《Allen Kim Lang - Blind Man#39;s Lantern》.pdf

Blind Mans Lantern Lang, Allen Kim Published: 1962 Type(s): Short Fiction, Science Fiction Source: 1 Also available on Feedbooks for Lang: • The Great Potlatch Riots (1959) Copyright: Please read the legal notice included in this e-book and/or check the copyright status in your country. Note: This book is brought to you by Feedbooks. Strictly for personal use, do not use this file for commercial purposes. 2 Walking home in the dark from an evening spent in mischief, a young man spied coming toward him down the road a person with a lamp. When the wayfarers drew abreast, the play-boy saw that the other trav- eler was the Blind Man from his village. Blind Man, the youngster shouted across the road, what a fool you be! Why, old No-Eyes, do you bear a lantern, you whose midnight is no darker than his noonday? The Blind Man lifted his lamp. It is not as a light for myself that I carry this, Boy, he said, it is to warn off you fools with eyes. —Hausa proverb The Captain shook hands with the black-hatted Amishman while the woman stood aside, not concerning herself with mens business. Its been a pleasure to have you and Fraa Stoltzfoos aboard, Aaron, the Cap- tain said. Ships stores are yours, my friend; if theres anything you need, take it and welcome. Youre a long way from the corner grocery. My Martha and I have all thats needful, Aaron Stoltzfoos said. We have our plow, our seed, our land. Captain, please tell your men, who treated us strangers as honored guests, we thank them from our hearts. Well not soon forget their kindness. Ill tell them, the Captain promised. Stoltzfoos hoisted himself to the wagon sea