The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-30

ing hinseII he approached agnes and cor
Jured her TO awake
Agnes dear Agnes said he, wake
lie not mCtionless, dear Agnes. Awake
! awakel''
Joseph, 1 am VERY cold. . she said, as sh
revived at his plaintive ejaculation lie
me sleep"
But, Agnes. you must not sleep" sal
Joseph wildly.
But she only smiled His words were il
vain Her mind was wandering IN dreams
With agony CT heart Joseph at length CAV.
over In despair, and wrapping mis- mantl,
closer around Agnes, threw himself dowr
under a tree and resolved 10 share the
same fate as the girl whose life was fast
ebbing away.
Far away in their happy homes the light
still burned in the window for their beacon,
and their mothers SAL broken hearted
! weeping for them as for the dead
! And their faIhers-where were they
/ Out on the hillside in the storm searching
/ for their lost ones. hunting every well
I known resort, and under the precipices and
/ in the Streams, assisted by their neighbore,
with torches flashing out across the dark
ness, and their warning halloos ringing far
and clear along the night For an hour
they maintained their search, until they
reached the stream whence Joseph and Az
nes had set oau for Lugnaquilla There
they paused, bewiIdered and uncertain
| where TO proceed. Every nook and dell
and cliff around had been ransacked in
vain, and now as they stood there in the
torchlght, despair was seen on each coun-
terance
But did we ssy all despaired. No One
still hoped-the pastor of the flock: for he,
too, gray haired though he was. had turned
out into the pelting storm; and now he
stood there in the midst of the seekers,
and, barring his white locks TO the icy
wind, called on al TO join him in prayer
that the loved ones might yet be rescued
from death and restored 70 their parents,
and even as he closed smile OF hope and
holy faith played on his face as if it were
the face of an apostle. and Just then. too
favorite dog Of Agnes. which had seemed
forgotten hitherto. sprang from the group
and, with nose upon the ground, ran bark
ing wildly away up the hillside
MY children" said the old priest, "God
hath already answered CIR prayers and
sent this dumb animal 70 lead Us on our
way. See, he hath found the path the
dear ones tsek. Fear not. Let Us follow"
And they followed as he led And on
they went, mile after mile up hillside and
around the mountain, and then down into
the valley and up the hillside once more.
and away and away, until the chill air
made even some of those strong men shiv-
er. Yet never for moment did the faith
ful hound swerve from his way, nor did
his followers falter er doubt, but on they
kept. until the storm had almost subsidized
and full TWO hours time had passed since
they set forth on their search. At length, |
with loud cry Of joy, the dog dashed
madly forward. and that eager band. old |
and young. together marrying on. beheld |
at a sudden turn the two dear ones they
sought lying side by side ii the half shell |
tered nook. shrouded in the icy garments !
they had wrapped around them ere they !
sank 10 sleep
They sprsng as one man 10 their sides /
But alasi though smile was on each dear |
ones cheek, yet all the color had fed from I
thence and cold and motionless were 10 |
seph and Agnes. Like an ice bolt through /
their parents heart came the conviction Of /
their deaths But the old priest did not
despair. Laying bis hand upon their hearts
he calculated: They live; their hearts
beat family still Praised be the Lord.''
Ny child Ny childr' was all the parents
could utter. as with mingled sobs and
they bent over the rescued
ones
A rude litter was hastily formed for the
sufferers They were then wrapped in gar
ments torn from the backs of hardy men,
who bore them on their shoulders home: |
and the first dawn Of recollection mat broke
slowly on Joseph and Agnes was in Der
fathers cottage, with kind neigh bers fOs-
.ering the warmth in their chilled frames,
md their parents hanging over them with
ears OF thankfulness and Joy.
What more have we to add, Nothing,
ave that five years later there was wed
ling in the valley OF Glendalough and that
Agnes and Joseph were the bride and
groom - Barry o'Conner in New York
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