Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1860-02-01
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= asartlingly uttsssas and seat ths ehil
= creeping RFon ne le@ping heart in priai
= ling sensations over tbs skin. n &
= Is was the Esat time had svsr nosis
{, ed saeh . trsuaoF in the sla sgaastsxi
Z tones, or q manner which iRdicased sha
: he ever fsls faaf. Ii vas asmsshing m
usual, and with nay ewn young puas
: Z qaicksned, I watched the olaman By th
! dim light cf the Gre. gee
2 / had kRawa Laka RlasE-~-fola Lake,
. . as be was oalled-+foF tsn yaags, and ys
knsw nothing Of bis history There wa
: a mystery about him Walsh none eve
a penetrated. and an ecesntEieiky of man
3 neE which gave bis movements pecnlia
+ interest 10 his rough bat tFa-AsaEta,
comrades. He spent Ats tims in Co
D woods, snd never brought ia AnythinI
I bat Wolves sealps. ThsFs was > asFel
bagniRg look in hia eye as be fang sheu
{ aeon The grsunds and he weald sis fol
haurs afssg ane Of his excursions wish
bead bowed between bis haadss ss
, As unsoGiaI &s was tha Banskters hs
was respected By all Whs bad in
contact with him. he waa brave "a
madness, snd yes ss se8l la danger n
in hia camp. Nor was thsTa aaythinG
rough In his manners GA tha eonsFaEy,
there was an easy bearing, whish-~al-
most elsgaBss--bespoks a day Of sduca-
uon and refinement. And when he did
speak, his language was we'll chosen.
Blair had other Qualifications which
won the rsspses Of The hardy spirits
around him. He vac atx Test IN hight,
broad shs adhered, full ehsstsd, and form
erect, aHd his ltmbs we're models sg
symstry aud ssreHgth; his hair and beard
had grown unsheTu sises we had known
him, and we're shiekly spEinklea With
gray. Bias the forehead, daEkty bronzsa
and deeply scanned was alnaOst massive,
aad the head of fsalEless mold. The sye
WMa dark, lhsareas, snd. in axeitsEh snt,
OF peculiar and faefnasing power. -
Around his Bsck was some sacred toseR,
which no ere had seSo, and which he
guarded with Jealous eaFe. .r4a~.tf
There was something about the cid
nau--hiB commanding presence, his
bravery, and bis lonely habits and sad
mRnner-whieh Eoa Igg yoRag heart,
aud watched every oppors anity OF mans
ffessihg nay regard. / had sngagei him
80 ;, ,-asa% .~ss 50 AEi~-ss~sPFsy ~ sa~S "a
- Prairie. Il -Ei b" zs.s
For several days We treaded tbs dense
forests which interviewed, sad Under
great difsSulsaes, Tbs snow had fallen
10 an unusual depsh the cold was in-
tense, and rendered more iRsoisTablo by
the fierce winds from the pssiris waste.
We wers warmly dressed, bas there we're
times VIXEN the weary frame began 90
| feel the dreamy inaueuse Of the sleep
which steals so fatally over the senses.
On che night In question we turned
aside to seek the shelter Of 6 grove of
small timber, and 70 end fuel for our
| ere. We had faced the binding storm
all day, and could hsrdly keep sufficient
| " kwska 90 kindie the FIRE and secure
wood for the night. We had JUST ac-
compIisAed this when the hunter made
the extianaAtion At the head Of our sto-
ry, / was awakened Of once, and the
blood tingIea through ny ehgifed veins,
for knew that Luke Blair would not
sseak without cause. go
'aEaark pa ~.
The word was but whisper, but had
terrible dIstlnesness. His hand had
involuntayily sought his rife, md his
head Earned toward the woods. 1 heard
nothing bus the Wild roar Of the storm
as il swept by. IS
"Thers 'sis again! The devils are ON
our track r. and be elutehad his knife
handle with steady grasp, and breath
ed hardly beeweea his thin nostriis.
beard the noise tnia tims, which bad
attracted his attention before, swelling,
as the storm Jailed an instant, into
wild, pEotraeGed howl, as from shsns
and famishsd thrnats, clear, dismal aud
wailing with that fearful lone which
ssaraIss the haldsst, evea st their Are
sides. Blair turned, and ss our eyes
mst be Slowly whispered: -
"a pack eg hungry solves! God have
mercy upon rs ~ ..-.. ...f.a.-s 4
A sieksning sensation wsnt like aash
70 the zhaAss, and then came burning
thoughts Of home, and again the ehillsy
as / thought Of the shelserlesa prairie
and bliading suoE. ..r
t.Again The black devils are on our
track 70 ... ..-.--.sf ..- .,....- 4
As Blair spoke be laid bis hand upon
my arm, and with 40 expression OF sad
nsss whieh nsveg shall forget, looked
me nGeadily il The sye. Tkere Was .
sremor Of the lip which had never sesn
before. Il vas naa fear--i knew thas--
has sons terrible reEssiabfance of pre-
sentiment which eame over him With it-
resist,ble power.
ttThs aour hiss come! I knsw Il weuld
Il have felt ii fot days. / do nos fear
deash. bat tA Ii horrible to be hanted
dawn ii sucA spos As Ehis, and be torn
by inEeFn&l deyils.2
Aaa breath came thick and hiasing
! shFoagh his elsnahsd sssfhs and hia
breast hsaYed with Intense emotion.
ssHsrs,s said he, nFsiag TIA seiled
ssfink over his head, md taking fuck.
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ahadsw of sne yea never kaew, hak ska
original waa oa1s the Light OF Eay ynapx
| life, and came With ms "a this Terrific
rY i hen The world VAS bright with hope.
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xAllsy and eana 70 where Was wogk-
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work upon, aygsd hsr 10 cross sZ1s lag
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