The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-10-02

~ II years old, and the time wa
come when she should choos
a husband. But she had as yet see
none that had taken hold upon he
soul. So she asked her father to lie
her go upon long journey, pilgrim
age to many holy shrines, thinking
perchance that she might hear tn,
voice of her own Guardian Spiri
speaking to her, telling what sh,
should do. So carriage was made
] ready, and train to guard her, mer
riding upon elephants, and there wa:
palanquin in which Savitri should
be carried through the narrow aisles
Iof the forests.
Never before had she been out into
the great wide world, and it was all
delight to travel through the GOODNESS
Of the night. see the trees waving
feathery branches, to hear the howl
Of the jackal and the roar of the flame
splashed tiger Far at the head of
the train one saw the flare of the
bearers torches, and up above the
steadfast shining stars.
They saw the gliding of sunlight in
the East, and, when the sun was risen
well upon his course, made camp in
the GOODNESS of the forest, with
stream nearby. Then simple meals
were prepared, and fragrant sacrifice
of flowers made to the gods, and Saw
itri and her followers rested and slept
until the dying day brought GOODNESS
to the earth.
Often they stopped whole week
beside some hermitage, and listened
to the words of the holy man, grave
and gray and with light of peace in
MS deep eyes. Thus they journeyed
FOR months, and Savitri learned to
listen to the voices of the forest and
he murmurings of the wind and to
he deep, deep silence of the stars, and
.eund therein wisdom and silent
happiness and saw with eyes more
lear and sure than ever they had
'een at all before.
Travelling one day through forest
he saw a young man, wearing the |
arb of forester, and when one of
Ter attendants stumbled noted with |
What kindness the stranger was be-
ide him, helping him. And as he
TODD aside with gentle dignity to let
er train pass by, the princess saw
is face.
Then she bade her servants find out
he young mans name and birth, and
hen that was done turn homeward
or she knew that now was her jour
ey ended. So she came by swift
larches back to the city of her father.
md she came into the hall where her
ather sat. His holy man, Narada,
ad in robes of pink, was besides him.
he king bade her tell if she had
,und the knowledge she had sought.
hen Savitri flushed and told of the
Dung man in the forest; his name
as Satyavsn. Hearing, the holy man ,
cid up one hand:
ooh, no." he said, mot he!"
And he told them that Yama, the
ord of Death, had set his seal upon
is youth, who was the son of an old
ng, now exiled in the forest, and he :
ould die year from that day Then
swapati, the king, joined his voice
it'll that Of the holy man, urging his
Iughter to choose some other hus-
md. But the girl, smiling sadly,
id: g
"No, father, for one gives ones
it'll but once. And though our steps Z
down into the dark valley, yet
lst | go with him" u
So messengers were sent to the for
t where Satyavan lived with his par Z
is. bearing cocoanut to the young
ince, which told him that King As e
Ipati desired him to wed his daugh- II
:, and he came, and the iron brace
was bound upon Savitri's slim left D
list, and hand in hand Satyavan and t.
vitri walked seven times around the
cred fire, and went into the forest a,
yether. la
Simply they lived, and the girl put W
'ay all her jewels and rich robes; X