The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-02-13
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MY MIDNIGHT PERIL.


NV MIDNIGHT pRpu
Tho ,;h. ~. ,,.r
sn' y, 'ne i"n OF octooer-shal
ever forget It's pltchy darkness, the roa
OF the autumnal wind through the lionel
forests and the incessant downnour oe ~
rain2 VI ="
.cTL;
ihis comes OF snort cuts, l.mutteret
petulantly to myself, as | plodded along
keeping close to the trunks IF the trees I,
avoid the ravine tbrouob vb;oh -,
boor ,ho-o e a. e WINCH l ooui'
nr Sf,n ea .Ia t u lae tnIoqient stream fort.
tboSoht It, wb Ieto ",;oh ny oiood ran cold a
seamapno o Snae mlent oe tne possible con
sequence OF missteP or move In tn,
~rong aiiectlon. why had | not beer
00I Weid ~ ~ Keep IN tne nght road!
nold on! was that a light, or are my
eyes st PLAYING h me falses
mons fp ona5s n of y he on 70 me low res
nous oougns OF hemlock that grew or
ed t6as w ~ ine o nank. lor 1t actually seem
nI 4. me "owh tne precipitoqs descent.
was. G s;%s, al. ngnt:tnank frovldence-it
wa hsnI, anu no ignis fatuus to lure me
on . 81 uTs.auctl0 i, ana death.
NJ
o,ar, wv laa lnl9ugn lhe woods like
nlad n;,os I 9nnn On through the tan
nnt;l nraJ, Ills oriais ana rocky banks,
Smr. e .u nearing, couid perceive
Lag "appeu III AN oll-cioth cape or
i;oht ali la rya Lan'eh, AS the DIM
Won,I 1 - aPo i;. ms lace ! almost recoiled.
foroIia ~ az So. U.u' IN uie WOODS pe pre-
cred wr;nIied oId pn na oi TINS with
Iate - ranado . o,u HAL: but IL was too
"Wbat's '.,a,.t;.- -,
,oo,,I;an 49,. :.s he sharled with
leave b;s roIIon u ILL atS nPs I-at seemed to
.I or, Ia =; az. .n al oare. :.
mo 30 p st.t;o AZ Jus, o., o''h you direct
..Yos % ''a.lon.
boro ''''ion IL Twelve miles from
asT,,o,ro1o.,-
I stood anhast
..V"S" "s''
o. An
oh.o;a G. ~ ~ .en nI W W, any sheiser could
' IN III 'ne hisn''
..Who
.sTo n-a Some'
sw.mn "o"h ny the maple
az e t..r
Nv !" 'a'erh'
.sWo,,a ,ho
cou,J Uar ,h hnrs .ahs me ior the night!
coIia pay them Wei.
LIE ms eyes cleaned; the yellow stumps
s'c ~ , leseaiea one s more;
"H j. not "a ssr frnm hon hors sop there'
az. n mU. i'u h ilola ntres
..Ts Uo VIZ apou. hIII mile,
To-. .I Ila liake haste ana let us reach
l am drenched to the skin.
W. we plo9ueo on, my companion more
Inah nevpihs pace win me. Presently
wnat seemed IKE trackless woods, and
n xieamaa s sfgnt on until the lights
s ~ me-. n.'uy .n,ouS1 tne wet ioiiage.
windows ali drawn 70 'o ~, piacs win the
Foundation had settled anJ tIe az lne
a ude norrb nearly rot,sJ a,a mu piiiafs OIL
A woman answered NV ,a Jn .,
KNOCK Nv cnmn.n;on ny ,.L;ao mIaVeler
or two n her and she ,rrn srea word
smooth yoluble words Of n,aIo.u 70 me with
She regretted the nors,tr nf
commodations. bnt / wa: , -, snell &C
them sncb as thov -, was welcome TO
"Where is Isaac y"demardsd NM ;,
..He has not come ~ e ras my guide.
Ii sat down on a wooden bsroh boil,
the fire. and ate q few n,orths,iN n =: peslde
az sbonld Ike 70 rs,;ra a -. noa vi bread.
III. I" + ~ fo n. " .e.iie as soon as posi-
sive. ""''' was eAces-
Certainly The wor,., s,,,
with alacr,tv "o'nan started up
"Wbera az. ro,, -,
osLaJ Az on YOU eoinS 70 put him!
"Un cbamber
"Pnt him in Js,,. "
"No ' ''0''''
''lt's the most comfortable
al tell You no!''
But here | interrupted the wb;s,e-.a
colloquy.
IL am not particular-I don = care whsro
you lodge me. only make haste
SoIwas condnc,.a ~ -.
that stood the cornsr 81 ,,a p 'aeuer
an appar;ment ca;lad .r;. lCoih, INTO
beams ama nen.;,. JiIu win Sioped
dow. where n cot =. s5s une small WIN,
close against tho ho,r'I ms,e;s cfoWaea
n;ne table NTH ~ . 1Lton' ana
formed the sole at, e ~ ', ~ cnars'