The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-12-06

tomorrow. and walked slowly out AZ
the side of the wagon house there was
a world Of bright sunshine. and a hen
with her chickens was scratching
among the grave Waldo seated him.
self near them With his back against
the red brick Nall. The long after
noon was half spent. and the "kopje'
was lust beginning TO east It's shadow
over the round headed yellow howers
that grew between II and the farm
house. Among the flowers the white
butterflies lowered and on the old
fkraal mounds three white kids gambol-
ed and az the door Of one OF the huts
an old gray headed Kafiir woman sat
on the ground mending her mats.
balnty. restful peacefulness seemed 10
rel-n everywhere. Even the old hen
seemed well satisfied. She scratched
amonr the stones and called 10 her
chickens when she found a treasure
and all the while clucked TO herseI
with intense inward satisfaction. WAL
10 as he sat with his knees drawn mp TO
his chin and his arms folded on them
/ looked nj II al and SMILED An evil
world. deceltfuL treachcrous. mirage
NE world. Il might he. hut lovely
/ world for an that and 20 SIT there
glcntng IN the sunlight was perfect
There are only rare times when q
mans soul can see Nature SO long as
any passion holds It's reycl there, the
evcs are holden that should not soc her
GO out. II You VIII and walk alone on
the hillside IN the evening. but II your
fayerite child Hes in M home. or your
lover comes tomorrow. or az your heart
there lies scheme for the holdlnT or
wealth. then yor vtl 90
went out YOU viii have seen nothing
for Nature. ever. like the old Hebrew
God. cries out "Ihou shalt nave no
other gods before me- only then
when the old Idol is broken, when thc
old hope is dead when the old desire Is
crushed then the Divine COMPENSATION
OF Nature Is made manifest. she shows
; re, to you. SO near she draws yoi
E that The blood seems TO llow from he
D To you through u still uncut cord, lol
, feel Tie throb Of her life.
2 When that day comes that you 81
& down broken. without one human crea
i ture To whom you cling, with you
= loves the dead and the living dead
Il when the very thirst for knowledg
Il through long continued thwarting In
grown dull; when in the present ther
Z Is no craving and in the future n
|, hope, then. oh. with a bcnehcent ter
derness, Nature infolds you
xtFlf a
= they flutter down softly, one by on
= whisper soothingly, Rest, poor hear
:, rcstr' 1t is as though our moth,
! smoothed our hair, and we are comfor
:. cd.
: Well 10 die then, for, If YOU live
u surely as the years come, so surely
y, the spring succeeds the winter, 80 sur
N liz will passions arise. They VIII cree
! back. one by one, into the bosom th
- has east them forth and fasten the
u again. and peace will 90. Desire, ~
~ bition aud the fierce agonizing flo
~ OF love for the living they VIII spril
~ again. Then Nature viii draw dov
~ her veil With all your longing -
"a shall not be able 10 raise one corn'
~ You cannot bring hack those peacel
- days. Well 20 die them
-
ha sitting there with Ills arns fold
Il, on his knees and his Mt slouch
down over his face, Waldo looked {
- into the yellow sunshine that tint
III even the very air with the color Of =
\, corn and was happy.
. lie was an uncoutn creature, ~
n1 small learning aud no prospect In
-. future but that of making endless
blcs and stone walls yet il seemed
him as he sat there that life was u
and very rich thing lie rubbed
!, hands in the sunshine. th 10 I've
- So. year after year low Well AlWi
~ IN the present. letting u,cli day 81.
w bringing us own labor aud lts q
beauty the gradual Lighting up of
hills. might ana tie stars Hrc.islH /
tic GOALS 10 Lisa ou su W.Miy
fruui die pulls uf mpn anl ~ laah
Tile lives uf clouds ud inser 81 4
deep mt0 tho hai1 al roNe hd
hoa loyu-y i.p nta M
mems ret.H neN ina
Ia thl lHn
zen suck tteA llf tfjusa GIG Jgss
'n't curlcd up string and how gAe u
the embryo sleeps nside Well. how "
zen TO sit SO on one side. taking no parl
n, the worlds life. but when great .
dly blossom into books looking into -
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