The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-18

Lost Man eS6SCu6u anu d SbdrVluk
Baby Saved by the Spirit of Her
Father.
From the PhiladelphiG Times.
Ichecked my horse, and after one long,
straining look around owned to myself that
I was lost. had suspected the fact some
time since, but had stubbornly fought do wn
the suspicion, though my horse evidently
realized. With patience endurance he
plodded along, resignation plainly expressed
In the droop of his tail and ears. In place
of the ranch, the hearty welcome, pleasant
words, bed supper aid fire / had expected
to reach by sunset, there was nothing to be
seen before, behind, on either hand, but the
dead level Of the plain. There were paths
IL plenty in fact, tie trouble was there
we're too manY-all narrow and winding,
for whose me lndering there seemed g
slightest excuse, except the general tend
ency to crookeduess most things, animate
and inaninate, alike possess. But it would
have taken the instinct of a bloodhound or
a trailing Indian to have said which paths
had been made by horses feet or those of
cattle.
Now, that the sun has gone. l found my
knowledge Of the point Of the compass gore
with it. As / sat perplexed and worried
the gloon of twilight gathered fast and the
C'iLl VI COLuILB Talu BILIOUS NE buFOuSn dllu
through, while, in the distance, there was
the roll Of thunder. CHANGING up l saw
that the masses of cloud had closed together
in gray mist. My horse strobe on Of his
acco d. aid hoping that his instinct would
lead US to some house, let him have his
will. Presently it began to rain, a sort Of
heart-broken passionless weeping, but
with a steady determination to
perseyere all night that awoke
IN
than any amount of clustering, show
cry downpour could have done. This
fine, still rain was accompanied by low,
soughing wind that added its desolate note
to the general dreariness OF the hour. OF
course, dld not mind little rain but the
prospect Of spe ding the entire night ex
posed to it was anything but agreeable, and
Igrew really violent in denunciation of the
folly which bad led me, an utter stranger
in the country, t. at empt to find a lything
less han volcano in active eruption on a
bald prairie.
The xans are fine people, In many re-
spectS the most admirable of hosts. but in
dlvidually and collectively they lack any
appreciation OF distance. This is due, Of
course, to them having 80 much space about
them; but to stranger ignorant of the ex-
tent to which the phrases, ga little piece
cut and lust outside o. town." can be
stretched, this contempt as regard of miles
Is little misleading. In the face of that
dreary, mo Otonous moaning of rain and
wind plodded Oh, duly grateful that no
night even the longest, could last forever.
IL was now quite dark, and very dark at
that though a short intervals close TO the
horlzon a faint CLEAN of lightning showed,
TOO distant to cast brightness on my path
ana only sufficient to intensity the black
ness about me.
All at once l saw a man walking about
hite feet in front of me. Yes, know l
SAID II was intensely dark, but, all the
same, repeat it, saw a man walking in
tLohG OF nue., and, furthermore, | could see
,aaV ne was large man, dressed in rough,
out well-6tting clothes; that he wore a
heavy red beard, and that he looked back
d. inefrom lime to time with an expression
OF Keen anxiety on his otherwise rather
1xed features.
halloW I cried, but as he did not halt l
CJnc uded he did not hear me- AS a second
nan produced no result spurred my weary
uoIs9 up to oyertake the stranger. But,
Cuough the gray responded with an alacrity
1IOsU commendable under the circumstances,
so'h found that this strange pedestrian did
nv Az iltend to let me catch up with him. Not
.naV he hurried himself. He seemed without
e2srtlon to keep good fifteen feet be,
Ecu US. Then | began to wonder how, with
H. Ie intense darkness shutting me in as four
otacA walls. ! was yet able to see my strange
o oSn pailon so clearly, to take il the details
t us uIess, aud even the expression of his
tace and that at d distance more than twice
ny logse's length when l could hardly see
- rs Aead before me. | am not given
IN super stltlous fancies, and my only feel
'u <, was Of curiosity.
we went on in silence for nearly half an
1ouI' when, as suddenly as be had ap-
bSaleu, ne was gone. | looked around for
ri ill' ltut afraid. from his instant and COM
r-oe disappearance. { at had been dream
as, wren perceived that was close to a
= 1'al' low building OF some sort. refined
81; ana shouted several times, but not the
ssutest response could hear. and a. last
tO Tue ooldly up d tapped on the wall with
s sGo outt of my riding whip. Then, as this
fS,igled no sign of life, concluded that l
t vaI Stumbled on some deserted house, or
t-aU 1t was the abode of my eccentric
~nlsndi so, dismounting aud tying the
Soy, resolved TO spend the rest of the
ntsnt under roof or to fiud some good
I-S'h Tor continuing my journey. l felt
nay way along the wall till 1 reached door,
- Uy1ng this and finding that it yielded
5ue, l stepped inside. striking match as
in -.u 80. fortunately, l carried my matches
c-o al alr@tlght case, and as it was dry the
80 struck gave me a light at once.
rio euu nys'elf in a large room close to fire.
s 30, over which a rude shelf was placed,
NJ IN This mantle / saw an oil lamp, TO
~ applied my match.
s,S ~ me hearth was heape1 a quantity Of
ats aud over these crouched child, a