Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-11-01

to stand up for and champion the cause
of the cyclone when its enemies sought
TO damage it in my hearing. When
others spoke in harsh and severe terms
of the vandal. murderous work OF the
cyclone, said, "Ah yes, gentlemen, but
do not overlook the great work of purifi-
cation that is done by it in its mad gyra-
tions. Think how necessary are these
atmospheric upheavals to rid US ofsuper
fuous electricity and purify the stagnant
air"
| did this until l suffered personally
among men, and even the blue-nosed
and sore-eyed hoodlum pointed at me as
l passed and said, There goes Bill Nye,
the friend of the cyclone"
And what is my reward for all this?
Like peaceful Ute, stealing up through
the sheltering ambush to saw open the
windpipe of a dear friend, comes the
ring-tail peeler of the sky, scarcely NOV
ing the green leaves as he steals along
the valley on his hind legs. The air is
like the atmosphere of death. No sound
is heard except the dull thud Of the
woodman's AK as it buries itself in the
heart of pine tree that belongs to some
one else. The sun has dropped behind
dull gray cloud that is faced with pale
green. Still lower down the steel-Cray
and purple clouds come boiling over the
tree-topS. The tree-toad makes few
desultOry remarks. Katy-did says. good
evening"" and the premature twilight
has come. Up from the southwest comes
a sullen mutter, crash, a roar, like
twenty oceans injoint caucus, the rusu
OF falling trees, the crash of giant hail
stones, the thunder of falling waters,
and like the deadly charge of heavens
artillery it is over. That Is cyclone
one of the adult variety when it is feel
ing we'll When you see one of that
kind sliding up into the sky, do not try
TO twist its tail as it goes by. 1t takes a
strong, quick man to reach out over The
dashboard and twist the tail of cy-
clone. He must be strong in the wrists,
coOl-headed, and soon IN NOV EN- snIs.
The cyclone which visited northern
Wisconsin on the 9th instant was about
a mile and a half wide, and lasted
through period of time, L would say
such as would be measured in pronounc-
ing the word "Scat" in an ordinary
tone of voice. 1t blew down three
churches, sparing all the saloons, jerked
the school buildings crooked, knocked
the post-ofiice silly and demolished 9
, dozen stores and places of business. Ii
killed two of the most promising young
men and the purest christian woman in
the village. Then it went out into the
forest where was riding along, attend
: ing to my own business, tipped me ovel
and broke my leg. Everywhere it sought
out the young and fair. 1t spared the
old, the sinful and the tough. but spent
its fury or the tender, the good, the true
/ and the beautiful. Is it surprising thai
it jelked me galley west? No. indeed
am only surprised that am alive.
had intended to say word or two
about what to do when you see cyclone
: coming, but this letter is already toe
: long. One general rule may not be out
. of place, however. First, be sure that il
is cyclone. Then take your family anC
r adjourn to the state penitentary. Those
E who have spent the major portion O
their lives in the penitentiary will re
member with pleasure the feeling of Sc
curity they experienced while there.
a may say truly that | have never felt tina
e same old security myself, since I-bu
4 why rake up old personalities? The!
will all come to the surface when L ruI
$ for president. Denver Opinion.
e A Boston coachman fell heir to 81 $50,
D 600 the other day, and cruel parents wh'
9 prevented their daughter from elopn!
= with him are committing suicide RICH
d and left. Philadelphia Call.