Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-01-23

tain. And always the thought fol.
lowed on these musings that from
that distant crest / could see across
the continent TO the Sacred Mount
which had the city below il where E
had buried my love alive.
So at last ! gave way and set ont,
and a pcrilou, journey I made of il.
In The heavy mists which hung always
on the lower ground. my way lay blind
before me, and ! was constantly los
ing it. Indeed, to say that trav-
erSed three times the direct distance
is getting a low estimate. Through
ont ali those svaups the great lizard.
hunted, and as the country was new
10 me I did not know places Of har-
h1r, and a hundred times was within
an ace of being Spiod and dcvoured al,
Il mout hful. But the high gods atiu
desired me for their own purposps.
and blinded the great beasts cve.
when | skunk to cover as thcv passed.
Twice rivers Of Scalding water roarcd
boiling across my path. and had
20 delay I'LL | could collect enough
black timber from tho for"stt to buil8
rats that would give me dry ferri-
are.
II will be seen then that my Jour.
ney was in a way infinitely tedious. but
TO Inc, after all those wears Of wait
ing, the time passed on winged feet.
had been separated from my love tin
could bear the strain no longer: let
me but see from "a distance the place
where she lay, and feast my eyes upon
il for awhile, and then ] could 90 back
10 my abode in the tree and there re-
main patiently awaiting the will Of
tho gods.
The air grew NICE chilly rs IAN
TO come Ouf above tn" rrninn Of trees.
on 10 that higher ground wri,h, res
down on the rest Of the world. s1d r
made buslsins and a coat of woven
grasses to protect my body from the
cold. which began 20 blow upon me
keenly. And later on. where the snow
lay eternallv, and was blcwn into pnI-
lies and frozen isto solid banks and
bergs of ice, I had hard work o .rakc
any progress among it's perilous uaIrs.
and was, moreover, SO nunbed by The
vastly weakened. Overhead. too. fol-
lowing rue up with forbdding swoops.
and occasionally coming 50 close hat
! had 10 threaten il with ray weapons.
was one Of those huge man-eating birds
which live by pulling down and carry
ing of any creature that their IN
stinct tells them is weakly and likely
soon 10 die.
But the lure ahead Of me was strong
enough TO make these difficulties seem
small. and though the air Of the noun
tain agreed with me i'll. causing sick
ness and painting. ] pressed on with
what speed I could muster towards
the elusive summit. Time after time
] thought the next squirt would surely
bring me out 10 the view for which my
soul yearneci, but always there seemed
smother bank of snow q nd ice yet TO be
rlimhcd. But at last l reached the
crest. and gave thanks to the most
nigh gods for their protection and
favor.
Far. far away 7 could see the Sacred
Mountain with its ring of fires burning
pale under the day, and although the
splendid city which nestled at its foot
tould not be seen from where | stood.
] knew its position and | knew its
plan. and my soul went out 70 that
throne OF granite in the square before
the royal pyramid, where once. years
before. I had buried my love. Had
Phorenice left the tomb unvi3la+ed?
! stood there leaning on my spear.