The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-04-05

to keep the FIRE going more than an
hour. Nn time was ~ be lost ! /
cr7swlel back again 90 the driver 20 get /
him in. pulled At him. but be Was
fast asleep The dugs scratched At the
snow which covered his feet and tried |
10 get him nui Il the plarr. lie opened |
his eyes and fiiutly muiiersd: ''Oid |
man. weir. al righi. When you get
hack b. town tell il, l.ps> 90 the stable
that -
The man closed his rye~ and -sid no
more. H. WIS., dead
Il was no time Tor DELAY or weak
ness. The man had dome his duty i
must do mine. crawied hack % the
duguut aud called the dog after me; ]
heated some water in an old cracked
baking pan aud filled il uesrly full Of
snow. and ia the les water ! managed
T. soak my l,oots until ] could cut
them Oh. Ny feel were already white
and bli.terrd. - 10 -,aldei 10 steam.
hut wrapped . piece Il my blanket
around nv feet and mausgr,l a. draw
the big rubber boots Owes them In
half an hour could stand Then With
the dog, started f0r town. lt seemed
10 me ~ II 1 would newer reach the
end Of nv Journey MANY times fell
while struggling through the snow
NV hands and nose frnkr; my ears
were still. m, whi>krr~ were covered
with ice aud my hair looked Ike wOnl.
The dns> themselves were covered with
frost. which sioud out in a hong pow
derry fiber like cotton.
When hld reached the rnd of the
first mile 81 my tw"-mile journey u
was three o'rluck in the afternoon
Il must have hcru about eight
O'Clock in the morning when /
first crawlrd iuto the dugont and
built the iin-. Every body in the town
seemed dead and the houses closed
up. hut ~ drew nearer ] saw faces a
the windows. hut no one came 10 the
doors They probably thought ! was
some rauchmau coming for supplies.
The sun was almost down when ] came
in sight Of ~, house. But what a -un
IL was. 10 WIS almost a. white as the
snow. There was me- heat in IL. The
keen wind whi-tled >hrilly and blew
the snow like burning sand into my
face. cutting like hot raz"rs.
When / reached the front step ii
my house. where on the previous lay
/ had b,held sunny landscapes. | fell
exhausted and almost blind. The
voices 81 children me- longer came
across the fields The STREET, were de-
serted and the t"vu rs silent - the
grave. - IL p">>ihle.' thought.
..that my family. toes. ar. drid' The
| doe, hv this time were ~rrtirhing Al
the door and barking. saw the face
Of NV wife. through th, window Nv
little girl pat zap her hand an' screamed
Papa
The dnur "I-url and ! fell Into the
I house. saved u vJ~ MANY DAYS be-
fore found ~, -..lf iu bead aud heard
the doctor II, iu.. "A marrow ESCAPE.
but think hi- feet are all right aud
/ We can ~1tt them.
i la- NlNANf-N W AN'H ~NNf'' NlAN ANAN INV
/ lost hi own ii,~ iit th'- "r,-1t American
Desert C,mrtrry. iu-t over the hill from
our town. H. hi- o m"nwnent aud
the respect 81 ih. Territory " }
/ telegram.
Another pntni II grave Importance
| i htby'~ ri.hi 10 truth o. b. nor nes-
rS>ary o. tell child that e sweet thing
/ j. nasty CT % Harmless action naughty
to insure nI,.ii-uc- Why should
mother going out i"r hours tell her
/ child she Will be- bI -uun. or ia order
10 brin. hip Co. "I-Iiruce threaten
/ thing, which -hr never nran- 90 per-
/ fnrm-ihiu.- winch Poe could not do?
/ WHY >hnuii -h, f.il falls hoods So com
mon Co. Ih, nur--.. 10. zoe. .blackman
% carry Jh. baby oil The .hig hear
| 90 eat him. ai even i... move hsiuile-s
'.all gone 7uj ..nb ri..r-'' whru there
j. mur-s Children ar- NOT easily de-
eeiyed. They Gud ont Co.,. De- snd learn
| o. lir rhrm~tlt--. 5r. 'h.-u are hipped
fur DOING IT, Oh. of 40 the baby 5
| rights the most -srr,-d uu,. is truth --
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