Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-06-05

I'm agreed come on, then; we'll 70 10
view our future prison. have so much
more TO help make it comfortable" slyly
showing . roll Of bills. II was too late for
the bank and we we're paid to-day"
They we're walking rapidly back towards
their own little home. They had nearly
reached it, when the young man stopped
suddenly and cried in terrible aud startled
voice, "Hark, what is thai?"
There was roaring, rushing sound, a
black funnel-shsped cloud whirling towards
them, grinding everything before it, and
whirling on and on towards the still, awful
calm which vas around them
"fhe key, the key :" he cried. seizing her
arm and running towards the house; we'll
20 to the cellar and"
There was . sensation as If the earth had
suddenly spun away and left them. Brick-,
pieces Of boards. broken chairs. . window,
everything. anything. oil things. went whrl-
ing by them. Clouds Of dus, enveloped
them. piece Of board broke Lewis Nor
rows finger. another cut an ugly gash
across the forehead, but still he clung TO the
woman whirling with him in this mad dance
OF death. Her hat vas gone, her face was
covered with dust and blood from she knew
not where and did not try to think A
brick hit her back. q shower Of bricks and
boards hit her arm and head, her whole
body.-so that il seemed like one blow A
heavy timber struck the young mans arm.
he could not hold on any longer with that
hand. Another Aying something struck the
young woman and she fell away from him
come way, while he went whirling on and on
among the bricks and boards and dust and
broken furniture.
She wen, around and around with it as
the timbers did. and the stones and chairs
and windows; then she lay still on the
ground and the whirling cloud moved on
The young man went on with il. He put
out his hand once, the one he could use. and
caught ., the limbs Of a tree tha, came all
about him suddenly; bu, he could not hold
them.
When they found him sometime after
wards, lying insensible among the oaks
at the edge Of the town. they knew he had
been carried up among their tops. for on
one Of the highest imbs was the sleeve Of
his shirt. His coat was gone long before
hs got there.
The 6rst thing Martha Snow saw when
she opened her eyes was a woman with some
bloody towels over her arm stopping near
hsr 10 look at dead baby the next was a
doctor in his shirt-sleeves wping his blood,
instruments. and telling a man what TO DO
With the leg he had just ampu,a,ed from
DO, near them.
Martha Snow opened her eyes wide with
horror, and tried TO raise herself up. but
she felt 50 sore and .;itf she could on,
groan.
There. there said the woman turning
away from the baby to look at her. "l.r
still" and she re-arranged the coat that was
doing dut, as pillow.
''Do you want anything Shall | ge,
you some ~a,er' she asked gently
What is it' what does it mean ? where
am - asked the horror. stricken Young
soman.
Its the cyclone. YOU know" said the
other; you are IN here with the wounded
because there hasn', been time
A doctor called her u come and she
moved away quickly.
The cyclone, she rubbed her head in he
~iderment and tried to remember She
bad been-u her-' down on that broad
street with the trees-when was it-and
Lewis, oh where vas Lewiss
She wanted 10 ask, but no one was near
She raised herself on her elbow. after sew
sral yer. painful attempts, and looked
around The room was dimIy lighted with
.smps and lanterns. and men and women
we're passing and repassing with bottles and
bandaxes and towels.
Over beyond her corner she could hear
chill's voice calling. Mother. mother
mother" :" IL Was little Lena. whom she had
seen when? She had no idea how long
ago. On the other side was dead woman
little Lena's mother, and beside her another
her own grandmother. She lay back with
another groan.
She could not look farther then whom
might she see ne1t' VIVA, if it should be
Levin She shudd-red, but raised h.rse!f
up again slowly and painfully, she mus,
look, .hs could no, bear this su, pense. Her
eyes fell on the baby, so near her and vet
Were they ell dead
room.
"ls that YOU, Martha" 2"
20, uncle, what is il, is ever, body killed."
Your aunt and the baby. and they say |
stand chance 10 20. and all the children
are hurt more or leas."
Wha, q sound Of horror in hi. voice, and
vel ne Qiu not cry out.
She did not either. she did no, even
answer, but after little she asked and
her lips we're white when shc said il, is
Lewis here 2"
Il don't know, haven't seen HIM. Are
you much hurt ?"
Il think not, don't know = and she sat
resting her head on her elbow and trying to
comprehend what all this meant. Her
grandmother, aunt, and the baby killed, per-
hsps her uncle would die too, and the 81,
children ell hurt. and Levi, was gone, per
hAps he was killed
She wandered in a vague way why she
did not cry.
People we're groaning all about, the lights
dared as the door opened and shut, men
and women were coming and going, taking
care OF the wounded, looking for friends, or
bringing clothes and bedding TO make peo-
pie more comfortable.
All the doctors we're there DIR. Law with
his jaws set with the determination Of grim
death, bu; moving this moaning little gir. a,
gently as woman; and DIR. Ben. giving his
orders in low, quick tones. and keeping two
or three pairs Of hands busy while his own
we're not idle an instant. She wondered
again what this all meant, and when il was
she was we'll and strong and walking along
the street.
Her head felt queer and she was sleepy,
and she laid back on her pillow
When she awoke it was daylight The
hrst thing she saw was a man sitting on a
boz near her. He vas very pale and had
nandAge around his head and his arm was
in sling. She was half frightened at first,
and then she cried out joyfully,-
"Oh. Lewis"
II wss some time before they could either
Of them talk much
"Poor uncle" she said at last, as we'll as
che could through her sobs--for she was
sobbing now,-"did you know"
Yea"
"Why don't they take them home ?"
"Heme dear? There isn't as much as
piece Of kindling wood left of his house."
"Why, Lewis. where is %
THAT is more than or any one else can
tell. There isn't . house left anywhere
around there. they say, not even the boards
they we're made Of"
"'rhen ours is gone? p
Yea"
She wss Silent moment, and then she
said.
"Well, can 20 on teaching lust the same