The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-07-12


when Il slips from your hand you ara
lost. Put II down before you; feel
your way; where IL cannot find bot
tom do not set your foot
Aud she said, IL am ready; let me
60"
And he said '.No-but stay: what 10
that--in your brsastP"
She was silent.
He said. open IL and let me- see."
And she opened Il. And against her
breast was tiny thing. who drank
from II. and the yellow curls above his
forehead pressed against IL; and his
knees were drawn up TO her. and he
held her breast fast with his hands.
And Reason said, .'Who is he, and
what Is he doing hereP"
And she said, See his little wings
-"
Aid Reason said. Put him down.
And she said. He is asleep. and
he is drinkingl l will carry him TO
the Land of Freedom. He has been =
child so long, so long | have carried
him. We will walk together there.
and his great white wings will over
shadow me. He has lisped one word
only TO me in the desert 'Passionr L
have dreamed he might learn TO say
Friendship In that land"
And Reason said, PUT him DOWN.
And she said. II 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 be In
the Land of Freedom before you. Those
who reach the Land of Freedom. the
first hand they see stretched down the
bank to help them shall be Loves. He
will be a man then, not 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 10 the ground.
And she laid him down on the earth.
and she covered her wound. And she
bent and stroked his wings. And |
saw the hair on her forehead turned
white as snow, and she had changed
from youth 10 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 reachedp o. l am alonel
am utterly alonem
And Reason, that old man. said to
her, "Silence! what do you hear?"
And she listened intently. aud sho
said, II hear a sound of feet thous-
and 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 onl make
a track TO the waters edge! Where
you stand now the ground will be beat
EN- fiat by ten thousand times ten thous-
and feet And he said, 'Have you
seen the locusts how they cross
streamp First one comes down 20 the
water-edge, and 1t is swept away, and
then another comes and then another.
and then another, and at last with
their bodies piled up a bridge is built,
and the rest pass over
She said, And OF those that come
first some are swept away aud are
heard OF no more; their bodies do not
even build the bridgeP"
And are swept away, and are heard
OF no uOlS- anu NhaI VI tha's NO
said.
"And what of that" she said.
They make a track to the waters
edge"
"They make track to the waters
edge" And she said. over that
bridge which shall be built with bodies.
who will pass?'
He said. The entire human race"
And the woman grasped her staff
And saw her turn down that dark
path 10 the river.
And awake; and all about me was
the yellow afternoon light; the sink
ing sun liz 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 after
noon was cooler. Then a drowslness
crept over me again. and l laid back
my head aud 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 they were
not afraid.
And saw the women also hold each
others hands.
And said TO him beside me, What
place Is thisP"
And he said This Is heaven"
Aud said Where Is itP"
And he answered. 'On earth"
Aud l said, when shall these things
bePn