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1·calistic for that. Therefore, I decided to test the gift which
the fairy, dream or otherwise, bad bestowed on me.
The :first occasion upon which l attempted to read a per- son's mind ended in complete failure. Wl1ile iu English class, I concentrated my attention upon the dignified pro- fessor in charge, and attempted to read his mind. I was
greatly surprised that while doing so I received a Yery queer impression, although I could in no way fathom the depths of his mind. I felt as if I were standing with my nose pressed against a perfectly blank and solid brick wall !
l!Iy next attempt was directed against a fellow student. It would be unwise to give his name, but his initials are:
Cuthbert.
As soon as my attention was riveted upou that young man, I received what I thought was a violent blow on top of my head, as if I had butted into an enormous mass of rock or
metal. I decided to let Cuthbert alone.
It would be tedious to recount the many times I tried to read people's minds. I always received some impression, often very startling, but not a single thought was I able to
read. For instance, when !fr. Branham was once my uncon-
scious subject, I was nearly frightened to death. I imagined
he was going to try to bite my head offI Then while gazing
into the manly eyes of G. S. Brown, I felt myself slowly
melting away, like an icicle in the sunlight, until I was no
larger than a clothes-pin. But still I could read no one's mind.
When affairs had come to such a state that I was well nigh crazy on account of what I then believed must ha\·e been a dream, I, being alone, began to revile the fairy in no gentle
language. What was my surprise ·when she suddenly ap- peared before me !