Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-02-25

madness In his veins repealed them.
and he conid see them fleeing sn an
imsl terror from him. Writing things
coile6 Ia his way and Kissed vengefully
al him. but skunk away at his swif.
coming. Even The glow worms in
the grass paled at his presence. and the
songbirds Of the night were silent IS
His feet went scurrying through abe
grass. IL seemed 70 bis shivering soul
that ali nature looked upon him as a
fearful thing-a thing eNiled and &C
cursed.
Then the moon came mp. and the
lc0Ping cascades and angry mountain
streams giowed pailidly. Livid mists /
% green fame rose froua The earth I.
and suHocated the forest ways But
the tortured mar kept OF. for rest was
not IL bis soul. only the passion for
! flight. And sii the while be was 60
ing upward and toward the far lire
hat marked The mountain tops where
they met the sky.
Steep and rugged was the way, ard
be knew rot what was beyond. The
great trees fell of. and q thin. starved
/ growth succeeded; then a wilderness Of
jagged stones. bare q auCht Ssvelichen
/ en- b-oideries buf he passed or swift
l "A. a racing shadow knowing TO IA
T s;gue. 70 pain. until re reached the
top CT The ridge; and 'hcre he paused
I and looked ahead OF him. at the stars
first. ard ihSn a. what Jay Al his feet
/ The mountain sloped down into what
seemed 70 him a cloudy void. and row
The impulse that had taken him up
ward took him down TIE sides OF the
hills He felt that be had put bar
ris- between himself snd the Land Of
Rest. and gradually there stole upon
Inn se-se OF dreamy fatigue yet he
/ proceeded downward. Until be saw
I lights cleaning al intervals OF The
plain.
lie stopped beside a tiny riii % water
&c refresh himself a bank % moss. un-
der a large scscis tree. invited him 70
rest he kreeied down and quenched
. his thirst from the clear. trickirg
stream and almost as tired child. be
, dropped upon The messy bank. Then
Tnerciful sleep oiotted out the crims
CT the first murderer.
. he slept until far into The comius
& DAY. Once a lion came 20 the STREAM
d 10 drink. shifted az The heavily-sieep
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parted. some uosSy birds fitted abou
Z him on q tour 90 inspection. and With
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vor-te tree. But he las there Drawn
r. Ly. wildly beautiful. and slept as u
had never slept before. Toward th
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