Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-08-20
"EROHlOn OR VENGEANCE
IS NINE"
+ r r. + q 4 T. r r. 3 T. = 3



was used by a Jesuit missionary FOR
hIa woodland home. who three years
before miertod to these wilds. Here
Boz spent DIS life. here ho soon be.
came "a friend tu the rcd men. and
thoy became likewise o. friend to him
o. was beautiful uieht in mldsum.
mcr and the good father sac ln bic
doorway pcDr.ng for down the wind.
lng ratL that soon lost itself co. the
rank growth of the woods. Tho moon
had risen. Doe on account of the massey
growth of Jho branches above o was
completely hIl from view. H!s eye
seemed to bc bent on something that
lay boz the far distance Hearing the
mEil.ug of leaves and The sound ~
foot step. tine father raised himself
to hIs feet. his black gown fen 90
gentle folds Co tine Raouud; cruclfiy
suspended from a glrdlo was bis only
ornament Ho had not long to walt Tor
a form of uu Indian that lifiod tho
vines from bis pathway. stood before
him
"Is % thou. EuouIo2 ] saw thv form
rise stately in the gloom of the forest
but could scarcely dlscerno thy face
"rhou are rIght father"
"Havo the hunters returned from
t.e chnscg The night fires have long
been lighted. why Is % that you wan.
der off7"
Tho Indian boy stood sim, gazing
al the father be- was tall and supple
with a noble and intelligent face. aud
a serious miDn that well became Bis
dark manly beauty His eyes were sad
as he watched The movement of The
nrefilos before him.
leave my pathway froo-freC 60
go as like
'Tho forest is Gar from your watch
fires replied the priest Rest with
me beneath my sycamore"
"ToI me not of rest" replied the
youth pcttishiy. "my heart o. sleep
less, aad tao night speeds away, ]
must bee gone"
mo" continued the missionary.
you must stay and hear me. % your
heart has grown restless. 10 10 be-
cause within it8 dark folds thou hast
mantlod up some burning thought Of
co."
The nlFht grow darker, the crlckots
ch.rpOd mouruiulIy in the grass
How can rest Last night the
spirit OF my brother came like an au
rry shadow demanding of me 60
'nyeugo him. ln the shadows OF the
morn thatwero strakod with bic blood
they too had "a voice. / lay beside a
waJcr fan aud through its thunder
mu.ic spoke o. tone piercing au the
roll ul waves. and said. 'ayougp me-
That is why ! have raised .no tom.
a.hHwk, and strung my bow again,
thai O. Enou|O. may send The shadow
from my couch aud take those haunt
ing sounds from ail things and sleep
once more"
Ilia hlood.shot eyes hlazed h.s voice
that waf low and melancholy, was liko
the sob of winter winds
"piiai thou love that lost one WE'LL
Enonlo?'
Eu0nlo was silent FOR some minutes.
thou in tones OF sadness said.
Loved him more Than lIfe itself
we grew up Nba two roes amid me
wilderness. to lho huut We ioumyod
along one path; We stemmod the
Wayoloss lake Zoo one couooi We lay
beneath one oak to rest; when fever
hung upon my burning brow, my
brothers hand was stlll beneath my
head. my brothers robe covered me
from the chill might air. our lives
were glrdled by one boit of love. until
De was led from his fathers gods and
then my soul foll from him; then che
grass grew between our parted homes.
Then D. seemed that on the woods
were silent I went forth I jOuruoyed
with my lonely heart and then re-.
turned. but whore was no. the earth
that know him once knows him nov
no moro"
The heart of the good father was
togChod. and taking tho dusky hand
within hlB own, bee softly said,
"tm0nio, thou hast turned from the
idols OF thy tribe and like thy dead
brother bowed the supplant knee 20
the one Cod
"Yes, / have learned 90 pray, yea
my heart. that was closed against my
brothers love. hath boon within me
llkc an arowy fire burning my sleep
away In the hush of the night, amid
the weird whispers and dim shadowy
things 90 the forest, I have called
aloud sadly. mournfully Brother Tor.
give, forgive but ho answered not;
only a voice from tho land OF souls,
cries ont 'AyoEgo me- Aud now ] go
forth 90 slay his murderer. that when
his eyes CLEAN mounully on me from
that pale shore can look up and meet
their glance proudly and say Rest ia
peace, my brother. I have ayongt
thee"
The young warrior frightened the
CULVER 10 his back and raised the
tom-a hawk when a OBTAINING hand
was laid upon his shoulder.
"Stay Enouio stay, your brother
does not call TO thee; the spirit world
where the departed go. sends back 20
earth no yisitantB OF evil. n is the
grlof az work ia Thy breast. which
gives the voice 10 the forest and the
waterfall, and angry color to the shad.
ows OF morn. stay my son. tny brother