Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-15

slcpt as souna,v ,s the doe OF In the
brake. l., IN,
..im tho night We heard far cries ~ w .nf
,"rss., ana n once ms, nc ,o s,dc Of the river
alarmed as. But ali the n"wc'' 60
and watched. an,
With the first peep Of Ha ".,h' 'a and sn
fIng herself down in the wet no ,s. ~,
grass. in the old. dear way. a., anu , n
watched the eastern SKY i"' ~
IF she had only known, w 49, i"vr,
told her some hing she woui" nav ,o,,cs
to know. but she heard not OUT .nr mo-
longer walked clothed but in her inns
hair. She was like any other OF the tiren.
weary, working folk ina, , ga ma,ron.
When The The frs, h hnam Oh the Master 3
light shot across the hills she Iiite e, ~, np
her voice and cried 'Mas's,, rn ,'S f"rth Inc
GOOD time. bring il forth, and-eivc nr
J my baby back again. Anu a. ~ fr,ns
she knew not that there III .iio ' s,nnt Tho
and the brakes not a ROD awns Ent M
littel brown boy she 50 much aShe" va
Sun for. Aha, w,s
but a hermit thrush, one va, at, w rar
horn the same year. and who knew ici
not. having but span o. uno = 80 on,
not being continuous in XII, WI - ~ :.
| father L" sou like Inc plants. set up Ii
welIu cry in the morning chorus !" ~
| Master. and the little ono n
| L..
| the rest. though IL was d""'i 80" ~
sung. ,. nd
she gathered him up in her arms arr, ana ,na
ran with him down the path. but cahe
| ha,l ia bow once before the altar. anu
say: Master of light. BRING rtn "
good timc,-lnd | thank th'c. Nh II"
And she came not back ayaia?' a TX Il
| Rana the listening frog.
| mo. she came not again. bn' 800
after. when half the plants she had gain
| HAD mt .
lonly the slippers remained 'h, IN, ','n'u q
old old man bringing an oid "oli i''I 80
out a hollow here by the stone altar ana
| ,cndcrly he covered her. trst WIN "
MOSES, and then with chrth, ana ~
planted the slippers he ii..d '.o"i"u 49,, "..
bon fh, mound. and ne bowed 10 th' st"i'.
altar once and said Master. whcnt" go
her, I return her. BRING form tnt eooo
time. and when it comes. shc WIZ CON,
too And he went nun way .p"h -.
son there was nothing where y. Sep
but tail golden rod. aud whit. Mtauo"
Rue. and the pretty Jcwci M,,u tn ,.
went moon-stonts over his hi-t ever
night when the moon was up. Ahd '..t'
is why We are growing here. W" OF IN
slipper family, We know that when goo
time comes. and We are all 10 Walk
we shall see her coming up the pain, ~
little brown legs skipping over tht EfaAi
as thcy used -. and her arms fan 81
bowers for the stone altar. When We -
her we shall all walk. We knp" ~
But did he put her away In the gr"un'
like seed? And did she not gro"
asked TIL" Bruce. her eyes fun 81 "a
thusiastic tears.
Yes. bat shc did not grow. only. "niS
the next year half of thc slippers w r
pink. Ike her lovely lils. and -" "th.'
half were white. like her rcarlN te"th
land that was All. We love the pink an
the white slippers the best. for We Know
from what once lovely lips they srriW
unseen. q.
And Rama. the frog. hoppcd BACK 10 ~
| MAE, M m. ravIuc. fun NJ man
| thoughts and silently Fun Ting and IL
fr,cnI TiIte ros., and saving goouby e
III, nr,.hid went home. hand in hand, tia
yirl leaving him At the "dc" "i the W"o"'
| To run OF across the hi! 10 hcr nome
laughing as she went.
fCouttnucd next Saturday.