The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1892-01-21
TO THE LEFT OF THE TRAIL.
1h.re II Wa. That Traveller, Found
Mark, of Tr,yedr.

1hsrs IL Was ThAt Travellers Found
Mark, of Tr,-edr.
We sit in our saddles and look
down upon b,ood-spot on the dry.
short grass "a few bones the rags
q d Ia tiers Of boys c;o'hing. Nolh-
ing else to be seen. The wolves are
sleeping In some of the dry ravlues-
ths vultares hsve picked the last shred
OF Ee,h from the bones and Sd led
heavily away 10 scan the pains from
some better coigu o. vantage.
10 the right is the same mono;onous
plain n-ridge after ridge. valley after
vale out crop of rock. stunted sage-
brushes and sterile sail. A madden
ing. almost eudless monotony.
10 the let five miles away. is the
great overland trail which winds
across hall continent Yesterday
afternoon train OF six or eight emf
grant wagons Wa. moving slowly
along the trail. Jhe.e were rough
and rugged men there. brave women.
h:ldren ~ OF excitement ald Curl
osity. Nov and then they climb
dow n from the wagons o run after,
TO inspect the grim ad lonely graves
to be met with at every niis OF the
jour ey. There are bu.fu.o skulls
whitened 10 ghastliness by sun and
ain: flowers here and the;e s;rug-
eli q for lie amidst the sun Drowned
grass.
This boy. But who can tell? He
may have Jagged behind--lost himself
N one OF the ravines - dye!e even fallen
asleep as he sa. down to rest for s.
~ ~oment. II thty missed him before
darkness came their search WAS fruit
less II the shout reached his ears
they simply lie: -ifed him. He knew.
whei the T. sun went down AMI the
ong shadows began to stalk across
ihe earth. that he was lost Ead tn Y
happennd upon him taeu they would
have foand him speechless with fear
Had they called him by name he woul
ave fled rom them. mad through
terror.
As nj III: comes down ha runs hither
and yo1. Hs docs not shout; If he
coald speak aloud tas sound of his own
voice would add to his own horror.
b. and by his tired limbs fail him and
he falls to tn I, earth and seeks to hide
from tn, darkness-from The awful
st llness the great fonr which
-ree .es his b.ool and makes him shiver
~ with win er's BIAS OF sudden q
sound breaks tn, stiffness "a long
lrawn quavering howl-ald ihs boy
springs up with d stiaed scream and
peers about him.
All! A wolf! The gaunt beast his
fur ragged and earth-stainel is oaly
ten feet awa7 He has sen ed and
sigh ed the boz from afar of AID soft
ly creot down upon him. He sees that
he boy is de.enseless; he could bear
him down aud tear his throat in q
minute. But q single wolf has no
bravery. He has summoned hers 20
share III, feast
go away-Tm afraid OF your
whis oers the child as he looks about
him.
Flee into the darkness to meet 9TH
erss Stand and hone that mea may
come to rescue him. Raise his child
ish voice and cry out in the darkness?
sPutter: Patter! Pattcrr From out
the black darkness other wolves ap.
pear-two-three - five-six. They
sniff and growl. They rush against
each other and gnash their yellow
fangs They sneak and skulk about
and the foam Drops here and there and
spots II e grass
Go away. ! say" whispers the
boy as they circle about him. Their
eyes shine like Goals OF fire in the
darkness They movs as swiftly as
shadows. Their fierce gPowls fill the
boy with new terror. OF q sudden
they rush upon him and all is ove-.
We hare found the blood spots and
the bones-the ta,ters of clothing.
Thoss who are seeking for the los,
will find him not-not even enough to
luy away beneath the baked earth
I'd raise another graesome mound
along tn, overland trail Detroit
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