Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-03-13

great city. ue turmoil NJ :,
Jerry sun hngging to his bra.
uos' moved slowly and pa nf,,,s' ' The dead
street. turned the corner 49, uowh Tia
last before the lighted wiuao,, stopped n.
shop TO which he had been al ~. The cook.
icious perfume came from M. 'ed. A da
window, aglow with gas. sbo,.st, zen door. Tia
coarse 10 you or mo, but 90 ~, aaintiesso
fanlshed boy that he almost N sl 70 The
sight OF them. For a minn,a .a"''ed at Tia
ms gaze feast itself unon the .;o, VI Two he lie,
then slowly opened his dirty ,,n display aud
hand to look at The talisman 81, .ac,ated lltls
M a's snare OF The good things M give
,hi,,l se. s'Apehee lay upon his pain, s s"s
el'a eyes grew bright again, half co,,s aud the
ene ueath sieep That had SO nearly clrssdssrng
sixpencel "hoie, whols
Alasl two other eyes behold tb.. :,
a. 1ne same moment. A great. rona apencs
iaihous looking creature, half bow S s.' WI
peered over the child's shoulder !. "ai man,
stopped YET a little nearer as n bo ~, sns CON,
us prey, ana then the little dirty na,.' aooss
empty, the blessed life giving mora pam was
foor Jerryi A sensation as Of sonel
chil ran through him, and for a ueadly
reeied heavily against the liars o. :, he
dow. But after that it ceemed 70 -, 'ie Win
he thought no more of IL IA 30. nun that
though not conscious Of the met or,. ~, and
rendered himself to death Ii was 80, ~ sur
NO nope, no hfe-nothing was left, pau VET
Indeed, he scarcely knew how tb;,ns "aps,
with him for awhile, but instinct 81 VENT "snt
us dyihg footsteps back to the old ,,rss.' ed
hoiae-the loathsome cellar in fila sn..'ls
court. With faltering feet, with ! s', lualh
pld despair upon his half dend H,tIs a SUI
with the now cold and stiff pupnv n.S luce,
his heart, he descended the stons s.o ss'e1 10
like wild thing stricken sore sn,,l. ,, and
lair 'ousnt bis
Inside all was still, all was dark
nle silence prevailed, very blackpsss =,
darkness that might be felt. He began - ~ !.
frightened, horribly frightened. He mn, 40 10
Jog down and pressed the palms of hs sas suo
tigAt-tight against his eyeballs th.. an y
might not see the grewsome shapes Of ,wh, ~
tho dread gloom seemed full. Teemiuc H.
mat changed ever and ever, and drew n,.s ~
and touched him as he thought -som.,.,s.,,
his hair, and now--ah-now his cheek '''
And then the harsh Iacking coueb tb.t b..
been his for a twelvemonth caupbt In -,
shook his thin little frame so roughly 4, y.
rude grasp that he had to take down HE h.ns 40
from his eyes to press them to that side ,h.s.s
the pain was most cruel; but he still Kent H.
eyes fast closed lest he should see thosa VOL
awful creatures dancing here and there i,
the obscurity. t
lie was cold--so coldl He shiyered o,s
shook with terror, and with something elsa.-
that last dread icy chill that every momsp,
crept closer and closer to his heart. And
after awhile he sat down and let himself foll
quietly backwards until his poor tired head
lay upon the damp pavement lie put ont
feeble hand, and finding the dead dog ma.
chanically drew it nearer to him.
And then a wonderful thing bappenad an.
Mt once the cellar, itseemed to him. grew full
OF light. "A light, strange, awful, marvellous.
such as you and have never yet seen. And
in it stood-Onel
A most gracious figure! Tall, a little
bowed and clad in long garment, than
which no snow freshly fallen was ever half 81
white. And the face-who shall tell the di.
vine fairness of its
Little jerry could not have described it
then, bat as lie gazed on it he knew all at
once the fullest meaning of the words Love-
and "Pcace" and "Rest."
And the figure stopped and gathered to his
breast the little frozen boy, and suddenly
soft delicious glow ran through his numbed
veins. And Jerry let his tired head fall
gently back against that tender BOSOM
And heavier and heavier grew the weary
limbs, and then suddenly, oh, so light! and
presently he felt himself lifted un-ever nm
wards--and carried away--away.
And never more did little Jerry know cold
or hunger or fear or dispair, and never again
did darkness trouble him, for
''There shall be no night there"
Author of "Molly Bawii" in London Soci-
ETY..