The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-27
OUT OF THE DESERT.

looking into her eyes saw there certain
Loneliness and certain longing
Today gave myself up to day dreams.
In my dream l sat again beside the woman
who was my friend And rs we talked
again Of friendly things she suddenly hid
her face, and | knew that she was weep
ing After period of slcnceT knclt be
side her and she looked no. Pcering into
her eyes | saw in their depths that luncli-
ness and longing Of the night before. And
rrasping her hand tightly l arose and
said, "Comel'
With her hand trembling yet conflding
in mine led her forth into desert place
Across the great waste of sand we walked
on and on through the gloom. And In all
that desert place were we alone After
iourncying thus for months, which were
like years, the woman withdrew her hand
from mine, saying, but what place is
this?'
And answcred "Ths is the world in
which there is no mutual love. Here live
all those who do not love and all those
whose love is not returned"
"But these people-where are they?"
she asked.
They swarm aboutyou in thousands, "
l replied yet all who dwell here are
doomed to feel alone. This loneliness
causes that peculiar longing look in peo-
pies eyes. Though many know it not,
they long to find place which is in the
center of the world a place of wondrous
beauty called the City of Love"
"Then let us find the beautiful city at
once" said she beside me. ooh, my heart
and my life are like the desert itself! If
you know the way to the beautiful city,
let us go there while we still have youth
with which to enjoy 1T. D."
Looking now into her eyes, knowing
that loved her, l said: "Ah, that | might
lead you into the beautiful city But UNI
til you love me cannot, for the city is u
place of mutual love, and man and a
woman must enter together, each loving
and loved. "
Then as told her how l had come to
love her, she turned away weeping. And
when l saw her eyes again the loneliness
and the longing We're still there. But tax
ing her hand again l led her onward.
YEARLY onward we trudgcd, searching for
the beautiful city, as were those whom we
/ knew TO be about us, but whom we could
not see. And ever would say TO her,
"You must yourself love one who loves
you before Won can find the gates"
After more months that seemed like
years we came to n place where there was
water. And she by my side asked, How
came this water herc?'
"This Is the We'll Of Tears, " l answered
"tears shed by those who live in this world
weeping because OF the loneliness ana the
{ longing. =,
but all these people" she said, call
those VINO are longing and weeping around
us, those whom we cannot see because we
are blinded, l suppose, by our own tears,
what are they doing!'
MOST OF them, answered. are max
ing money, believing that with weal' II
they can buy their passage TO the peauti-
/ tul city But the JOY OF wealth. Nahishes
in night ana the NonSlnS Tor the JOY
eternal remains. DINERS are making
friends. But one friend proves lalse ana
the ~ c. friendship has NHc. N'''' o,A'''
are making name. sui Wheh the famous
are alone the JOY OF a great name mas gone
and the longing for the Joy eternal re
mains, Thus many senrch, put only tnos'
who love ana are loved ma Cne saIes
Then for yet more months thh1 were li"e
years LED her on Ana as ioHg as SUE
was by my slde never iost nope ~ hnu
ing the gates Mhen sho SAM u'Wn uo
spnlrlng' oVerwhelmed by the mystery VI
that perpetual gloom ana OF the a"tuliioS'
OF that vast silence WoHl' leil Nor "St,'l
OF my love ana Oh inc nope Vh'V i'npoi4e'
me on.
But the way Is so long sho "oul'
say. Ana we nave even no" oeeh year
ana years hlaklhg tLc journey can y
no 1hrther' VIII remain mere acCcPV'ht
TINS desert as the only World ana llNe Vi
IN my loneliness ana longing
Then sadly would reply: None wh'
begln the sCarch Is permitted 10 apahooi
1t. All must piunder on None ma!
pause.
She 'Idereu' ana again leu her On
g.. re c"7 III my great 'oVe ana sorrow
tooh her lniuly III my arms ana lolulns
her to me said An II you couiu ohl.
love me conlu CNeh oeliNer you IRON
thls hdrrch WasFe' ior loVe you So
shc Lifted her mead from my shoulder ah'
loehlng INTO my eyes smiled ana s''iu
on are blind. ;.
linen haNfiiN ofushihg away inc loiicii
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