The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-03

those for whom they are worn.
learned of their virtues in dream"
1 Put them on" cried Wi-so. Let us
/ see what they can do. Kim pul-la-g
obeyed her uncle, and led by their
secret power went forth, followed by
Wi-so to secret cave among the
rocks on the hill outside the city,
wherein was a great treasure. All this
Uncle Wi-so conveyed to his residence
strictly charging his niece to say moth
ing about it. AS soon as he had it
safely stored away. however, ne began
| to coVet more and proposed putting
the crimson sandals on his own feet.
In vain his niece warned him that ac-
cordinS to the dream which had been
tested and found true the sandals
could bring fortune only when used
for the benefit of some one other than
the wearer. Placed upon the feet of
anyone seeking. alone his own advan-
tage, they could lead their wearer into
nothing but the greatest possible dan
ger and misfortune. The old uncle re-
fused TO believe a word of this and
binding them on his feet went forth
and falling from a great rock was
dashed to pieces.
THE SECRET OF THE STARS.
A short time after the marriage of
Kim and -pul-la-go. which was
celebrated with great splendOr, they
received a visit from the old woman
with the brush and lantern. My dear
children, said she. l cannot tell you
how happy / am to see you reunited
never again to part. From Kim-pul-
la-gO nothing could be hidden, for
otherwise she could not play her part
and from the earliest childhood she
has known and loved her former huS-
band, but from you, my dear son, it
was necessary to conceal everything
for otherwise your impetuous temper
would have certainly spoiled the game
l have played with destiny. But it is
now time the secret of the crimson
sandal should be revealed. Know thou
that / am Kiang-HO, the moon mother.
l am we'll acquainted with all the stars
and visit them, but two of these, a
male and a female star have ever
been my favOrites. These glorious and
immortal beings were so unfortunate
as to offend our lord and master, the
sun, by neglecting to retire before him
as he arose. When l saw them still
dining in the day time in the very
presence of the monarch of light | and
the moon grew pale and faint with
alarm, but the two stars We're so in
fatuated with each other they could
see nothing else. They were therefore
cast out of heaven and fell to earth,
where they were born as human babes
and condemned to suffer many things
until one should walk in paths of her
own blood and the other long in vain
for death, before they might end their
earthly career and again take their ac-
customed places in the armament. |
love you my children. though you are
clad in forms of the dust of the earth,
and I have watched over you and have
brought you together and have helped
to bring you triumphantly through all
your trials. Kim ul-lago was herself
the substitute who endured your tor
ture for you. Kim, for thus and thus
only might she walk in the paths OF
her own blood and still live and repay
her husband for saving her from the
flames. And you, my son, longed for
death not from remOrse or rebellion to
the will of heaven, but from mere pain
and sickness of body and mind Let
us therefore resume our future places
and heavenly duties. But give me, l
pray you, the crimson sandals, that |
may ever wear them in my eternal
round of love and duty. From that
day and hour Kim and KIM ul-la-gO
have never been seen on earth. but two
stars that had disappeared from the
heavens shone out again in their places
and the congregations of the heavens
sang for joy.