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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1933-06-01, Page 6PAGE SIX: THE SEAFORTH NEWS. .. l'I tS?'fr�r, f?' =Johnson. u • Are', (Continued from 1 11#l^TMj week.) At once he addressed himself to auction, not speaking or making any sign or lessening the distance be- tween us, bot moving as -I moved through the light and shade, the warmth and stillness, of the forest. IFor a time I kept my eyes upon him, but soon 1 was back with any dreams again. It seemed not worth while to wonder why he walked with me, who 'was now the mortal foe of the peo- ple to whom he 'had returned. IFrom the river bank, the syca- more, and the boat that I had fast- ened ,there, I had gone northward to- 'wa' d the Pemttnkev; frown the clear- ing and the ruined cabin with the ,dead in it, I had turned. to the east- ward. New, in that hopeless wander- ing, 1 would have faced the north again. But the Indian who had made himself my travelling companion stopped short and pointed to the east, )I looked after him and thought that he knew, maybe, of some war party between us and the Pamunkey, and wound save me from it. A listlessness bad come upon me, and I obeyed the pointed finger. ,So, estranged and silent, with two spears' length of earth between us, we went on .ntil we came to a quiet stream flowing between low, dark 'banks. Again I would have turned to the northward, but the son of Powha- tan, gliding before rte, set his face down the stream, toward the river I had left, A minute in which •I tried to think and could not, because in my ear was the singing of the birds at \Vey anoke; then I followed hint, ;How long I walked in e dream, 'hand in hand with the sweetness of the past, I do not know; but when the ,present and its anguish weighed again upon my heart it was darker, colder, tiller in the forest. The soundles.s ='ream was bright no long- er; the golden sunshine that had lain upon the earth was all gathered up; the earth was dark and smooth and ,bare, with not a flower; the tree trunks were many and straight and tall. About were no longer brown branch anis blue sky, bet a deep, and sombre green, thick woven, keeping out the sunlight like a pall. I stood still and gazed around me, and knew the place. To nue, whose heart was haunted, the dismal wood, ,the charmed silence, the withdrawal of the light, were less than nothing. All day I had looked for one sight of horror; yea, had longed to conte at last upon it, to fall beside it, to embrace it with my arms. There there, though it should be some fair and sunny spat, there would be my haunted wand. As for this place of gloom and stillness, it fell is with my mood, More welcome than the mock- ing sunshine were thi_:, cold arid sol- emn light, this deathlike silence, these ranged pines. It was a place in which to think of life as a slight thing and scarcely worth while, given without asking, spent in turmoil, strife, suffer- ing, and longings all in vain, Easily laid down, toe,—so easily laid down that the wonder was— T looked at the ghostly wood and et the dull stream, and at my hand upon the hilt of the sword that I had halfway from the scabbard. The life within that hand I had not asked for. Why should I stand like a soldier left to guard a thing not worth the guard- ing; seeing his •comrades march home- ward, hearing a cry to him from his distant hearthstone? I drew my sword well-nigh from its sheath; and then of a sudden I saw the` matter in a 'truer light; knew that I was indeed the soldier and willed to be iteither coward nor deserter. !The blade dropped hack into the •scabbard with a clang and, straight- ening myself, I walked on beside the sluggish stream deep into the haunted wood. 'Presently it occurred to me to glance aside at the Indian who had kept peace with the through the forest, IHe was not there;' he walked with me hacl been ill, you lut'ow, and of late she had taken no thought of food or sleep. 