Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-11-10

up the side of the hill and felt them
rush by me, I looked out and saw
their eyes coming towards me like
wind. They aid not stop for an in.
stAnt, and when they passed there
came In their track herd Of deer,
uttering cries that seemed almos,
human In their intense agony. They
ran blindly, for something more ter
rible than wolves was behind them
they struck the tree and were hurled
back by the shock, some of them
falling back upon those below. The
stam psde seemed to last for full ten
minutes, aud when IL was over. and
[, trembling with fear, dared once
more to emerge from my refuge and
look across the clearing, saw the
woods at Its edge already burning
saw 1t lurid through the smoke, anu
felt its terrible heat upon my face,
turned and fed In the wake OF the
deer and the wolves. My shoes were
stripped from my feet. and my ankles
were torn and bloody. Fallen trees
lay In my way, but I clambered over
and crawled under them in my des.
perate flight. Twas agonized with
terrer and despair, and finally sank
TO the ground with my boy In my
arms. Nh
I must have tainted, for I knew
nothing Of what passed till I was
rudely shaken by the shoulder anc
heard q wild, gibberish laugh.
opened my eyes, and above me stood
my mother with n drawn knife In
her hand.
The woods seemed all ablaze, although
the air was not so intolerably hot al
it had becn. The forest beyond th,
clearing must have been burning a
its edge, and the strong wind carry
ing the smoke upward and over oul
heads. My mother looked down up
on me with eyes blazing with tha
hatred light of insanity. ~
= "Ho, hol" said she, "fine time o
night for mother and child to b,
running through the woods! Fin,
night thisl Night--it is day! Lool
at the red light--'tis the light o
dawn! lie jour- le jour de j,sgemen
est arrive, Aud the rocks are burn
ing! Call on them to fall upon you
The clouds of thunder and the day
of doom! The Lord In coming. ant
the day of doom! The Lord is com
ing, and the wheels Of his chariot
burn with his driving. Let US go UP
to meet him In mid>air! Let us ride
on the smoke and thunder and sweel
the stars from the heavens! Come
you shall go with mel" and she
seized Louis who had thrown him.
self upon me and was clinging In
terror TO nay breast. 7glE 4N e
/ sprang TO my feet and cried,
Mother, motheri what would you
do--wnuld you murder me and
Leuis ?n IN .-~..rs s..... .,.,s.ss
XIII you? yes! why wait? The
Lord calls and devil drives! He has
let loose his imps against the world,
The trees fall crashing In the forest
for all hell's demons pull them down
with hooks of hre. have seen
them as I followed you. have seen
you all the way. I rode over on a
wolf. twas loup-garou. an old
friend of mine, brought me over
safely, and kept me from the deer
l will kill you; would you burn tc
death? You shall 60 up-up higher
than the moon. and beyond the fire
Come let us go!'' and again she seizee
Louis, while the knife again CLEANED
In the afr.
I sprang at her, and with the
strength of ten mothers In my arms,
/ struggled with her Torn, weary
aud bleeding as I was, the thought
Of my child and my husband gave
me the strength of a giant. 1 over
powered the mad woman, aud for
getting that she was my mother
that she was anything but the would
be-murderess Of my boy I seized
.
her by the throat when she was down
rolling on the ground, and I would
have straDgled her. Her insanity
had almost made me mad. felt
hen what q murderous maniac
teels. 5rl @
But then 1 thought my mother
was lying almost dead. and powerless
md the fire would soon advance and
us all. My hand was
stayed, and when my mother rose to
her feet, all her wildness was gone
md In Its place had returned that
salmness-almost imbecility--which
had characterized her for the last few
years. She was ready and willing To
10 everything that I told her, but
| kept that knife very fast in my
hand.
\ The wind had fallen and aslight
rain was dropping among the leaves
over head a. We went on for an hour
or two longer, greatly dreading the
Ore, we lay down In q hollow and
iell asleep. When we awoke ID was
was sick and completely
sxEaustei. and hardly knew that
here were, men around us. Yet
here were, and good, kipd men, too,
who gave IN food and drove US to q
place Of shelter, whence, - soon as
We " wsre able, we went to Green Bay
where I soon recovered from the sick-
ness and terror Of that dreadful night
Nv mother continues In that same
'tats Of imbscility which the doctor
Iays will soon become compIetely
ismentia. Louis waa not long In
v u
recovering. but - yet have heard
from my husband.
LucrLE MEcHAND.
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Adr0itly Hit.
A presiding elder Of the United
Brethren Church. while pssaching,
was much annoyed by persons talk
Ing and laughing. He paused look
ID at the disturbers, and said: "I nm
always afrajd to reprove those who
In church. In the early
part Of my ministry I made . great
A. \ was pssacking. q
young man Who Eat Just before me
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