Topeka High School - Sunflower Yearbook (Topeka, KS)

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LI THE SUNFLOWER OF l923E1f.fq THE TRAIL By Waldo Crippen There was once a place where many paths and by-ways intersected to form a trail, from the entrance of which many persons fancied that they were able to glimpse a dim vista of towering mountains, enshrouded in mist which rose above scenes of indescribable grandeur, the details of which, however, were so confused as to leave the observer with a doubt as to whether the vision was a reality or but a phantasy of the imagination. Toward this land the trail stretched forth until it was lost to view in the hazy distance. It chanced that at the entrance to this trail, there once met a company of travelers, who, pleased with the glowing reports of this delectable land, agreed to unite in an attempt to reach its far distant boundaries. Scarcely had they begun their journey, however, when the difficulties of the trail became evident, and they found themselves confronted at times by what appeared to be insurmountable obstacles in the distance, but when these barriers were reached, invariably there was found to be some means by which they could be overcome. In the course of time the journey became wearisome to some of the travel- ers, who complained of the dryness and dustiness of the trail, and who, un- able to bear its seeming privations, turned back, but the rest pressed on, and indeed, found at times pleasant places, and springs of water which were sources of pleasure and refreshment to them, although some of the party, more troubled by the anticipated difficulties of the way, found no pleasure in these delights. As the travelers progressed along the trail, they descried at various intervals the towers of great cities enthroned above prospects of wondrous beauty, at what seemed no great distance from the trail, and since the trail stretched on into the illimitable distance, some of the party, seduced by what appeared to be a more easily attained fulfillment of their desires, sought these inviting scenes, to find after much labor only sandy wastes, and that they had but followed a delusion. At length the company neared the end of the trail, and before them lay the mighty mountain wall which alone separated them from the land of which they had dreamed. The mountains were wrapped in mist above which their rugged peaks stood like sentinels, and as the travelers entered their midst, they heard the roar of great waters, and faced the many dangers of the treacherous cliffs and chasms. At last, however, the party looked down on the verdant valleys of that land of promise, which fully equaled their expectations. In the years which followed, they often desired to traverse again that trail, the pleasures of which seemed greater than those which they had since attained. This desire, however, they were unable to gratify, for the trail, as soon as they had passed over it, disappeared and of their experiences along that highway, there remained only the memory. Page Four