The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-07-01


watch Il
It rose and fell. dying away 1t times to .
mere lurid glow. and again. sgitxted By some
breath scarcely porceptibie 10 them. quicken.
Ing into roaring flame. When only the EN-.
bsrs remained. dead silence filed the wood.
Then tho nrst breath Of morning moved the
tangled canopy above. and dozen TINY sprays
and needles detached from the interiocked
bouGhs winged their soft way noiselsssiy TO the
Garth. A few foil upon the PROSTATE woman
like gentle bensdiction. and she slept. But
even then. the young man. looking down. saw
that the slender fingers were still aimicssly but
rigidly twisted in the leather fringe Of his
hunting shirt.
CHAPTER II.
It was . popularity Of the Carquinsx Wood
that II stood apart and distinct in its gigantic
| individuality. Even where the integrity Of It's
own singular species was not entirely pre-
served. II admitted no inferior trees. Nor was
| there any diminishing fringe on it, outskirts:
| tho sentinels that guarded the few gstewsys OF
| the dim trails were ~ monstrous - the serried
ranks drawn up In the heart Of the forest
Conse ouentiy the red highway that skirted the
eastern angle was bare and shadeless until It
slipped league OF into . watered valley and
refreshed itself under lesser sycamorss and
Excelsior. still In its cradle. had like an infant
Hercules. stranvlsd the serpentine North Fork
| Of the American River and turned It's life cur
rent into the bitches and fumes Of the Excel
| sior miners.
| Newest OF the new houses that seemed to
have accidentally formed its single. struggling
street was tho residence OF the Rev. Winslow
Wynn. not unfreauentl known a. Father
Wynn" pastor OF the First Baptist church.
Tho pastorage." rs 1t was cheerfuy called,
had the glaring distinction Of being built OF
brick. and was, had been wickedy pointed
out by Idle scofYers. the only "freproof" struc-
ture In town. This sarcasm WAS not. however.
| supposed to be particularly distasteful to
Father Wynn" who enjoyed tho reputation
Of being hail fellow - we'll met" with
the rough mining element. who called
thom by their Christian names. had been
known to drink at the bar OF the Polka Saloon
while engaged In the conversion OF o prominent
citizen. and was peculiarly said to have no
gospel starch about him. Certain conscious
outcasts and transgressos were touched at
this apparent unloading OF the spiritual Au-
thority. The rigid tenets Of Father Wynn
| faith were lost In tho supposed catholic,ty OF
his humanity. "A preacher that can jine man
when he's histin' liquor into him. without jaw
in shout 1t. ought to be allowed to wrestle
with sinners and splash about in rs much cold
water as he likes" WAS the criticism Of one oil
his converts Nevertheless 1t was true that
Father Wynn was somewhat loud and intoler-
ant In his tolerance. 1t was true that he WAS a
little more rough. a little more frank. a little
moro hearty. little moro impulsive than his
disciples. II was true that often tho procama
ton of his extreme iberality and brotherly
equality pArtook somewhat Of nm apology
1t is true that few who might have been mos
| hos tnI k,,S 10 ind ~ yrsan ron ~
with a singular disdnin. II Is true that hi,
liberaliiy was OF An ornamental. insinuatinG
quality, accompanied with but little sacrifice
his acceptance OF a collection taken up in
gambling saloon for the rebuilding OF hi.
church destroyed BY fire. gave him 4, popular
~ s sss snoi tS rsm mSsa % 20
form OF relisi. but it was true that local his
encs to the opinions OF the Christian miner,
The iiev. Mr.. wynn's liberal habits and opin
ions were not. however. shared ny his 2nl!
lie Wynn was in the eye ot Excelsior an unnp
proachnble divinity. as inaccessible and cold a!
her father was iinpulsiye and ianiii!ar;; An at
slso,iess skirts. in her neatly glovsd angar trs
:, lbs. in her sensitive nostris. Nssd it b. sai'
that the youth and middle ncs, of Excslsio
ioys With Hcrs ef For the rsst size hid Sesn ex
psnsivey educated. was profoundly ignoran
s IN 1Ti ~ .s and MIN pnutlSs and n"tar
The 1y Mr. Wynn was engssea IL shnrss
s sS%rsSio e. hssea ssss. " T. HAD cii ass
t BY. Eood-by, Charley. my boy, and kes,p. 4
, tho right path: no, ny. or down. or round Il.
os To- ' tS s%Sns He h.d
: voice under the stimulus OF lew aimirin
S against The wall. You SEQ we're roin' in /
0 win-you bet Good-by I'd ask YOU to ste
and have chat S, ys got werk to
from tlat-must it. Charley In. haP'
The convert twho elsewhere WIS a protan
= s sndrr Mr. @ wy active hssrtiness an
6Ishesy before %an
> "'Ah, Nellie. She. too. is ut her tasks ?rim
M .rs sHn The Of #
fearing that the CONVERT might take the illus
K TssS IN ss r pn ThsFs AnS viii, sy
Il That wise. virgin. Nellie. had EVIDENT
0 dressed and gloved and had a mink pnrasoI i
!. room. Ills bluff heartinoss seemed to fade AVA
. as he removed his soft br2ad, br;mnel hut IN
~ ment There was smell OF mortar siili In tn
= air. and a faint suggestion that at any momer
u green grass might appear between the intcI
o stices OF the, red brick hearth; Ths room
yielding a little In the point Of cold seemed
share Miss Nellie's freshness and barring I'll
n mink purasol set her off us in n vestnl's cell.
. ~ supposed YOU wouldn't care TO see Brac'
i. the eXpressman. SO got rid OF him at tll
y door" said her father. drawing one ri tho ns
d chairs toward him slowly and sitting dow
It carefully MS il 1t were u hitherto untried el
pertinent
IS Then he doesn't 20 with tho coach to India
n Spring to-dayT'
No; why?"
l. II thought Of going over myself to get tn
" Burnham girls to come to choir meeting" Z.
% piled Miss Nsllie. carolessly. and he migl
Hsi go now L he. knew YOU were G
I. no shouldn't be- needlessly encouraged
'. rather think that Sheriff Dunn u lit
" ils i much Ie, ter called to shser hun
to-day" MIR Wynn had. in fact. tumuit uous
&. accelerated this sick mans pulse). and
ID talked of you a. usual. In fact. ne said he ha
IN only two things to get well tor One war
r. catch and hang that woman Teresa. who an
him: tho othsr-cant you gness tho other! }
added. arctiy. with = faint suggestion OF b
10 other manner.
"a Miss Nnlie eoldly could not.