The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-05-17

had never moved. l had plenty of fat,
and l made four balls of about a half
pound, each of which would burn for
three hours. A piece of a broken
water-jar formed a lamp, several
pieces of rags serving for wicks. So in
! solitude the still calm night passed
away as 1 sat by her side and watched.
In the drawn and distorted features
that lay before me 1 could hardly trace
the same face that for years had been
my comfort through all the difficulties
and dangers of my path. Wa she to
dieP Was so terrible = sacrifice to be
the result of my selfish exileP
Again the night passed away. Once
more the march. Though weak and
ill, and for two nights without a mo-
ment's sleep, | felt no fatigue, but me-
chanically followed by the side of the
litter as though in a dream. The same
wild country diversified with marsh and
forest! Again we halted. The night
came, and L sat by her side in a miser-
able hut, with the feeble lamp flicker
ing while she lay as in death. She had
never moved a muscle since she fell.
My people slept. / was alone, and no
oOulo DlOhCb uC oUllluCoo VI OhO hiShS.
The ears ached at the utter silence, till
the sudden wild cry of a hyena made
me shudder as the horrible thought
rushed through my brain that, should
she be buried in this lonely spot, the
hyena-would disturb her rest.
The morning was not far distant; it
was past 4 O'Clock. l had passed the
night in replacing wet cloths upon her
head and m~sistening her lips, as she
lay apparently ~lifeless on her litter. l
could do nothing more in solitude and
abject misery in that dark hour, in a
country of savage heather, thousands
If miles away from a Christian land, |
beseeched an aid above all human, |
trusting alone to Him.
The morning broke; my lamp had
just burned out, and cramped with the
watching | rose from my low
seat, and seeing that she lay in the
unaltered state l went to the door
morning air. l was watching
the first red streak that heralded the
sun, when l was startled by the
"Thank God" family uttered
behind me. Suddenly she had awoke
from her stupor, and with a heart
)verf1owing l went to her bedside. Her
ayes were full of madness! She spoke,
out the brain was gone!
1 will not infict a description of the
,errible trial of seven days of brain
ever, with its attendant horrors. The
ain poured in torrents, and day after
lay we were forced to travel for want
If provisions, not being able remain in
me position. Every now and then we
hot a few guinea-fowl, but rarely;
here was no game, although the
ry was most favorable. In the forests
We procured wild honey, but the de-
upplies, as we were on the
of Uganda, and M'tese's
had plundered the district. For
even nights 1 had not slept, and al
hough as weak as a reed, L had march
d by the side of her litter. Nature
ould resist no longer. We reached a
illage one evening. She had been in
iolent commissions successfully it was
IL but over. l laid her down on her
within a hut, covered her with a
plaid and fell upon my mat in
ensible, worn out with sorrow and
My men put a new handle to
he pickaxe that evening and sought for
dry spot to dig her grave!
The sun had arisen when l woke. l
ad slept, and Mortified as the idea
a-hed upon me that she must be dead,
nd that / had not been with her, 1
tarted up. She lay upon her bed, pale
s marble, and with that calm serenity
- Al oo%.-o ,co,,,o ,rloo tlo aa-ao
I life no longer act upon the mind and ,
ne body rests in death. The dreadful
bowed me down but as | gazed
pom her in fear, her chest gently
not with the convulsive throbs
t fever, but naturally. She vas asleep;
nd when at a sudden noise she opened 8
eyes, they were calm and clear. /
he was saved! When not a ray of
ope remained, God alone knows what q
US. The gratitude of that mo-