'S'he was so weak, we had ,to go so ,lowly, and so winding was, aur Pah, who not the country, that the evening found us not: far upon oefr way; if way we teed. We came to a cabin in a clearing, and" they whose home it was gave us's'helter for the night. In the .horning, when the fae thereand son weuld go forth to ,their work we waked with them,' When they came to the trees they meant to fell We bade them good -by, anuli went on, alone. We maid not gone an hund- red •paces, when, looking back, . we saw three Indians, start from the dim- ness ' of the forest acid set, upon an'd slay the mere and the boy! That mur- der done they gave ;chase tp me, ' who ca;u:gh't up thy wifeansi ren for both our lives. When I saw that they were, light off foot' and ,would overtake me, d set try burden down, add, drawing a sword that I road with tyre, went• back to meet ,then ,halfway.. Ralph,' I slew all tthnee,—may the Lord have mercy on my snail l 'I lenew not what to thinkof.that attack, the peace with the Indians being so profound, and I. began to fear for thy wife's safety. She knew not the wrood.s and I ntaan- aged to turn our steps back toward jameetow•m without .her . knowledge ,that I did so. It ;was about naidday when we saw the gleam of the river through the trees before us, and heard the sound :of ,firing .and of a great yell- ing. I made her ceouc'h withiiv a thick- et, while I myself went forward to re,connoitrs, and well-niglt stumbled into, the .neicbst o'f an army. 'Yelling, paiteted, maddened, brandishing their weapons .toward the town, human hair dabbled with blood at the belts of many—in the nave of God, Ralph, what is the meaning of it all?" "It meats," II said, `that yesterday they rose against us and ,slew us by the hundred. The town was warned and is safe. Go on." "I crept back to madam," he con timed, "add hurried 'her away from that dangerous neighborhood. We found a growth of 'bushes and hid ourselves within, and just in time, for from the north came a great band of picked warriors, tall and black and wondrously feathered, fresh to the fray, whatever the fray might be. They joined themselves to the imps upon the river bank and presently we heard another great din with more firing and more yelling..'Well, to make a long story short, we crouched there in the bushes until late afternoon, not. knowing what was the matter, and not Glaring to veu'ture forth to find out, The woman of the cabin at which we had slept had given us a packet of 'hread and meat so we were not with- out food, but the time was long. And then of a sudden the Wood around us was filled with ,the heathen, band after band, coming frunl the river, stealing like serpents this way and that into the depths of the forest. They saw us not in the thick' bushes: maybe it was because of the prayers w'hioh I said with might and main. At last the'dis- tance sw°allawed them, the forest seemed clear, no sound, no motion,. Long we waited, but with the sunset we stole from the bushes and down an ai:ele of the forest toward the river, rounded a little wood of cedar, and came full upon perhaps 'fifty of the savages" --Ids paused to draw a great breath and to raise his brows after a fashion that he had. • "Go on go on l" I cried. "What did you do? You have said that she . is alive and safe!" "She is," he answered,' "but no thanks to rte, though I did set lustily upon) that ,painted fry, Who led them, d'ye think, Ralph? Who staved us from those bloody hands?" A light 'broke 'in upon me, "I know," I said. "And' he brought you here"— "'Ay, he sent away the devils whose color he is, worse luck! He told us that there were Indians, not of his tribe, between us and the town, bf we went on 'we should fall into their hands, But there was a place shunned: by the Indian as 'by the white man; we could hide there until the morrow, when we might incl the woods clear, He guided us to this dismal wood that was.=not altogether strange to us. Ay, he told her that you were alive, Ple said nomare than that; all at once, when we were welt within the woad and the twilight was about us, he was gone." He ceased to speak, and stood re Gardiug me with a smile upon his rugged face. I took his hand and raised it to my lips, ''I owe you more than I can ever pay," 1 said, "W'here is she, my friend?" "Not far away," he answered, "tWe sought the centre of the wood, ;and because she was so chilled and weary and shaken I did 'dare to build a fire there. Not a foe hes come against us and we waited but for the desk of this evening to try to make the town. I came down to the stream just now to Mind, if I could, ho.w near we were ic the river"--, '-Te broke of f, a gesture with, Isis hand toward one of the long aisles of pine trees,, and then, with"a'nmu:t- tered rG'odhless you both," left me the needle-strewar ground, Ho» long he had gone I could