The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-07-28

pear, lIIbucF DINER lufH- IT. AS0S
fair and no less beautiful, and
thy torn heart may behealed.
80 renowned father, thy heal
ing words are full Of wisdom;
and a long night of fruitless
search has satisfied me that 1t
is useless to prosecute it furth-
err, responded the detected Ola
tina; but to quell the emotions OF
nv bosom. it a task not so east |
~ to be accomplished, as Iutha
was the idol of my worshipIng
heart. As the moon. In clearest |
lake. glasses herself, so IS 1utha
mlrrOred in my affections. | can
not phrc her at will from my I'M
tamable thoughts. nor erase from
my memory all those endearing
ment. But the heart is as often
associations which link her with
my very existence. The idea that
Iutha may be restored. no less
fair and no less beautiful, | sus-
pect, my generous father, rs to
be credited TO thy good heart, ra-
Their than TO thy serious judge
ment But the heart is as aften
prophetic as the head and what
my father wishes, whether for
himself or for me, / have faith
TO believe the Great Spirit will
grant
" Time replied Montezlma,
(which is the great mollifier of
sorrow, loads his wings with gem
tie dews, and on our lacerated
bosoms, sprinkles their healing
balm, while the hours busy them
| selves i'm extracting the bitter
ness of anguish and imprinting,
in it's stead sweet and beautiful
! recolleetions of our bereavement.
The dearer Iutha was to thee,-
| the tender. LIN the future will be
the remembrance of her virtues,
and her worth. 1t Is not the part
Of true wisdom, then, to reprne
at what is remedies, to murmur,
at what is beyond human control
Resignation to the will of the
Great Spirit is not mere duty ;
| it is a paramount obligation.
Il acknowledge these Great
TRUTHS responded Olatha, and
IL fully realize how powerful are
Il all our efforts, how more. than
lvam are all our repinings when,
under the stroke of a higher pow
| err, we suffer bereavement Yet
poignancy of sorrow, and the
pangs of affliction, must be Left
to their own course; for the
fun heart too much restrained
like the fenced in swollen flood
when it does break its barriers
carries but the more desolatiOn
and ruin i'm it's overflow
The great Montezuma respect
ed the grief Of his son and wise
Ily left him to the indulgence O.
his SORROWS, believing that time
would sooner alleriate them thar
consoling words. He then return
ed to the village of PecOs, Il
disband his forces: which being
done. he set out thence for tn,
village of Zumi He chose select
few of his followers to remain
with Olatha till his grief should
somewhat assnage; the rest HI
dismissed to their respective
homes. With that portion of hi
followers going in his discretion
the Zunian band. Montezuma
started on his journey towards
the village of Zlmi. travelling OIL
the same route by which he ha6
led them when they marched tt
Pecos. He carried in his HAND
the magic rod which i'm the form
of fiery serpent, had accom-
IpliShed the overthrow of the wiz
zard and the dispersion of thu
I savage bands of Doglatha. After
the accomplishment of this mes
miraculous exploit, the wand re
sumed the identical shape, thai
of walking staff-it bore wher
first delivered to him by Colin
drina.
| Meanwhile the faithful dwarf
on taking leave of COlfndrin
and luna, ON his journey intent
giving heed to man. nor woman
nor child, wintfed his way ont OF
the village Of Zmm crossing tn.
plain and entering the mOnntaiG
passes. He paused not at the
rock ON which his people had
flocked to escape the deluge. MOI
at the pillars of the tyo. young
lovers. Onward his path march
ed hiane OVER oouvulsAd regions
Of vOlcanic rock, where fields ol