The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-10-04

SHARKS of fire occasionally uoSoi
magnificent curves in the air, IN inc
acceutuation of certain rhythmlcai Ut. 70
terances in the corrupted spanish VI
the Mexican tongue. Inc lowest Mo
lean peon, who all his life goes nai' :,
clothed, half fed and uHsneitereu. !.
handles his cigar or cigarette Win Tue
| fine pomposity and careless grace "a
the proudest hidalgo. :
John Proctor awoke that night 10 nlu
himself assaulted by foe migntler 'nun !.
his feeble Imagination had pictmreu. o
tried to rise but found himseiI uhao'o
to move. oppressed by terrible sense
of sufocation from dense VOLUMES ~
',h;ch vast sheets of flame darted their
Sled tono1es toward him. Suddenly
tho wall of fame and smoke was parted
ard the face of the tramp bent over
him. He was roughly shaken, puiiea
Of the he'd. half dragged, half carried
through the little private office ana in1o
the larper room beyond, where the hre
h.d bcy,,n its work of devastation. Ihen
. voice and memory came back and ne
shouted: .My notes! In my coat PocA-
, otNunder the pillow-let me go" L
For answer he was violently propelled
f.rward into the arms OF some men,
ie.m crowding through the flaming
doorway. He struggled to free himseii
from their yice-like grasp. lie iougnt
y With them. cursed them and hnaiiy
hrote down and cried like q chiiu.
y Wo~o,,s fierce tones recalled him to
r. himself. ,,,a
u nWhy, man, doyou think we womb
Let Won ro into that fiery furnace agalns
:" See! There goes the roof now.
>" with a gentle. waving motion the
"A roof seemed to slowly vibrate to ana
~ fro then sank down with sudden
crash. and a flying column OF sparks
AZ celebrated its downfall.
IL With half dazed senses John Proctor
stared about him, and his gaze wan
81 dered tn the sky above, where an angry
crimson glow had blotted out the stars
- and rested upon the distant mountain
90 chains weirdly rejecting from their
80 scanned fronts aud craggy peaks .ne
~ glare of the unrighteous flames. Wouiu
No She admire them now?
n n Surely it was spectacle to enchan
,se the eve of an unprecedented spectaCo'
oso whose whole possessions were not DC
rot ing sacrificed to the effect.
He turned collectively to the seen
- before him. There was still something
tn he done. The cream OF the stocl
W. had been destroyed, but unless som
:. niles of lumber to the right OF Tn
orS building were speedily removed, VI
~. fire would communicate with the whol
IN outsjde stock, stretched for severa
hundred wards along the railroad trace
-, He turned to the crowd OF men wn
oo stood inactive, gazing upon the scene
~. W. ..Ccme on and help us save the iun
hen ber"
Cor A couple of dozen men came promp
~. ,v forward. The lumberman s&T,
~. n his surprise, that the volunteers we
almost exclusively composed OF the
-. called professional men OF the tow
. Vi Tho local officials of the railroad,
.ress danper well-dresscd set of fellow
~, commonly viewed with contcmptuo
Iun. cves nv the hard working portion OF I
= An formulation. presented themselves
most to a man. The tall form of Jud
ose. Cheeseman. stiff and somewhat al
W" tocratic legal luminary, doomed up
IL their midst. A quiet-looking little r
:, estate agent leaped upon pile OF sh
the Ules and began to fling the bunc
'pt IN down to a German chemist below. !
agent two rival editors, Qor the least OF N
drew MEXICAN villages usually boasts its N
ather ;atnre newspaperdom,) who had
care changed shots on Gold Avenue
to MS previous day, glared cordially at e
&c TO- other along the lengths of the tlmt
81 sne thew undertook to transport to pl
Y 1oi- of safety. The laboring p!opuia'
tnous offered scarcely a representative
ectea' in the persons OF few contractors
speak; mechanics, who had learned 10 X
necreu and like the pleasant young ium
iorg man. go. .,
,ong The men worked like heroes. I
nelP energy never waned until faint
WAS in the east began to rival the red
~. fae of the flames. through the medium
pay the high, rare atmosphere, cast
neces- the desert plains for miles around.
icnnite every piece of lumber was removes
az pa safe distance.
IN ,. anu Worn and wearied. John Procto
iisco down to rest upon the wheel of his
10 uo convino press. A gradual change
"SN taken place in the ranks of the loun
40. ne" MANY of the spectators of the nigh
Wy io rome home to refresh themselves
~ q nap. and the remainder were
ioch.us forced by a struggling corps OF
III liz who had slept through all the tn
P~ @ and excitement. One of these,
= v" fellow with q big diamond blazi
Plt"" his shirt bosom and mimic beer
hung tie susPen"ou .aun.;n~ his exper
assured cnaln' was loo s".i - det.;,;no tn,
o heavy as an P1!p,o .~sS, On the occasi
=. IA fire.
planks. lou 80 a.m~St hold 81 INV
owering wnen LIE ahe oa. .Rob Rob. wa
nself at ger anu sne ~. ~ l. ali afr
8 for ! Oen you - an a,.l;nser n
cted that tnere NUS: 70 =" ocLat. hook WA
sed. He up 20 sec u my
for his .,,,ht hack tc
DIVERSE Inc woIus " e loss he ha
eigh the PROCTOR = s seSse , ~ Maxon 5
ice with tainea. "a. sn" as.;.L a~er,;on r
noisseur. up, nusne. so,,rd k;cki
ross the Just auminisV Msr;cen. VIII
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