e ground into the air by a being
of very superior size, but of an inexpressible sweetness of
countenance. Although astonished by the singularity of my situation, I
was far from giving way entirely to fear; but, with a mixture of
anxiety and resignation, awaited the issue of the event. My Guide or
Protector (for so this being must now be called) looked upon me with
an air of tenderness, mingled with reproof; intimating, as I
conceived, that the same superior Power, which had thus transported me
above my natural element, would of necessity keep me in safety. This
quieted my apprehensions.

We had travelled together through an immensity of space, and could
discover the world below as one small darkened spot, when my Guide
interrupted the awful silence that had been preserved, by the
following exclamation: "Approach, O man, the place of thy
destination--compose thy perturbed spirits, and let all thy senses be
awakened to a proper understanding of the scene which thou art about
to behold." So saying, he moved along with an indescribable velocity;
and while my eyes were dazzled by an unusual effulgence of light, I
found myself at rest upon a solid seat--formed of crystal, of
prodigious magnitude.

My guide then fixed himself at my right hand, and after a vehement
ejaculation, accompanied by gestures, which had the effect of
enchantment upon me, he extended a sceptre of massive gold, decorated
with emeralds and sapphires. Immediately there rose up a MIRROR of
gigantic dimensions, around which was inscribed, in fifty languages,
the word "TRUTH." I sat in mute astonishment. "Examine," said my
Guide, with a voice the most encouraging imaginable, "examine the
objects reflected upon the surface of this mirror." "There are none
that are discernible to my eyes," I replied. "Thou shalt soon be
gratified then," resumed this extraordinary being (with a severe smile
upon his countenance), "but first let me purge thine eyes from those
films of prejudice which, in the world you inhabit, are apt to
intercept the light of TRUTH." He then took a handful of aromatic
herbs, and, rubbing them gently upon my temples, gave me the power of
contemplating, with perfect discernment, the objects before me.

Wonderful indeed was this scene: for upon the surface of the MIRROR
the whole world seemed to be reflected! At first, I could not controul
my feelings: but, like a child that springs forward to seize an object
greatly beyond its grasp, I made an