and fluid ready to give her, should she ask, but "Life" looked at them 
 and with all the might and. main that she could gather, straightened 
 up. "Liquor" shoved the bottle under her nose as did "Drug" with 
 his fluid. "Life" pushed them away. "Future" stepped up and be- 
 tween "Life" and "Drug", raising his cane high in the air and bade 
 them stop. "Future" placed his arm about "Life" and she leaned 
 heavily against him. We then all stood there, watching the flames 
 as they climbed mountain high, the wailing becoming louder at each 
 leap of the flames. I was gazing down into the mass of flames when 
 there seemed to be a mass raising in the bottom of this pit. It re- 
 sembled lava. Watching it as it was rising slowly to the top, "Sor- 
 row" then pointed to the mass and said, "Look you, 'Life', that is the 
 punishments of the Liars." Then the mass assumed a sea of bodies, 
 all boiling in this lava formation. They were whirling and whirling 
 about, each grasping the other in the mad frenzies of pain and torture. 
 The agony showed plainly on their countenances. Their faces twitched. 
 Each struggled to free him or herself from the molten mass. Men 
 fought with women and women with men, grappling each other, beat- 
 ing each other, tearing at each other's arms, legs, bodies, faces. Ears 
 were torn off, but as soon as they dropped from the hand of the victor, 
 they immediately would adhere to their respective owners. This mass 
 of bubbling lava, with its bcdies, was moving in a great whirlpool. 
 Suddenly a shock was felt under our feet and this great mass of molten 
 lava and bodies was shot thousands of feet in the air and disappeared 
 in a mistlike formation. I was dazzled by the brilliant colors that it 
 contained. "Life" was watching all this with eyes that stuck from 
 their sockets, bulging out, and looked to be held in place by a small 
 sized wire. "Life" was standing erect now and had withdrawn from 
 "Future". She was looking up at the sight that she had just beheld. 
 Then again "Sorrow" spoke and said, "Behold, you will now see the 
 punishments of the 'Thief'." The scene was transposed, as "Sorrow" 
 waved his fork over the Palace of Horrors and in its stead lay a flat 
 piece of ground. Then four teams of winged horses were brought forth 
 A man was led in. Chains were placed on his right and left hands. 
 Then other chains were fastened to each foot. The horses were then 
 chained to the man, one team on each of the hands and feet. At a 
 given signal they all started to pull. The "Thief" cried out piteously. 
 asking forgiveness, pleading not to continue. The winged horses 
 strained and then with a cry that went up from "Thief", his arms 
 went in one direction and legs in the other, the quivering trunk of 
 "Thief" fell to the ground. "Sorrow" — "Drug" — and "Liquor" were 
 very much amused at this sight. I was sick at heart. "Life" snuggled 
 to "Future" and hid her face in her hands. Then, after the imps 
 that had driven the winged horses, had released them from the dif- 
 ferent parts of "Thief I was wondering what would be the next act 
 to follow. The limbs of "Thief" crept to the trunk and there again 
 was made whole. As they joined, "Thief" wailed and groaned in 
 agony. Again chains were placed about "Thief" and "Life" cried out. 
 "No more. No more," and hid her face. "Sorrow" replied. "They 
 have been tearing 'Thief limb from limb for millions of years, and 
 it will continue until the universe is destroyed." "Sorrow" then placed 
 the fork that he held in his hand high in the air. A rush of winds 
 was heard which sounded like a tornado, and, perceiving in the dis- 
 tance a white cloud, faster and faster it came upon us, and there 
 were millions of millions of spirits. They passed in an endless pro- 
 cession. "Drug" looked at them, then turned to "Sorrow" and said, 
 "What new spirits are they that are passing now?" "Sorrow" replied, 
 "Look you, 'Drug' and 'Liquor', 'Life' and 'Future', see what is com- 
 ing. I am now coming into my own," and then the scene changed. I 
 saw a battlefield. I saw the battle as it was in its heights and I saw 
 bodies after bodies. They seemed to be piled mountain high. I saw 
 the artillery fire. I saw men inowed down like grass before the reaper. 
 I saw men runnirtg this and that way, obeying the command of the 
 officers. I saw a great body of men, all marching in a straight line. 
 As far as the eye could see this body of men were to be seen. I could 
 not ascertain the thickness of the body. It was beyond my vision. 
 Then, as I was looking. I saw this great body of men raise up as if 
 it were one man. Smoke was raising all about them. I saw limbs, 
 bodies without heads, others without limbs, then heads without bodies, 
 all in a whirling mass. It was all so horrible. "Life" sank to her 
 knees and held onto "Future". "Sorrow" laughed, as did "Liquor" 
 and "Drug". Then "Sorrow" spoke. "See you, 'Drug' and 'Liquor', 
 it is the horrors of war. Is it not a pleasant sight?" The bodies and 
 mangled forms were now falling all about us. Blood was spattering 
 all over our garments. The sight was sickening. "Life" was sobbing 
 and clinging to "Future". "Sorrow" then waved his fork over the 
 sight and it disappeared and in its place was a lake filled with bodies. 
 Slowly this lake began to freeze. The bodies fought and struggled 
 to free themselves from the ice, but each time that they would get 
 
