The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-05-11

die with you, my own blesssa sheartl on,
what can DOR raining his hpSd teaderly to
her breast. $" Oh. my husband, lock q me-
speak to me! Ara you terribly hurt !.
ent, thosga = opened his eyes and looked
at her, be could not ansxeF 80.
the tiny cup at the bottom Of <he fask, she
held it to his mouth. Roland drank 4hGw wine
with difficulty; partly becAnsos No va only
half consciouSs and pAftly becanse Jenny .
her wild solicitude, Seemed 61Ataap pitch
ingthe whole down his throat without wait
Ing for the lEtle' fosHasity 81, tlisyiag.
sions upon him. Over his features began
something thak, uadsr tho deprese-
ing circumstances. looked singulsrly like q
pleased surprises The eyes opened wider,
with look of recognition, and Q heaven OF
love shone up. into Jenny's terror stricken
face. He lahorionsly flung his arm about her
neck, andtmufmured her name &gain, as II it
would express the tenderness rot his whole
soul. -t,...' ,..--..... ,>x4,zs.. ~, -, o.
/. fare you crushed to death, dear Roland r.
lll6gicslly cried Jenny. o,fsf.s 3iEs 1;sfs.
mot quite. ,But.I am 90 tired! i have
been buried under this horrible l!a log these
Thank God you are not kined!p .he rs.
.pirated. Tell me what can Do" :;
Poor child, you can do nothing. II man
His voice ceased; ceased in very hopeless
psss. The nearest man was probably two
miles oil. And before he could be found and
brought, even If Jenny could find him, Lift
might have gone out. r,..eAsg4 =. o..
~ win yin DO !. .s AZ Jenny TEL us EA,1s
I - You could not do it, child"
"But wil,p sic answered. cheerily. vi
studied natural philosophy at school, and l
have plenty of muscle. Did not somebody
say he could move the world if-if he only
had things to do it with; lever, and that; 1
can cut down something for lever, Roland"
She was speaking in sheer desperation. But
desperate woman can put out an incredi-
be amount a mt Of strength; and the stake It is
fulrof energy she looked, what an amount
Of determination her whole attitude betrayed.
1t impaired some degree Of hope even to him,
and he pointed to u pile of oak rails. 81. - :
:" If you could drag one Of those here"
She was flying for the rail before the
words left his lips; had brought it to the
spot, and then began to lift the fallen tree.
But the grim burden refused tomove. "
.-. On, Oenny E" = 'tfss.'
~" Gee, Relahd,n she interrupted. "Don't
be afraid. OF course I am stupid at first.
Wait. am undertaking to do too much ut
once, you perceive"
Jenny partly withdrew the lever, making
the resistance less, and lifted again vita
some effect. Roland's legs were too much
Like dead legs to be aware Of the lightened
pressure upon them; but he saw the log move
q little. ~ =, Il
Stars SWAN before Jenny's eyes, and the
veins in her forehead looked like little knot
ted cords, as, averting her face from him,
she strained at the lever once more with ali
her whole might. "Now!" she cried. He
essayed to move bis half-frozen limbs, but
only succeeded in groaning. They are
dead as stones," h. gasped, and looked as
though he were going off into another faint.
just for q moment she paused in despair.
But courage and increased energy came back
to her.
"Drink this, Roland ;" she said, putting out
some more of the sustaining cordial. Unjust
prop up the log; and think, dear. you can
help me-"
Selecting larger rail, she dragged it up,
and commanded him to push it under the log
while she lifted with the lever. 'Reviving
under the influence Of her cheerful cour.g &c,
he saw this as his golden and perhaps only
opportunity. There was no mans aid with
in reach of this lonely spot, and night was
coming down, bringing tempest with it.
Ihe rail was placed, and, pushing it with all
his remaining strength, he held each atom
that the log yielded, Yhile1enny took breath
fallen tr yee was forced e self
haata, ~ ~ ~ 1850 ~ ~ ~ it 9a
man a vas af frs; a. 1"e' 'e''eo on tle prop ine
n.,;s ~ 49, ne.: H..
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Tall:
holana pressed his Ups 10 the snow.wet
made her heart overflow, but she caught her
skirt away hurriedly. 49, i -:,J
81 cannot ALLOW you one minutes delay,
holand. IL Wilde horrlpie night. do you
'h INK. you can stano"
,,Ii' ~ had Nc gos MS Ise', out not
The leDs; We're not hrnEen thew srS th;s tsps
dreadful lear from Jsppy's lesrt. BUT We
leaning m, his wifass nr,ff:s arnr hn %;
Length he1an +o rbopa tbnSnav1ard' N ~ To-
stosmv +wil;nh+ Va, a;reeav ,;,,;~', tha forast
Wanag;n~ - l;,"r and .t,,.nhia ainn.s ~ ~
km,sL sr,a ~ TIE !yo"d vsre reschsS ksf ens
EshsoIntc 6aytnesah ad se tn ~ 'A "S'''
I Rmt mill now thew had nat re.,;,ea the
terrible niaht If tho storm Ivy II %ra~ v.o .ne
% Wi,i evvaS n ,h pava acne was ape tq
Aro,,na u't tho, VIC pa.n .aat ~ home"aIu
nh;ri;Ma s sn fs+ nos Jul tus 'ne
w., ,ha a,,Sdo tou ne io'o;s We ~
for. ,he'n COLI ~ ~ a;saeS ...h;' uei
the wavar;n~ form nf novd 90 ba rsst ~,
Nth the d;tfi;o,,,.ias " tha,a,,h 40 III "ie''e'
{. W. wv r.;,st. rsir = ~. ,ps ;,s.,y
Roland
A'I To- fe,t now al .hs howard o,d +.~-,u ~
s ieis ~ Sms nIhau anu tellCr %
hre e s o. tha va nc fapea u
i"s. tho nath ~ ~ stron%th q a;th VI,
n,,+ III P ra.,,t c,Sa w. a.t VI el'ne' gave
wi Tb so s,umhied oa nn ~ ,ha;r a. ,tu;na
aI;ny,r -" a+taTt =. s ,e s nc"
"U OF Rv;d ~attsd i'et h ms cs
ond ;1r'red that h pas'eu o nS san.
hrava dnn h',t 90 end 49, sIvu sh 1V~ 80
ora'e aV y w. ~. sue ann aef nusoauo mac
'nousu " ~. io' .nemseles'
II seemed 10 ootn mat they must be nearly
al nome. PROBABLY more than hall the dis
canHv nav pTsn fY.u Ysa, WIN
| w;ss;noI Hal the;r ,r1'srv ,;Iot desorted
them for ' not p'Ha ,sd ~
hasrd or saen o RnIard sbo,Otod d III; .'u "
h,,+ ~ ,s;nd dosha% IL .n;"a S, a'a;a -,
,ha+ nv soarcs1,. heard :, h;,usa1s ~ 50
NO hone Of recs,,;n~,tha ~ fnn;s;ua' anu AZ nao
~ Th "po v,ers ~ ne Y ns,S o.,
snow told Them this. and thsv ,nsro sI bnth
yerv cold AMI alarminrlv cxhsnstrd RI
lana thought that this 1ss he end. That ~. WI
hone WAS over He cissnsd his vito ' "In. CIV S
in h;s arm. and hnwad bis h"aS ~, No.,
shoulder IF he had MT haan hslf aoad ne .,
sho n"tset w;th sntar;Us s oeG axh a aeaa
~oujJ %sSo ~ nn.na e., o one H s = :
wou w ft th"t no. moro ou uassG A. II