notetell. He might have left me :when first we cane to the pines, for my dreams lead held me, and I had not looked his way. There was ,that in the twilight place or in the strangeness, the horror, and the yearning that 'had kept company with me that day,.or in the dull wear- iness.of a mind ,,and hotly overwrought of late, ns -hilt 'trade thought 'intposs ible. I went on down the sfreann to- ward -the river, because it chanced that my face was set in that direction. How dark was the -shadow cif the pines;how lifeless the .earth beneath, how faint ,and far away the blue .that showed here and there thronugle rifts in 'the heavy foliage'! The stream bending to one side I turned with it,. and there before Inc stood the tn'inisberr I de not .know what strangled cry burst from me. The earth was rocking, all the wood a glare of light. As for him, at the sight of nee and the sound of 'my voice he had stag- gered back against a tree; but now, recovering himself, he ran to me and put his great arms about me. "From the power of the dog, from the lion's mouth," he cried .brokenly. "Add they slew thee not, Ralph, the hea- then who took thee awayl Tester - night I learned .that you lived, but I looked not for you here." I scarce heard'or marked what lee was saying, and found no time in which to wonder at his knowledge that I had not ,perished.'1 only saw that he, was alone, and that in the evening woad there was no sign of other living creature, "'Yea, they slew me not, Jerenny," I said. "I would that they had done so. And you are not alone ? I am glad that you died not, my 'friend; yes, faith, I atm very glad that one escaped. Tell me about it, and I will o -.t here upon the bank and listen. Was it done in this wood? A gloomy ieathbed, friend, for one so young and fair. :She should have died to <„it music, in the sunshine, with flow- ers about owersabout her.”: 'With an exclamation he put Inc from him, but kept his hand upon my arm and his steady eyes upon my face. "She loved laughter and sunshine and sweet songs," T continued. "She can never know them in this wood. They are outside; they are outside the world, I think. It is sad, is it not? Faith, I think it is the saddest thing I have ever known." He clapped his other isaii.d upon my shoulders, 'Listen," he said, speaking rapidly and keeping his eyes upon mine. "All those days that you were gone, when all the world declared you dead, she believed you living. She saw party after party•come back with- out you, and she believed that you were left behind' in .the forest. Also she knew that the George waited but for the search to be quite given over, and for my Lord Carnal's recovery. .She had been told that.. -the King's command might not be defied, that the Governor had no choice but to send her from Virginia. Ralph, I watched her, and I knew, that she meant not to go upon that shin. Three nights agone she stole from the Gov- ernor's house, and passing through the gates that the sleeping warder had left unfastened, went toward the for- est. II saw her and followed her, and at the edge of the forest I epoke m her. T ,rayed her not, I ,brought her. Isce 'back, Ralph, because I was 'con- vinced,that an T did so she would nlie. T knew of no great danger,' • and I trusted in the Lord to show me what to do, step by step, a'hd how td guide her gently back when she was weary of wandering,,—when, worm out, she 'vas willing to give up the quest for the dead. Art following me, Ralph?" "Yes," 'I answered, and toots my hand from my eyes. "I was nigh mad,'. Jeremy, for my faith was ,notAike'hers. I have looked on Death. too much if late and yesterday alt' men 'believed that_ he had come to dwell in the 'for- est ansi had swept clean "hes house �be- no Langer; save for myself there seem- and going a tittle Kay down the fore him, Bwt, ou esca d you. lioth slight figure grow out of the dusk between the trees, ,and the dai•]cness in which I eeed walked of late 'fell aw"tiy. The Wood that had been so gloomy was a' place of sunlight and song; held red roses spretng up, around me I'had felt no wonder. She. caune softly and slowly, with bent head and hanging arms, not leno'weng that I was ioCar, 1 want not to meet heoj—it was' any fancy to have ;her coarse to me' still,—bet 1n"hien shoe -,.raised her eyes and saw nae I fell upon my knees. F'or a moment she stood still, with - her ,hands al Fier bosom; their, -softly, and