Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-23
Eyarra and His Gods.

Read here.
This is the story Of ECd1Td-mdn,
Maker Of gods IN lands beyond NE sea.
Because the city gave him of her gold.
Because the caravans brought turquolses,
Because his life was sheltered by the King,
SO that no man should main hlm, none
should steal
Or break his rest with babble in the
streets
When he was weary after toll, he made
An image of his god IN gold and pearl,
With turquoise diadem and emerald eyes:
A wonder in the sunshine, known afar
An worshipped by the King; but, drunk
with pride,
Because the city bowed to him for God,
He wrote above tho shrine: Thus gods
are made.
And ,rhoso makes them oher1c1se StdA de-"
And all the city praised him. Then he
died.
Pea7 he,-e The story Of Erdrrd-nlGn.
U1Eer of qods in lands beyond the seG.
Recai1se his city had no wealth to give,
BECAUSE the caravans were spoiled afar,
Because his life was threatened by the
King,
So that all men deSpised him in the
streets.
He hacked the living rock. with sweat
and tears,
And reared a god against the morning
A terror in the sunshine, seen afar
And worshipped by the King; but.
drunk with pride,
Because the city fawned to bring him
back,
He carved upon the plinth: Thus gods
are made,
And ,ohoso makes them o1ier1cise shall die"
And all the people praised him. Then
he died.
Read here The story Of Erarrd-mdn,
Make. of oods in lands beyond The sea.
Because he lived among a simple folk,
Because his village was between the
hills.
Because he smeared his cheeks with
blood Of ewes,
He cut an idol from fallen pine,
Smeared blood upon its cheeks, and
wedged shell
Above its brows for eye. and gave il hair
OF trailing moss and plated straw for
And all the village praised him for this
craft,
And brought him butter, honey, milk,
and curds;
Wherefore, because the shoutings drove
him mad,
He scratched upon that log: Thus gods
are made,
And trhoso makes them Otherwise shall die"
And all the people praised him. Then
no died.
Read here he story Of Erdrrd-mGn,
Maker Of gods in lands beyond The sea.
Because his god decreed one clot of
blood
Should swerve hair's-breadth from the
pulses path
And chafe his brain, Eyarra moved
alone.
Rag-wrapped, among the cattle in the
Counting his fingers. iesting with the
trees
And mocking at the mist, until his god
Drove him to labor. Out of dung and
horns
Dropped in tho mire he made mon
Abhorrent, shapeless. crowned with
plantain tufts;
And when the cattle lowed at twilight
time
He dreamed it was the clamor OF lost
crowds,
And howled among the beasts: THUS
GODS are made,
And tohoso makes them Otherwise shall die"
Threat the cattle beloved. Then he
died.
Yet at the last he came TO Paradise
And found his own four gods. Thereat
he Knocked
And maryelled, being very near TO God,
What oaf on earth had made his toll
Till God said, hooking. Mock not I;
these be thine"
Then cried Evarra, II have sInned."
mot so.
If thou hadst written otherwise thy gods
Had rested in tho mountain and the
mine,
And / were poorer by four wondrous
gods
And thy more wondrous law. Evarra--
thine,
Servant pl. q J! shouting crowds and lowing
Thereat, with laughing mouth but tear
wet eyes,
Evarra cast his gods from Paradise.
This is he story Of Eudrrd-mdn,
Maker Of gods IA lands beyond NE sea.
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