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magnus mihi donru Apollo. S EVERAL walls of had was Western since the Class delightful I alone, of wild from from those the of '96 hac! gone years out passed Maryland beloved far College. scenes, a most view enjoying Western pleasant the un- visions before thronged familiar scenery. Retrospective bringing before me in quick me as I beheld the scenes succession landscape. Reverie of my college days, the features of my classmates were Aitting before me. Would that some kind fa re would inform me of their various pursuits and achievements in life! While thus musing, 1 rumcmbr red 1 was ncar the domicile of an aged man renowned for his wonderful powers of mesmerism. mind of this man acted upon minds of a certain constitution with wonderful magnetism; and not a few, perplexed as to their future destiny, sought his magic powers. If, haply, my mind was of such a constitution as to be acted a clew to the lVay out of my bewilderment was at hand. While d~uating advisability of seeking this mesmerist, the object of my thought stood before me. He bade me listen to his description of the wonderful power he possessed, and before I could comprehend the meaning of his strange words 1 was conveyed to a flour- 6,