Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-07-01
SOMETHING OF A NIGHT.


likely 10 know much repose, and most
especially IL this true when the object Of
tho chase has wronged 20 many Of the
hunters dear ones that vengeance seems
the soIe thing lcft worth living for
Such, ono July afternoon fifteen Year,
ago. was the condition Of affairs had 10
fsce
was In eastern Turkcaian. riding 10.
ward the wcst like mad Utch was
thirty miles ahead u me. by my side
ran tho Tanm. its chill waters rushing
swiftly on toward la confluence with
the Kashgar. fifty miles behind mo
had ridden my horse since daybrcak.
determined 10 overtale tho man | wa.
hunting down before another nightfalL
For thrco years had been pursuing
him, never able 10 got within striking
distance Now he was less than four
hours ahead Of mo, and we wcro IN a
land where western conycntionalitics
could neither prevent my vengeance nor
punish mo for II, though gave thought
10 neither Of thenc considerations then
lie was making for U,ch. whore ho In.
tended passing tho night Il was my
purposs 10 ovrrtake him a little beyond
Tbosa,n, wherc the Tarim ran through
such drcsry. deserted wastes that human
sounds seldom competed with IL Ia tho
business Of awakening tho echoes
On and on ! sped. urging my faded
horse far bcyond IT, utmost powers u
endurance. Tor vengeance. like all other
purely human things, takes no heed o.
what Il shall destroy In prevailing.
nut my hot haste thwartcd itself. and
when Thokan was loss than u milo away
tho poor boast fell under mo and -
p,red.
Grown vul,urelikc by mason Of my
awful pursuit, now that was cheated
Of my prey. shrieked out my wild ragu
In u ncruo otubaanco Of inhrticulato
sounds. but the noise of tho river pro.
vented every syllable Of II from offend.
Ing even the dead ears of my horsa
Bitter M only baffied man can feel !
finally shouldcr.d my saddle bags. con.
tinuing my way 10 Thokan on foot
This miserable apology for a town
leo than q dozen shantics-failel 10
furnish inc another horse at any priea
Worse yet. found myself compelled 10
spend tho night thcru, Us II was now
nearly sunset ana uieh' tho next town
Dsiofr me- w's SUI moro Than twenty
I'VE mile. away
iH Oh w tho wcat' black and Jagged
mas Against VIC sahsetsky. lowered tho
mishty anininit o. tho Tan Shan range,
we osh"rw'-c DARING whitenesa OF their
greM snow domes all ob'curod BY tho
Ninght
Nature alone was sublime here. Such
nis.faoh human creatures a. found at
moran were 700 rtolid and insenhAto TO
even feei curiosity nj tho event Of q
suansNr-a rare eircnnstaneoin Turkes-
Tan
Wfr'ohod ana Desperate unable 10 en-
uufo thought OF food, stretched my
eeii out upoo shelf against tho rido Of
. mean i'tle ioft, winch was 10 soryo ~
my guarteFn Tor me night
Through an open window, straight DO.
Io'o M, could look out nj tho hky
Aposo .he western inoun'ains
miAno oy shade witnessed tho fading
o. mo SUNSET eolon and tho end OF tho
~, glow unui All was as ditmAlly
p,seA a. ,ho sensations OF hailicd wretch
"' a.s... wnloh 20 heAsiy suhed INC;
Then tho moon roso full and splendid.
'hAAins h'sh. moro hhe uay than u 10
"iy NheiS our OF mo east
Instead OF cheering mo. these mocklng
uooa. OF hign' ,si' Ahsefed mo
Mha. I'gh' nAa sun or moon TO chime
20 Warmly :" n iaha "hieh has robbed
'n' ~ vengeance 10 long delayed, Juat "a
7" wa ~ my grasp
shneheu my hands In silent rage
hAnu' wmen would nave been rcd with
human oiooa " my horre had not failed
me s, am nad nAd my way
",h mamie pace ,ne seconds crypt
on INTO minutes ana the minutes into
ss
No' iohs n,rr midnight tho moon,
having passed the zenith, shono into my
Ivon, Illuminating all ia varied stores
OF rnbbiah.
NJ hrs' uese ala not attract my alton
nom pu1 ~ lAA,, Almost nneonsciouAly.
began gazing about
hese was bunch OF dried herbs, there
= wo W., garment, yondcr-
WY what was thAn Something oh
senrea tho w'ndow' shutting out tho
moonlight
nneh NY cyes wef. accustomed 10 the
ies.'hea "sl' male tho obstruction
ous