slowly thro:ugih the dusky wood, she came ,to ime and touched me upon the shoulder. "Ant come to :take -Me home?" sire asked. '"`I have wept and prayed wad waited long, but now the spring is here and the woods are growing green." II took her hands ',and&o'we'd my head up'dn them, "I 'believed thee dead," 0 said, `''I thought -thatl thou hadst gone:, some, indeed, and I wens' left in the world.alone. I can never tell thee haw .I love bhee," "`I need no telling," she answered, "`T ant glad that I did no forget my womanhood as ,to come to Virginia on such alt errand; glad. that 'they did laugh at and insutt me in the meadow at Jamestown, 'for else thou mighibst have given me no.thought; very hear- tily ,glad that thou ,didstf buy Inc with thy .handful ,of tobacco. With all airy heart I love thee,-niy knight, my lov- er, my lord and husband"—Her voice 'broke, and I felt the trembling of her 3ranne. "I love ,not thy tears upon my hands," she murmured, "I have wan- dered far and am weary. Wilt rise and putt thy arm arottnd me and lead tyre home?" IT stood up, and she cane to ray arms like a tired 'bird to its nest. I bent my 'head, and kissed her upon the brow, the blue -veined eyelids, the perfect lips. "I love thee," said, "The song is old, but it is sweet. Seel I wear thy color, my lady." The hand that had touched the rib- bon upon my arm stole upwards to my lips. "An old song, but a sweet one," slhe said. "I love thee. I will .al- ways 'love thee, M'y head may lie upon thy breast, but my heart lies at thy ed no bieathing'•creature mai the dim y p - cream, stood with his back to a great escaped"— woad. 1 looked to right an,d left; and„•God's hanil -was over us” he• said tree and his eyes upon the slow, deep • saw only the tart, straight pines and water, reverently, "Thi , s is the way of it :She She was coming, I 'watched the away, and the river lay like tinted" gloss between the dark bordkiis of he forest, Aibave the sky was Mine; wlliiile. in the south ,rose clouds that were like Pillars, tall ,and golden, The lir, was s:olit_ as silk; there was no sound other .than the ripple ,of the water about our keel and the low clash of the oars. The ntuvistet' 'rowed, while I sat idle b'esside my love. Ile woluld have' it so, and I Made .slight dennur. IWe left the bank beln'ind us and glided .into tome- midstream,for it was as well td be out of• arrowslitot, T,he shadow of the forest _was.gone; stil•1, and.bright ,around us lay ;the mighty river. .When at length ,uhe boat ihe'ad turned''to the west,.we saw 'far un, the stream the roofs of Jiatiiestown, da'r'k against the rosy sky. "There is a ship going home,'." said the minister. 1We to whoan he spolee looked with 'her down the rider; and slaw 'a tall ;hip with .her prow to the ocean. All her saies were set; the last rays ,of,.the shelving . son struck egainst- her ,poop 'windows and made of them a half moon of fire. She ,wenit,sbofily, far th.e wind •was light, but she nvemit surely,' away from the new land 'b'ac'k to the old, .clown .the stately river to the hay and item wide ocean, and to dlee• burial atsea of one upon her. With her pear- ly sails and the fine of flame colbir un- derneath, she looked a dwindling cloud —a little white, and she would be clammed of the distance land bhe dusk: • ".lot is the ,George)" I maid. The lady who eat beside me caugtht her breath, "Ay, sweetheart," I 'went on. "'She carries„ one for whom; she wanted. FIe has gone from out our life forever." 'S'he offered a low cry 'and turned to me, tre'nvbiing, her lips .:paited, her eyes 'eloquent. "We will not speak of 'him," I said. "As if he were dad 1e'F his name rest between us. I have an- oth•er thing to tell thee, dear Heart, 'dear court lady masking as a waiting .damsel, dear ward of the Ming whom his Majesty heat thundered against for so maty yeary months. Would it grieve thee to go home, after all?" "Home?" she asked. "To Weyan- oke? That would not grieve Inc." "Not to Weyaroke, but to Eng- land." I saicl, ".The George is gone, but three days since the Esperance cavae in, When she sails again I think that we must go." IS'he gazed at me with a whitening face. "And you?" •she whispered. "How will you go? In chains?" II took her clasped heeds, parted them, and drew her arm's- around my neck, "Ay," I answered, ".I will go in chains that I care not to have broken. My dear love, I think that the sum- mer