Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-03-16

Deen nedTu against uS-We are Cdlleu
oilers and bread eaters of the poor. 1t is
our only hope, and upon you it will rest
today. Were it only a question of my
life or your life alone, | would willingly
die but we cannot prevent the slaughter
by our deaths.
"Alas, my son" (the old mans voice
softened and quivered), 'time brings but
the same tale. Eighty long years ago l,
too, loved a maiden as you, know-nay,
start not-love Aimee; yet she was
chosen, and this withered hand plunged
the sacred knife into her throat. Her
eyes were on me as she fell upon my
breast-they are with me now! killed
her, and when the day was done
climbed the cliff and wandered out upon
the desert plains which lie about the
city in search of some other land For
days | roamed, returning for water and
food, and then starting anew in other
directions, rs you, too, have done, in q
spirit of discovery, and finding, as you
have done, that we are alone i'll the
world--a city i'll a desert-the remnants
of a once great people, returned to my
duties, and since that day | have been
the most Jealous in guarding the tradi-
tional customs of our religion"
But, my father, we have the power,
IF we will, to prevent this horrid sacri-
lice today! Some plausible excuse can
be offered to the credulous people, and
IN animal perhaps be substituted for the
beautiful maiden"
at is too late, even We're | willing"
replied the aged priest CAS- is the Gus
tom when the feast Of the Thirteenth
Year approaches all prodigies in nature,
In the skies and on the earth, are eagerly
regarded as omens of good or evil. The
birth of the six horned calf has been ac-
repted by the priests and the people as
an evil sign. and the terrific storm of
last night will have wrought their fears
to n higher pitch. And now will reveal
to You cause of secret uneasiness and
great fear even to me.
Last night. as the storm ragged with
I fury | have not often seen, there came
blast that shook the temple, and there
feemed to sweep over my head some
Thing, know not what, but l felt its
puch as though long, slender threads
brushed by me, and out of the cloud
here came a loud voice in wailing; then
| i passed, but | heard the voice, and
ithers, too. must have heard its loud
pnes Think not that was dreaming,
II that it was the vagary of blind
mans mind. 1t is the truth. Long
b. , ,',1 ,e,,,it,.' SoS
~ hosa,,oj ~ Wroro ~ a.ta 'r''o,t'', y,
,,a,a,,+ tl,a .,,.,.if,o +bo o,,,.;I,,,e ,,,;ost,
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mo- 7 know il and if is i,nnossihle ="
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,all,o1 mi tbe bo,.otr,,s ,,.o,.o oIro,d,,
,locl, ,,.itb +ba fo,.,,s Of tho ,,ao,1., oor-
.yag.tad tbaro 10 ,roat tho riyin,, SIM
An wera silent WAITING tiI1 tho lruni.
,,rv anna.rad over tba edga of tbe cl;rs
re baans alreodv b1.,ad ,1,on tho north
I'm wall of the canvou and brnr,,bt ON,
n strong relief tba handed coIore of the
limo sandstone ord .l,+o rbs slv w.,
all aha,ne and , food of srnlight
noured ovay into tho obvss and tb,
~lowiuu radiant orb .ui,oarod Tb.
neonla raised q mighty shout howe,
tbeir hao1s hefnrn tbe God in n,.ovar for
a few moments and disanneaIed with,
tbcir hcnses The day had boonn !,
Atzlan
Enlc,n e+uod Iosida .ha birh ,,,.ias+
neither of Them ioinir,, in The welcnmin,
abouts nor the nravars Of tbo no,rIor,
as 1ho SIM rosc Tho owns of tina t.n,u,,
er man were so blinded with ,oors tba
he saw uo+biro of ,ba srana while ha ON
daavorad to control b;c emotions pa
fore him Stretched q canvnn les. Than
,niIo in width at lie ,vilo,t ,,o,.+ .rd ,,,,.
rowing to y few feet in niaces ,be nv,
beino lost IN it's Sham mn. Thror',,
If ran a stream ,bolt fo,tv faeT vida
win many sbo1Io,v f,rds ,,ol,;r,, ao,,r,,
ohort rho cit,, .r1 sirl,in,, NIX a,n',.,.
ons ouirlsonis at tba western evt,o,n
itv The walls of the ronvon two tbo,,
SIND foot bigb above tho cit, on1 .inl,
inc, 70 sova,, b,,rdrod foot a. +ha ,,.aeta,.,
end had boen tnrrocad nv tbo Aooas int,
broa .tons nnon which tbo r,,inod Ike