Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1886-05-05
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Possibly, dear readeb YOU nerpr
gazcd inio the eihei inosi del ,hs of
ahysmal space palled IN eternal, sIar.
les, raylc,s sl,n,m. You never did.
Thcn IL IL oi' M, vaftll y u,e for me In
u. 10 Tell you haN daeh ii was lhal
nigti And i WAS rainins Ia Keep up
With The Il .rk. fnat's | ISL how dark
and wei II WAS. | had lcctured IN
Farminsiun. Ill u liver NJ An nj lf,.ss
which for slnnt,ne.nis hntaar, br iant
WI, m 'sterlul el,'q nnce and unan.
swerabie logic has nessr mcn eguaka
siuce began wrllng my owi pres
hnlccs. Alter Ibis eiloil d, my Iifn |
hau &, drive loa siailon IN lie raii
way, len vr IL Il. Z,n mil,.s i,waN. We
started nj midnighi. fm darkness
Was thai dark at twilight, and 1, had
tren grown, dark I ever sinvss At,d
the tarser II grew he barter II iaife ed,
and iie more IL r.ine,! HE lnk,f il
srcw, nnil Al len-lh The d,rkneSs
c.'ald be sof fell aud The rain WA
bcavet or >nina klni III aQi.iic pell.
Waterproof, nGaRct All; /, dc sa,itered
us from The rain, put il WAS hard work
I" Keep The nor>,s IA tae I ul. Uur
way Ii, ri sni IN he lecla 4 l.s >iorm
nnd the horses kem ~ ng 10 lprn
away from Il. In the inky 'larsnes.
We io.i or brarnrs.
In The d'm i-hi. which wi> barely
ctlaneh Ia mike darkness Nlsallic, We
ciilnc n II cr,'ss roa,, ami The driver
uimly Il ,ctrnvd phantom gnid,
buard. We couid not read II; We
could barely make oul ll,a il vas "a
gandc board. The driver was afraid
,o ,rxSl me with l,,e horses viii L he
weni To sce II IN. c.n,ia read the sign,
| lo'ked al the Il ,ode,l rtv.A ai.1 Il uuk
iUrlhri back INTO III, mes, oi blarNcIs
and wiIerpraois.
'4ntirm oi pnrp.'se," s.id, give
He the rilsboas.'
| lhr'isl hnn onl III lhe Storm, and
laughed Il laHgn f .xcccdii,x sonl,ir
Ia see him gel h.. iv,s a,+ nr,d su,ldy.
! watched him L iiib sae ln,st, AID rub
ms most along she gHlde board;
iistched lo HIN s"--r. iS, aud te
heard ,dm drop in The mud. lie
cliinbcd lito The buggy, MsGgaiig wil,
MN auoui lonr acres ssl Grss,s Disaal
swamp, and said:
Il can't make oat = s,ngle lrstch
It's an oId b ard, aud Il Greek TO nlcS
aud don't kpr,y wheqe IA thunder
We are"
Win hollow grnan I yield ID To
nay iale. crcpl oir of my dry, warn.
i.eat. The pltllcss storm made Il
,ir.lish shonl dpwn The back ot n,
meek, suppa ing me With ,hudtlcr ~
yard iong w.,d,tl through len ot
twe.ve linear tect of mud aud II od.
My iecl Mere soaked 10 Inc corn -. ;is.
iers. | WAS mud Ia the eyes; My com
lori WAS gone, Dut | inast gel no.ne.
Painfully citiApca l,sc pole. fainly
CROPPED nioag The ueide pelf& MIN
my nose. Ia Tee de,pefHr,sa tst dc.
>pair tried 10 iighl .ntcke,faI OF
Wei iaaichcs h., tHnoiag tne.n "a the
sk-evc Ut a dripnng indsS rubi,er over.
coat, wliiic | clung 10 lnc t,oaiN with
usc hand knew II | ~, c sid
anan that muaa. slippery s,,ic, |
never cuuid yet up asain. ~egri,
e,eaucd, ,lshcl, l So s. saia--l
--'ob, dear mel said what lhe arleer
aril ~ last, jusl as my L,linsas 1e,i,
we.rlcd arns MeIc losing their holh
Il ideaing rlll IN IL cioud iet II pl!ilu
%ingcr oi llsh r.ach through aud
soecn lnal delaying guide boara,
"Noa shouted The uilvci, rhcouiag-
mSla. / ralii.d, pnlied IN, sell up
cAase, and eagerl. hansrly plcains
Vat line let els, + ads
Usc GiisO.ei's o,.Ayii IeiS,."
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