The sun., 1906-02-17
NEW hooks.
A City OF a Poets Nlslon,

Ia a VISION oI Hh dppiod'h w NJ" ""o' i'S'
,.o,ion We read here how "a new man OF
~. new world" met at Jerusalem "a tall,
law voman-a young and st rangely beauti-
nJ woman, silent, serene, dignifed and
..,nandIng," who was ira yelling with
ci, Moses Montefiore az secretary or some
.hrg Of that sort, but who did not confine
s.rself long to the commonplace OF a merely
.nrical occupation.
These two, the new man and the beau
.h,l woman. are the chief characters OF
Ms story. They met at the narrow PASS,
,ss .needle's eye," leading to the market
IN the valley Of Jehoshaphat. The place
md certain mocking comments by tourist
.oncerning Sir Moses and his wealth led
y, an eypounding by the woman OF that
.sssge in the Scriptures which sets forth
y. dificuty with which the rich man shall
.,,sr heaven. The story teller is abrupt
+, in,roducing his people. Let us not re-
.nr,, the details Of their meeting, he says,
.s,rone souls me ct suddenly, AZ rivers
u.et when rushing to the same great sea.
che was Miriam, Jewess, born in Siberia.
q, was an American, nearly so years old.
The two iourneyed together to Egypt.
Ne are led 20 suppose that she was rein
,,nsion-r perhaps of the ancient Miriam.
ote night. in the desert to the south Of
vm,n Sinai lion approached the tent
door She calmly put her terrified servants
h.bird her. looked the lion in the face and
.,id .Nhv. don't you know me? remem-
bar vol. my brother, after all these ages"
s,e uonld have stroked his tumh'ed mare.
hi, he drew back and away into the night.
size said 10 her companion; II surely saw
b,, lion long, long ago, and loved him"
psasked. And YOU have been here before?'
Che answered Yes. yes, when Moses passed
,b,s xav rhoIsards of years back I was
h.re. | remember it all as il it we're but
Yesterday.
Three of these rerarkab BILE encounters
n hers with lions are related in the story.
rte new man" chronicied one Of them at
nyh They we're passing the night in
.,me scene If splendid ruin where there
we're tall rcd granite columns capped with
r,ri.e slabs She sat on one Of the slabs,
s.minglv aaleep. He stood on another,
.,nnnc the desert sands. that were lit
Nv an immense moon. A lion drew near
rp man called 70 his companion and in
formed her " the presence of the lion
81. said simply: We'll, there is room for
~ all. Let us rest" The lion prepared
N srring uron the slab where the man
rhd. The man fired Mt him with pistol
u ne came The first bullet entered the
Sn's open mouth. Five other bullets
rrck him He was NOT deferred As he
r,s about to make an end Of the new man
remarkable thing happened. The woman
! .arposed herself. Not this merely. We
Md:
she let her robe fall as she sprang forward
md now stood as the hand of God had
hhoned her: snow white silhouette
d perfect comeliness against the terrible
md bloody mouth and tossing name Of
lie Ion She leaned forward as he came
% around and close to the edge Of his slab.
Ee looked him firmly and steadily in the
he, her wondrous eyes. her midnight
m. Of all Israel. the child Of the Wilderness
I'D once more met the lion of the desert
xd old. Who was this woman here who
spped bet veer death and me and stood
mking wounded lion in the face? Was
DR. Judith again incarnate? Or was this
snething more than judith? Was it the
hssess and the Prophecies Miriam. back
ne more to the banks Of the Nile?" The
10 was slow in yielding. Once he seemed
renew his intention and to be about to
mng, but wit h eyes still fastened on his
he she, with one long leap forward, drove
" only her shining soul but her snowy
hdy right against his teeth The lion
ben withdrew. and the new man ga. hered
. Miriam's robe and let it fall upon her
rnlders.
There was still another encounter with a
in in the tomb of Nimrod at Karnak.
se, as the lion offered to ASA ult Miriam
Gi her hand upon the arm Of Nimrod's
niue, whereupon the statue spTang up
|td handished its spear and the lion was
ightened away. One more instance of
Eiams thaumaturgical power is recorded
rRge &c. It was their last night on the
Se and as she stretched forth her hand
ts happened
The new mans eyes followed the direc-
.on Of her hand and there. before his
ssred vision, in all her stored splendor
d dome, citadel and battlement grove,
arden turret and tower, that melted into
hazy horizon and filed all the face of
earth as far as the eye could sweep,
" ancient Egypt. Describe the scene?
he attempt would be profanity Account
n this power Of hers? Or did she merely
rcy all this and make his fancy follow
an' When science will come forward
10 account for the cities, seas, forests,
rnies with banners heroes, battle har-
sss that men see on the plains and deserts
America, without oven the presence of
~ finer organization than their own to call
s'hese visions, then will it he time enough
sbve some reasons here. As her weared
md fell to her side she sank back; all
lCp Of old fell down and lay in dust be-
sh her pyramids,
The pair separated in Egypt to 20 about
sr several plans Of beautiful city build
y They declared briefly their love
y each other and exchanged a single
~, Mechanically and slowly and with
ady eyes and half parted lips she took
outstretched hands in silence. He
Ned her to him, pressed her to his heart
@ right hand swept swiftly about her
Wy pressed his lips to her proud lips
'Ae struggled and as her head fell back
N' edort to escape; and then he set her
s'ly in her place and was gone" He
"I 70 California and tried to establish
,.e! beautiful on rocky hilltop over
y sslhe San Francisco Harbor. He planted
Nv w trees, piled up stones, breathed the
W mat came over from the Japan seas
0Q Tried To live lifo oo,ord;or to tho