The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-09-08
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! Mssourtld Who Saw the Moon.


s. &Lsoariad Who saw the Moon.
The moon looked 80 qHesr lind Inn
perfect the other hight, Something
like an egg with one siae not proper
ly rounded out, says writer tn tho
Kansas City Star. She seemed pale
xnd insignificant against tho blue In
the early evening. and Us she aOated
aimisssiy and slowly across the
bsavsns sould have been mistaken
for Il lighted balloon. wandering
along in her some Whit ridiculous
want of symmetry. But as Che
climbed higher and met tho dark
Misunderstanding clouds she gained
In glory and seemed to be the power
which ruled the night and held in
check tho Clouds and STORM. When
she was u prisoner behind their siiiis-
ter darkness all seemed Insecure,
threatening; the little stars twinkfed
timidly as II asking, "Is there to be
no more lightP Have they over
thrown oiir queenp" And other little
stars seemed to hurry across the
blue spnce rs II charged with mes
sases Of encouragement and PROM
ises " Help 10 her imprisoned majes-
ty. And she, behind the blackness;
TRANQUILITY pursued her heavenly way,
sending before her radiance where
the white clouds caught her bright
ness and were illuminated. while
following tho glory she herself would
step from behind the shadow; yellow.
victorious, not pale ahd frightened.
but full Of confidence In her right t0
her kingdom and her power to hold
II. There was no trace OF tho i'm
berfeUt about her then. tho white
clouds like veil covering the out
lines, made her seem again d perfect
golden globe. As another black mass
came hurrying up and obscurcd her
brightness, perhaps d little patch OF
light wotild flicker through, marking,
where she took her uiida,inted march,
Or a narrow golden rim would Slot
Tor minute like scimeter, as II
she were trying to cut her way out;
or sometimes one would see, dis
mayed, what looked like her white
ghost flying from the all-surrounding
blackness.
There Was o,ie steady pageant,
where the clear blue way cut the
:louds apart. and down this path her
imperial brightness stepped serencly,
1isdaining the disc6rdait gloom
above and below her. And oven Id
the darkest times. when the black
ness spread all around, up In tho &C.
nth the clouds were white and clear.
showing behind the darkness her
light reached out to bless the loyal
parts OF her kingdom. Once she
seemed TO tread along the very top
Of murderous-lookin mass of
clouds as II she knew not what fear
meant As the blackncss was sub
dued the white clouds ranged them
selves into little inackereled waves,
patines Of silver turning I'd gold
where she smiled upon them. Somd-
times her path seemed lost as il she
had been driven out OF her course,
! but the Illusion vanished with the
classifying cloud and tho moon shonc
down again from her appointed place.
The scientists say she is old and
wrinkled; that she has lost all the
brightness that once was hers. How
dauntlcss must her spirit bo that
even after nature has told her that
her work is done, she yet refuses to
BIO IA useless part Of tho universe.
but still clothes herself IN light and
beauty and holds her regal sway In
the deep blus heavens. and even from
black clouds seems to draw an added
glory of victory, which makes her
still more radiant
Beautiful queen! Reaching down
TO the far away sun she stores her
heart full Of his light and. in order
, to pour ont all the splcndor OF 1t on
mankind she does continual battle,
unwcaricd and undismaycd, with
those wandering hosts that IN mere
wanton sportivencss seek to I'M
prison her In tho heavens behind
them, leaving her earthly worshlpors
In darkness.