Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-29
ns for the Land of freedom, ,,

And he said, st is before YOU And sh.
said, II see nothing before but a dark flow
| ing river, and bank steep and high" AND
he said, "And beyond thatf" She said, "a
see nothing, but sometimes, when / shade my
eyes with my hand, think I see on the far
ther bank trees and hills, and the sun shin
ing on them" He said, THAT is the Land
Of Freedom" She said, 'How am to get
theregn He said, There is one way, and one
only. Down the Banks of Labor, through the
Water of Suffering" She said, SIS there nc
bridges' He answered, None" She said, SIS
the water deepg' He said, Deep" She said,
SIS the floor worm He said, at is Your
foot may slip at any time, and you may be
lost" She said, "Have any crossed alreadysi
He said, "Some have tried" She said, SIS
there track to show where the best fording
isl" He said. SIT has to be made"
She shaded her eyes, and she said, 1T will
CO."
And he said, 'You must take off the
clothes you wore in the desert; they are
dragged down by them who go into the
water so clothed"
AS she threw from her gladly the mantle
of Ancient Received Opinions she wore, for
it was worn full of holes And she took the
girdle from her waist that she had treasured
SO long, and the moths flew out Of it in a
cloud And he said, "Take the Shoes of De-
pendence off your feet"
And she stood there naked, but for one
white garment that chung close to her. And
he said, THAT you may keep"
And l saw on his breast was written
Truth; and it was white; the sun had not
often shone on it, the other clothes had COW
cred it up. And he said, ''Take this stick;
hold it fast. In that day when it slips from
your hand you are lost. Put it down before
you; feel your way; where it cannot find q
bottom do not set your foot"
And she said, II am ready; let me 60"
And ne said, ''No-what is that-in your
breastp She was silent
He said: "Open it and let me seen
And she opened it. And against her
breast was a tiny thing, who drank from
it, and the yellow curls above his fore
head pressed against it; and his knees
were drawn up to her, and he held her breast
fast with his hands. And Reason said:
"Who is hes What is he doing here?" And
she said: See his little wings'- And
Reason said: "Put him down" And she
said: He is asleep, and he is drinking
will carry him on to the Land of Freedom.
He has been child SO long: so long l have
carried him. In the Land of Freedom he
will be man. We will walk together there,
and his great white wings will overshadow
me. He has lisped one word only to me in
the deserr-'Passionp I have dreamed he
might say Friendship in that land"
And Reason said: Put him down" And
she said: Il will carry him SO with on .rm,
and with the other l will fight the water"
He said, Lay him down On the ground.
When you are in the water you will forget to
fight; you will think only of him Lay him
down" He said, ''He will not die. When
he finds you have left him alone he will open
his wings and fly. He will be in the Land of
Freedom before you Those who reach the
Land of Freedom, the first hand they see
stretching down the bank to help them shall
be Loves. He will be a man then, not a
child. In your breast he cannot thrive; put
him down that he may grow"
And she took her bosom from his mouth,
and he bit her, SO that the blood ran down on
to the ground. And she laid him down on
the earth, and she covered her wound. And
saw the hair on her forehead turned white
as snow. and she had turned from youth to
age.
And she stood far off on the bank of the
river. And she said, ''For what do | go to
this far land which no one has ever reachedi
Oh, l am alonel l am utterly alo,er
And Reason said to her, ''Silencel what do
you heers"
And she listened intently, and she said, 81
hear sound of feet, a thousand times ten
thousand and thousands of thousands, and
they beat this way"
He said, 'They are the feet Of those that
shall follow you. Lead on make track to
the waters edgel Where you stand now the
ground will be beaten fiat by ten thousand
times ten thousand feetn And he said,
''Have you seen the locusts how they cross a
streama First one comes down to the water
edge, and 1t is swept away, and then another
comes, then another, and at last with their
bodies piled up bridge is built and the rest
pass over"
She said, "And, of those that come first,
some are swept away, their bodies do not
even build the bridget"
"And are swept away. and are heard of no
more-and what of thata" be said
"And what of thatn-- she said
''They make a track to the waters edge"
They make track to the waters edges
And she said, "Over that bridge which shall /
He said, 1.-THE entire human race
And the woman grasped her staff And !
saw her turn down that dark path to the /
river.
And awoke; and all about me was the |
yellow afternoon light; the sinking sun lit up |
the fingers of the milk bushes; and my horse /
stood by me quietly feeding. And / turned |
ON my side, and watched the ants run BY |
thousands in the red sand. Thought would .
go on my way now-the afternoon was cooler.
Then drowsiness crept over me again, and .
aid back my head and fell asleep.
And l dreamed dream.
dreamed | saw land. And on the hills
walked brave women and brave men hand in
aand. And they looked into each others
eyes, and they were not afraid
And saw the women also hold each Others
hands. And said to him beside me, WHAT
place is thiS" And he said, This Is heaven
And | said, ''Where is itan And he an
;wered, 'On earth" And l said. when
hall these things bel" And he answered,
In the futuren
And l awoke, and all about me was the
unset light; and on the low hills the sun lay,
md delicious GOODNESS had crept over every
hing; and the ants were going slowly home.
Then the sun passed down behind the hills;
'ut knew that the next day he would arise
Igain.-Ohve Schreiner in the For.niphtly
Review.
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