 their hands above the water, a sword controlled by some invisible 
 lorce. would cut off the hand or head or leg, and the bleeding stump 
 v. as ieit out 01 the ice. "M.now" turned to us and said, "Come, we 
 will now walk across this lake of ice to the other houses of torture." 
 As we started across this lake of ice. 1 saw bodies in all conceivable 
 shapes lrozen in this lake. Alter passing over, we turned to look back. 
 It was gone. "Life" said, "What was that the punishment of?" "Sor- 
 row icyned. "mat was Hit- pumsnment of the Hypocrites." The 
 little party was walking along and then we came to high mountains. 
 "Sorrow" smote the side of the mountain and it moved and we passed 
 through. Then the mountain closed after us and we came to the brink 
 01 a precipice, and then we looked down into what looked like a val- 
 ley. The scene changed and there was a multitude of souls fighting 
 great beasts of enormous sizes. The beasts were running rampant 
 through the multitude of souls, the souls cursing, wailing, crying out 
 in agony, the beasts bellowing and trumpeting. Some resembled huge 
 elephants, others like mammoth lizards. A very large beast with a 
 single horn in the front part of its head that was fully 60 feet in 
 length caught up a soul and ran its horn into the bowels of the soul 
 and then threw the soul against the rockbound side of the valley. 
 Other souls were crushed, mangled, some being torn, bit by bit. tc 
 pieces. "Life" was sobbing bitterly and clinging to "Future". "Drug" 
 and "Liquor" seemed to be enjoying the pain of the poor soul as if it 
 were the greatest treat (hey had had in centuries. We watched this 
 torment and "Sorrow" spoke. "You remember this punishment, don't 
 you, 'Drug'? This is the punishment of the bearers of false witness.' 
 My heart was heavy. I was longing to go. I had seen enough of the 
 punishment. I longed to be on earth again, to feel the bright, gentle 
 breezes and feel the sunshine and to hear voices that sounded like 
 music instead of the wailing, moaning, crying, cursing, but I was not 
 allowed to go. I had to finish and pass on through and see the othei 
 punishments. The scene changed as we were standing there and the 
 valley became full of monstrous large snakes, each with a body in its 
 coil, the whole valley became one wiggling mass of snakes. The snakes 
 would bite their victims and tear great pieces of flesh from their bodies 
 and blood would flow, and as soon as each piece was dropped, it would 
 return to its place and once more become a part of the whole body 
 You could hear the bones cracking under the strain of the crushing 
 that each snake gave its victim. Tongues were protruding from the 
 mouths; blood was gushing from their eyes, nose, mouth, and wounds 
 in and all over their bodies. Some of the victims were torn in pieces 
 Then they would be reassembled together to go over the same tor- 
 ment. "Sorrow" said to "Liquor", "These are most of your victims." 
 "Drug" laughed. "Sorrow" laughed. "Life" crouched in tears by the 
 side of "Future". Then Liquor" went to "Life" and grabbed her from 
 the side of "Future" and held her face up so that she would have to 
 look at the punishments that were going on. and he said, "Look, 'Life' 
 look; that is the punishments of the Adulterers." "Life" tried tc 
 break away, but "Liquor" held her and made her look at the ghastly 
 sight. "Life" fell to "Future's" feet. "Future" picked her up and 
 then lay her on the rocks. "Liquor" and "Drug" stood gloating ovei 
 her. Then the scene changed. "Sorrow" raised his fork and we 
 were sent through space on wings, and we arrived at a deserted canon 
 a bleak looking place, rocks that ran to the point of needles ascended 
 in the air. Great rocks were falling all about the valley. I looker] 
 down in the valley and there I beheld a sight that turned my blood 
 cold in the veins. Bodies were lying all about, chained to stakes, a d 
 millions of imps were filling each body with swords, and knives. As 
 fast as the bodies would become blood soaked, they would catch fir 
