Austin High School - Comet Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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The Star Ma1den A Legend of the Whlte Water Llly Before the wh1te man came to Texas the Indlans were happy The trlbes dwelt together 1n peace Game and foods were plentxful and the people loved one another Durmg the warm pleasant ex en1ngs the chrefs gathered around the counc1l fire and puffed on the1r plpes and the women chatted rn the doors of the wrgwams The stars the homes of those who had crossed the Starry Br1dge of Souls would come out one by one 1n the heavens Une nlght the warr1ors stopped the1r puffmg and the women huddled to gether 1n frlght A star had left 1tS place 1n the sky and was com1ng toward the earth leavmg a tra1l of fire beh1nd It Au ee aw ee crred the women What can lt be? That nlght a young brave dreamed of the star It seemed to stand by h1s bed slde as a maxden whrte and glowrng and loxely Brother, she sa1d to hlm I have watched the red men long from my seat rn the sky and I love them Ask your xuse men what shape I may take that I may dwell among you Then the dream faded and he awoke But that nxght he stood be fore the counc1l fire and delrvered h1s message For a long tlme the braves smoked 1n sxlence Then the oldest and WISQSI among them spoke Let the Star ma1den choose for herself he sald She may dwell 1n the not so my brethren? The others nodded NVe have spoken they sard So the Star came and h1d herself 1n a pure wh1te rose on the mountam slde Here she could watch her people all day but seldom d1d any of them come up so hlgh so she was lonely By and by she left the mountam rose and took up her dwellmg 1n a pra1r1e flower Here for a whlle she was happy But the buffalo hunts soon began and great herds of the ammals swept by her restmg place unt1l she feared she would be trampled under the1r hoofs At last she could stand lt no longer so she rose and floated away searchmg for a better home As she passed on er a broad r1ver near the Indlan v1llages she saw her reflect1on m the vsater Pleased she sank nearer untrl she rested on the cool surface Here shall I l1ve she thought near to my people yet safe The next mornlng the water was covered w1th beautlful flowers whrte cool star l1ke The people dellghted vxent out on the r1ver1n the1r canoes and gl1d1ng between the whxte lll12S chantlng the1r pra1ses Wahbegwanee they called them Wahbegwanee the wh1te star flowers And thus ever smce have floated on Texas r1vers the wh1te water l1l1QS pure and perfect true star flowers HELEN PAYE PAssMoRE . , I . . Y I I 4 1 ' I u r 55 Y Y 'yy 1 ' Y 44 7 ' y . 7 7. .- branches of a tree or in the heart of a flower. She is welcome among us. Is it n D I l v . Y Y n I 1 Y . . V Q Y V . ll ' YY AA 11 V- . . Y . . . I I