The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-07-15

WafO were Stllle0-dnu L SAID
my own heart with a great joy: Ills
voice is with the rest, and we have
parted" gained the shore and lay me
down to sleep.
The next morning my eyes opened on
land more beautiful than a Grecian's
dream. The sun had just risen, and
laughed over streams of silver, and trees
bending with golden and purple fruits,
and the diamond dew sparkled from
sod covered with flowers, whose faintest
breath was a delight. Ten thousand
birds, with all the hues of a northern
rainbow blended in their glorious and
growing wings, rose from turf and trees,
and loaded the air with melody and glad
ness; the sea, without a vestige of the
past destruction on its CLASSY brow, muir
INJURED at my feet; the heavens, without
a cloud, and bathed in liquid and radi-
ant light, sent their breezes as blessing
to my cheek. 1 rose with refreshed
and light heart; l traversed the new
home had found; climbed upon high
mountain and saw that was in a small
island-it had no trace of man-and my
heart swelled as I gazed around and
cried aloud in my exultation: 4 shall be
alone again. descended the hill: had
not reached it's foot when I saw the
figure of a man approaching toward me.
looked at him and my heart misgave
me. He drew nearer, and saw that my
despicable prosecutor had escaped the
waters and now stood before me.
He came up with hideous grin and
his twinkling eye, and he flung his arms
around me q would sooner have felt the
Shiny folds of the serpent), and said,
with his grating and harsh voice: "Ha,
ha! my friend. we shall be together
still. !" I looked at him with grim
brow, but I said not word. There was
great cave by the shore, and l walked
down and entered it, and the man fol-
lowed me. We shall live SO happily
here" said he; I've shall never separated"
And my lip trembled and my hand
clenched of its own accord 1t was now
noon, and hunger came upon me. I
went forth and killed a deer, and
brought it home and broiled part of it in
fire of fragrant wood: and the man
ate and crunched, and laughed, and
wished that the bones had choked him:
and he said, when he had done: 1--WE
shall have rare cheer here !" But 1 still
held my peace. At last he stretched
himself in corner of the cave and
slept. looked at him and saw that the
slumber was heavy, and l went out and
rolled huge stone to the mouth of the
cavern and took my way to the opposite
part of the island; it was my turn to
laugh then. found out another cavern
and l made a bed of moss and leaves
and 1 wrought a table of wood, and l
looked out from the mouth of the cav
ern and saw the wide seas before me,
and said: Now l shall be alone !"
When the next day camel again went
out and caught a kid and brought it in,
and prepared it as before; SO l roamed
forth and wandered over the island. The
sun had already set when [ returned. 1
entered the cavern, and sitting on my
bed and by my table was the man whom
I thought had left buried alive in the
other cave. He laughed when he saw
| me, and laid down the bone he was gnaw-
ing.
"Ha, hal" said he; you would have
served me rare trick; but there was
hole in the cave which you did not see,
and got out to seek you. 1t was not a
difficult matter, for the island is SO small;
and now we have met, and we will part
no more!"
I said to the man: sRise and follow
me-" So he rose, and saw that Of all
my food he had left only the bones.
'Shall this thing reap and sow2"
thought I, and my heart felt to me Like
iron.
| assembled tall cliff. Look round"
said I; you see that stream that divides
the island; you shall dwell on one side
and on the other; but the same spot
shall not hold us, nor the same feast sup
ply U.s."
That may never b." quoth the man;
| *for can not catch the deer nor spring
upon the mountain kid; and If you feed
me not shall starve."
Are there not fruits. said /. .and
birds that you may snare, and fishes
| which the sea throws up?"
.But like them not" quoth the man,
and laughed, $50 well as the flesh of kids
and deer"
Look, them" said 1, @look; by that
gray stone upon the opposite side of the
stream I will lay a deer or kid daily,
30 that you may have the food you
covet; but if ever you cross the stream
and come into my kingdom, SO sure as
the sea murmurs and the bird flies 1 will
kill you."
descended the cliff and led the man
to the side Of the stream. Il can not
SWIM" said he. So took him on my
shoulders and crossed the brook, and
found him out cave and made him a
bed and table, like my own, and left
him. When l was on my own side of
the stream again bounded with Joy and
lifted up my voice. Il shall be alone
now" said l.
So two day passed and 1 was alone
On the third went after my prey. The
noon was hot and was wearied when
returned / entered my cavern, and be-
hold-the man lay stretched upon my
bed. "Ha, ha!" said he. here l am;
was SO lonely at home that l have come
to live with you again