 and be consumed, only 'o reappear again and go through the same 
 punishment. "Life" at this time was too sick at heart to see more 
 She was kneeling at "Future>" feet and clinging to him. I pitied her 
 She was sobbing, and her little frame quivered all over from th? 
 shock she had received at seeing the punishments. Then I saw "Sor- 
 row" and "Drug" call "Liquor" to them and they held a consultation 
 together. "Sorrow" said, "If 'Life' does not come to you by seeing 
 the next punishments, we shall then throw her in the lake of fire," 
 and as "Sorrow" got through speaking, the valley was turned into a 
 lake of fire. "Sorrow" looked at it then with a look of cunning. He 
 smiled in his Satanic manner and said to "Drug", "We have not shown 
 'Life' the punishments of thy victims. Come, she must not miss that 
 entertainment," and then the scene changed and we were in a valley 
 Little streams of smoke were rising all about thro the valley. Hole* 
 with covers were all about as we walked over the valley and wr 
 could hear faintly the wailing of the poor souls that were trapped ir 
 these holes, and finally, we came to the center of the valley and we 
 stopped. "Sorrow" went to "Life" and took her and said to her 
 " 'Life' you will see the most pleasant sight that I have yet to show 
 you. This is the punishment of the drug fiend." In conclusion of 
 his speech, he stopped and pulled up one of the coverings that covered 
 one of the holes. Fire and- smoke gushed forth. Groans of agony 
 were heard and up thro the fire and smoke came the nude figure of 
 a Woman. She sank back on the floor of the valley, utterly exhausted 
 and in great pain; slowly she raised herself and looked at "Sorrow" 
 She stretched her arms to "Sorrow" and asked for a glass of water 
 "Sorrow" reached in space and got a glass of water. Placing his 
 finger in the glass of water, he held a drop of water on the end and 
 he was holding it above the soul's mouth. The soul started to stretch 
 to reach it. when "Drug" knocked the glass of water from "Sorrow's" 
 hand and then pushed the woman back into the fire and clamped the 
 lid back in place. "Sorrow" — "Drug" and "Liquor" all laughed. Then 
 I looked all about and from all over the valley holes opened and 
 bodies came forth. They set up a wailing and moaning. It looked 
 like a sea of bodies, smoke and fire. Then flames leaped mountain 
 high and the holes were all closed and "Life" was looking off with a 
 fixed stare, backing up towards "Drug". "Drug" held out his arms 
 to receive her and took from his pocket his syringe and fluid and was 
 filling it when "Life" looked about and saw him. She uttered a cry 
 of terror and ran to "Future" and fell at his feet. "Drug" and "Liq- 
 uor" became very angry at this and demanded of "Sorrow" to throw 
 "Life" in the lake of burning fire. "Sorrow" commanded the lake ot 
 fire to appear and lo and behold it appeared instantly and in the lak c 
 of fire were the bodies of men and women struggling with each other 
 trying to get away from their torment, and "Sorrow" called his imps 
 to his side and they came all sizes and shapes, some dwarfed, others 
 huge giants. They gathered around "Sorrow" — "Drug" — "Liquor" and 
 "Life". "Sorrow" pointed his finger at "Life" and spoke. "See. you 
 imps, that is 'Life' and the party standing with her and protecting 
 her is 'Future'. Make 'Future' a prisoner and cast 'Life' in the lake 
 of fire." The jraps ran to "Life" and they bound "Future". "Life" 
 struggled with them and during the struggle "Life's" dress was torn 
 from her shoulders, showing her breasts, and there upon her breast? 
 was the cross that "Sunshine" and "Mirth" had presented to her in 
 the House of Wealth. A great roar was heard and everything be- 
 came dark. The imps and "Sorrow" fell to their knees in front of 
 the cross and as the light went out and the roar came nearer and 
 nearer. I looked up and saw a great multitude of angels. They picked 
 up "Life" and bore her out of the House of Condemned Souls and 
 they took her to the House of Remaining Days. 
 
