Angels and Women (1924)

CHANGE 59upon the river bank, when a sudden flash oflight and a loud rolling sound burst from thecalm sky! I saw him fall, and flew to hisassistance; the camels and kine in great affrightwere running around the place wherehe had fallen, but him I found not. O mymistress! O my child l Where is he, whereis my husband?"We went forth in haste to the river. Ahalf-filled basket was standing under thedate tree; the cattle bellowed, and with headserect looked down the stream. Upon its hurryingwaters we perceived the mantle of ourgood old servant floating out of sight. Thenwe lifted up our voices and wept, threw dustupon our heads, and in grief and despair satupon the earth, while the dew and darknessfell around us.WOOING OF THE STAR-SPIRITSAs day began to dawn, a boat was seencoming down the stream, and from the un-