Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-04-18
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haa been ~ W bsfie knos OF psOpH'
we're xasehinIE the hsaTens, and eecn
uns vas from tine 30 time eAliina the
aassnsiou Of tie others 70 Sims shoot
Ing star, une,fpsetediT APPEARING ana
quickly exfinauishsd. OF 10 ssruns aassefr
with ice train Of glory sweepsns Acfo''A
the skies froa; the Enknosn whence 70
bury itself In the GnkuowaoNs WbisnsF.
Cries Of "La,sk hers r SEQ inis
.Iook II tlas p See hnrsT asiss
from time 10 tina. and the eyes Of ss'E
one Of the ka,ss Of ssareaxers are
tufued IN the dirsHtion Indicated. Only
20 see q nNth and . fading trail Of
light. Bus before The light has ensiHslJ
faded, attention y called 70 another
norton Of tie hs@yena. and another
Cash and smother fading trail V seed
with 9 rspidity snpsesssisnssd and
scarcely eoussivssis, the Dyes OF the
world. and especially tha'ss Of The
Americas psopis. have BEEN directed
hishsr aud tllitker. At thu beginning
Of she year sVery one was satesiaR the
progress Of Lord wolselsy and his
army 40 TIE Mile. The Expectations
were many ~, 20 whether lie would or
wonld noa sus,cosd in Eesouing GeDsral
Gordon and crushing the Prophet OF
the soudan and his mes religion. Then
ths ery was. Look at Spain p wolse-
ley aud his army we're ssr the moment
forgotten Spain was the center Of at
traction. and from day rs dry the news
papers contained aeeossaul OF earth
qaakes mora long continued than any
before known, spreading destruction
and death over the iberfsn peninsnla.
Another dsy passed Again the pub-
lie heard . Laok heFel' and the earth
qnakss usre forRottsn--as Absolutely
forgotten a. II thsy had be',E events of
the last eentaFy. And nos We looked
81 ths far ca Blyuda Desert and at
stewart's little aruiy, slowly. painfully
marching oser baFnin9 ssads. Oar
case paused here a moment We halt
Cd a. tho Wells OF Glkdul marched on
70 Aba Kisa ssv Barnaby tall lizs th,
gallant soldbm that he vas sew Lord
81. Vincent fall We struggled on TO thu
Nile. Stewart disi. We turned 10 our
libraries . nr,msnt, booked through the
books. ana ihouehs moment Of the
story Of his short life tilled ,Eith gAIlins
deeds. Then VI forgot hin.
.Look HARM We we're in L,ndoa.
na.dIy rushirg FROM ssrssa 10 street
Standing Ia srovds around lhe Houses
Of Psrliamails. around The shattered
Toxer. We wsts talking over the ex-
blossoms; distussing lhs Irish, nsost of
n swearing it them.
sL.ook here r 0aos mare We heard
Il. and vs vere Al KhaEsoam. Trsslch-
cry sriampis,d. We sax tbs city fAli.
We SO gseaii Gordon. Tar,s trne heart.
81 man that be was--go ,4w him die.
We siopped 10 ihiak ~ his life. his long
ssraaels a9ainsl tbs Toss Of eiviliE aion;
fer IN boar ,re rs-resd shycld story Of
~ dseds iis ohina, Of HE deeds long
aso IN ths Soaaaa. We gave q mo
NESTS sheaxhs 10 tie pAshos slsd the
grandeur Of that stern, psaand ohafas-
Der; that esi'aesl. bsautifal lie. Then
vs returned lha book that poutaiu,ld hi.
story 70 iss pIaes upon she she'll, and
Gordon waa loseossea. % dimly Esaem-
bored By tsHss who posssas extrloFdI.
mary msmores He had taken hhl place
Ia history.
Leok hois r And again We slere In
I4andon. Ia tho snidas Of angry. threat
snin9 cros.fs cusslnR the Gsverament,
weeping fsr Gordon. swearing ven.
Rsanee. talklna Of hos We might bsst
smash ihe Mahdi"
Look here r We are In Tsnqain.
mArshiae With the troosl OF Francs.
meeting CHINESE hordss. Winning yieto-
ries. shedding blocd.
aLock helNF' We were with Genera;
Earle. We mssehsd up the Nils. We
saw lhs Astshts Of Britt frowuing with
bAttssmena8 We charged sfsh the
Black watch over thai rugged ground.
right up - the feriifieAitsn. We saw
HE Arabs ti.es b face. We SAY Earle
fall. and shsuaAt a,osasns Of The deeds
u hin iifs. Then 20 farsa hlm.
.Look heier' We we're In Washing.
ton. We sasshed the inaugural pro
ssssioa, listened 10 the lnatssural "a.
arss; watched the dancers at the
bali; wAtelp,d The beginning Of q new
Administration.
sfook hsisF' We weFs In far on AZ.
xhsnissan. al siss fsrgstta. We saw
shs Advance Of the Russss.nL We saw
he prsssrxiasas FOE nishgy struggle
whish vs ihoaghs veald shake the
warid,
~I.ook heisF' We wsss os ths COWS.
Of the Red lsea with me army OF Gen.
Graham. nahtine ounan rlrna. baila
Ina ssribzs and falling back.
s'I,ook hsssl'' We weiN In Central
America. hafsfos inaasnnsea . tiny
var Of ceasnssa. weer&tsly disxzssei
his plans. tllkssl u his character. 81 his
chAnees ef saeeszs sAosk oar heads
sseslyl sas him march oss u his aaps
t&ls sAw Alui march aosn 10 his deash--
thss vs fssEot hin, We ilcarried alons
" The Isshaiaa u Pananaa, saw an M
fisinxi sAv . town earnad ost u pars
wsrtnnness sA~ order restored by
Anerie2n aiaslnss.
Look here - W. we're IN Paris
We heard % he defeat IN Tsnaain.
We san al excited aapnlAee. aa en-
cited Assenlbey. hinissrt ovestAwwn,
and q crisis p.nssa.
Look bari r va we're ia New
xark. waieinae a. sha hldSids ug cns
whom We slaueha 10 b. dytne. Vie sas
kim Rr&aaAlly siak. ss.aassls erow
weaker. We ssela sh0aeAs Ne san he
grasp 81 rsalh area him. ram ~
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