Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-01-09

stood out prominently in the town
\ proud, ambitious spirit, mind
thirsty for knowledge and q heart
hungering Tor affection, with every
natural desire and longing turned
back upon itself She had lived a lonely
life. She did not hold herself aloof
from the people but there
was no soul in the community
she could call friend Her
mother was dead, heriather dissolute,
He had struck her only once. and was
overwhelmed with remorse Immediate
ly afterward; but the blow killed
Euphemia's love for him. For years
the hideous torpor OF country
school was her only excitement: re
leased from that her occupation was
gone. She would gladly have worked
in the factory BY the side OF the
poorer girls OF the place, but her ather
forbade it. So the dull, Ieaden years
had passed, and when one day
stranger on horseback. struck. per
haps, with the beauty OF her eyes.
had found an excuse to stop and
make a romantic speech to her, it
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She was about TO resume her walk,
when a rapidly moving light beyond
the village caught her eye 1t went
out, appeared again Increased in size
ana the rails OF the straight track
glistened before it. Can he the
express uiurmured Euphemia; at
should have passed an hour ago
She waited TO watch the oncoming
train. 1t dashed through the village,
disdaining the little station which
flung back momentary, crashing
echo as the train flew by. Euphemia
gazed as though fascinated ~ the
growing brilliant head light-listened
to the gathering thunder OF the on
coming monster She stood quite
close to the track. and as the mass OF
iron and wood with its living burden
hurled past her, her skirts tluttered IN
the breeze il created She watched
after it until the red light nj the rear
OF the train disappeared around the
bend, and thought Of the people who
We're going on TO the city where there
was light and lie and gayety-w here
lovers sailed together upon the blue
lake, and merry parties walked or
rode through the handsome streets
where there We're masking and dane.
ngand brilliant theatrcS, where operas
We're sung III foreign language and the
| people who heard understood and en-.
I loyed-the city which was his home,
ana which she had never seen.
The rumble OF the train was dying
away; from pond near by came the
| melancholy changing OF a chorus OF
I frogs All here was lonliness, desola-
ton. darkness, She turned back to
| ward the town pulling the shawl over
I her head, and Il great sob Of i.pity
I rose in her throat She had only
I taken few steps when the faint rum.
! BILE OF the train ceased abruptly, and
/ Euphemia thought. with something
K like a shock She walked back rap.
idly along the track to tile bend, ~ hen
she saw q tongue Of lame shoot INTO
the air. and faint cites were borne on
( the Wind 70 her ears Then She start
Ell on quick run
1 Something more than tho natural
/ impulse to AID human beings III dis
tress urged her onward the instinct
\ which warns n mother Of the danger
OF her young-a lover OF his mistress
7 peril once she caught her loot IN d
projecting spike and ell hradlong
upon the gravel ot the roadbed
| Her hands We're bruised and bleed.
Ing when she sprang up, but
she RAJ: on not knowing it,
The train had run of til" track the
last two ears were overturned III a
ditch, and Euphenlu saw men beating
down the flames and pouring water on
them, which thoy brought in buckets
from the creek. They died out as
| Euphemia rauuea'gr Thank God, =
came from her painting lips Some OF
the wounded had been taken from the
wreck and We're being carried TO q
neighborlng farmhouse As Euphenia
ran down the embaukmeut she saw n
tall, fair-haired woman, whose face
she knew, lifted unconscious to shut
ter A gray-haired, bare headed man
stood by wringing his hands in n be-
wildered manner, aud begging the men
TO find his other daughter The sight
did not surprise Euphemia; she seemed
to have expected it She ran TO the
end oil the last car where two men
were tuggng at a seat wedged IN the
mass OF wreckage
There's man under this seat; give
a hand somebody shouted one Of
the men
EuphenIa flung herself lie weenthem,
and caught hold ol one OF the splinter
ed boards. Altogether. now" cried
the man and she eXertcd all her
strength, breaking the nails with her
bleeding hands The broken mass
yielded slowly, then the seat came
away. He was lying against the
crushed side OF the car, pale and IN
conscious TenderIy they lifted him
out, and Euphcmia, sitting on the
sodden ground, took his head upon
her knees. A little stream OF blood
trickled from small wound in his
forehead. and Euphemia bathed it,
dipping her baudkerchlr; in the water
they brought her Then she tore 4
strip from her skirt and gently bound
u? his head lie opened his eyes
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