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The Temple of Truth. 143
down it with the tide, and many of the ships
were splendidly equipped, and carried cargoes
of great value. One of them steered to the
bank where Dan sat. Flags and streamers waved
from mast and rigging, and the deck was inlaid
with gold. When the vessel had approached so
near to Dan that he with ease could step on board,
a hand was stretched forth over the railings, and a
girl with a smiling, lovely countenance nodded and
said, “We have been waiting for you to step on
board ; the vessel belongs to you, and will bear you
to a land of riches and delights. But hasten, before
the tide carries us away from you.”
Dan looked wistfully at the soft cushions spread
on deck, and his weary limbs longed to rest on
them, but at the same time a thought of the
Temple of Truth flashed upon his mind, and he
called out, “My road lies not down the river
but across, and through its deep waters to the
other shore, where my beacon-light is the star
of truth.”
And the vessel disappeared, and the star shone
brighter than ever, when Dan threw himself into
the river, and lustily stemmed the billows, until he
reached the opposite bank.
He wandered through the desert and came at last
to a steep mountain that barred all further progress.
Up above shone the bright star, but when Dan
beheld the insurmountable barrier he sighed deeply,
and stood still. Then he discovered to the left of
him a broad stair hewn out in granite. A great
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