Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-11-12

| plalnS, on winch, without the AID OF HI
pocket compass, he would often have beel
hopelessly lost; while the sudden storms O
wind made him realize the full force of
western zephyr" Although he would
have laughed to scorn the soft impeach
ment, his footsteps often Jagged, and III,
threw across his weary way, appeared il
his eyes veritable godsend.
Altogether pleasure was his predominant
feeling, as he started one cloudless morn.
ing with the knowledge that evening
would find him domiciled at his friend
cabin.
But, as Widow Bcdott so touchingl,
sings, it is beyond human power to
! "kalkilate
With any sort of sartantee
| What's gwine to be his fate.
| The sky became suddenly overcast, while
the wind soon blew so violently that he
could make scarcely any Roadway agains,
| it.
Afternoon found him drenched and
weary. The storm had lulled, but the
clouds still lowered ominously. To his
| chagrin he discovered that he had lost his
compass. Quite at sea without it, he
philosophically determined to rest before
proceeding further. Stretching himself on
the ground he was fast asleep in mo-
ment.
| He was aroused by what seemed to his
startled senses the roar of a thousand en-
gines, although the darkness was SO in
| Int !, Il;
The terrible roar increased in volume,
shaking the earth in its approach.
Suddenly he was seized as though by
giant hands and hurled into the air When
he recovered consciousness he looked
! around in amazement. The sun vas set
ting in cloud of glory. Giant trees were
uprooted, and deep burrows plowed in the
earth by the cyclone, in whose path he had
been sleeping.
Blood was trickling from wound on
his head, which throbbed with dull, stupe-
flying pain. a sharp pang through his arm,
which hung lelpessly at his side, warned
him that here too he had received injuries.
Slowly and carefully arising, grimly solilo-
quizing the while upon his p1edica-
ment, he found his legs intact.
i Thankful for so much grace, he pluckily
started forward, realizing the necessity of
finding shelter and attention as soon as
possible.
| Night was we'll advanced, however, and
after walking long distance he was about
to lie down in despair, when a light
twinklcd before him. Keeping it i'll view lie
crawled slowly and painfully toward it,
falling helplessly against the door of the
cabin, as he knocked for admittance.
A sbrill female voice called, "Who's
there?"
AS he made no answer, the same voice
announced with great positiveness that I'M
less the intruder retired she would shoot.
The poor pedestrian could only moan
family in reply to the threat. but the sound
penetrated the closed door. Anothe,
voice, gentle but authoritative, said: cit is
some one in trouble. Open the door, Mar
gerry" Amid much grumbling the, doo1
was slowly UNMARRIED, and the light from
within streamed upon the PROSTATE form
before it.
With EXPLANATIONS of pity. the two
women assisted the exhausted man into the
room, and placed him half -fainting upon {
rude couch.
He was in truth a deplorable object
His jaunty gray flannel suit was drenchet
and torn, spotted with the blood which hal
flowed from the cuts on his head. Hi.
hair, matted with dirt and BLOOD bore NJ
resemblance to the hyacinthine locks which
had excited the envy of half the college
his face, giving him the appearance of
much dilapidated prize fighter, the broker
arm, hanging limp and helpless, assisting
the pleasing delusion.
The women, however, We're equal to th,
emergency. After the first ordinations
they lost no time in addressing themselves
to his relief The younger of the two as
suming the guidance, and perceiving hi
exhaustion, babe N1argery at once bring
food and glass of wine, while she deftl,
bathel and dressed his wounded head
proceeding afterward with Nargery's bel,
to set his arm in Il perfectly business like
manner.
oIdCIeul, viewing tutlu VIII eOfI o.
stupid wonder, his half -dazed sense!
soothed by the relief their kindly hands
had afforded, almost Immediately sanl
into the hearty slumber of exhaustion.
The women upon whose tender mercie!
he had been SO strangely thrown, retired
to the adjoining room.
81 think, NIargery," said the younger
q tall, rather grave-looking girl
sit is fortunate am with you
He," waving her hand toward the othe
room, "will require doctors services again
tomorrow, or l an much mistaken
Events proved her quite correct. Mac
Leans eyes were glittering with fever
when Margery, aroused at break of day b,
his groans and mutterings, went to hit
side.
In great alarm she sought her companion
who, producing q chest of homeopathic,
medicine, took therefrom several small
pellets which she induced the delrious MAJ
to swallow. She then proceeded to cut Iii
hair as short as possible. Ice of cours,
there was none, but a cold spring bubblei
near fha door of the Iiftla cabin a,d fron