The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-02-22

Z dHOLntr Tbdu Was encountered. ntV
| followed this road for some distance, fol
/ lowed it until it became untraceable-lOst
III great stretch of prairie. 1t was now
near sundnwn. and poor Amy was very
tired-for the last mile or two she was
barely able to drag herself along finally
she sat down and began to cry Inwardly
but the lily tears ploughed burrows through
her dust covered cheeks The maniac
looked at her with something like pity il
his face again he picked her Up and car
rIed her for about mile. 1t was nov
dark, ana they were lost upon the prairie.
They wandered Oh some distance further.
little Amy praying very hard all the time
Suddenly something dark and awful loom
eel up between them and the horizon Tile
child was scared and itresolute. but the
maniac went boldly UP To the object He
soon came back, and led Amy up to what
proved ~ be haystack He soon scoop
ed quite an opening in the side III the huge,
grassy mound, INTO which lie laid Amy and
told her to ~ ~ sleep lie then threw
himself On the hay w. had drawn from the
mass, and was soon sleeping soundly
Amy arose and coyere hlln gently and
carefully with a blanket uf fresh. dried
grass, and then lald down again ia the
opening but she could not sleep fur 4
long tIme-she lay awake fur hours, AHA
watched the stars. and thought of heaven
anu poor Oscar, ana wondered if her moth
ors spirit Was not near She awoAe IA the
morning, shlyerlng with cold Oscar had
already arisen, and was watching the ma-
nwuvres " some COW and young cattle that
we're evidently astonished and mystihed NV
the sight of 4 human beng IN that strange
place. They would advance almost up W
hlm, with erect head and ears, then snort
and scamper away in stampede but
presently they would return and repeat tile
manuuyre
Amy vas quite lame, but She limped
around and made sort of reconnaissance
which resulted ia the discovery uf a farm
house. Towards tins house she led hcr
brother. At the gate they met the farm
er wife, a Kind hearted woman, Who gave
them some breakfast ana asked but fuw
questions Amy was very reserved and
cautious III answering questions She had
noticed that the change III air HAD already
produced III her brother a remarkable
change for the better, aud She half thought
freedom wuulu effect complete cure. ana
FIR this reason she was INV a. eager tu w
cape as the maniac. Thc woman asked Ii
they Were travelling tu thu ngNt village. ana
Amy answered YES, but they had gut loSt
IN the prairie.
They travelled all that day, their only
dinner being some cheese and a Jew crack
crs Amy bought at country store a. it
grew dark. Amy thought III stopping al
some house ana asking for shelter, but ~
house could w seen not even 4 barn W.
shed WAS visible in AIT thy IN panse NJ prai-
rie. Despair seized the little Ralf. ann
She knelt down by the roadside ana pray
ed. Presently, a rimblng. deadenIng
sound Mas heard. ana a few minutes later
a large wagon drove up. Tile driver. set.-
lng the I've, asked them If they were guIng
to town, and when Amy replied III the
Affirmative hc made them gct ill.,
~ are welcome tu 4 ride. be sand.
"a ! am going direct there
There are uu stones un these roads. aud
very few inequalities. su the wagon did not
Jolt but little. ana Amy vas soon asleep.
warmly wrapPe ID heavy robe the man
kindly spread Oh tile bottom w the hu1
They reached the town little before day-
hight Tut, az il proved tu he uuite 4 large
place, the maniac seemed tr grow uneasy
and restless, ana WA mut satisfied mtiI
they were full mile beyond thc suburbs
This morning they had no breakfast. as
Amy was afraid to stop at Any VI the first
houses they passed she did nut like their
and nov they had entered
upon the road that Vas evidently yery
little travelled and Nh which uu house could
be seen Or met for miles About teu
y clock, the sun became Intensely hot, ana
AZ they trudged along through the choking
dust, little Amy suddenly swnonyd away
fell at the maniac's feet the boiling suu
overhead and God alone AZ hand.
~ BE Cu>rINUEp.