Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-03-24

are valued ut $4,000. This morn
ing ! csme in with . sharks egg,
which resembles q leather wallet
more than anything else, and =
piece of q woman's dress waist,
which a huge drift Of sea weed had
brought to my feet. l shuddered
az l loosed the cold, wet fabric from
the tangle, thinking OF the form
that had perhaps gone down enrobed
in it. How l longed for that clear
vision which might trace the jour-
neyings Of this sadly suggestive
trophy; but doubtless it is we'll for
our peace Of mind that we cannot
read the secrets Of the deep, nor
the hidden mysteries Of earth.
Huge sharks infest this unfrequent
ed shore; we IN see their hideous
forms at any hour slowly loiteriug
amid the breakers. Some Of them
we estimated to be forty feet in
length. l VIII certain that they
we're whales until | interviewed the
hermit who dispelled the illusion.
Its remarkable how littls we ''ten-
derfeet" know.
One day We visited the Indian
mound in the dense jungle near the
river shore, and found a party of
tourists coolly Investigating the e1-
cavstion they had made. Present
ly three skulls were taken out, with
the lower jaw and teeth intact.
They we're buried face downward,
heads In the center, their e1tremi-
ties forming u star outward. Fact
tourist proceeded to tuck these
ghsstly trophys under their arms
and march away. l learn that this
mound was made 100 years ago,
when the savages that had been re-
moved to the Csrolina,, to Georgia
and northern Florida, made u raid
upon Turnbull's white settlement
upon the opposite side OF the Hills
boro aud were slain, those escaping
bringing their dead to thia place
for burial.
l examined the chronological de-
velopments Of several of these pri-
native Americans, and found them
shockingly devoid Of intellect, their
foreheads were scarcely more than
half al inch in height, while al
most the entire weight of the brain
lay behind their ears, The unifor-
nifty of them surprised me, they all
corresponding exactly in shape, the
only difference being in tie size.
There were no devisting lines or ir-
regularities, the entire head show
ing as smooth an outline "a a rub
Der ball. 1t vas an uncanny NOR
ning's work and we dreamed the
following night of hobgobllns and
"'sich," but | attribute our dreams
to u late lunch.
The most glorious view we enjoy
is the sunrise. | wish | could give
you a picture of it so vivid that all
who read might Sc it as it rises, a
red ball out Of the green water,
leaving a red halo beneath 1t reach
ing the water still rs 1t climbs, TIL
at last the halo concentrates in q
second sun far away upon the ele-
waited distance of ocean, and the
brightness of these two send long
shafts of rosy light, as II a ruby path
were set from the great luminary
in the eastern horizon to the gllsten-
ing, wet sands at our feet. The
softcning effect Of the spray upon
the suns brightness; the cool, dark
tints Of the ocean, relieved by the
white banks of surf beaten foam in
the foreground, prepare the glory
OF the scene for the comfortable
contemplation Of it. There is no
glare Of dazzling sunshine; no burn
ing dry heats to engender sun
blindness and head aches. | had
read of ocean sunrises, but the
reality surpasses even the posslbili.
ties of my fertile Imagination, SO |
will desist from further efforts to
describe what | feel can never be
portrayed by msrtal pen with JUS
tice, Tomorrow we are to have an
oyster bake on the shores Of the
river, where these palatable repre-
sentatives of the pre-yertebrate are
lying around loose In great chunks,
varying in size from an apple to an
hOgshead. WHICH the tide leaves
stranded upon the shore, where the
hungry and mcrciless tourists find
them to appease the appetite which
is declared by them TO belong espec-
tally to Florida. | am in search Of
such an appetite but have not yet
found 1t.
With Love to all.
IRENE G.. ADAMS.