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

and with that knife OF Mechanical In
vention he has cut tho band that bound
the burden 20 her back. The lnevita-
BILE Necessity Is broken. She might
rise now"
Aud saw that she still lay notion
less on the sand. with her eyes open
aud her neck stretched out. And she
seemed 10 look for something on the
far-off border Of the desert that never
came. And wondered II she were
awake or asleep. And as looked her
body quiyered, and a light came into
her eyes, like when sunbeam breaks
into dark room.
said. What Is itPn
He whispered. ''Hushl the thought
has come 10 her. Might not riseP"
And looked. And she raised her
head from the sand and saw the dent
where her neck had lain so long.
And she looked at the earth. and she
looked AT the sky. and she looked at
him who stood by her; but he looked
out across the desert.
And | saw the body culver; and she
pressed her front knees TO the earth.
and her veins stood out; and l cried.
'ohe - going 10 rise!
But only her sides heaved. and she
lay still where she was.
But her head she held up; she did
not lay il down again. And he beside
me said. ''She Is very weak. See her
legs have been crushed under her so
long"
And / saw the creature struggle,
and the drops stood out on her.
And said Surely he who stands
beside her will help herg"
And he beside me answered, He
cannot help her; she must help her.
self. Let her struggle till she is
strong"
And cried. "At least he will not
hinder her! See. he moves farther
from her, and tightens the cord be-
tween them. and he drags her down.
And he answered, He does not un-
derstand. When she moves she draws
the band that binds them and hurts
him, and he moves farther from her.
The day will come when he will un-
derstand, and will know what she is
dong. Let her once stagger on to her
knees. la that day he will stand close
to her and look into her eyes with
sympathy"
And she stretched her neck. and the
drops fell from her. And the creature
rose AN inch from the earth and sank
bank.
Aud cried. 30, she Is too weak
she cannot walk! The long years have
taken all her strength from her. Can
she never movePh
And he answered me. See the light
in her eyesP'
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 IL. The ants
ran up and down In the red sand. and
the heat beat fiercely. | looked up
through the thin branches of the trees
at the blue sky overhead. | stretched
myself. aud | unused over the dream /
had had. And fell asleep again with
my head on my saddle. And in the
fierce heat had another dream.
saw desert and | saw a woman
coming out of IT, And she came 10 the
bank of a dark river; and the bank
was steep and high And on IL an old
.The banks OF an African river are some
times hundred feet high, and consists OF
deep shifting sands, through which IN the
course OF ages the river has worn It's gigantic
bed.
man met her. who had long white
beard; and stick in his hand. and on
IL was written Reason. And he asked
her what she wanted and she said, Il
am woman. and am seeking for the
Land of Freedom"
And he said. 1T Is before you
And she said. III see nothing before
me but dark. flowing river and
bank steep aud high, and cuttings here
and there with heavy sand in them"
And he said. "And beyond thatP"
She said. II see nothing, but some
times. when shade my eyes with my
hand. think see on the further bank
trees aud hills, and the SUI shining on
themr'
lie said, That is the Land of Free
dom"
She said. How am / TO get thereP"
He said There is one way, and one
only. Down the banks of Labor,
through the water Of suffering. There
Ii no other"
She said Is there no bridget"
lie answered. None"
She said. "Is the water deep2"
He said. Deep"
She said. lis the floor wornW
lie said. 1T Is. Your foot may slip
at any time. and you may be lost"
She said, Have any crossed al
readyp"
He said, Some have triedw
She said, 'Is there track TO show
where the best fording TSP"
He said. 1T has 10 be made"