Telegram-herald., 1890-04-08
THE TWELFTH OF MARCH.
Why Two Hearts Bless tho Biz
zard OF That Dote-

"Ha.lOOl"
Staggering through the deep trifts
and binding snow. Jack Felton had
suddenly stumbled upon dark figure
standing motionless IN the deserted
street
It was the evening Of The nth OF
the Great Blizzard" which ragged with
unprecedented Violence throughout New
England
The sidewalks were t-npasaabie; and
Jack, warmly wrapped In a sealskin
coat, with fur cap pulled down over
his eyes was struggling desperately
through the drifted snow, taking the
middle OF the street
His progress being impeded for a mo
ment by a higher mound than usual, he
had been surprtsed 70 see the vague out
lines OF human figure fve or six feet
away.
"heuo," he cried, cheerfully. ''Tsk-
ing restY"
Some murmured words came In re-
sponse, but they were drowned BY tho
frightful roaring Of the storm
Never saw any thing like ftP jack
gasped, recovering his breath With dff8-
Guilty. IT was mad to leave the down
town hotel But thought IL would be
glorious fun. Hanged II / find any en-
ioyment in an experience like this.
thought Whew, what G wind, And I'm
In the snow up 70 my srn-pits. No one
could live exposed long to such storm. :"
never stirred
'SYou must be tired out stranger,
Jack said. compassionately, wrigRling
his way through the white mound. "I'm
strong and hearty. III push ahead and
break path. We had better make fer
the nearest shelter"
The sentence ended in . sharp ory Of
snazemont
GOOD Lord, II Z. isn't womsn,
Why, yon poor little thing. what has
driven you abroad in q blizzard hfe
this2"
And Jack stared in brcsthlcss bcvil-
derment at the small cloaked and hooded
figure about which tho piercing wind
whiried the falling sDow.
My little cousin vss taken suddenly
"a. oamo the answer In O sweet voice
that thrilled bis heart 81 had 10 90 70
tho druggists for medicine. There was
nobody 10 send. and Benny would have
died before morning.
what madDessl You might hsve
perished! Who're do you hve7'
We can't be far from the house. I
I was 30 exhausted I bad 70 rest no
meut You viii sec light IN the win
dow. My amt will be watching for
mo-
lyon have she medicins-
Yes
'-9ood Keep up = brave scsrt We
viii get IL 20 Benny ret"
In tsrinkling Jack Feltou had thrown
of1 his warm. furred great overooat sDd
wrapped Il about the Eiri's ssiverfos
figure.
Nov, Keep close behind ne he sasd,
elasping ber slender. gio~ee hand Il
Will take care of you
It vas desperate ssrngrls. PoF al
his sturdy strength Jack maze slow
progress through the bsFr srifts Bat
bis big, gsnsxoas be&rf Wa bestsns
strangely
kinFlsS With the satisfaction q bstng
81 service % helpless feilov-e-e@turs
was sDotker feeling thss 4 rslle6 sDe
ozlokeoed e-srT pulse.
soTnethtng h. the girifs -oto> lad -
FninSed Nm 81 Blian Vsrne sve~t
I6llsaH verne. the ons love q hts kf~-
fru-1 vtoTn be had beer oToe3v p~yse1
That uss ts,r~s Tesrs hefore BE hs-d
s-hoole1 himself - think - heT v5fh-
Ger tttt---seaa .--steov ----s- -st.
Be- r made tEss bsoo6 teaV Il - VEINS
so 0esT - s-eek rou~tss1 tines. 80
Es-sngefy fFrs LaTHans
ThseT ps.~et every ssv rstrst@s -
t~ks h<@sth, ard <aek's sorupsnSo-
vo@E s~~zcs de~n sas@zes1 h.o tss
sTsov viii s~srteS tsaz
i veo9es - sbe has go he.as look
yxe L1ll1s<-- ~ s1t< V hzrssesf pe~r1rsr
ozx1oasav tkro4sh ese r4s1-sfne szso-r. 4.
vsin s8serzzps ~ ruass so q enCis
fe@sz~a
He- long hat- hs.t h~oarns uz&aszsrsed.
a. ss<szs<ez zz,sz lie EfDz-