Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-21

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have gone, but the band Of Inevitable Neces-
Sity has not teen cut"
And lookcd and saw IN her eyes the terri
bic patience Of the centuries, the ground was
wet with her tears, and her nostrils blew up
the sand
And said, HAS she ever tried to mover
Aud lie said. Sometimes limb she quiz
cred She is wise she knows she cannot rise
with the burden On her 3"
And said, Why does not be who stands
by her leave her and go orr
And he said He cannot Lookr
And | saw a broad and passing along the
ground from one to the other. aud It bound
them both together.
fIo said. while she lies there he must stand
Hnl look across the desert
aud said, Docs he know why he cannot
uoveF'
And he said, NO"
Aud heard sound of something crack
ing, and looked and | saw tho band that
bound the burden broken asunder, and tue
burden rolled ON to the ground
And said w hat Is thisf'
And no said, "rhe Age Of Muscular Force
is dead Tho Age of Nervous Force has
killed him with the knife no holds IN bis
up To the woman, and with that knife Of
Mechanical Invention he has cut tho band
that bound the burden to tier back The In
evitable Necessity is broken She might rio
now"
And saw that she still lay motonless on
the sand, with her eyes open and her
neck stretched out And she seemed to look
for something on the far or border Of the
A.. A. 1 4 -
sho wero awake or asleep And as looked
her body quivcred. and a light came into her
eyes, like hen n sunbeam breaks into dark
room.
said, what is itF'
He whispered, "Ilushi tho thought has
come to her, Night not risef"
And | looked And she raised her head
from tho sand, md saw tho dent where her
neck had lain 50 long. And sac looked at the
earth and at the sky, and at him who stood
BY her but he looked out across tho desert
And saw her body qu,yer, and she pressed
her front knees TO tao earth, aAl veins stood
out, and cried, "She Is splag to rise!"
But only her sides 1eaved she lay still
where she was
But her head she held up, she did not lay it
down again. And he beside me said. She Is
very weak. See, her legs have been crushed
under her so longr
And saw the creature struggle, and the
drops stood out
And said, Surely be who stands beside
her will help herr
And he beside me answered. He cannot
help her. She must help herself Let her
struggle until she /, strong
And | cried, AT least he will net hinder
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tightens the cord between them. AID he
draGs her down.
And he answered, He does not under
stand. Vine. she moves she draws the band
that binds thlm. and hurts him. and tie
moves farther tom her Tho day wil come
when he will understand, aud will know
what she is doing. Let her once sta..er On
TO her knees. In tiat day he will stand close
to her, and look INTO her eyes WITH sym
pathy"
And she stretched aer neck, aud the drops
fell IRON her
Tue creature rose an inch from the ground
AMI sank back.
cannot walk The long years have taken
all her strength from herl Can she never
moyei"
anu We AisNfIeh uat', Cer us llr Ut III ger
eyes,
Aud slowly the creature staggered on to its
knees
And awoke. and all to the east and to the
west stretched the barren earth, with the dry
bushes on 1t. The ants ran up and down in
the red sand, and the heat beat terceiy. |
looked up through the thin branches Of the
tree at the blue sky overhead stretched
myself, and | unused over the dream | had
had fell asleep again. and in the fierce heat
bad another dream
saw u desert. and saw q woman coming
out OF it Aud she came to the bank of q
dar. river. and the hank was steep ~nd high
Aud on II an old man met her. who had a
long white beard, and stick that was curled
WIS IN his hand, and on It was written Rea-
SON. And he asked her what she wan ed,
and she said Il am woman, and | am seek
ing for the Land Of Freedomn
And be said. 1T is before YOU And she
said, Il sse nothing before but dark flow
ing river, and bank steep and high And
be said, And beyond thatF' She said. II
see nothing. but sometimes, when shade my
ewes with my hand, think | see on the far
ther bank trees and hills, and the sun shin
ing on theml" He said, That is the Land
Of Freeiom.- She said, How am | TO get
therer He said, There is one way. and one
only. Down the Banks Of Labor, through the
Water Of Suffering She said. as there no
bridget" He answered. None She said, is
thu water deepT He said, Deep" She said,
as the floor worm He said, at is Your
foot may slip at any time. and You may be
lost" She said, Have any crossed alreadyF'
He said, Some have tried She said. lis
there a track to show where the best fording
isf' He said. at has to be made
She shaded Der eyes, and she said. Il will
CO.
And he said. ''You must take OF the
clothes you wore in the desert; they are
dragged down by them who so into the
water so clothed"
As she threw from her gladly the mantle
Of Ancient Received Opinions she wore, for
1t was worn full Of holes And she took the
girdle from her waist inst she bad treasured
so long. and the moths few cut of it IN
cloud And he said. Take the Shoes OF De-
pendence of your feet"
And she stood there naked, but TO- one
white garment hat clung close to her And
be said. That you may keep
And | saw on his breast was written
Truth; and it was white; the sun bad not
ofssn shons on it. the other clothes had COW
sred II up And be said, Take this stick;
bold = fase In that day whsa it slips from
yssr AAnA yeA srs lost Put II dswa bpfqrs