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

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happy families were gathered. And
vel nothing seemed real 10 hiIa, and
he could scarcely believe that lle was
not in world where all objects were
unsubstantial and Intangible.
Everything appeared to be tleeting
and eyasiye, and he b, gan to think
that he himself was but shadow
and his previous life nothing more
than a dream, the latter part of
which was an appalling nightmare.
There are conditions of extreme
peril when the mind of sensitive
temperament is subject to aphenom-
enon in which time seems to be an
initiated. Ii often occurs, We are
told, to a person drowning, who, be-
ing resuscited, have said that their
lives were brought before them as II
condensed in panorama, as it were,
and i'm the few moments ofstrangula-
all the good and i'll Of their past have
been flashed before them. We an
know from experience that TO one
overcome by fatigue, in a sleepofone
minute q dream has had existence
that called for an hour to relate.
This is what happened to Joe while
standing upon the roof Of the car; he
sawswiftly approaching the dim, huge
form Of the covered bridge that was
to be his death. His life came before
his mind as in a flash Of lightning;
and not only were the events crowd
cd into one horizon of his view, but
those events seemed to assume rela-
tions TO each other that were not on.
ly novel, but instructive 70 him. |
Cleaning over all was not the light |
of sin, but that Ofweukness aud folly, |
and, ms of consequence, Il power SET /
left him ofretFieying himselttugged nj |
his will, and urged the abandonment
Of his purpnsed suicide lie saw how l
in his early youth he had permitted |
himself to become cntangled IN nnaE /
fair with vulgar. ignorant, and aa
he now believed, vicious girl how,
in moment of generous impulse, d.
had made rhe Wretchesi creature hi4
wife; and So, without lifting her from
degradation, had heeu dragged down
to abicct misery Life with her was
intolerabietohuth. They had sctlar.
ated, although he yet supported hHr
"a wuntou extravaganza TINT kept
him In poverty
This WAS not sin; II folly. The
SIN came in when IT, caught glimpse
81 heaven ON earth that MIGHT have
been, and was not IL Wis u eri..y.
Gus wrong To- win tide affections ur Il
poor girl he could never honestly
claim as his own What right hnd hi
To leave his work unauislcll What
right 20 throw away aIl chance IN ~.
trieving, IN some was his WnfGhaet
past? Why not hgAyrlY live on. ANA
trust 10 the good Father vi ull tor
me opportuHe fodcmptiuu3 Two
parts within himself seemed to c3u.
tend for mastery appealing Ia
lis pride, the other 20 hls brtfer ma.
lure. Pride won. and folding M.
arms resolutcly he awaited the HORT.
BE blow.
Inc train wns on mn up grade. hut
behind time. and the engineer Ind
allied for all the sprptl II which Nh. J
locomotive vas capable. The long
leavy cars, flying along at 80 miles
m hour, ribruted 80 violently TINT !
iothlng but long practice enabled :
ne conductor to preserve his balance
md remain standing. Every second q
brought his death nearer and nearer !
10 had hraced himself for the final e
low, when suddenly the shriII wbiatI. ,
u down brnSes" rang out, md tte :
eVersal q the engine brought such
n unexpected shock that the ron.
,uctor wns hurled from the root az i
ne ear to the road beneath, FIR.
nnateiy, he tell in marshy niece
! ground that lined each aide ~ fra
rack near tbn river. The soTt \
ieldlng earth saved him from L.,in,s q
nocked Inscnsible, and. nj ha hi. 4
sinctiyeIy struggled up, H. VIA !,
of d flash. r !.
mock, crash. ana then Y
FAD silence, followed immediately by =
,'ld cries, escaping steam, and a~rn.
ing shrleks that seemed 10 pigrr. +
rough and ride above the nwatl i
imult. ""'"' q
Joe knew only too well that 4 r,l !,
son mud occurred nd tie months IN 4,
le very bridge hc hna seleatgl !, +,
2 upon. Dragging hinself nom fbo 4
are, he hurried to the wrecked tr,in !,
pc teIaseopcd ears were inmn1a,i a,,,i :, :,
mashed into nnch other, andfhc III. I.
iact that they had taEen fr. :.
~ but too evident, and thr wounded h
retelies, held to anuwhd deafhwifl, i
!, were screaming in uguuy for Fciisf n,
y these mad been extrieatpd t,v III Il,
~ AMI passengers loft nnltt,tt a,,a 4,
~ . woman whose scrpafns pism.sI i
2 hearts ofall. Joe. scizing NM i, !.
! llls Wayinto the burning an md !,
!, na the poor sufferer cruelty NM y,
~ ny 2 seat How In thc s,aapa II n
- neat he worked cannot M I'm -
words. He would have perisbeJ ~ y,
lll5 attempt but for IN wo VIVA =
'llred over him from bnakots '' af,I
en- hats which tho pnsapn@nr - , o,i.'
q from the river. 4 laaf M NJ. '',l. r,
q gathering thcauiIarsr r. Nh NJ y Won ,lla..
worked his way from tie cara " !,
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