Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-12-22

M. 1921 hsr wishes, II am utterly
milhout the means 10 aid You. Even
ahe customary antidotes / recklossly
,iuhg away as a useless burden Nm.
would give my life for them pnt
nave c,ouragel We can surely reacb
.he village In time to save your M
Enough not you from suffering Il
II very flr?" 10
mo, " was answered with ooa
tracted throat and husky voice. ..pn
pnt death is much nearer, and / shall
never see father or mother again >
! pray u may not be as YOU fear
ana We must hurry along ms rapidly
waY?" o ''''' 'sa'
Yes" with painful utterance.
wait yet moment" he said
aloud, and then mentally, "thechnnee
~ desperate and dangerous. Nv Iifa
may DO the forfeit, but cannot See
one SO young and fair die the most
fearful Of deaths without risking h, 10
save, at least relieve, her"
Trained in the school be had been
familiar with toxicology, especially
the venom of serpents, none knew
better than he the danger
Gus task he was about 20 undertake
Aslngle abrasion ofmonth or tongne.
a eafious tooth through which poison
could be absorbed, would be as fatal
and more sudden death than bullet
or knife, Yet there was nothing Of
hesitation after that firstshudderipg
thought. Wiping away the bloody
ooke nom the almost invisible pune
tured wounds he applied his lips to
70 them one after the otherand sucked
out the poison, freeing his mouth
nom time 10 time, and not desisting
until assured the work was thorough
" done, that he could do no more.
Then, and without giving heed TO the
aintly whispered thanks, he put his
arm around the girl and hurried her
forward.
But not long could she direct the
way 20 travel, not long could her
limbs sustain her. Another terror
came 10 break down the little remain.
ing nerve and strength, and she fal.
tered, recled aud fell. She had gone
through as much Of mental and ply
slcalsuffering ns nature would endure,
had gone as fnr as she could,
With the rain descending as II the
windows Of heaven had been flung
wide open aud second Hood came
to earth, with the thunder rolling
and crashing above their hcnds and
shaking the solid rocks beneath their
feet, with tho lightning flashing and
binding, she lay, scarcely able TO
move hand or foot for selfpreserya-
ton. But no fenr ~ rattlesnakes
then. Before the terrible majesty OF
the elemental war even they had ied
terrified 10 he lowest depths OF their
noisom0 dens, and covered ia such
fear as instinct gives. instict that In
many cases Is twin brother ofreason.
Though despairing ~ saving the
aecting lik, yet driven nearly frantic
by teiug alone with the girl in the
now dense darkness and now blind
ing glare, Myratt lifted her again in
his strong arms and dashed forward,
Guided hy tho lights Of the village he
proceeded, whispering hope be did
not feel. receiving moaning whispers
Tor IA time and then no recognition.
Tie girl wax beyond specchl He
saw hy the flames Of lightning that
the bitten hnnd nnd arm had swollen
10 an Immense sire, that upon the
delicate flesh were reproduced the
spots Of the serpent, felt that the
beating Of the heart wns growing
fainter and fainter, that the hot
breath was becoming less and less,
knew that in little time he would
BE- carrying acorpse, beautiful but an
hour before, theloathsome, discolored
and hideous beyond the conception
Of those who have never seen such q
death.
Straining every nerve, painting
rom speed and worn with his burden,
Myrntt still kept on, reached the
path that led down TO the village,
and was about Go descend, when he
vas met by a party anSiously search
ng for the lost girl,
"Bitten by rnttlesnake2 Dying |
,r dead? Stunned and spotted with |
he horrible leprosy of the serpent
,oIson7 oh. my Godl IL is terrible"
the poor father rs the in
lensible form was placed within his
.rms and the fearful tale told.
But the grief was ms nothing to
.he wild agonized sohbing and
.hrieking OF the loving mother, when
he saw her darling brought in and
aid upon bed, as hideous and re-
,ulsive as she had last seen her bright
md beautiful.
Physicians came, but their expert
nee and wisdom awaited little. The
,oison had spread rapidly, been
tronply Incorporated with the circu-
atIon. the-actfon of the heart par
lived until it had almost ceased to
,ent. Ammonia, iodine, everything
q be Thought of as an antidote, n.y.
ratio and palliative medicine were
ried without giving relief The hid
GUS spots grew lnrger and more
istlnct. sfnuons, twisting, creeping
notions took the place OF natural
mes. and hand and limb became