Telegram-herald., 1890-01-09

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hike one 70 bed slLhough whls hesrd
10 sob nor Any exPresslon q grs.f ?
eoulc see thai her breast was heaxspy
~ith sorrow aud her f4ee y a. visltes =
Jears.
The two nOw knelt on either siss
kissing their darling m4ny times ana
weeping over her, tkough trying An.
parently 70 sou1oFt one another In rA.45-
Al saal sreteeedness, y percAsncs there
might cone. IL their hearts = calm Ike
that VIA which the moon VAS sun
sending dosn her beams - lllumine III.
sssrsul scene.
'fhen LAYING hold % tie blanket they
sarried their darling 20 the grave. ana
b The sd % the briele-reins let the
precious burden down into tie place
which they had 80 carefully prepared.
Green boughs were scattered over her
until they covered the beautiful form
mzuy inches deep, and then the clods
were gently replaced, and little mound
vas heaped. and the child Transferred
from her mothers bosom Was sleeping
a. last Ia the bosom Of TIE greater
mother Earth. The two sad mourners
knelt again beside the grave, and
seemed u Be engaged in prayer, lifting
their faces now and then 10 the SKY as
II in its indefinite clear depths they saw
the future hopes.
All this-though ! still thought IL
unreal had awakened III ne the keen
est interest and sympathy. But my at
tention was now suddenly diverted 10 =
line of figures IN the distance, some
what beyond the spot where had seen
the wagon when / Arst awoke. These
were horsemen, who came sweeping on
al rapid pace, as II engaged n'eager
pGrsuit. From the manner IA which they
rode knew they were Indians. An |
saw it al now and understood why these
spectral visitors had SO often looked
back spprehensively in the direction
from which they had approached. These
pilgrims across the plains had seen signs
of saysges and had used night 70 push on
beyond their reach, fhaply they might
bury their dead in peace and find safety
for themselves. But the foe had dis
covered their trail and followed them,
bent on massacre.
laid my hand instinctively on the
rife under the edge Of my blanket that
l might join in the defense, and was
about TO cry out in warning Of the dan
ger that saw approaching, but instant
ly bethought myself that this was un-
reality; a mere vision, calling for no
practical action, and / might better let
these shadows work out their tragedy 10
the end. | again restrained the dog,
who seemed agitated, whether because
he saw what 1 was seeing, or out Of
sympathy with my emotion-I know not
which.
The two at the grave seemed uncou-
scious OF the threatened danger until
their enemies were within few hun
dred yards, when the man sprang up and
lifted the woman also TO her feet. They
turned toward the wagon as if to gain
its shelter and secure weapons for de-
Tense. II was too late. i saw fash es Of
IRE and also flight Of arrows, still
without sound, however, to break the
calm of the night.
Both the man and woman staggered
as il wounded. They stopped and
turned face to face, throwing their arms
about each other as If realizing that this
was their last embrace. Another vol
ley, and, still clinging TO each other in
the agony of death, they fell together
upon the grave of their child.
The Indians were not long in com
pleting their work. Then catching the
horses and harnessing them into the
wagon they fastened away, as though
themselves in fear of pursuit. watched
them until they disappeared, and then
was alone with my thoughts and the
brilliant night.
l realized that I had seen vision.
and though / turned myself resolutolv y 20
rest my sleep for the remainder the
night was fitful and disturbed. NThen
finally l awakened again the sun had
risen, and under tho influence Of that
great dispeller of illusions and in spite
of the vividness Of the nights expert
ence began to think that after all
might have been only DIRE ming, espc-
cially when | saw the space whore had
seen the burial and the tragedy that fol-
lowed was not open and clear but over
grown with brush and young trees.
Nevertheless, yielding 70 a curiosity
of which / was meanwhile almost
ashamed, soon made my way up into
the bushes. Parting these with nv
hands as l went forward, and scanning
the ground closely, shortly experienced
a new shock of surprise. For there. in
the exact spot marked by the night
scene, was little mound, and over il
the remains Of two skeletons.
And now for retrospective fact
which gave TO this weir0 experience OF
the night personal significance While
was yet lad In my teens my brother,
twenty years older. had taken his young
wife and only child and set ont across
the plains in pursuit of fortune. The
mails had brought homo tidings Of the
progress OF their journey up 20 a certain
point Beyond this all trace was lost,
and we never heard of them again.
Ihave not been able TO account salts
factorily for what have related. Was
this an indUbitable information vouch-
safed % ne from another world ss 20 tho
fate OF nv relatives7 II 50, why Was II
reserved for this time and place? Was 10
impossible that ! should have this vision
elsewbere2 And II this IS tho case, then
whys Had nature photographed these
tragic scenes and preserved their refcc-
ton. to reproduce them for AT ere that
was fitted BY some occult law of SYM
path7 % behoid7 Let the savan Is answer