Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-06
A PERSIMMON.


lhad never seen on, before. u was OK.
tremely decorative, aud admired 70 very
much It's colors were thos, Of the robes
wall
why don't you ont 80" nrked Polly
ine idca Of internally absorbing Tho
beautiful had strange charm 10 was y
very large pcrimmon, but 1 nto 10 all,
and then wont - bed.
From ceiling that cnwlcd md erin.
klcd watched q cherry colorcd mandarin
swing slowly down onto my bed From
the spot from which he dropped came an.
other and another, oil no longer than
pea pod and ns dry. solcmhly thcy squat
ted on my chest md lifted their hairy
arms, In which were twisted rads with
carvcn, grlnnlng faces
Crash' They broke into shflll dis
cordant song. beating, boating, beating on
my ribs. one, near tho apex ~ my heart,
would not kcOn time. and thnt wns worfu
than all How tho blows hurt and bow
their curicd up knccs sank docp Into my
iloshi Tho words of Tho song srcmcd to
leap forth like llttlo cubes and hop over
my skin, burning ns they rolled. Tho pain
was uncomfortable. duw prCnt gasp Of
agony and was G9c. They wCro gone.
A long vista VI grayncss resolved itself
into strange per pcctlvc 1 was seated
In n fragile linrikishn, but instead Of the
lusty runner, blue akiricd and handy lcg
gud, between tho shafts was q inunstruus
horse, tall 20 heaven, with Htrldlnna that
duyour1d tho ru1d. a voice, warning,
purtcntuus, sounded In my ears
=" Do thou cawiul, o careless one, Tor
thou hast that IN charge that isprclous 20
looked down, and beside me cruuchcd
u bic Of a brown baby, naLUdund unaifnld,
whose knob Of halr, tied in n tiny brush,
painted hicru Tlyrhlc8 In tho air with every
leap u the lurchng vehicle
by some swift intuition I know TINT
this pranciur. gigantic home was tho pride
ui che LiiElIUs atnhios aud tho brown
baby che hupo of tho empire, and thnt ac
oldCnt 20 oitlor meant npunishmcnt TO ilt
tho crime. / looked ahead. The white
slopes of fusiyumu. the sacred mountain,
lay bCiuw us, up which mono may pass
alive. On either ullo our way impcno'
trnblc pines, ln whose dark branches sob.
Inns snt and gfimacud horribly ON We
rushed. Tho great fore feet 81 the hone
struck the slopo Of the forbidden hin. A
sudden shock ran through all his body. !
stood alone In the read. On the side, hla
blood dycInT the scnnty sod, lay thchorsc,
deep hole in his quiycring side, whilo In
my arms Che child lay iondon, gsping
Crowds VI other people gathcpd nbou,
Us and looked upon mc ominuusly, silently.
Kin this wptchcd creature In mercy,
! begged They stood uumoyui. silent,
fiill, while thu horse gazod nc mo In mon
than human anguish. Clasplug The child.
] hurried away falling stumbling, cry
inr aloud Tor hUlp In vain.
suddenly stood Ia vast nom. All
about its sdts wrrc ladders % bamboo,
fragile and hung By slender threads. In
tho cornons, overhead and swinging corpse.
like wore bundles, shapOlcsa, unspcnkn.
bic. Tho alr wns filled with sicsuuin1
odor. as Of mingled decay and strang
spices, punEynt aud sweet Slowly che
swinging bundles took form, and beneath
Appeared thc outliuc Of body in % dim
and howildoring individuality, ludlcruui
and horrible.
Again voice Uicd-a voice u uuthorl'
~ not 90 De- Fnlnsnld-' Search" Again
know that somewhere In this formlcss
immensely tho little brown baby was hid,
ttill alive, and could l but Ind him cav
too late 4 might save our souls alive from
know not what. Instantly DO was no
Longer tho hell - tho HOUSE Of san. but