Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-06-19

ton is stealthily but surely approach
ing.
In the interior 81 the hut pallid
young woman is anXiously awaiting the
coming Of the men. She knows but
too well the meaning of their return
without the coveted prey. It's ques-
ton OF life and death, and her lips fall
ter IA the two appear In the entrance,
over which the skins of the seal are
hung.
Nothing nothing again" she cries
desperately
With a convulsive sob the young
mother presses her wan, sluinbering In
FAINT to her breast and sinks upon her
knees. An older, hollow eyed child.
frightened by its mothers unusual
manner, cries aloud. While the
younger man eudeavors to pacify his
little daughter the Older OF the two
approaches the wretched woman and |
folds her tenderly to his breast Es- |
ther, my daughter do not despair
We are in the hands Of God. He will !
not forsake US. he whispers, and is
himself in need of consolation, for he |
realizes fully their terrible position.
Tears come TO the eyes OF the disconso-
late woman; gradually she grows calm
under the encouraging words Of her
aged father and the tender pleading Of
her beloved husband She listens anx-
lously to the debating Of the two men.
who are making various plans to escape
the dreadful death of starvation
Since time immemorial there has
been in existence tradition Of coun.
try where II IL not so cold, where the
| fog Is not so thick and where for hours
| the snow fail ceases and seals and other
animals are plentiful Yes, they mus.
endeavor to reach this blissful region,
so the old man proposes, after all the
other plans have been discussed and re-
jected. Hope is again kindled in the
breasts of these wretched beings, who
have no idea that the same fate awaits
them everywhere-th fate Of perishing
from cold and starvation--for the Eden
of which they are dreaming has grown
inhospitable and uninhabitable, too.
The entire globe is wrapped in snow
and ice as in an arInor of steel the
deep shadows of the night prevail
which change now and then into pale,
gray twilight.
A better landau, 1t can be found
only beyond this world, and not upon
its snowfields, which were fixing in
death, and could neither produce new
life nor sustain that which dragged on,
a weary existence.
But as the drowning man clutches a
straw, these unfortunate creature,
grasped the hope of finding this land
with which tradition had made then
familiar. Before they could carry out
this daring plan. however, born OF sheel
! desperation, the winter storms broke In
upon them earlier than usual. forbid
ding them TO remain outside the hut
for even "A brief space OF time, and max
ing their proposed emigration thinl
impossible
Horror and despair filed their heart
, and finally gave way TO a sullen resig
nation. Their pallid children riioanet
,
ones inspired them with renewed en-
ergy. All is not yet lost. Unexpecte'
succor may come from above. The,
will fight the battle for existence to TIN
last; yes, they win hold out for tn
sake OF their innocent children. II di,
, not occur To them that the life TO
, which they were saving them was on
of utter privation, else their heroisn
and courage would have failed.
; But they feel the hunger and II
/ pangs more and more. and with I
heavy heart they resolve AT last to xii
r one of the four faithful dogs, although
he can but lily be spared. In n few
days the second follows, then the thirS
i and finally the last. The aged fathe
i partakes scarcely of any nourishment
= refusing to deprive his loved ones o
o the few morsels which might still tn,
e pangs of his hunger Hour by hou
n he grows weaker, and at last he cal
/ arise with difficulty only from his pale
h ia corner of the hut His eyes hav,
!. sunk way back in his head and in then
v shines supernatural light He real
Il Tres that he will soon be transported {.
y yonder fields. where there viii be n,
n tears and no suffering. He tries I,
Ie support the hope Of the despairinI
n young couple, whom terrible anxiety
II almost driving mad, and To Interrupt
their dismal, gloomy bropding he na
Il rates 10 them with faint voice stories o
n ages long since past, when Ice and snoy
did not cover the. earth everywhere
:. when people lived all over this glob
/ and second sun shone through TIL
II stiffness of the night Esther mods lie
/ head thoughtfully while he speaks
q Aye, her father is describing the para
I disc where the gentle, balmy breeze
is blew, and some day they viii reach II
n How wondrously fair the journe
N would be were it not for the dreadful
a bridge which leads TO lis destination
m death!
"a At last the pallid lips of the age
10 father are set in death, and his eye
is have closed in that long slumber iron
n which there is no awakening.
v Hope slowly dies away from day I
rs day that the storms will cease at las
and Esthers husband, Answer, ma
# go out and seek help in one of tn
q neighboring huts, IA long way in tn