Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-06-13

brain Vas OF y bEr q e Hll1l Last
night F-sz- dld ]. In 1Ey to&st 70
Major EarNel we. gre hlrn the
isas~ ooczs8osa sUE Ill-fseauE
Il could sze none. czE-alu- but yUu
rn,lst remember that IL hss2 been drink
ing
-EzsezlT-snd i11hat wsEsre eTsa
And nOW--15d be no-, IA the presanos
81 the whole company, threaten 70
kiek M from his quarters
-sY@7
And did he not lay his hand upon
ne bsfors Is-ruck him
Il esu1OE b positive but / think
be did
Thea p said /. drinking the last Of
ny eoftss. Il shall make 10 apology. p
You vi remember sllgzss-sd
B0wker. that the major l. a dad
shot, and Il ~ Il the handing Of rhs
sword hE has 10 superior
cared nothing a. al about that. ]
knew The teuperOE our officers. and /
knew THAI / should - bid Ii light
esteem Z / allowed MAJOR Farwel 10
back me down Once more BoEker
asked me Z would apologize.
todd him most EN- ptiaEScallv- No.
Then. he added. = have lnsrElae-
rions 70 deliver tins note
He HANDED ne an unssals5 zaissive.
which found 70 ke a c18allenz@; and
By i / was informed that A87utaur
BOWker vas empowered 70 make AL
necessary arrangements. Dir waru1ssr
friend 10 the regiment was the first liel-
tenant named Walker, and ] sent for
AlM AZ once, desiring him 20 at a. my
-ecO1ad- At first u tried 10 dlssuade
ne from tlzilring. but vixen b. found
! would not retract- be CONSENTED 10
serve me. though ! could plainly 80
that hse liked not the business. H=askai
me Z had any Instructions 70 give
him
-OniyrEo items repli=i- First
! Eill fighr uIIh pistoi--aI3l second.
A. n4y nerves are INST rug. / would
ike that the affair ~ put OF til to
morrow morning
Walker we1st out with the adTutant5
and WheB II returned 1e informed me
that the arrangements were all made
We we're 70 inset a. seven 0 clock on
the tClOW1lg morning "a p.Ors. Uls-
tols-ilstanee, twelve paees-Olr ses-
Onds 20 rl5s= tOE ehozrs u position
20 IRE AZ the word ri command.
After dinner / saE down alone 70 ar
range my AFFAIR.". / wrote several let
tiers. Which ! sealed. ana enclosed ia a
single envelope. 10 " sent OF By nv
clerk IN case ! should fall Ny prop
ertF gave into Wake charge. Bith
instruction. how 20 dispose Of it,
When matters had been thus arranged
i vas vel towards evening, and tax
Ing q light cane II my hand. ] walked
ont Tor a breath 81 fresh air
Not farfrom thscauD were Morgan's
Falls, Wild. romantic spot. where
the ater q the river tumbled over a
huge bed Of broken rocks, and towards
this spot ] bent my steps. just above
the fails Was a bridge 81 lOgE. from
= nlch could BE- obtained one Of the
EraudesE =oeHe@ that ever blessed the
ere u an artist. A. I reached the
summit q al e.IIDence near the falls
] EAR . woman and a child standing
upon the brlGzzs but ! lost sight Of
them a. lcesel4de1 INTO the shrubbeTy.
J vas !1Ist sI1srI1g from the thicket
y
broke upon Ing ears. ] sDrang 70 the
bridge. and there -ar the woman
alone. SLe was wringilg her hands,
and sfIrlekIBZ ike a crazy creature.
was not many seconds III comprehend-
ing the truth. Below the bridge. float
Ing away on the troubled water. !
saw the child irs spreading garments
DuOying II up; and / could hear the
tiny voice calling. Mamma, Nam
ma"
There was not a moment to lose.
The child was going nearer and nearer
70 the falls-nearer and nearer TO its
death, II was a fearful risk for me,
I for the chances we're that ] should be
/ taken over into the Kissing boiling
surge below the rocks. But what was
I the risk 70 me them IL / died in tbs
/ river, ! should not stand in the way o.
I Major Farwell = bullet. / had better
a thousand times. give upmy life thus
than throw it away in the duel Tn,
woman saw me, and appealed 70 M
/ for help; but my coat was of befor,
1 she discovered me, and in a moment
I more ] was in the water, striking out
with all my power.
The child was half way from tn
/ bridge 70 the falls when / started; but
/ swan rapidly, and caught it Just Al
1 it had reached the point where tn
I waters began to gather for the plunge
It was a girl, not more than three d
four years old, with bright golden ring
lets; large blue eyes, and face like
/ cherub. She clasped her arms abou
my neck. and called me Papa"
20, papa, papa-good papa-don'
let Kitty 60 into that wicked plac
down there
With all my might Iheld up the child
and struck for the shore; but it wa
not to be. mad been drawn into tn
swift current, and no mortal coulr
have withstood it. The prospect o
the morrow took from me all fears 0
/ the present, and / was more calm an,
collected that might otherwise hay
been. As soon as ! realized that
must go over the falls I turned ever,
thought to saving the child; for. cYel
in those few short moments, the Iittl
darling had won STRANGELY and deeDi