The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-06-27
IN THE STORM,

! southern portion OF Louisiana, on thHl lVlh
Of August, You would have been struck by
tho llyld, greenIah hue of tho sky where II
mot tho horizon, During tho day previous a
| dilf hroel0 had been blowing from tho north
cast, and tho sun won't down round, red
ball, atrauge clouds barred with black and
purple, which lightenni into crimson lines
where tho Omluous red light touched them,
made phantamngorIa Of strange aud mon
Hroua shapes the precursors Of that fearful
storm which deHolptei tho gulf parishes of
Louisiana A. tho Bayou Gallon the chill
dren Of Pierre Vncent a nassne fisherman,
had called 70 their mother 20 200 the strange
sunset
"Vla, maman, SEQ tho bloody fingers In tho
skyl A. II they were pointing AZ ual'
YVES, yes" their mother had answered,
looking anKously a. tho sky, Tor was not her
husband, Pierre Vincent, out 40 Last Island
on hshIng expedition "But 800, your
bloody fingers, ~ you call them, aro gonel
Go IN, tho wind II blowing up cold, and the
rain Ia begInnlngn
Tho wind changed during the night, and
blew IN sharp gusts from the oasi-soulheast,
and when Adele Vincent oponed her shuitorb
In tho early morning tho rain was falling In
Hhcota, and tho wind, ~ u tore through tho
high marsh grasses, brought with u tho
thuuderous voice Of tho gulf aa u swept over
tho low lying beach
"l,uonneN Adele WIl 10 her eldest child, a
luo, handsome little fellow who stood beside
her, "du.t thou not hear tho storm crane
croalIug In the mnrh when the wind lulsi
10 iH dreadful weather. and, q Euennc, thy
pppa exposed 70 II ALL And wo arc not safe
here"
"Ah, but, potIto maw0n, and tho boy, who
was only 10 years old HraIghteuol himself
up and tried 10 loul, bravo aud fearless, Fam
/ not hero 20 take caro- OF throl aud papa win
ho buck tomorrow no knows the marsh,
papn dOps' lilo knows tho oo1st, and homaps
bla fngnr M storms, for NO Knows jUst whore
to rn ha fno boat, LErInIr And unclo
Bapi.i0 is with him. anl papa and unclo
fHUtItH fear nothing nuthmGW
"No they hgyo mo- fear but ! have for
th6m" and tho Gs'ormma wife, fighIng
drrpDy, ou'1rod tho l.Ut' cottage II twaaa
poor dwelling, but very Hoat There was
some Nttompt 0t ol1wmont in large, hand
fomo enalhon tho mu'ol, sprays OF coral
end .1wo strange specimens Of soawcod |
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0t some N'1'H hal lurnhu'd Ih2 cottage
with two rugaug CHAIRS and omo other Ortl |
oaN ThUro wcro two hols m1wy white, In
llo front room, and a tpluuug wheel ana
loom GllUl up tho resi- Of tUp wa'N An old |
woman, lh1 mother Of Nur1uti, at near one
@, tHu b.aa Uu 1'ng her praying hold,gt IN
tnwah HHd talking 10 two beautiful little
twin EIrlB, who 8t az hcr foot playing with a |
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hN 'no "oS Woro on tnol luF W lno to'nneF
seemed TO gather iroah strength Looking
out OF her WIndow Adelo saw TINT ono un
nrokcn ozpnnNo ol tossing waves lay between
The cottage and the gulf, only checked by the
ridyo upon whieh the house was situated
Tho lhEo 40 The haeR wns over US hnnl1, Tho
gray groenlsh siy, tho gray waters ehurncd
hero aud there into toam by fomo obstacle,
the gray marsh gro@oa, tho waving tops Of
which were visible above tho dark waters
made mp such n a'cnc OF dcpolnion and do
tpaIr that the poor woman, checking tho cry
which roso TO her lips, turned from it8 survey
TO the faces Of her childron
II was near night no least tho graynca
grow darker, occasionally broken by vivid
flashes OF lightning and loud thunder rolls
The rain sti'l poured, aud AZ inicryas tho
cottage rocked es the screaming blast g,ap
ple1 with it
uorG was that thuhdGr' tnat doai2hlng