The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-11-14
THE sokRow or BubDHA.
Ron xpwAsD AKxoLD's "rns lionr oY AuA."l


The King said, "coms,
Sweet son and zee the pleazAunce Of the spriug
And hos the fruitful earth Is wooed 20 Weld
It's riches 20 the reaper; hos my realm
which shall be thine when the pits flames for me
nus All It's mouths and ksePs the Kings etsst
Fair is the season With new leaves, brish, blooms.
Nresa grass and cries Of Plou-:ins." 80 they
Into land OF wells and gardens, where.
al up and down the rich red loan, the stesrs
strained their strong shoulders 10 the creaking
Dragging the pIosss the Mt soil rose and rolled
In smooth, dArS waves tack from the pillow who
I'lsRtei both fert upon the learing share
10 msie the igrro~ deep; among the palms
The unkbs II ripping water rang,
X X,sS we're II ran the glad earth 'brOldsred It
" tth oAisAms aud the spears Of lemors yrHss.
hl'e"heIe we're sow,n who vent forth to SOW:
Ana all the Jungle laughed with nssting songs,
a. nha All me thisksts rustlei with small III.
VI llEard bee, beetle and creeping thtrss
IteAscd At the spring time. IL tue m lnyo-,pr.y.
ne SUIT S'rus dashed; alone ~ his green iorse
r"usi me LOUD eoPper--mith; bee eaters hAxksd
hasinS the PatPAS batteries; beneath,
PicEed. ~
The zoe erown sisters Chartered In the thorn.
ihc pied nsh-user hung above the pool
Tie egrris stalked Amopg the bod does
Inc Kites ST ei circles ia the golien air;
ABOUT the pa ated ts,sPle psaoscks aJw,
i he Glue doves coOsd trouI every wall FAR OF
The village drums beat for rosas marriage feast;
All things spoke p ace as plenty, aud the Prince
saw aud relo .eet. ksI, looking deep, he sac
lhsNsorus - lea STcs upon ais rose Of life;
b0S the sSart peasant sWea ed for hts wage,
1oiing FOR leave 10 live, Ald how he urgsi
The grcat-syed oxen through the tIming hours
Ntoadiug their velvet uAuks, tscn, marx, he, too
HOS lizard led on ant 4 snake on him
Aud kite On eOta: sud hDS the hsh-haSk robbed
1 he nsh-ligeT Of that which IL ha seized
The shrik- chAsiag the bulbul which did chase
Lhe !S~sed outISrni's; till everywhere
sach sle- slayer aud was IN turn slain,
Lie hVing upon death. - the fair shos
nea'ei one vast, savage grim conspiracy
w mutual murder from tho "A % man,
Meo himself kills his fsllOS; ssgtus Which
lne hungry ploSmSn aud he lsbOTing kline
Their deS4aps blistereJ vita the bitter yOke
Ibe rage 60 live ShFve mAErs all HVius Ttir-
ne Fflecr >sddsNsa sighed. is this" he said
nat happy earth they brought me forth To see
no" salt With a. the peasants bread how hard
IhsNS-ss service IN TIE br'ak hos berce
I've var " weak aud strong L III AIR what plots!
. refuge cen Ia water. - aside
n space, and let me mus Ou what y sh,W."
- say NJ, the good l.lrd BdddhA seated hiIn
Under !ambu-Iree With ankles crossed
A holy statues Si-sud inst beyaa
10 tneditAte tnis deep dlseAs- Of life
NhAt It's Tar source aud - hence its rem, DIV,
- vast pity nlled him. sgrh vide love
tof ANirg things, such passion to heal pain,
lhai by their stress his pTIncely spirit passeI
10 ecssaCy, aud puget trrm mott Il faint
., 81, sehse aai self. the boz alta urd ihsTe1t
payaas' nisis step Of e hs path"