THE HOUSE OF REMAINING DAYS. 
 
 1 dreamed that I was once more back in the House of Remaining 
 Days and 1 saw "Life" lying on the floor as 1 had seen her as we 
 started the journey to the House of condemned Souls, and then as 
 she lay there with "Future" at her side, she slowly raised herself to 
 a sitting position and stared wildly about, and then she saw "Future" 
 and site crawled toward him. "Future" placed her upon her feet and 
 said. " 'Life', pray for forgiveness, and see if jour prayers are not 
 answered." "Life" fell to her knees, offered up a prayer and in answer 
 to her prayer, the door of the House of Remaining' Days opened and 
 in walked "Guiding; Hand" and she came to "Life" and "Life" looked 
 up. "Guiding Hand" picked up "Life" and pressed her to her bosom 
 and both "Life" and "Culling Hand" wept in each other's embrace. 
 "Guiding Hand" looked at "Life" after a time and said to her, "Come, 
 'I. iii'. we must pass through the Street of Temptation before you can 
 resume your place again." "Life" looked at her and the three left 
 the House of Remaining Days, and passed up the Street of Despair 
 and turned the corner and was in the Street of Temptation. 1 followed 
 the little party. 
 
 THE STREET OF TEMPTATION. 
 
 A street that its name fitted. It was decorated in all kinds of 
 bright colors and everything' of eyery conceivable nature to tempt 
 people was on display. Crime was everywhere. As "Life" and "Guid- 
 ing Hand" entered the street, the inhabitants gave a shout and all 
 collected about them, jeering them and making all manner of fun, 
 and throwing all kinds of things at them. "Insult" came up and 
 struck "Life" in the face with his hand. "Life" heeded it not, but 
 looked neither to the right nor to the left, and went straight forward. 
 "Contempt" also came up and tore a piece of "Life's" dress, but again 
 "Life" looked neither to the right nor to the left. "Life" was slowly 
 breaking the barrier that held her down to the bottomless pits. She 
 was slowly gaining in the belief that she would be made whole again. 
 A little farther "Gold" came to "Life" with a bottle in her hand. It 
 was the concoction of "Liquor". I saw "Liquor" and "Gold" plot to 
 get possession of "Life" agjain. I saw the look of cunning on "Liquor's" 
 face as his messenger, "Gold" went to tempt "Life", but "Life" cast 
 her off and then made straight ahead again.. I saw "Liquor" and 
 "Drug" plotting with "Silver" — "Gold" and "Diamonds" to get "Life" 
 to fall, and "Gold" and "Silver" with "Diamonds" went to "Life" 
 and offered her all if she would take the bottle and fluid that "Drug" 
 and "Liquor" had sent. "Guiding Hand" watched "Life" as she 
 handled the two bottles. "Life" thought for a time, then she slowly 
 handed the articles back to "Gold" — "Silver" and "Diamonds" and 
 started to go forward. I saw the look on "Drug" and "Liquor's" 
 faces — I saw them both become livid with rage.' They cursed. .1 saw 
 them make a start for "Life" and with a look of determination on 
 their f^ees. I realized that they were going to try to get "Life" once 
 more m their grasp, and as they came up, their faces changed to 
 smooth smiles. "Life" looked at them and then she stopped and 
 started to go to them, and then she stopped short and "Guiding Hand" 
 came to her. "Life" looked at "Guiding Hand" and then went to her 
 and clung to "Guiding Hand". The crowd that was following "Life" — 
 "Guiding Hand" and "Future" were hurling remarks at them, calling 
 "Lite" a coward and other things. "Life" was deaf to their remarks, 
 to their jeering. "Drug" and "Liquor" stopped "Life" and then they 
 pleaded their cause, and I saw "Liquor's" face as it assumed the look 
 that it did in the House of Wealth. Again I saw "Life" slowly leav- 
 ing "Guiding Hand" and "Future" and take a step toward "Liquor", 
 and then "Drug", too, used all the influence that his devilish powers 
 could commnad, endeavoring to make "Life" return to them both. 1 
 looked and "Life" was slowly stepping to them both. I turned my 
 lace in horror, when I looked up and I saw "Good Heart" the Father 
 of the Church, push his way through the crowd and come to the side 
 of "Life". I heard his soft voice as he talked. I saw "Life" halt 
 in her tracks. I then saw "Good Heart" go and take "Life's" out- 
 stretched arms and place them on her breast in the shape of a cross 
 ind I heard "Good Heart" say, " 'Life', that is not for thee. Remem- 
 ber the House of Condemned Souls. Remember the Lake of Fire." 
 "Life" shrank back. Father. "Good Heart" pointed to the sky and lo 
 and behold, there I saw the Cross burning in the sky. All the mob 
 that had been following "Life" took off their hats and fell to their 
 knees, and I saw "Drug" and "Liquor" look back and I saw their 
 faces. They paled and their limbs began to tremble under them and 
 they turned and (led. "Poverty" and "Disease", too, scurried away, 
 like the rats that they are, and I saw "Life" look upon the Cross, and 
 a look of contentment, peace and happiness came over her face, and 
 Father "Good Heart" led her away from the mob and farther up the 
 street. As they got about midway up the street. Father "Good Heart" 
 left "Life" and started on a mission of mercy. Then "Life" — "Guid- 
 ing Hand" and "Future" started up the street again. Slowly the mob 
 that had been following, saw that "Good Heart" had left them, and. 
 they came up again and started jeering again. "Clothes" came out 
 and tempted "Life", but "Life" cast her aside, and was slowly mak- 
 ing her way up the street. Again I saw "Drug" and "Liquor" plotting 
 to get "Life" either by fair means or by foul. "Life" was nearing 
 her goal. The end of the street was but a little way off and "Life" 
 was tempted in turn by "Pleasure" — "Good Time" — "Adventure" — 
 "Gold" and "Silver". "Diamonds" again tempted "Life", but none of 
 them had any effect on "Life". "Liquor" and "Drug" were now frantic 
 and they were going to get "Life" now by foul means. I saw them 
 get their bottles of damnable fluids ready. I saw "Drug" load the 
 syringe. I saw them start creeping toward "Life". I saw "Poverty" 
 and "Disease" come, mock and jeer "Life". I saw "Drug" and "Liq- 
 uor" as they were about to spring on "Life", and then I waited. They 
 stood still and then with a great rush, they grabbed "Life" and "Life" 
 struggled. Then I saw a giant rush into the midst of the people that 
 were crowding around, watching the struggle. This giant scattered 
 them as if they were chips on the billowy seas. The giant was called 
 "Strength". He grappled "Drug" and "Liquor". They struggled and 
 the fight that was in progress I shall never forget. They rolled and 
 
