The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-10-04

an all of sudden she let her SEWN
fall in her lap, clasped her hands over
head, an solemn an stiddy-like-
"Where- burdens-are = laid down.
tsOh, thank Godn she said, then, iunpin
to her feet, thank God again an again
that there is place an a time when
the weary burdens of this life can be
laid down an achin' hearts whose every
throb is one of woe, can be forever still
an at rest. 0, Thou who didst lay
down the heavy burden of thy life on
Mount Calvary; Thou whose aching
heart throbbed out its agony and its
life on the cross, help me to bear my
burden of sorrow until l can forever lay
it down
Il mind every word of it sir; I amt
the kind to forget thing or words like
them.
"Well then she set down agin, very
quiet, an kind O. scared lookin' ike.
But by an by she begun .talkin' bout
the boys, an how sorry she felt
in their disapp 'intment, and how bravely
they bore 'em. She talked bout them
boys as if they'd been saints, every one
of 'em, std o. the pack O. rough fellers
they was. l felt so guilty like listenin'.
to her. Thinks to myself, Il wonder
what you'd think an say, Myra Claffitt,
if you knew where them men have gone
nowIan' what for? l wonder if you'd
set there talkin' so tenderly an so well
bout them if you knew that at this
minnit they was out on the trails an
hillsides skulkin' along in the storm
for it was stormin feaIfully), trackin'
to his death a poor-devil that's steppin'
stealthily from tree to tree an from
rock to rock in thedarkness, fearin' an
tremblin an prayin', likely, if he never |
prayed afore. 1t seemed to me could |
see the poor wretch glidin' an creepin'
along an them men with murder in
their hearts after him.
'But Myra talked on an on until I
stand it any longer, an made
believe I'd gone to sleep jest to have
her shut up bout them fellers that didn't
deserve half the good things she said
bout them.
''She thought I'd RELY gone to sleep
IN so she stepped softly over to the
fireplace an stood there with one elbow
estin' on brick of the chimney an
Ter cheek in her hand, She looked on
COMMON pale an old an careworn as
he stood there with the light of the fire
HMM up in her face.
can while she stood there | saw the 5
abin door open very slowly an care {
ally, an a mans face thrust in; an |
I'll you, sir, that /, who have seen the |
cath agony on many a face, 1, who
ave seen men turn pale an ghastly, ;
ven, with fear, | never, sir, seen such L
face as that was that come peekin' in J
ehind that door. 1t was like that of
cad man, an his eyes seemed to be on +
re. He laid tremblin' hand on the a
hob, stepped in, an softly shut the u
)Or.
"Myra turned slowly round an in d !,
cond that man was at her feet. ~ ~
"'Oh, madam! MADAME he fairly u
reamed, grabbin' her hand, save mel a;
We me! Hide me, quick! I am hunt y,
like beast! Men with murderous a.
arts are in pursuit. They cannot w w
d mercy or pity! You, woman, can. 80
icy will hang me to the nearest tree "a
hey find me. For Gods sake help 10
}, save me, save my life, guilty an IL,
full as | amp Ia
Il never took my eyes off that wo- LIZ III;
ms face for a second, after that man W.
run to speak. There come over her La La
N look as l can't tell you Of An Wv ei'
the time that man was whinin' an .ei
adm she kept steppin back little W
time, but her eyes never left his A.,
e. Az
i reckon he tbouobt sbe voc oo;n, Ing
give him up to his enemies, for his ai
&c sunk down to a moan that was SUI SUI
full to hear. He put out his hands que que
implorin'1y at the last, an fell, AZ
downward, glovelin' at her feet. INC INC
There was dead silence for full lel
nit, an in that time Myra KEEP i lre
sin her hands over her eyes like a ole
son comm out of heavy sleep. . am
lips KEEP movin', but there was no III IN
nd. AT last she spoke four words, a oei
the man was on his feet quick as an
thin. Them words were: Pas
John Clatfitt my 'hllsbandr' nov