Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-09
BY WINIFRED BLACK.

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and all around We're fleecv
clouds like fair ladies' in-w waiting
dressed in soft lace. Here and
there great star sparkled. and
down below in the sharp cut
canyon the water rushed and
sang. and the lights in the lit
tie village twinlkled gayly.
Up above the thing, that is lust
plain lemonade pavilion by day,
shone at the very top of the dark
mountain and looked like an an
gels chandelier let down from
the heavens to gladden. US here
below with its soft effulgence
The night wind whispered to the
tall hopeful poplars-what did
they say, ] wonder?
| lay down to sleep in the up
per room, and there within nv
view the great peak is white with
snow. See how it CLEANS in the
moonlight.
Wool, Wool" said the watch
dog deep in his throat. Wool"
He stood at the window gazing.
Wool" he said-then his low
groWl turned to clamor and he
woke the echoes of the sleeping
village. Look" he cried. wild
ly, what is that down there in
the moonlight? 1t looks like a
wild creature of the mountains.
Look He may be here for harm.
Wake up and see what must be
done"
And | looked-and there stood
in the silver light a glorious
creature, black as midnight, tall,
slender, an arching neck, hoOfs
that spurned the earth, a wild
horse of the plains-free. beau
tiful, uroud-glorious to see.
Wool" cried the watchdog.
See, he lifts his head, ne shifts
the wind Danger, good folks.
Wake up" And with a flourish
of hoofs, the beautiful wild thing
turned, threw up his proud head,
shook back his spreading name.
and was gone-a vision of the
night.
1t was a long time before the
Watchdog would quiet down. He
was outraged that no one needed
his cali of warning. ut is all
very well to lie there and rest,
he thought, but if it had not
been for me" and all night
he growled and grumbled about
it to himself.
In the morning a man came ny
leading a horse-a tame, sad
creature, with bowed head ana
shuffling feet.
Did he come by here in the
night" said the man.
Wool" said the watchdog
doubtfully. Could it be the same
Yes, it must be.
He got away somehow said
the man. Great fellow to run
away when he gets a chance
The horse shifted the evergreens
in the little garden, put his hum.
BILE nose over the low wall ana
tried to crop a mouthful.
Whoa, there!" He had
sharp jerk at the bride for his
pains. Guess I'll have to hobble
him after this" said the man.
Hobblcd-the beautiful. wild
free thing, The watchdog and
saw him in the soft shine of the
Winter moon-hobbled, tired
driven, hitched. He was not the
same creature at all. different
being altogether.
Shall we ever be like him, |
wonder, when we drop the hobbies
of care and of work and OF
dreadful, wasting worry in some
fair moonshine somewhere Tar
away, in some fair night of Tree
and joyous heritage?
What would we be lKe-We
poor human creatures; weighed
with our knowledge, tied with our
heavy, heavy load of what we
think is splendid achievement,
if we were free, free like the wiz
horse of the plains who snuneu
the cold breeze and shook MS
name and neighed aloud for mere
JOY of living?
Would we know each othrr
then, do you think? we, WI"
know each other so passing We"
now, that we are bowed do"I"
harnessed, driven. Or would we
seem like glorious strangers ["
each other strangers from s"ihe
splendid world beyond the stars
Sister, your face is sad YOU
ewes are dim, your lips 90 mo-
smile. You are tied, Weighteu,
driven. What sort or pe'h-
would you be-free?
Brother, you of the careWofh
CountenanCe, the anxious regaiG
it goes hard with you this Worlu'
doesn't it? So much to 90 :"
short a time to do it, Hurrl,
hurry, night will come ana nha
YOU with only half a sack VI
shining metal. You must nav
full sack, heaping full, II you
die and XIII all who love you ~
get it, How would you LOOK il
some one should lift the ourotI,
from those bent shoulders? Nouiu
those who walk with you by hal
know you. do you think II tneF
saw YOU standing upright-free
like the wild horse of the plans
free? Shall we be that all o.
us. at last? And will those VIZ
knew us in our days of bondS<
know US then2