Cane

A

s, without at fi

r. Her eyes, Unusually weird

I've seen the

I must have do

know, in the

prang up. Rush

nd began swaying, Swaying. He

not let out. Li

d fingers till

her. It found

culately in plai

with calls to

brokenly. A Jew

en voice. A chi

ld man's. Dusk h

ong. It seemed

ing her head i

rushed to her.

arm

about her fai

And I got one o

ho'd set themse

32

E

ct, there was t

t they never d

e, though. Shor

m the train win

oad. Saw her on

forward where th

d on the sunse

the countrysid

, flowing into

ppened. Nothin

. Something I wo

ed thing. . . A

ving, I have re

he chance that

y, is Fernie

33

U

Dipped in western horizon

s of cow-

e for

eir falling, Nor did t

34

ING

heart, Lakes and moon and fires, Cl

rm the moon, Miracle made vesper-keeps,

ke the sleepy wat

resplendently she gl

ed against

35

TH

ne

ir falls in s

cheek-boned cha

ould be beautif

t. And if her f

s, one would ca

lat and dead for

te child, starched, Frilled, a

er's grocery sto

d from Maple St

ng on the corne

hen a strange

d, magnificent

e had heard he

suddenly drops

he Spittoon. Wh

e squirting tob

saffron fluid

36

TH

h black face be

Soon, people n

is eyes are rap

nd nostrils qui

ance. Town fol

ed. They are n

ome beg boxes f

ld McGregor's

pressed into us

Business men

by. Silently, All await the prop

hose leggings n

ves, swears in

ver tell what a

p t." Soda bottl

re passed to tho

ay dogs start a

e street. Barlo, Still as an I

es six. The sun

f horizon clou

ectant. Barlo'

his lips be

37

A

en awhisperin

y down deep, de

e and of e

to His side an

eside me, son,

your

ter cries,

ears, ' he said, An I replied,

heav

rd. Ame

whispered str

y down deep, de

ll em till you

a vision. I sa

an black an

, "Preach it,

t

d was caught up

s agazin at th

th Lord, some l

tied his feet

ast, they led h

th ocean an the

oast didnt miss

38

TH

ld-coast brothers, T give birth

give birth t

ld gray mothers

melodies are

e touched and

ves, white and

w best to rid t

ping fellow.

ruggling to con

n hear weevils

, and the custo

heir feeble glo

ing of the Geo

ull height. He

sumes the outlin

a mighty voi

ters, turn your

, an fill your h

an see th daw

pen your

s Esther was to

reat, heavy, ru

d. That hosts o

up and down t

39

A

g Barlo rode ou

ull that had a

p Underwood, Who hated nigger

black man in

: an inspired N

eing sanctified,

onna on the co

left town. He

the mind of E

t of the only liv

d was t

tee

to dream. The

ws of McGregor

makes believe t

e town fire de

e road. It ru

idlers to one

scues from the s

nfant which she

he come by it?

40

TH

. It is a sin t

he must dream

r sin. Another

ire departmen

fire starts. T

tobacco faster, And squirt juic

of gallons they

ir reeks with

cco juice. Wo

ean scrawny wh

above their he

rous underclot

rections from t

t to take the ba

ed, woolly, Tobacco-juice ba

culous thing : i

nibble. She loves

hanges the town

usy, and she i

ty-t

ling is over.