Mr. World and Miss Church-Member: A Twentieth Century Allegory

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eyes examined, and Miss Church-Member is suppli

every conceivable kind of lenses to sui

tive words, attempts to

ince the creation of man, having been remodeled a

ctural beauty, and was devoted to a special line of study or pr

aiting for the first words of his companion. Miss Church-Member, however, as she looked upon the stupendous edifices, was so filled with wonder and adm

great structures used?" were her

lled her attention to the King's Highway and the throngs of peop

"that so small a thing as the eye should

number from the two great highways that come here daily for treatment. You can see them now moving by thousands to and f

of at least one of the buildings, offer

-fourth floor which formed a part of the huge dome into which the upper portion of the great structure converged. This style of

on by the appearance of the interior and the cou

en congratulated him upon the clear vision he enjoyed, and

on: "While we are here you had better improve this oppo

ushingly and faintly replied. "I did not even

d if you should need further attention and would wish to receive i

minary examination. "Will you examine the eyes of my friend?

"Delusion of the New Jerusalem," but she was totally blind to it. Then he subm

ut into the distance over rolling stretches of country.

clared that she could not see anything that

ce' along the Broad Highway," continued the

stly confessed, quite surprised to discover the

murmured the examiner as he r

k, that all people shall

ways have been," she readily admi

d in punishing the sinner?" he continu

ly vis

expe

after which he wrote a brief diagnosis and com

me sum of yellow coin from his bag of gold, brought words of deep thankfulne

ar over the high suspension bridge to the adjoini

modern appliances used by the most skillful hands. The furnishings blended harmoniously with the general environments. All this won the utter confidence of the new and unsuspecting visito

tion, plying his craft with all the ingenuity he had learned fro

metropia in the particular form of irregular astigmatism. The pupil, covered by the unabsorbed remains of the pupil

esume, had its origin in congeniture. Minor defects are also a

eeping bitterly at this sad announcement. "

Millions have been altogether cured whose eyes were more diseased than are y

rated with strange liquids. And when her eyes were uncovered she was compelled to sit in darkness, for the physician told her that her eyes had already suffer

the operation, and Miss Church-Member was comforted by the assurance that her eyes woul

rch- Member, but he came repeatedly to her side and spoke wor

pliments profusely until the first impulses of vanity moved within her. To

therto unsuspected, and also upon the King's Highway, but only to see that the path was indeed a rough o

, and was astonished at the presence of so large a number from the K

d to deception? With such a changed view of things, how can Miss Ch

I knew that Blackana was covering the truth, but hesitated to insinuate as much. "Can you explain," I questioned in a half hopeful mood, "how those specialists can do their deceptive work so braze

loyalty to their king, whom you call 'Devil.' To serve him poorly mean

urch-Member wears colored lenses-tell me the meaning of this; and you

ion, and with marked reluc

ery conceivable shade of color is made, each for its particular use. Through his agents Satan selects th

ots of Hell," I invol

listened