The Cairo bulletin., 1908-11-30
GODS COUNTRY.

~ - ~ VIZ SAN ~ =
You SEEM" she said, a little re
sentfully, to be In a very thoughtful
mood
I've been thinking" he replied
'of beautiful spot on the shores Of
taf-on lake. | can seem to see il
as plainly as II we stood there now
high promotory jutting out into
lie clear blue water; the far-ofr hill:
across the lake; the wind blowing
across the smooth and silvery
surface OF the water and causing the
whiiecaps to sparkle in the sunlight:
the waving branches overhead, the
SOFT grass under foot; the never
ceasing splashing on the pebbles be-
low; the great solicitude and the
realization of natures magnificance. "
1T is splendid picture. | wish
| might see 1t"
Il wish you might. wish |
| might nave the privilege of showing
it to you.
That would be jolly--but-b
OF course, if it is away OFF in lonely
| place IL would not be proper for you
to lead me TO it. Are there no
| houses there"
NO 1t is as yet uncontaminated
1t Is all Just as God made it, | can
almost fancy that | hear your excla-
nation OF delights as YOU stand upon
that high point of land, looking out
across the blue water, with the
breeze tossing your hair and swish
ing your skirts and the sunlight sift-
ing through the branches turning
your sort brown tresses to burnish-
cd gold
rs 1t very very far from here?"
Not so very About days
roe
Il suppose 1t would not be posi-
bic for girl--for me to go there
alone, would it,
1T might be possible but # would
hardly be advisable. You might get
lost, or you might find taat some
body else had wandered in there A
hundred disagreeable things could
happen And then YOU wouldn't en-
JOY standing there all alone. would !
you, even if you knew you were abso-
laetly free from danger?"
or course. | should prefer to go !
there wlth-w.th-but. then, we
couloh go there together, you know
we might have mother with US if you
dear me, what am ] saying? There
IS no reason why you should want to
GO there with me or TO be bothered H
by mamma. She is so uncertain on
ner feet when she tries to climb hills |,
or 50 about where it is necessary to
step over stones. | suppose | shall
never be able to see IT,"
There might be such a possibjlitv
III party were organized per-
haps But | should not want 10 go
here with crowd"
You would want to be all alone?"
Wen practically alone" +
=" / Wish | might hope to-to"-- \
II suppose you intend to return
here some day and see II again
ust as il was without one TO break
n upon your reverie or spoil your
leasure by asking silly questions
Some day / hone TO 90 back Tn
ee il just as it was the first time II
ly spread out before me Hut do =
OF want to be absolutely alone =
fould enjoy II a thousand times
lore if some one else were-that is
/ dared to-to- but why should I
link of such thing II might NOT
aem as splendid to others as IL
semed to me 1t might not even
'em as glorious to me again as il did n.
he first time | ,er stood there NJ
GOD may have had much TO do Il
tn H. | can never get back into 81
list that mood again. Something
as happened since then which e1
axes it impossible for me 10 look at
1ything just as ! looked at things pr
fore.
"Oh, I'm so sorry Has some great
,reayement come to you? / have
EVER heard You mention anything
that kind You must be brave: o.
Va must try TO blot Il from your
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