 loss,,, about mi over the ground. They grappled each other. "Lire" 
 was standing by, shaking with terror anil sobbing. "Guiding Hand" 
 was beside "Life" and "Future" beside her. They "airbed the fight. 
 Then I s.tw "Strength" take "Liquor' and bend him over his knee. I 
 heard "Liquor" cry out in agony, His body gave a shudder and then 
 "Strength" let it fall to the ground. "Drug" had all (his time been 
 struggling and hanging on "Strength's" back. "Strength" now grabbed 
 "Drug", took his two massive hands and placed them about "Drug's" 
 throat and slowly "Drug's" tongue protruded from his mouth. His 
 eyes bulged from their sockets. His frame twitched. He clutched 
 at the air and then "Strength" heaved a sigh and he gathered all the 
 strength that was in his massive body, and he again applied all the 
 power to "Drug's" throat. "Drug's" body became limp and "Strength" 
 dropped it on the ground. Then, turning to "Life", "Guiding Hand" 
 and "Futu.re", offered them his arm and they took it and they walked 
 out of the Street of Temptation. The mob followed to the end of the 
 street in silence. I saw "Poverty" and "Disease" lurking behind a 
 building, but they dared not show their faces. "Strength" led them 
 to the Street of Bewilderment. 
 
 THE STREET OF BEWILDERMENT. 
 As I stepped to the Street of Bewilderment, I was astonished. It 
 was a very narrow street with traffic going and coming in all directions, 
 All kinds and descriptions of wagons and means of conveyance were 
 going hither and thither. People were darting between the wagons 
 and I saw "Life" as she became confused. She started to get out of 
 the way of one wagon, and was knocked down by another and in- 
 jured. I saw "Protection" run from the curb. I saw "Strength" pick 
 her up and carry her to the curb. I saw the crowd that gathered. I 
 saw "Protection" go to the box oti the pole and ring up the ambu- 
 lance. I saw the ambulance come and the white clothed nurses place 
 "Life" in the ambulance and drive to the House of Comfort. 
 
