Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-04-28

Every day now old lklat-l sough, on.
Oiilrert and spent an hour ~ two Ven
eager questioning lie drank IN Eric'a
words with more than childish avidi,y
and l~lirf 10 bis mind. shari-ned ~
tbs self cumnaninH ~ more than cen.
fury. the wonders ~ which uilbeft
sIspke w,fr "a the things be- had vaguely
seen 10 dreams wonderful hut conceiv
able. lla accepted everything with .
sanguine expectation ~ leholdinR n
himself now that Gilbert had come
among the people kuloan often sat
with them as Uilhsrt tod, though u
tasei his meagor store - AtKlan words.
~ steamboats,. railroads. hallouna. can.
non, telephones ani a thousand other
things which W. all necessities. hut
which seemed miracles o. the priests.
lie told them and sometimes Leila with
little Elisa sat by his side the while-of
tho history ~ the nations, how while
Atslan had slept ~ peacefully IN tho
canyon whole races ~ men hal nour.
lshed glori"ualy and passed away aud
becn forgotten
Sometimes hc would wander 81 with
thu old priest into the wooda. Tor he
found nlsIel d. 1" u philosopher aud
full ~ queiut ideas His comments upon
thu facts Gili~ft narrated we're often
witty, aud always showed u mind 20
great breadth and power ~ the greed
for money he had lat little conception.
aud therefore found the utmost lifflrulty
In understanding much - Uiihsrts dis
eoutse. nor could thu latter easily er.
plan n ~ him When they discussed
religion uillTrt found him M advanced
thinker. a believer ia one god the Crc-
ator but elevated ahnve all forms an,i
ceremonial. - worship. lie had qne..
toned ulllert one warm day. ~ they
sat tngrther IN ths shade. until the lat.
ter hhd grown tire ~ talking and was
lying upon his back. with his hands un.
der hl. head. CARING NJ into the green
network alnVc hini
lklapol unused with = PARKWAY iook IN
his eyes Tor long time aud then turned
Ia the younger man aud sali
You have told me - your Ieuple. ~
tho great cities ani their wondrous de-.
ings. Now VIII tell yon ~ milne. fur
they are the fathers - all the world
Older than all ih" reuIl" ara they. yet
they still live. - nation saved from nwHi
and Are. from wars AMI famine-. g. sep
what their children have dome I. who
have kept the rr,,fd 81 ATTAIN ~ u has
tevu handed down from father o. 80,
fnT ihnushuds upon Thousands - years.
invi"Iat", uu, hanged. will tell You truly.
! fur With ms LuHWl,,lgo and what son
have told hr I ttu .rr how true are nll
our "ll taditant A. >un have said
| truly. all the uaiiuus - the world tell
! much tli" same tale - their origin. hut
~ - cl"udc'l Ia 'inriful Imagery that
II serm- but - ,hli's story VIII tell
,ou Gle" tru" ttlr a.. say father tuid mo
ani ~ Il wa- tia a. HIM ty bio father.
word fir word AMI 30 ou back To- the
Vrfy fret father - all
Asss ng,'. 80 fnr ~ thp Ia.i that the
rrcur'is ha," leon lust from sheer lie, ~.
our I-.upl" dwslt ga the sh"fcs - great
ssa titir- greater Ani richer than
Aiflan wrf" there. aui the people were
uiure numerous han the sands n the
,l"srft. Acres the ssa th.fs lrd mar
row sitip - laul a. the 80, - tho
F'sl' which We ,allcl A.. a wondf"u.
tih "u = mountain. f,h ~ gold aud
sil''f surrounded lN water. ani IN
whl,u tr-iiei thv great ruler - the
whul" world a vice. Wuuirf working
king. T. ban upr cities paid yearly
tribute. and IA hl' ,ity our priests we're
Taught aui s"ut ont To- proclaim the
truth Ih'fr vn- then 40 winter. no
cold. It was the summer age.