Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-17

'N A'ir 'pHHc4 Ant com
Ha1drd the troops fell danzernu.
" One day there came thrse eI
press riders. one after the oth.r
! "1hEins messages calling for hi.
uiuShter, VIM lived away in LOUIS
vile, To come To- him, Trle,r,m
alter telegram WAS sent 10 her and
answered hy her from various place.
on the way She uas coming o.
last as she could, aud At last on.
evening she came 10 on the nigh,
express.
In the far west We don't see a
great many women. and what xe de-
are mostly the wives and servants 81
the siticers. nice people all of them
ahh so'ne of them very pretty, bur
none OF them ever luJked like her
She Was n girl not more than twenty
years old. Her cheeks were as red
~ The June roses, and her ewes wrrr
A. dark as the night AMI sp4rkIe,i
Ike stars. and her smile. 50 sweet and
sad, Won ones heart at once. She
Vas 50 beautiful and yet So help
less.
The weather had been c.ld, bu,
there had been little Snow. The
path was broad and we'll defined
tnat led to the fort. The dls,ancr
was only sixty miles. an easy DAYS
ride Tor trontlersm Al. but weary
Journey for frail creature like her
Us lo"g H. the weather was clear the
j 'uruey could be safely made, but
what u a storm should set 10 while
| she was on The ways
The next morning dlwned cloudy
ma " 'rm. sure sign ut \ biiZktrd
Sometimes it will be two or three
lays after the wea her changes be-
lore tue storm sets in, at Others ONLY
few hours. When it was time 10
set otf on their return TO the fort,
the soldiers that were seat 10 guard
her refused 10 20. refused to risk
their lives 10 the terrible storm they
knew WAS coming. She was in des-
pair. She knew that her father was
dying. and that he wanted to see
her. lie was her only living relative
See him alive she must. even if she
walked the distance alone. Nothing
should deter her. At last some one
told her that Jun or | would 20 with
her II she asked Us. so she came
jim was standing at the door and
she asked him if he would guide her
To the fort. and he said he would
| dreaded 10 have him go | had Il
presenIiHent that | would never see
him again, and | never did
so they rodeaway. she warmly
dressed aud Wrapped up in furs. and
jim 'uklng like great bear IN his
butt slp coat aud fur cap. The horses
We're full -! life. aud went prancing
along. They were AS handsome n
couple as | ever saw. and 10 my
heart grew deadly fear that that
4ay was Ia be their last on earth
sixty miles Of leavcl prairie. without
u ravine. bush or shruu, or witnnut a
humsn haliLation, lay bel ween them
and their destination. a destination
one Of them would never reach
| Il have heard that in Tar eastern
lands there sweeps dread simuon--
\ bowling storGa of drifting sand thar
comes like the shadow of doom
and opens The gates uf death 10 ihe
merchant and The pilgrim caravans
that are juurneying IN the desert.
The Donr wayfarer III At is caught in
its paths. enters on II journey along
the pathway ut spirits. But across
our western plains there sweeps as
drrad storm, u storm of piercing
cold and drifting snos that covers
the pathway aad blinds the sight
Tue shlpwrecked sailor on the
OCEAN is not rs turlpIn ,r as helnles,
~ Is the hunter when that Arctic wind
comes burdenrd with the snow TIE
sailor may drift over the ocean and
help c"me ut last; he may he picked
up by IA passing snip ar drift 10 land.
tut The trust SETS ills seal on the wan
drrer nn the prairie-the pallid seal
of cold white death.
IAN day long watched the sky.
As nigbltall came my heart grew
hight jim aud his charge must be
near the fort -. that The Storm
would hold aloof for two hours more
p iced the prniri =. heeding not the
cSid. and praying that The snow
would not fall; hst 10 vain. ! thought
saw bright speck in The light
held out my hand. There rested q
light Il AXE upon it, With. u taint
ness al my heart turned and walked
To The house. Before | reached II
the binding snow came drifting
eddying. whirling down, and with
its pure white mantle sbrouted tn
esr.h where il was bare. where the
~i ,d had blown the snow away.
"All night long tue snow Tell and a.
midnight the bl ~ .rd came bowling
from his stronghold in the north
aud tor three days il reigned King d
the earth. An absolute monarch i
was, for no living thing dare face il.
AT last It's power WAS spent. ant
the clouds flUsied away 10 the south
and The sun shone once more in III,
frozen sky. The days passed.
woull stand in the dor AMI satcl
over the prairie To See II could ST.,
lin coming; but he never came
At iass lcouid stand the suspense n'
longer, aud Que morning | saddleI
my horse aud rode away for th'
fort. A lonely ride that was; al
day rode, aud did not see living
creature or hear the chirp of bird
saw the sun ~ down on the wid'
tprsirie. feeling like The shipwreckeC
mariner feels when he sees the SUI
~ down and darkness hide hlu
from those who seek 10 rescue him
"rhe night was growing dark suC
the stars were sp rsling on the snow
before I saw the glinmrr of th'
lights Ia the fort rude ur and ~s
niilesi oy the sentry The tinst ours
ion | asked him was. 'Wherei Is jim
could SEE him change co'or as n
replied. 4 will csll the captain, an
when the ctrtsiu came. anil asket
him wh re Jun vas. he stsunere"
aud said. Tue young lady Will Tel
yuu.' lie then led ne Ia The door a.
ruom. raped loudly aud said
Mss. uere Is a frirnd of J'm's wh'
Sisses Ia see You she opened lh'
door and / catered As so1u a.
sas inside the r',om she grasped IN
hy the hsni. aud said. Are yo'
Jlm's dear friends. Then io"ke'