San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-14

Tie said, ''Sonnor have tried "-.She said, us
there a track to show where the best fording
isf' He said, sit has to be made"
She shaded her eyes, and she said, ~ will
60"
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
IL was worn full of holes. And she took the
girdle from her waist that she had treasured
so long, and the moths few out of it in q
cloud. And he said, take the Shoes of De-
pendence off your feet"
And she stood there naked, but fo- one
white garment that chung close to her. And
he said, THAT you may keep"
And | 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
bottom do not set your foot"
And she said, ~ am ready; let me CO."
And he said, "No-what is that-in your
breastr' She was silent
And she opened it. And against her
breast was 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 he' What is he doing hereF' 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 10 the Land of Freedom.
He has been child so long: so long | have
carried him. In the Land Of Freedom he
will be a man. We will walk together there,
and his great white wings will overshadow
me. ae has lisped one word only to me in
the desert Passion! | have dreamed ne
might say Friendship in that land"
And Reason said: Put him down" And
she said: Il will carry him so with one arm,
and with the other | 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 he 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
70 the ground. And she laid him down on
the earth, and she covered her wound. And
l saw the hair on her forehead turned white
as snow. and she had turned from youth to
age.
And she stood far of on the bank of the
river. And she said "For what do | go to
this far land which no one has ever reached
Oh, am alone! am utterly alone!"
And Reason said to her, "Silencel what do
you hearp
And she listened intently, and she said, az
hear a sound Of feet, a thousand times ten
thousand and thousands of thousands, and
they beat this wayr'
He said, They are the feet of those thai
shall follow you. Lead onl make a track II
the waters edgel Where you stand now, the
ground will be beaten fat by ten thousand
times ten thousand feet" And he said,
'Have you seen the locusts how they cross
streams First one comes down to the water
edge. and it 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 10 not
even build the bridget"
And are swept away, and are heard of no
more-and what Of thatf" be said.
"And what of that she said
"They make track to the waters edge
"lhey make track to the waters ed ge"
And she said over that bridge which shall
be built with our bodies, who will passg"
He said, The entire human race"
And the woman grasped her staff. And
saw her turn down that dark path to the
river.
And l 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 a drowSiness crept over me again, and
laid back my head and fell asleep
And dreamed a dream.
dreamed saw a land And on the hills
walked brave women and brave men hand in
hand. And they looked into each others
eyes, and chey were not afraid.
And l saw the women also hold each others
hands And said to him beside me, "What
place is thisF And he said, This Is heaven"
And | said, where is itF' And he an
swered, "On earth" And ! said, when
shall these things bec' And he answered,
"In the future"
And aWoke, and all about me was the
sunset light; and on the low hills the sun lay,
and delicious GOODNESS had crept over every
thing; and the ants were going slowly home.
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