Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-19

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lator hoard tho spring o. his bed crcak,
and knew that he also had sought tho
Arms Of Morpheus.
heard the clock in tho hall strike one,
but was still as wide awake as | was
an hour before. My nerves, instead Of
becoming roposcd, became more and
more susceptible 10 the least jar. Tho
cracking Of an ember in the fireplace in
tho next room caused nay heart to leap
into my mouth and almost stop beating
The cracking of board sent the cold
preparation TO my face. lay still and
scarcely dared 10 breathe until my body
panied In every Joint from lying in one
position 80 long.
heard the coloncl's breathing In tho
next room. Then heard door slam
on the flight below, and with difficulty
suppressed shrick.
And all tho time cursed myselff for my
cowardicc; cursed myself for being such
q child, aud vowed that II were allowed
to live until morning would stop drink
ing no, gins and smoking strong cigars.
heard the clock strike two, and then
must have fallen into troubled sleep.
/ drcamcd-oh, God, what did not
drcnmg Would that all that happened
that IN fatod night had been but q
dream!
For one thing. dreamed that the last
day had come, aud that | with countless
others had hurried toward large, snow
capped mountain There were billuws
Of fro behind us and mountains Of fire
above us. vet we hurried on--on-on-
noyeristopping, mover turning Clouds
Of smoke and fame rolled about ul, yet
through Il all could 10 seen that noun
tain top. cold and serene In tho midst Of
all that heat and woe, and is snow
dcckcd top seemed ever TO bcckon Us on
onion.
Thousands aud millions died at my
side, before and bohind mo. But feared
not. | grew gaunt with hunger and
faint with fatigue, but still hurried on.
crossed river Of ice and valleys Of fire,
but they stopped uo not
At last reached It, started toward
the top. YEARLY, night and day, !
Travelled. and those who with me reached
the bottom Of the hoar capped giant fell
on one by ono, and at last / alone was
left.
And alone / reached the top. And a
feeling Of indcscribablo oaso and peace
came over me. and laid myself down in
tho cold. white snow and fell asleep
How long slept In tho crystal snow
know not. For there, too, | had a dream,
saw two fofins approach. Ono all
white and puro. with peace and good
will bcaming from his Dyes; tho Other
black M night, and from his eye,
| cleaned forth the fires OF hell.
Tho fair one looked at me sleeping
with world Of agony and sorrow Ia
his eyes; thon turned his head toward
the sky and looked up IN duplication
while great tears foil from his eyes and
onto tho cold snow. And wherever d
tear fell sweet flowers sprang up, IN.
the fragrance that was waited FROM
them was not Of earth.
But The other form approached IN,
until II stood At my very side, lool;iul
down at me with burning eyes. stroy
To move, TO shrek, to pray, but all il
vain.
Then saw him stoop aud stretch on
his hand. II hung over my face an in
slant, then fell upon my forehead.
Then great pain racked al my bod
and spirit, and at tho instan; hear
countless voices giyo u cry that boone
out from tho mountain top aud va
heard over all the earth. Aud this wa
what they said, and the words still rim
In my ears and mover leave me Will
life lasts;
"And this Is DEATH"
And | nwolse. Aud, horrors Of he'll
that clnmmy, burning hand still rcstc
upon my face, aud those burning orl
still peercd into mine!
| did not faint. II mad, would NO
now 10 alive 10 tell the talc. For tia
clammy, burning hand had moved dow
my face until 1t reached my Throat
and the cleaning eyes shifted and turne
and moved with tho hand
Thon with an all powerful effort, wit
> strength that was not mine, clutche
the hand and flung 1t from me En
lcaped ont Of tho bed.
To reach tho door aud dart into III
= sitting room was tho work Of an II
; slant, turned even "a ran and sa'
those burning eyes follow.
"Colonelw | cried hoarsely and scare
; louder than child. And US tho drea
thing approached | ran 10 his room
But, oh, Godl tho door was open, IL
room empty. And turning again, wit
|, the despair Of death upon my brow,
= saw those burning eyes again. The
= were the eyes of a mailman, and Il
q face approached until the ho. breat
Kissed into my ears.
And tho face was that of Colon
Montfort.
@ .
= What happened then do not kno,
a II Is year ard over since that DIRE.
d night, and am still an invalid. Tn,
u say am mad at times, but what wo
Q der! My nerves arc shattered, my Ii
. ruined. Never can etiaco ono incidcj
d Of that night from my scared memor
p and even at night it haunts me
= dreams.
That morning, so they say, thoy -four
d the colonel and myself lying on tho 10
= In his bedroom, tho colonel with Eli
in his heart and lying by his side wi
" my hand still clutchjng the handle
. the knife. was dolirious for month
! and from my rawlings they gathered q
u story. suppose now that In that m
k ment Of supreme agony and despair
grasped knife which the colonel 9
d ways had IN his room, aud 10 save IN
. self killed him.