Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 104 December 1901 to May 1902 . ss the stretch of wa-ters into limitless spaces, what wonders in the earlier days ofmans life upon the planet did not the rim of the horizon hidebehind its level! What marvels lay beyond the sharp divisionbetween the water and the sky! In the fiery glow of the settingsun the human fancy builded for its own enchanted palaces ofgold and crimson, or shining fairy islands of rest and of peace;in the murmur of waves upon the beach the ears of the imagina-tion heard the sibilant whispering of strange sea folk from coraldepths; in t
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 104 December 1901 to May 1902 . ss the stretch of wa-ters into limitless spaces, what wonders in the earlier days ofmans life upon the planet did not the rim of the horizon hidebehind its level! What marvels lay beyond the sharp divisionbetween the water and the sky! In the fiery glow of the settingsun the human fancy builded for its own enchanted palaces ofgold and crimson, or shining fairy islands of rest and of peace;in the murmur of waves upon the beach the ears of the imagina-tion heard the sibilant whispering of strange sea folk from coraldepths; in the shouting of the tempest and the cataracts of roar-ing waters the awe-struck fancy beheld the Wars of the Godswaged against the creatures of the depths. Everywhere surround-ing the man of those days was the mystery of an unknown andunfathomable life, remote from his, yet kindred to his—a linkconnecting the Infinite that lay beyond his ken with the finiteof which he himself was an integer and a part. Copyright, 1901, by Harper and Brothers. All rights From Northern Lands there comes to lis a huge incoherentfragment of a religion long since wrecked upon the rocksof Time, and wellnigh lost in the mists of the Past. Theparable, if so it be, runs thus: Thor, the Thunder God, travelling in the guise of a youngman, came of an evening to the house of a Giant named Hy-mir, to whom he offered his services. The Giant, with somescoffing at the insignificant figure cut by the applicant, atlast consented to give him employment. Very well, saidhe, thou shalt be my servant. To-morrow we will go a-fish-ing; do thou go now and fetch the bait. Thor went out,and presently returned, much to the Giants amazement,carrying upon his shoulders the entire carcass of an ox. The following day, in obedience to the Giants behest,they started upon their expedition, Thor pulling one oar,and the Giant the other. To Hymirs wonder, strive as hemight, he could hardly keep the bow of the boat to its
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