Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-07-19
MIDNIGHT SHOWER BATH.

Thad been snow
ing heavily for
several hours,
-llcer aud "A Few feath.
AS 20 cry flakes were
a still falling when
\ M 49, the up train
steamed into I
sw=~ D. station at /
Il TAN 10 O'Clock.
NJ Oithehaltdoz-
/ passengers who alighted, All save
& e. hurried away 10 their respective
!. situations, eager To gain shelter.
Tss one looGed about him as
,s,h undecided which course 10
Nt,E, Al length, buttoning his great
.ost more closely about him. ahd
4 railing bis cap doWu until between
n ap and collar only "A pair Of
4 ,,ry blue syes and a good natured
n 49, we're visible, ho strobe along tho
.o,m 10 an opposite diFeetion
n EOS slat gakcn by tie uptown pas
ssv
a lad night, Dans," he called as
y iasssi tie conductor.
Nos tie one would choose Tor
rss,.ng tbs through express up in
IL co., answered that official
rs, sAs Is duo IN twenty minutes,
80 w. mus, t. %. al nboaril"
4 shouted. waving the signal 70
II move oa. ",iood night. irue'" and
swisgirg himself on board tho al'
us1y moving train. BE- uasauun iust
u sem ns giic engine wrnt putting
afi uhiriiug aWBy ia tbs darkness.
~ ypuug man waited Until the
Ia, arry spark had disappeared
rosai to- distant curve. then. light,
rg q oigaF. started again on his
nj va. Taking a street which lrd
1eay from she toUu, hr sunn found
hmssli ia tie npsn country. Not mn.
d glsa jpi IN uralife lis error 10 not
ti'tng q conveyance "Fivo miles 81
tai, sort 81 thing will consume most
oiihs night Do thought
sWsl. ltu IN for ID npw. ne u u
Too lats 10 ,uFu back, but morning
nay tni 90 standing stark nnd stigl
u aome 81 these lttii#. % terrible
vsrsihg 90 others not TO attempt a
Teisltsnu isutat midnight With tbs
n t1't1fy down uut - sight
tha sind WAS blowing n gale. and
e moon. breaking through thg
gouls, liz up the long stretch 81
Freely roai tho broad. dcsalnts
til.is and low line ~ dark woodland
viis ghussiy light.
Not mnuy changes since ! last
Hafeed this road mrsed the lonely
telasiri1u IN q bnli,mrlancholy ;rair
o.thonsht lie saw In fancy tho las
q Yen yeats bclnrc fleeing from homi
aad all he held most dear IL III
o. hoyish anger.
Eugene Hector had bccn high
Pinsed. biz hcartci generous boy
,HR ring leader In all the youthful e.
Ahndes, iull Of fin. fond 81 n Joke
aadaltogetbrr just the ono 10 get in
g mischief. His father. after hclpiul
p,m out q numerous scrnpcs int,
sN'eu hls iun.loyiug nature had IL
,,ul' ~ length lost patience and re
AZ. ~ hun ald in tho last mud wors
uue'nmn Of ull Stung hy the r.
ploaehes hcaped upou him. and by
w" Of shame quite unbrarnblc. Il
wv gone out into the world to iigh
~ own battles. With the firm n
fV'ss % make n man OF himself vet
u had sought md obtained empio,
a'sn', and at the time We make HI
bsllalhsancc he is prosperous an
y ,i ms iather had long since forgive
F t,ul ana urged him to return, bu
tL ,,g.,i Ind grown to love the busy
guIu,ngiiie he had led, and could nc
:" induced to leave Il.
longing to see the old home ha
ICY him, however, aud he resolve
S osNe tho old people n surprise
's I'VE thls midnight Journey.
na alrlyed at the firm house, Euger
A. Nv paused to gaze about hin
N, w ~ oid familiar objects so dear I
as boyhood. then abnLing IN n
ill., oil sadness which stole ov,
raw, ne assembled tho steps an
s mp, loudly ut the door. The pc
M. summons brought his 4
tbe,' demanding whatiwus wanted {
m. :" Is Eugenel Don't you kno
mu.t la ,nr and something ver
n 1 ~ llke n sob choked his lutheran,
Nv ~ grosped the old mans hand.
"A Nv the hall, Eugene pas
n, Wv TO the sitting room, viii
M s a,uer lamp in hand, went 90 {,
han w" wv the joyful news, and nssu
tbe,,' nat 1t was not burglars, bi
again. 'ear uene come non
lpa a y good Indy, laughing and or
arm .s'gether, rushed into her son
onlv giving him such u welcome
him q y mother can. Having kiss
ihl Tor tho u,.k.1. 80 ~ 20