The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-12-05
CHAPTER I.
FIRST GLIMPSE OF THE CARAVAN.


The Afternoon was still very warn, but a
may mist, drifting from the Irish channel,
and Saline eastward over the low-lYinS Island
of Auglcsea, was bog ming to scatter thin,
= penetrating Gri-z,o On the driver OF the cara
ven.
To right and LEFT of the highway stretched
bleak and bare p-osroct OF n,nrshland and
moc-iand, closed to tie west by asky Of ever
deepcn:ng rednces, AID relieved hero aud there
BY black clumps CT stun;od woodland. Here
and there pecped a solitary farmhouse, with
outlying feds Of swainpy grcnnress, where
9kan and spectral cattle were llgubriousiy
srazinr: and ever end aacn can1e q glimpse
Of soua lonely Lake CT taru, fr;nSed c1aTound
with thick sedrcs, end dotted with wafer
Hles. TIE roal was as desciGte as tic pres
pct, VIII not living soul upon it, far as
ito eye ccrld see. To all this, lowevc-, the
driver Of the caravan paid it.le attention,
owing to tho simple feet that he was fast
&eop.
Ee was reused by o sudden jolt,ng and
swayingcf tho clumsy vehicle, combined WITH
ssourd CT splash-rg water: and, opening Lis
eyes sleei:ly, no perceived that tho gay rlcre
had turned aside frcra the centre CT tne rosi,
and, having plac;dly entered s.ac,lant rcHd
. on tho roadside, vas fouaac-.lg nad s..-iy,--l-
in tho mud thereof, with the caravan ocz-
2 ing be,..nd hor. AT the se.re moment head
was thrust round the back Fart Of the velicle,
and ar angry voice exclaimed:
Tin, you scoundreI, where the devil are
you driving toa Wake up or I'll break every
bone in yocr skin"
D Thus ADDRESSED, Tim woke himself with IN
eFort, and, looking round with an ins1ruatlng
mile, replied:
"Dcgorra, Master Charles, thought it was
an earthquake entirely Como cut of that
uowl Is it wanting to drow1id yourself you
uel G-r-r-rl Shi Aisy now, aisyr
The latter portion Of the above sentence
WIS addressed to tho mare, which was at lest
,zpusuaded to wade out OF the cool mud and
btarn to the dusty track, where s.le stood
&ivering and painting. No sooner YVES the
&turn to terra f-rna accomplished than
light, agile figure dc.ccnded tie steps at the
Mc,5of tie caravan, ard ran round to the
front. An excited collocuy, angry on the
one side and Apologize en- the Other, ensucd,
and did not cccee even when the driver, with
flick of Lis whip, pat the caravan again in
amotion, while the other strobe alongside on
foot
II vas lust such caravan 81 may be sccn
any summer day forming rar, CT tie camp
on TN English common, with tse sfnrt faco
Of a (-T73sy woman looking cus rt tho door,
and half-a-.ozen ragged i,c?s nld elvcs roll
ling on tho grass beneath; as nny lie OBJ
served, smothe.ed in wiclerwork Of all do
scriptious or glittering pots or pans moving
from door TO door in soma sleepy country
town, guided by u gloomy gentleman In
Selvetecn coat and hcreslsin cap, and at
tended by brawny busy, also S;nothered in
Mckerwork or pets and pens; as, further
mere may he deserted forming part OF the
procession of travelling circus, and drawn
by piebald horse which, whenever good
'p.cl.'' is found, will complete its days labor
sby performances in the ring. A caravan OF
the good old English kind; with small via
dows, ornamental by white muslin curtains,
with q chimney atop for the srnol;o to come
through from the fro inside, with door be-
hind, ornasncntod with knockor, na1 only !
hciing door-plato to make 1t quite COM
ple,o; in short, a house on wheels.
Tho driver, though rough enough, and nd
with the Sun AID wiai, had nothing In con-