The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1886-06-19
the heavens. T4ef horses were all IL a

hr stool ~ - Is stslIsas a9.l ti.en
slz-jAs lac. ii il,s s'ls :e laid Oh whip
All spur, al.t. role fast an,l furious
ssftiGlIt ior = ,:.,r.. Q lscs that lay there
IL the lore. brown og,tsses oI the broad,
unhro!len l1la.:I
Soon tEer came t. it. It was dea
buffalo Tllcv knew now tia. they had
been riiin" il TIE fatal circie that means
death Ii yau 10 nor break il i,.J escape.
Very meek and ve~v prrit"lt .elc the
bows, Ks latter; e~t.-.e r.,,....; ri5 >l8wiy
after them. Taey We're ve.... tired a,J
thirsty. Thev seemed - themselves
t, have 'rUuhea ny t. ,,laat lalt their
usual SIZE 7ieci.Iy Trey lifted thejr
eyes to tie Ie<pisel bay, ami pleaded
silently AID pl.t.liIv tor help Tears
were il the;r eyes the IL, qliverei
bat they could l:cts.v 4 wuEa!
We la,let ride WITH the s1n on orr
lett s.t.r,.=ier, Is / s.ai, aad With eur
faces ail the lire - tie west. Il We ID
hot DO tai We s.a de Now, come
with ne, " said 7 .ttet.. ti,lliv
IL trlraej Lls ha@ss aal took the
lead. All Tow meciE an Pa aIeat!y
tie other, followed.
Bat tie horses were broken il
strength and znirit Tie sun il mid
heaven poured Il, tull forca Of l. at upon
the head, Of tae thirsty hunters, and
they couli hardly keep their seats in
tie hot saddles. TIE horses began to
stu:able and stagger as they w-lael
AM vet there WI, - sight OF sound of
anything at al, l=s.IIld, before Oh the
right or on the left SottI.!2, hut Tie
weary, dreary. eternal and uubrokeu
SEA Of brown.
Away to the west the hrieht blue sky
shut down sharp and tight upon the
brown and hlazincs .:t;u. TIE tops of
the long. untrol,,en Grass cleaned AID
shimmered Ii the heat. Yet not sign
of water could anywhere be dlscernel.
Silence, vastness, volceless rs whel tie
uor.l cnUe uewly tro24 the LaL- ot
Cod
NJ one spoke. Steadily AMI quietly
the leader OF TIE party rode on. Now
anl theu he would Lit lis eyes under
Lis hat to the bil-.ng s5In oycr lis let-
shoulder and that wis al.
There comes q time to,.s an. [ believe,
sooner or later. on the plains, il the
valley. or Oh tle mountain, IL the palace
or cottage, when We. toe. cal only IL
orr eyes Silent and helpless, to some
thing shining in heaven.
At last the silent little party heard :
fa;lt sound behind t4e.n feeble.
scrtechinr cry, that see:lcl II come OH.
from the brown grass beneath them as
thev struggle. or. Then sad lcnly they
came ont OF the tail brown 'rra3s into al
open plain that looked lie 4 plowel
field; only, all about tlIa outer edge Of
the field were little hlIls or forts about
rs high as mans knee On every one
Of these little forts stood 4 sgll!er sentl-
nel. high on his hind ,e#,, all barking
with all his might. Tho Lost hunters
t't'i louuei a. ho9 wv - iitob t!4'S'
lad ever seen. ;So.le owls :ieT iazi!y
over the strange lit. = -, eiDSe % the
ground; and is they rode through die
town, Il ratt..rsaaIit Eov AMI taeil clilel
into the hole on the top q one OF the ten
thousand Iittla foIts. The prairie dogs,
also rs tlle boys rod CO upon them,
would twinkle ;heir icc., in the ar, and
disappear head-ir5t, on!y t. jump up
like L Jackiu-;.-box, III another tort
almost INSTANTLY
The pA:ty rode through t,.c town anl
looked beyofi. Nothing! Behind,
nothing; nothing but the great blue
sky shut down tight !. 55a;nss the bound
less sea Of grass.
Water! l am dying for water, y
gasped one Of the boys.
Tatters looked him IN the face and
saw that what he said was tue III
reflected a moment a2l then -s:;t.
Watt here for he.
Then leaving the oilers lie rodo
slowly round the doe-tow.l, closely cean,
mag the ground As Iia again ucareI
the boys lie uttered cry Of delight, and
| beck med them t. come.
Look there Do you See that little
road winding along through the grass !!
That means everything II us.
o., what does it mean? I'm dying
ot tlirs:,' cried one oi tie ar)thers.
Ii means water. Do yau think s.
rreat city hike that can get Oh without
N4teg. Come, let Us follow their trail
! til W. liu,i II.