The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-07-24
FIRST Storm of the Seaso,

rend the earth and split the n would
; sis that youP" queried NV ~,
she raised herself on her we
"Wha time is it?" There elbow.
of hard and unsympathetic RIM ! sort
wIfe's voice that sent a tHrm NY
shiyers along the column ot Of
~articulated vertebrn that serro well
as q center pole, but l gave ven, me
reply IN a sort of melancholy, orsva
yard-whistle ton of voice: save
"My beloved one, it is nom ,
witching hour of twelve" ram,; me
''and all the world is wrapper in sH 'sG,
slumber, but the heavens are ar "Iu
and clouds are booming forth anAsH
OF welcome to their fellow clonds ~" @
other darkening clouds send baeI
roar of joy. A storm is festerins
the lower west and soon will breola
for lances pierces it here ana t6aa,
and it doth below at their thrust ~
glad l wooed fraternity to NIGHT. eIsa
slumbering unconscious of the storS
until it breaks, my stiff starched shir,a
and the Haunting p%etticoats of vonrs
now hanging on the line in swos,
repose, had been made wet by heavens
carelessness." l thought the heaven
ly tone in which l spoke the word,
would melt the rising anger of NV
wife, and that by hustling in the linen :
on the line | might secure a respits
from her wrath.
"ADd so a storm is coming on y sbo
said, apparently meditating on tba
chances l was taking. Her ewes
flashed only less lurid than the llcbt'
ming, as she slid out of bed and came
close to me.
''Ha!" she exclaimed. "You,vo
been to lodge, haven't youp Got
good deal of b~rotherly love and beer /,
mixed in with your amiable disposi.
ton, didn't youP"
II am here" l replied in a tone Of
voice a shade or two more meek, in
time to set the house in order for the
battling of the elements"
"You are terribly worried about the
storm, amt you nowP You used to
stand unmoved and firm as a mount.
tain while the lightning flashed and
the crash of thunder %resounded all
around. It's curious how suddenlvA
you have become concerned aboutaf
little thunderstorm, amt ftp" and NV
wife looked at me SO pityinglv and
l~opelessly that | instinctively put INV
hands on top of may head and lodged
knew not what.
Il have changed in many respects
'ince our wedding day." l sadly re-
Il have learned that it is dan.
to fool with a storm since then.
bauA hoan cfn,.1 ~
md you know a burnt child never
ares to play with fire." and | dodced
boot-jack just in time to prevent
struck again.
you know what it is to be struck
y double-geared lightning, don't
ouP" queried my wife, playfully ?
hucking me under the chin with the
alter pitcher and spilling its contents
own the bosom of my shirt.
''Well, yes" 1 refectively replied,
and l know what it is to be thunder
I at and blown up and rained on,
'o.' The silvery laughter that first
my attention to my wife,
hen, a fair young girl, she watched
chasing my silk hat down hill in
ont of her parents mansion, smote
1oh NY CdI, anu ~ HCdfy lOll VI
under that Jared the windows Of
II cottage. followed almost immedi-
ely. Without waiting to see it's eff =
ct upon my wife, l darted into the '
Ick yard to strip the ~clothes-line of
fruit. BY the time l returned, the
was quite frequent in its
nduct, and the thunder had become
amorous. My wife was not happy
Jaw in her features that she was '
ore or less afraid, and that made
Q brave.
"Ha, hal" 1 cried. "Heaven's ar
lery resounds above the earth. The
%rotechnics of heaven illume the
lrky sky, and over all the pail Of
ath hangs low and threatening.
Shut up! You make me nervous!'
claimed my wife, shuddering. Just
IN there came q binding flash and
d a crash as if the house had fallen
wn. My wife turned white as snow
the face and gave a little shrek.
Grand detonatlons! Gorgeous dis
cried in a rapt admiration.
'Roll on, ye deep mouthed thun-
siye dazzling l~ightnings, blaze"
you stop that, old smarty,"
wife snorted. You'll go on with
If foolishness until the Lord will
d Il bolt to-"
Flash Roar-r-! Bang-ker-bung!"
l the storm, and my wife screamed
,reat alright, as she jumped on the
ther-bed and covered herself, head =
ears. l seized her by the hand
cried:
See! the vengeance of heaven is
ing all around us. Ye proud NOR |
who have presumed to invade the
rogative of The Most High and get
little storms of your own, hearken ]
0 the voice of wrath and quail be-
the power of the Lord. Strike,
thing, strike! Roar, we thunders;
'h on and bring terror to them
mock heaven with their mouths!
on peal foIlowered the almost
slant flashing of the lightning, and
wife shook with terror, l roared
glee. 1t seemed to me that | was
pro tenn, and l was happy. just
r a peculiarly dazzling flash, L
st a chunk of ice under the ;
RS and somehow it got mixed up
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