Palmer High School - Terror Trail Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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RL -7 - I ,SQ L Q :nj ri' 1 3 ' gg' 'U i, lrmr.,4i4L.T f W 1 Uhr ignmelanh BY ETHEL MANNING. I dreamed a dream of the homeland, Cn a day when my heart was sad. There was sunshine and love all about me, And all that should make life glad. But my thoughts turned oft to the mist-landg Wfith its dull soothing greens and grays, And the chirp of the sun-drenched bluebird, Gave way to the sky-1ark's lays. In the homeland the -hawthorne was buddingg Honeysuckle nodding on high, Seemed to echo the cuckoo's good morrow, And to beckon as I passed by. The dear ones came running to greet me, - VVith welcoming words and smiles. For they said they had missed me so sorelyg And thought of me oftenwhiles. I awoke from my dreaming, And on my way I went. But my heart was over-flowing, With a deep and sweet content. For I knew that in the homeland Far away across the sea, They remembered me, they missed me, And they longed for me. 14

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'O A ' ' lvl' Tmlll ,gr pq, g if IIIBEQIJQI .1114 I Q l1 If'Q' ft Elini' the ignnnr .nf tht Nanaiua BY ALICE ToLLEY. Tahn-Te, the Ruler of Things as they were in the beginning, stood in the place of the Ancient Vtfisdom, where he had called a council of the Chief Medi- cine Men of the Navajo tribe.- The aged ruler scattered prayer meal to the gods of the Elements and to their Sun Father. VVhile the earth has trembled we have talked, oh, Children of the Sun. Ye have heard the words of the Ute runner, when he spoke to you of the Wfhite gods who have pitched camp by the sacred mountain. He has told you of the strong medicine of the W'hite gods and of their fire sticks, and of their God, who speaks to them in talking leaves and ye have not been afraid, oh, ye Children of the Sun. 'And ye have heard, too, the Words of Ah-ko, the war chief, when he said, it is well that the Navajos smoke the pipe of peace with the Vtfhite gods, that the strong medicine and fire sticks may help us when the Apaches shall come into the tribe of the Navajos to steal their women. But I say unto you, oh, Navajos the Ancient Father spoke through the lips of Chilam Balam, in the days of the lost others, Chilam Balam, the Ruler of Things as they were in the Beginning, and said, 'A day will come when the Wlhite gods will come into the land of the Navajos and will take them and their women as their slaves. The Navajos will seek the sun symbol which the Ancient Father has hidden in the ground for his people. They will give to the Wfhite gods the sun symbol, will smoke a pipe of peace with them, and the Ancient Father will hide his face from his people' A low murmur of approval ran through the silent Kiva, Tahn-Te moved a step forward, and threw aside the white robe of the ruler. I have looked on the talking leaves of the White gods-we can never be a brother to the white man. The talking leaves of the white man tell him that the red man shall be his slave. I have danced in the sacred places of the Ancient Nvisdom. Alone have I talked with the Other Lost Ones--and I know. Tahn-Te drew his white robe about him and sat down. For some mo-- ments there was silence, as the sacred pipe was passed from hand to hand. In his place at the right of the ruler, arose Ah-ko, the war chief of the tribe. He blew sacred tire to the four elements. The magic medicine of the Wfhite gods is strong. Oh, ruler, shall their fire sticks be turned against us and our children F Tahn-Te watched the faces of the medicine men and his heart grew heavy. VV ere then, the prophecies of the Lost Others to be as naught to them, in their womanish fear of the XVhite gods. Listen, oh, Medicine Men of the tribe of the Navajos, to the wisdom of the Ancient Father, as it was given to me in the sacred I 15