The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-03-30

praise for its songs and perfumes, %
graceful. 30 sweet that nv mind was
overwhelmed With the divine express
sion. Earth. gentle and prosperous,
engendered without pain. Fruit trees
sprang out of every corner, the roads
were hedged with fields of ripe corn.
where, to-day, plains Of thistles aud
thorns would rise. The air was not
laden with the weight OF human sor-
row. God was alone working for His
children.
"Msn. like the bird. fed ON food
sent By God. gathering fruit on his
way, drinking the water from the
cooling spring and sleeping under a
shelter Of leaves. whose lips seemed
to shudder at the sight of flesh. not
knowing the taste Of blood, relishing
only the dew--prinkled and sun
ripened fruits.
$50 man remained innocent. aud
his very innocence anointed him
king over all living things Earth
had assumed q new touch of purity.
and was Graded in supreme peace
Birds fled no more at the sight of mau
to far-stretching forests all Gods
creatures lived together under one
supreme law-goodde>s.
Il Mas walking with them. enjoy
ing their perfect nature aud feeling my
self growing stronger and better under
their united influence. l felt the de-
licieus breeze 50 pure after the laden
breath of earth.
las the angel Of my dreams
watched beside me, my ewes strayed
to forest. | saw two men follow
ing a marrow. shady path. The
younger took the lead. singing gsyly
and smiling at the beauty all around ;
DOW and again he turned to smile on
bis companion. and the smile INSIDE
me guess that they were brothers.
But the lips and ewes 'ua1e no re-
spouse; he followed the youth with
look of hatred. and FASTENED hi,
step to keep up with him.
IL saw him cut down branch
and make it into rough club; then
he FASTENED his step. fearing to lose
sight of his victim, aud hiding hi,
weapon behind him. The young mar
who kissed him on the forehead in
welcome.
They set out once again on their
walk. The day was drawing to a
close. The youth hurried on Is he
perceived in the distance the sun
gradually sinking behind hill. Tine
man thought the ynuth was try
ing to escape and lifted his club
His young brother turned with a
happy speech on his lips; the club
felled BIN to the ground, crushing hi.
face, from whence gushed stream o'
blood.
"The first blade Of grass it touched
shuddered, and shook the drop on Il
its mother earth; Earth trembied and
was startled; great cry Of repug.
nance was wrung from its breast. and
the tust two in the road turnet! into a
foaming red current.
The scream from the wounded
youth seemed t. scatter Gods creatures
far and wide they fled into the deef
and dark places, the strong attacking
the weak. I saw them in the gloom
polishing their hooks and sharpening
their claws. The great work Of the
brigandage of the creation had begun.
"Then the eternal tide passed be-
fore me. The sparrow flew at the
swallow the swallow in its turn seized
the gnat and sucked the blood from tie
corpse. From tine worm to the lion
was one great instruction. Nature
touched at this sight. was convuised
The pure lines of the horizon were
effaced, the dawn. and sunset gave
forth blood stained clouds /; the
ripping. Of the waters seemed one
prolonged sob, and the leaves of the
trees fell faded to the ground ere
they bloomed."
iii.
Scarcely had Elberg finished his
tale when CIerian appeared, and.
seating himself between his two COM
panions. said to them
Il know not whether what saw
was reality or a dream ; the vision
was go like the truth, and truth so
like vision.
MY steps lei me along q road that
encompassed the earth; it was studded
with towns and crowds followed il,
course. A stream of red froth flow; j
onward. and my feet were soon blood
stained. CarewOrn, / wandered on
amid this mass Of human beings. in
creasing as we went, and cruel sights
met my gaze. Fathers Offering their
daughters in sacrifice to some avenging
god. the fair heads bent under the
touch of steel, and faiuting at deaths
kiss. Trembling maidens seeking
death to escape from hateful kisses,
the tomb alone shrouding their
virginity. Women dying undcr
passionate caresses one cryin. bitter
ly on the brink of the river that mad
carried away her love !; another
killed in her lovers embrace the
blow was death knell To him, and.
locked in each others arms, thev
SCARED heavenward.
Men vainly seeking liberty and
peace that were unaitainab;e here
below. Everywhere footprints #
kings were marked with q crimson
blot. One walking in the road stained
BY his brothers blood another en-
ioying his crown at the cost of his
subjects lives; aud still another
wading in God's blood and TIM
people, standing back and letting him
pass on would say A king has
passed this way
priests mastered their victims,
md open mouthe] over their bleeding
.Etrails. pretended to read therein
1ea VEINS sacrofs Swnrls wara Indian