The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-12-04

Her baby's cries aroused her. The
wind and rain chilled her through.
She started 10 spring up, but
something held her down. A
shock Of pain darted over her,
and pul,ing out her hand, she felt
a great beam lying heavily across
her limbs. 1t seemed as though
it was CT ushing her. Something
struck her, then another, and an
other. How they stungl On! was
her child uns!,el:cred from that
pililcss storm! Ills screams grew
louder. Oh! she must reach him!
She could sec nothing through tho
thick darkness, 5nt she knew that
he was not far IF. What If he,
too, was fastened, crippled! She
stretched her arms: every move
ment made her pain more excrn-
ciu,ing. She strained every nerve;
size could almost reach him. "Oh!
Samnyl Sammy she called,
.'come to mam'nyl" She heard
h IN move. His warm body touch.
cd her hands that were cropping in
the darkness. She catght him in
her aims and hugged him 10 her
b.'east. She felt his head, his
arms, his feet; sound anc whole.
How thankful she was for taat.
But how those ciuel hailstones
must have bruised him. She rest.
ed HIN on the gIouud and
crouched over him; she could move
just enough for that. The fright
cned cl.iid ceased crying, and pnt
his arms about her neck. II she
could only fl ID something to cov-
er them from the sloiin. She
reached around, but could touch
only mnl.
Oh! that terrible pain! She
had almost forgotten it in her anx-
iety for her child. 1t grew more
and more in;o!erablc, 1t seems as
though tho ha.lsloncs struck
through into her brain. What if
they Iii led her! Was ehc afraid to
diel Visions of ofe,crnity,cf The heav.
en- of her faith. rose before her.
Should che dwell with Col and
ihe angels forcvcr9 Was it p ssh
ole that ,hcre would never he an
end! No, she was not afraid OF
death. But her c,,ilt, her husband.
how could she leave them? Not
vet No, no when life opened be-
fore l,e,! She must live to help
John keep lis prom SO. God
would spare her for that. How
long it would be until morning.
How could she bear the pain 80
long? Oh! it would be terrible if
John should come and find her
lying there, cod and stiff. John
did love her, oil! so well. lie haG
loved her 50 long, 1t seemed so
many years since he fist told her
hat he loved her; it was on the
mountain side, in dear old Tennes-
see. How far away it seemed!
How the sun shone afid tho birds
sang! How dreamy and bcwildered
her thoughts werrl How still The
baby was! zee, sho could feel his
heart beat. She no longer felt the
pelling of the sto'm; had it ceas-
cds
Her thought was answered by a
rush Of wiud rom a new dircc-
ton. Sire felt tile great weight
lif.ing of from her. She was free!
Then so mething Struck her.
Tho train was snorting into
Winthrop just at daylight. John
jumped cff, aud was the first to
reach tho terry. lie had iievef
seen Alcbison so quiet. With the
exception of those who had cros-
Sod on tho ferry, and a fow early
riseis WHO We're burryihg up the
street, the town seemed asleep;but
as he passed Commercial street,
lie saw man riding mule,
coming down in great haste, who
cried out, allow dye do, JOimF'
"Why, Jake" lie replied, us
that youl l allowed you was half
way TO Denver .afore rrvw."
"Wc started yesterday, but We
had a powerful storm out here on
the prairie last night. We chanced
to be right near a hoi,se, and they
let Us IN; but it sent our oH wag-
ons rolling over and over across
the prairie, like a patch Of tumble
weeds, and our oxen oil stampe-
ded; l'm on tho hunt of 'em."
cit don't Look like it had
reached Atchinson."
"No, | reckon it just took a
streak"
John hurried on down Che riv-