life. In the twinkling of an eye I was caught away from the Earth and,
without any effort of my own, I was darting through space faster than a
sunbeam.




CHAPTER II.

A Visit to the Moon.


I was not prepared for the quick transit to our satellite, nor for the
views thrust upon me so suddenly. Before I could well collect my
thoughts I found myself in the immediate vicinity of the Moon and,
strange as it may seem, I was conscious of my surroundings and knew that
I had power to transport myself instantly to any place I might wish to
go.

To see the Moon face to face gives a charming satisfaction which can
never be realized two hundred and forty thousand miles away. I was
conscious of my privilege and was determined to take all possible
advantage of it.

Now how differently everything appeared from the views I had snatched
through the telescope while yet on the Earth. I could not see the "Man
in the Moon," whose grinning face had so often looked down upon me, but
from my first point of observation everything looked as if life had
never existed there and, consequently, I was about to conclude that no
human beings inhabit the Moon. This theory soon vanished, for after I