lies fair befog us.. Listen while .I tell thee of news that the Esperance brought," While I toldof new orders from the company to the Governor and of my letter from Buckingham, the minister tested upon his oars that he might hear the better, When I la'd ceased to speak he bent to them again, and his tireless strength sent us swiftly over the glassy water toward the town that was no longer distant, "'I am more glad than I can tell you, Ralph and Jocelyn," he said, and the smile with which he spoke made his face •beauti- There was joy in the haunted wood, deep peace, quiet 'thankfulness, a springtime of the heart—not riotous like the May, but fair and grave and tender like the young world- in .the sunshine without' the pines. Our lips met :again and then, with my arm. around her, we moved to the giant pine beneath which stood the minister. He turned at our approach, and look- ed at us with se quiet and tender smile, though the water stood in his eyes. "'.Heaviness' may endure for night,'" he said, "''but joy cometh in the mor- ning,' I thank God for you both," "Last summer, the green meadow we knelt before you while you blessed us. Jeremy," I answered, "Bless us now again, 'true friend and man of God." He laid his hands upon ger bowed heads and blessed us, and then we three moved through the dismal wood and beside the' sluggish stream down to the great bright river. Ere we had reached it the pines had fallen) away,, the haunted evuod was behind us, our steps were set through a fairy, world fell. of greening bough and springing The light streaming to us from the bloom. The blue sky laughed above. noddy west laid roses in the cheek: of the sometime ward of the King, Mid the low wind lifted the dark hair from her forehead, Her head was on my breast, her ,hand In mine; we cared not to speak,. we were so happy. On her finger was her wedding ring, the ring that was only a link torn from the gold chain Prince Maurice had given me. When she saw my eyes up- on it, she raised her stand and kissed the rude cirolet, • The' hue of the sunset lingered in cloud and water, and'in the pale heav- ens above the rose and purple shone the evening star. The cloudlike ship at which we ,had gazed was gone into the distance. and the twilight; we saw her no more. Broad 'between its blacken- ing shores stretched the James, mir- roring the bloom in the west, elle sig= ver star, the lights upon' the E'ager- ance that lay between as and the town. bee'n trapped :to'th�:rumed 'hut that Aboard her the mariners were singing night and Of all that had followed and their song of the sea floated over When I had done she turned w-ithin the water to us, sweetly and like a love my arm and :clung to the with .her face sossg. We passed the ship .un,haildd, hidden. I kissed her and coneforted her, and ,presently we came to the syc- amore tree reaching cutover the clear. water, and to "the 'boat'th'at I .had fast- ened there, The sunset was nigh at ,hat and all the west was pink. The wind had died THUIRSDIAY, 'JTUNE -1;.1933, •••••••••MeglimfeimiMitrannt ;.1933-- , PROFESSIONAL CARDS Medical the late sunshine barred our path with gold. When ,we came to the river it lay in silver at our feet, making low music among its reeds. II had bethought me of the boat which T had fastened that morning to the sycamore tree between us and the 'town, and now we 'moved along the river bank until we should come to the tree. Though .we walked in an enemy's country we saw no foe, Still- ness and peace ,encompassed us; it was like a beautiful dream from which one fears no awakening, tAs we 'went, I told diem, speaking low, for we knew not if we were yet in safety, of the slaughter that had. been made and of-Diccon, Lely • wife shuddered and wept, and the minis- ter drew long breaths while his hands opened and .clo'sed. And then, when she asked me, I told of haw I had DR, H. HUGH ROSS, Phyeiceas and Surgeon. Late of London Hua- pital, London, England, Special attention' to' diseases of the eye,' ear','' nose and Ithroat. Office and . rase - deuce behind Dominion Bank, Office Phone Nd. 5; Residence Phone M. • and glided on to the haven where we would be, The singing behind us died away, but the song in our hearts kept on. All things die not: while the soul lives, love lives: 'the song may be now gay, now plaintive, but it is deathless, 'The End. 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