Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-05-02
A STRANGE ADVENTURE.
An Adventure In the Lando,,..,,
o. Large Feet. ''"

'''sN itoa n'th experienced
~ mat region for many years.
The tempest howled like a borao .,
bends let loose from hell; clouds NM
piled themselves upon clouds until
the last ray Of departing DAVIS ligbt
had been shut out; therain descended
IA floods that made il seem ~
though the train was struggling
along the bottom Of raging sea.
and through II all the storm kings
hery tongues darted hitherandthitb.
r like hungry serpents in search or a
prey.
Thus far the brave little enginehed
breasted the fury OF the elements
without mishap. The glare from her
hs shone upon the paid faces Of the
engineer and iipmen who, with set
teeth and qniekrned breaths. stood
al thor posts, not knowing what
moment might send them 10 destruc.
ton The engineer, with his hand
upon the throttle, airoye 10 pierce
the cayrrnous gloom, hui he might
az we'll have endeayord TO see
through the solid crust Of the earth
INTO IL tiery interior
Suddenly there came a fash Of
lightning moN vivid than ans that
had prvrdel IL tie entire heavens
seemed a blaze ofinnndesoent light.
then faue s crash a. though tie
universe had bs,-n rent asunder, and
simultaneously tere blast swept
il from ihe sea carrying with il a
vast towering aare that over.
y hel,n,-i everything that lay IN III
Nay
The locomotive sWuyei and trrm.
ttel and grnan-i Ilke thing % lie
uutirr ,lte terrible strain. then Il sue.
ruml.s,i Tie hurrkane lifsed 1t up
husiiiy. carried Il Il distance inland
nni ~ it down right side up
Tbs aaginssr applied the brnkcs.
Fyru ehsle ihF engine MAS being car.
ris,i through She air hut they failed
Ia mofA upd uh~n sle iron monster
landed Il sent crashing on. over hill
and dale through DENSE woods and
pfiinegui fBn-sls. whose monarrhs
peti aHny before iis r,.sistlees power,
along pnytpiinus tlitIs, ffum which
L thrrnteuri every moment 20
plunge into tho falhomlcss depths
below then over eygsNsy plains and
fertile farming lands ever and anon
tearing through Is stray farmhouse
~ imru -un. 90 uuiil Il SEEMED thht
q demon had taken possession Of the
nlnRa ~ machinery and WAS beading
Ia 4 aid Fsnr 10 eyeutunl destruc'
ton
The engineer and fireman looked
az each Other IN mute despair Not
n wur,l Was said tur the violence O
shr sp~,h impossible"
| The baggage ear bad been carried
| long The RI, n che train had
| ls~n In trhiud when thc locomotive
started on it, mad carver across ih'
cnuutry
| In tho baggage car were, beside
Atvu.sl the lrnggagrmau a hrcakmar
/ named Hrnriro and John Henry
/ smith the son ~ a millionaire o
| Wc.haWkcn, \. ] He was cool an'
collected and shilethetWo Spaniari'
wrre pouring furthprayernf'er Pra,y.el
| for safety b. sat calmly upon hr
ynliaannd smoked Valparaiso stogies
Don't this bcat oil ha r"marke,
srptoutinusly. ns the car gave = SUI
| den lurrh IN lc1ping over mount9 !,
,,yr,snt II haven't had such lolll
,;ne .,nc,, vent to the last Nai'onh
| Conventional home wonder "het'
We arr. and whore We ane going ~
| when veil get there
con senior. We shall all be dashe,
| "a nirccs. know We shall' We sun
psver sca our homes again. wa'le'
..'rbinE 90" asked John Henry
owcll perhaps We shall anyway
,i,o,,e +. no use troubling ourselVe
al,,nt Il until after II comes "
Won't 6el like hothcring our nea y
about anything any more ~ ~, !,
onntbcr stogy pulled ont his tie .
amJ ebuokled rlremlly as he reallae'
nm, ~ was beating The company
a. 40 conductor had been lett "a
behind and could not collect ms la n
AZ length he doscd and the tl,, ~,
ain thnndercd on with unapa'''
speed.
Tbere came n sudden crash q
,,,,.nls ~ W. engine spun around J
mid air for q few moments, .' an" n m
nn,tteJ hack upon the ground Y /,
iron horse had encountered w !
l.U ,m,,,,, an Obstacle and stoppegS
"Ah. We are there complae,e!h.i',.,
-,,,,arted John Henry, as he plSe :.
b;mseIf M out Of the corner ,.. ., " !,
49, wbitlrr he had been thrown ' :, =
tbe anddcn stop; "let us sec w''''o p"
ar" ,a snrypycd th
~ 1,ba storm clouds had t.k ,,,
scene. ~ ~, ,,,y Ia the glurlou