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

dressed In soft lace. Here and
there & great star spanked. AND
down below in the sharp r,+
canyon the water rushed and
sang, and the lights in the IN.
tie village twinkled gayly.
Up above the thing, that is tust
a 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 effulgencs
The night wind whispered to the
tall hopeful poplars-what did
they say, I wonder?
lay down to sleep in the I'D
per room, and there within nv
view the great peak Is white with
snow. See how it CLEANS in the
moonlight.
"Woof, wool" said the watch
dog deep in his throat. "woof."
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 I looked-and there stood
in the silver light glorious
creature, black as midnight, tall,
slender, an arching neck, hoofs
that spurned the earth, a wild
horse of the plains--free, beau
tiful, proud-glorious to see.
Wool" cried the watchdog.
See, he lifts his head; he 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 call of warning. TT is all
very we'll 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 by
leading a horse--a tame. SAD
creature, with bowed head and
shuffling feet.
Did he come by here in the
night?" said the man.
Wool" said the watchdog
doubtfully. Could 1t 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 a
sharp jerk at the bride for ms
pains. Guess I'll have to hobole
him after this" said the man.
Hobbled-the beautiful, WIG
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 ana u
dreadful, wasting worry in some
fair moonshine somewhere laI
away, in some fair night OF lree
and joyous heritage?
What would we be hke-Wss
poor human creatures; weighed
down with our wisdom, frelghteu
with our knowledge, tied with our
heavy, heavy load of what "o
think is splendid achievement,
If we were free, free like the VIZ
horse of the plains who snuHeu
the cold breeze and shook ms
name and neighed aloud for mere
JOY of living?
Would we know each otneI
then, do you think? we, WIN
know each other so passing "eN
now, that we are bowed down.
harnessed, driven. Or would VS.
seem like glorious strangers 70
each other, strangers from SOM
splendid world beyond the stars
Sister, your face is sad YOU
eyes are dim, your lips do noV
smile. You are tied, welg ~ leu,
driven. What sort of pelh7
would you be-free?
Brother, you of the careWoI.
countenance, the anxious regaIS5'
1t goes hard with you this Wor.u,
doesn't it? So much to 40. ~
short q time to do it. Hurrys;
hurry, night will come and nne
you with only half q sack ..
shining metal. You must nav
full sack, heaping full, II FQu
die and kill all who love you ~,
get it. How would you looh j.
some one should lift the nlraT,g5
from those bent shoulders? Won.u
those who walk with you by a.,
know you, do you think, II th''
saw you standing upright-treee.
like the wild horse of the plans
Free? Shall we be that, an g.
us. at last? And will those W.
trneu ,is in our days of bondage