Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-11-16

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- nea reeuonolA thsie Vu1ueuo sx-
plssss 10 ths vss a lf7o, -, - hsse
krasd ske0 s.lk. 80 vsalA hsse
slpoashs that eli the hesoss a the cam
p.sgn v~so sb~sO-
Ope cd 0An IN pastieolas told hos
he eaysaurrd snd drove into cur camp
hslf-s- .o.rs I'D -euuAs. With Q saasag~,
beat mp u the shsps Of Psssol: sod
ansxt<r ssl.Aed the fscs thss he sloae
.sd ssngie hss.iel sles nearly dos-a
In.sisas .sA Britishes.. and v,ulA have
slam s.ar~ IL tkes ha.i t,eeo there.
Haissh lsssesea io thee recisals OF
blaosa~hesi. ssA vopderei hoe men
eoasd delight in sneh STRIFE. carnage,
and slaughter. She felt ha.ily 20 hss-
. chick~n'. n~ck vrans. OF . lamb
killed; hut sh-~e Des wcre vain and
pr q II killing human tsinR+
What sith tire ssoE - md The re-
ioseisg.. the grading sect On slosiy.
sn.i nore than ose~ Huldah told the
miller tia.s she hsd long cay 70 rssle.
and vvuld he pses>e 10 hes have her
neal .. sosa - he coaii- Al last Il
vss ground. put IN the bag. 1ang
scrs.s oil Fsn's bssk. sad HaIdah
fslrly mauEs~d. Oh started tbs kcsse
q . god gait for she bod got qsiss
imtsii-nt Il the long wait. md a
coarss che knev thaa supper sas wait
ing ct home for her. Her l0sd vss
hight. and she didn't seen 10 nind IL .
blt, ssa sbea Hal.lah t0sesed her
sith the Sc Itch she slssys carried. che
prssc~d like cult.
The Gun VS. juss settisg bekind the
| tres-s. anil the long shadows Tell il fan
ciful shapes scruss he psahs cay. -
HsJdah trvssed ho0evard. The even
ing birds sang their hymns Of praise.
and the pines gave Ous their delicious
bsfsamic odor upon the devy air. All
ct once the sounds of hoofs Ia the dis
lance attracted Huldahs attention
Turning quickly. she saw following
her sfar n man ON Q white horse. A
the neighb0rs had white horses.
| She thought over every horse that
she ever saw in Fryeburg. ct mill or
meeting, but not . white horse could
she remember. On came the pale steed.
and it seemed to Huldsh that he wss
gaining on her. With voice and whip
she urged ON Fan. and the trees fairly
flew by her. On looking round in the
dusk it seemed ~ though he aust over.
take her, snd with the quick wit Of .
woman she threw of the bag Of meal!
Tue pursuing horse stopped, and
Huldah could see the man picking up
the gr,st and putting it on his horse
He must be rObberl To add to her
terror, the man cried out to her to stop!
to stop! Wild now with fright, Hull
dab screamed to Fan, and whipped her
into the breakneck run that good horses
take when pressed by their drivers, and
the white horse came ~ rapidly after.
Almost in sight Of home, anil the
strange man within q rod or two of Fan
and her precious loadi Mother! Moth
er!" shrieked Huldah in her extremity,
but no mother was near. and the white
horse gained steadily on Fan. She
could hear the heavy breathing of the
over driven horse, aud feel the fecks
of foam that fell from her own horses
mouth, and, faint and sick, she almost
fell from the saddle, as the pursuer
grssped her in his arms and screamed
in her eur. don't you know your
futher?"
The war was over, and never rode ia.
Their and daughter into do yard az
proudly and happily as did Huldah and
her papa, on that starlit evening in
FryeburK.