The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-04-16
a rerrible Blanket.

u,ith my terrible blanket We were
,.,,.. ~ ,h., masses on foot. and I
sousehow Jagged behind. ] had an
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-rs,. -, h,ng over precipice. 50
-, ,h., sailor as am. I trembled as
,,,,'.a down The stick bounded from
a.. - svaipst NV shin. and 80 resoly
- y. ~, ~ vzanite should take run
M, !, was tough work fo- the stone |
,.. l,;., and WIS well set in the rock +; /
o.. ,ia.l ar straining and pushing, !
Iowo !, went
Tosi,b must have taken me longer
than I thought, for when ! looked before
me ,,ould see no one. and as looked
haosn n see that twilight WAS coming on,
and since among mountains night fol-
io~s almost Immediately ON twilight, /
hss,ened onward.
do not think 1 had gone twenty yards
when saw that q storm vas brewing and
il was on me in no time, and as the sno"
came 5own il grew 80 dark that great
curtain seemed to be drawn over the
sky.
aWen. groped on, bnt l didn't Ike It.
lit had been storm at sea, Should
not have cared much if the mountains
about me had only been Of water
should not have cared at all; bat when
] knew that false step might send me
topping down, as the rock had TOPPED
before me, don't mind cwning that 1
crew D. like il less and less.
I stopped down to look at the path, as
well as could in the little remaining
light: and found that | was in no pain
at all.
As the last rays Of light died out, and
as the snow whirled about me, turned
cautiously toward a slope OF rock leeiing
with my stick before ! took step iior
the snow will fill up crevice IN no time
an you may sink twenty feet before you
know where yon are, and at last toneh-
ed the rock.
There was still a glimmer OF hight leit'
and by IL Just saw a biAck part oi Tue
rock, which ] took 10 be cave. 70
cfept into it and crouched down on the
ground.
Well, / hadn't lain there three MN
utes when il became pitch dark. don
know whether any Of you have ever
been ia the dark when full Of fear and
anxiety but fyou have, you know how
every minute seems ike an hour.
Suddenly 1 thought Of my match box
aud believe ] shouted a. thought OF
IL. fora second idea came into my head.
Suppose struck the matches about one
minute, they would not only help me
through the darkness, but they might
guide those who were looking for me to
my place Of shelter.
- cut came the match box, ana lhe
next moment had struck light. Why
looked round the cave can't tell but
Ibid, aud caught my breath, as you
NAV suppose, when away in the dark !
saw two 1reat yelioEish green bails oi
fire.
don't tnink ] moved Tor moment,
and Then hogan TO ask myself whether
10 was not all fancy.
Sol thought ] would strike another
Light. but the box had fallen among the
SNOW. and when ! felt for the matches
they were all mixed up with the snow.
Vow. what was TO dog II went
out Of the cavern ! should be frozen TO
death: while to remain in the cave, and
near those dreadful balls Of fire, was
enough TO drive one mad; so curled
myself upas small as possible, and lay
shiveung. ! had only lain for what l
now know to lea very short time, but
which ! took 10 be hours, when some
thing soft came against my knees and
elbows.
dashed out my fist, and felt il sink a
foot deep in the soft snow, which l
found had drilled mp against the opposite
side ofthe cavern tiil in fell over upon
me.
80 found that As peihs sno"eu
up and that must either 20 nearer
those dreadful oAiis' "hich Oy 'his tinne
Was sure were no ianc'' anu WIG"
iei certain were looking 'o"afu me
through the darkness OF 1 must s'ay
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