how long i slept i know not but i was suddenly awakened by weird sounds of the rustling of dry bones and a voice like the moaning of the winds i looked around all was dark every sound of festivity had died away i listened and the moaning shaped itself into the words doomed doomed to pace these dreary halls no rest no rest for my weary limbs till some mortal give ear to ny story as these last words fell upon my terrified soul there appeared in the dim light of the doorway a skeleton it moved toward me and i screamed but that scream echoing through the empty halls only told one that i was alone with this fearful guest peace mortal and no harm shall come to thee but thou must stay and hear my story for i have long sought thee centuries ago there lived in a great forest which covered this land a city of giants they were very superstitious and dared not disobey anything their wizards and witches told them to do in the centre of the forest they built a large castle and in this castle witchcraft had full sway it happened one day that one of these giants wandered faraway from his home and learned of the schools in civilized countries he went home and told his people the little he knew of those schools and they immediately decided to build one in their land they built a grand academy but knew nothing of domestic arts ath letics or manual training but only of blackboards and desks these giants were queer shaped people very tall and very thin some had long legs and short waists others short legs and long waists the seats of this school were built accordingly a high seat and a low desk for the long-legged short waisted one and a low seat and hig'h desk for the short-legged long waisted one the children in this land who were about the size of men now were not allowed to write on the blackboards for the teachers were afraid that their pupils would become brighter than they if the same jad vantages were allowed them and for this reason the blackboards were built high and were convenient only for the grown giants the witches were very displeased with this academy for they feared that the people might be taught witchcraft in this school and they would no longer come for information when they heard that one of their number had consented to teach witchcraft they all gathered together to determine what could be done they decided to weave spells that could never be broken over the different class rooms and interfer with the students1 learning the acorn—page is in room k where the last stage of the art of witchcraft was taught they made the atmosphere one of drowsiness so the pupils minds would be come blank and they would forget everything they had ever learned and be come dull and stupid in the laboratory b where the charms were taught which could only be accomplished where there was no ether they caused the professor to have terrible nightmares and all the horrible creatures he saw would con tinually warn him under pain of death never to open the windows so the ether could escape the history of witchcraft was taught in room m in this class the students were injured by falls caused by those evil-plotting witches every once and a while one of the scholars who were learning quite rapidly would stumble over or fall from a seat and be disabled so that he could not resume his study as morning draws nigh i must tell the rest some other time but perhaps you are curious to know something of me and why i know all this iwasoneof the wizards who taught in this school and for doing so was locked by the others in the little room off room b there i starved to death and years after my bones were picked up and wired together now you have heard part of my story you are perhaps interested enough co be willing to listen to the rest some other time in the meantime i must go back to my dismal closet there to remain forever florence woolley 07 let such teach others who themselves excel launch not beyond your depth but be discreet and mark that point where sense au<l dulness meet whoever thinks a faultless piece to see thinks what ne'er was nor is nor e'er shall be