 THE HOUSE OF COMFORT. 
 
 I saw "Life" lying on a cot in the House of Comfort. I saw the 
 white-garbed nurses silently moving in and about the house, carrying 
 broths, medicines and such things to the sick. I saw "Dr. Faith" 
 enter and go to the bed of "Life". I saw him look at "Life". I saw 
 "Life" recognize him and then I heard him say. " 'Life', what you 
 need is 'Love'. 'Sunshine' and 'Mirth'." He then gave a few instruc- 
 tions and left. In a short space of time he returned and he was fol- 
 lowed by "Love", now an old man, "Sunshine" and "Mirth", both 
 grown. I saw "Love" rush to the bedside of "Life"; they embraced 
 and were held in each other's embrace for a long time, and then, I 
 saw "Life" embrace "Sunshine" and "Mirth". Then I saw "Strength" 
 again enter the room and come to the bedside as also did "Guiding 
 Hand" and "Future". "Love" picked "Life" up and carried her out 
 of the House of Comfort to a carriage that was waiting for them, 
 "Life" — "Love — '"Sunshine"— "Mirth" and "Guiding Hand" all got into 
 the carriage and they drove out of sight and into the Lane of For- ' 
 giveness. 
 
 THE LANE OF FORGIVENESS. 
 
 I saw "Life" and "Lpv'e" drive through the Lane of Forgiveness, 
 a land lined with sweet flowers on either side and girls were throw- 
 ing flowers in their path as they drove through, and as they drove 
 through they came to the House of Happiness. 
 
 THE HOUSE OF HAPPINESS. 
 
 I saw "Life" — "Love" — "Sunshine" — "Mirth" and "Guiding Hand" 
 get out of the carriage in front of the House of Happiness and I 
 thought it strange that they should not get out at the House of 
 Wealth. Then I heard a voice saying that "Love" had lost his for- 
 tune looking for "Life". I saw the happy reunion. I heard them 
 singing, and, for a time, all was well, and then I looked and I saw 
 "Life" stagger out of the house. I saw "Strength" come to her. She 
 got up and walked a little way. Then she faltered and fell. "Love" 
 ran out of the house and picked up "Life" and carried her into the 
 House of Illness. 
 
 THE HOUSE OF ILLNESS. 
 
 I saw "Love" carry "Life" into the house and lay her down upon 
 the bed, and he sent "Guiding Hand" to get a doctor. "Dr. Faith" 
 came, he looked at "Life" and shook his head. He said, "Remove 
 'Life' to the House of Death." "Love" picks up "Life" in his arms 
 and carries her to the House of Death. 
 
 THE HOUSE OF DEATH. 
 
 I saw "Love" carry "Life" into the House of Death. I saw him 
 lay her down on the bed. I heard an old hymn played. It was "Abide 
 with Me". Then I saw "Death" as he stalked through the side of 
 the house and he placed his finger upon "Life's" head. "Life" looked 
 up. smiled and nodded, "yes". The spirit arose from "Life's" body 
 and accompanied "Death" At the door of the House of Death they 
 were met by "Contentment", and the three of them started for the 
 Valley of Peace. 
 
 THE VALLEY OF FEACE. 
 
 I saw the Valley of Peace. It was a .wondrous place, filled with 
 the most delicious of perfumes, and flowers abounded everywhere. I 
 saw "Life's" soul with "Contentment" and "Death", slowly walk down 
 the valley, and as they neared the end, I saw "Death" depart and. 
 "Contentment" stood and watched "Life" as she came to the door 
 of the House of Everlasting Rest. 
 
 THE HOUSE OF EVERLASTING REST. 
 I saw the door of the House of Everlasting Rest open. I heard 
 the sound of music. It was "Nearer, my God, to Thee". I saw the 
 angels. I saw the Golden Gates ajar. I looked up and I saw the 
 Savior descend from the clouds and take "Life" to his bosom and 
 then I heard the long, "A-men" and the vision faded out. 
 
 THE END. 
 
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