The Irish standard., 1889-03-02
HEART TELEGR!APHY.
How the Good News Came Out
from the West.

How the Good News Came Out
from the West.
Edison says he will work at his latest
invention ;suntll it registers sounds now
lost to our grosser senses" would like to
tell you of q singular transmission of
knowledge between far distant points,
which he soay yet be able to explain. For
it was akin to the telephone, only sub
linlated. 1t would have been a ghost story
pure aud simple in olden times; but to DO
il, keeping with to-day it is but a beautiful
fact, which science may yet reduce to use
iul practice
was SO used to his safe returns from
every danger chat had become fairly rea-
sonaOle about Mr. Flemcnt's journeys: and
my wise, loving father took care l should
have ny mind and time usefully filled.
We could not look to hear from Mr.. FIRE.
mont on the unoccupied line Of country
he was exploring that winter of 1853
81; he must first reach the close at San
Francisco and our first news must come by
the Isthmus route Of Panama; at the eari-
est, midsummer. Butin midWinter, with
out any reason, became possessed by the
conviction that he was starving; nor could
AIy CAlO!G lCAS9I1 UAtS away. ANV SACA ILL.,
preston had ever come TO me before, al
though more than once dreadful suffering,
and even deaths from starvation had be-
fallen his other expeditions.
This time 1t came upon me- as a fact
could not turn from. It fairly haunted me
for nearly Two weeks, until, young and alb
solute'y healthy as was, it made phys.
tcal effect on me- Sleep and appetite were
broken up, and In spite Of my fathers and
my own efforts to dissipate it by reasoning,
by added ope1l-air life, nothing dulled ny
sense Of increasing suffering from hunger
to Mr.. Fremont and his party.
This weight Of fear was lifted from me as
yuddenlv as it. had come. MY house was near
thar OF my father: and the younger PART OF
his family when returning from parties off,
EN- came to ME for the remainder Of the
night That the elders might not have Sheir
sleep broken. In this way one oflny sisters
and s. cousin came t0 me after q wedding
halj at General Jessup's. The drive home
mas long and over rough frozen streets,
aud it was nearly one o'clock when they
cau,e in--glad enough OF the bright room,
and big wood fire waiting them. AS girls
90, they took oil their bail dresses and
made themselves comfortable with loose
:mcoleu gowns aud letting down their hair,
while T, only too pleased just then to haHs
al excuse for staying up with others,
suaAe them tea as WE talked over toe even
ing and the bride.
The fire was getting low and I went into
the adjoining dressing room to bring in
more WOOD 1t was all old fashioned big
fireplace and the sticks were 500 large to
grasp with the hand; as l. half-llnelt, balanc-
ang the long sticks On my left arm, a hand
rested hgt5iy GA my left shoulder, and Mr.
Fremonl's voice, pleased and laughing,
rRhtspered my name. There was no
isouud beyond the uuick-whispered name
mo presence, only the touch"-that
wns I'LL. But knew (as one knows
IN dreamsl that It was Mr.. FIRE.
mont gay, aud intending to st;artle MY
sister, whose ready scream always freshly
RGnlsed him.
Silently west back into Che girls room
with the wood, but before c<,xld speak, rny
sister, looking up to tsxe - stick from me,
gave great cry ard fell III q heap Gu the
Sug.
What havo you seen!' called out our
cousin, Mary Benton, the most steady
nervsd :sren-rstured OF women then as now.
had not yet spoken; this was all in
Sash together. When I SAID it was Mr..
Tremont-- he touched my shoulder for
Mo u to keep still and let him scare Susy''--
khen tue poor child screamed again and
again. We crushed her ball dress over her
head to keep the sound from the neighbors,
but it was difficult to quiet her.
The girls had been distressed by my fixed
Haa Of danger to Mr.. Fremont aud knew
how ont Of condition it had made me. Their
u1st thought now was that my mind
had broken down. They soon realized
this was not SO as we discussed
the strange fact Of my knowing
knowing--and 50 surely that peace came
ba<,k to me-that whatever he had had to
bear was over; that he was now safe and
light of heart; and that in some way he him.
sell had told me So
We talked long and the girls were too ex-
eted for sleep, though the unreliable little
French clock chimed three But blessed
rest had fallen On me and went of, to ga
sleep that sank into my soul - deep and
dreamless from which did not wake until
tan the next day, when my eyes opened to
seo my father sitting by my bedside. he
had been guarding my sleep a long time
h tact, the whole household were protect
ing it as the crisis Of fever.
The girls had watched near me till morn
ing, when they went over and told my IA
Their, who had in our family physician, DR..
Lindsey, to look at me. But both recog-
pi1ed it to be healthy, refreshing sleep; my
color had returned, and the strained,
anxious expression was gone-more than
any words this told to practiced eyes that
eome electric change had restored "the
peaceful currents OF the blood"
With sleep and appetite strength soon re-
turned, but the true good medicine was
my absolute certainty OF safety for Mr.. Fro
mont.
My father's first words to me had been:
tsChild, you have seen vision?'' and law
yer-like he questioned and cross questioned
me thoroughly tas be had already the two
girls). This vision, as he named it, inter
ested him deeply. He knew me to be
soundly healthy; he had seen the sudden