Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-06-21

A"ry nave eaten the lac,
.,e o. meat, and the death OF starrs '
Ing. 'y approach
In the Interior Of the lint n.
. . woman isanxiously awaiting tbs
.nh'ne o. the men. She know NJ,
700 Wen the meaning Of their rs.,,s 49,
y without the coveted prey. Irs q ona.
W. non q life and death, and her lips ri.
- - .ne two appear in the entrance
hung. 'e sea- are
Nothing nothing again., s.,e o-,..
desperately. ~ s'ie cr,es
WIN convulsive sob ti,a 49,
mother presses her wan, slu,nber;ng ~
.ant to her breast and sinks nnnn H. -.
knees. An older, hollow eyed ch;,es
frightened by its mothers unnsna,
manner, cries aloud. While ~
younger man endeavors to pacifv iii
little daughter the older Of tbe tue
approaches the wretched wom.n .ns
Iolds her tenderly to his breast ..Es.
.ner' my daughter. do not desnair
we are in the hands Of God Ha vii,
not forsake u.s." he whispers and {.
himself IN need Of consolation, for he
!, rea'lzes fully their terrible position
iears come to the eyes of the disconso.
'ate woman; gradually she grows calm
under the encouraging words Of he,
aged father and the tender pleading al
ner beloved husband She listens anr.
lousy to the debating Of the two men
VINO are making various plans to esca ~
the dreadful death Of starvation
Since time immemorial there has
Deen In existence tradition Of a coun.
try where it is not so cold. whore tbe
log Is not SO thick and where for bonr,
ire snow fall ceases and seals and otbe,
ANIMALS are plentiful Yes, they mus.
endeavor to reach this bIissful region
so the old man proposes, after ali the
other plans have been discussed and re.
lected. Hope Is again kindled in the
breasts OF these wretched beirgs, who
have no idea that the same fate awaits
them everywhere-the fate of perishino
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, it can be found
only beyond this world, and not upon
its snowfelds, which were fixing in
death, and could neither produce new
life nor sustain that which dragged out
weary existence.
But as the drowning man clutches a
straw, these unfortunate creatures
grasped the hope of finding this land,
with which tradition had made them
familiar. Before they could carry out
this daring plan, however, born of shelr
desperation, the winter storms broke in
upon them earlier than usual, forbid
ding them to remain outside the hut
for even brief space of time, and max
ing their proposed emigration a thing
impossible
Horror and despair filed their hearts
and finally gave way to sullen resig
nation. Their pallid children moaned
with hunger, and the cry of their loved
ones inspired them with renewed en-.
ergy. All is not yet lost Unexpected
succor may come from above They
will fight the battle for existence to the
last; yes, they will hold out for the
sake of their innocent children. 1t did
not occur TO them that the life fol-
which they were saving them was one
of utter privation, else their heroisn
and courage would have failed.
But they feel the hunger and its
pangs more and more, and with a
heavy heart they resolve at last TO kill
one of the four faithful dogs, although
he can but lily be spared. In few
DAYS the second follows, then the third
and finally the last The aged father
partakes scarcely of any nourishment,
refusing to deprive his loved ones OF
the few morsels which might still the
pangs of his hunger. Hour by houl
he grows weaker, and ,.e last he car
arise with difficulty only from his pallet
in a corner of the hut. His eyes have
sunk way back in his head, and in then
shines a supernatural light. He real
ICES that he will soon be transported Il
yonder fields. where there will be ne
tears and no suffering. He tries IL
support the hope of the despairine
young couple. whom terrible anxiety L
almost driving mad. and TO interrupt
their dismal, gloomy brooding he mar
rates to them with faint voice stories o
ages long since past, when ice and snow
did not cover the earth everywhere
when people lived all over this gioot
and a second sun shone through the
stiffness of the night. Esther mods llel
head thoughtfully while he speaks
Ave, her father is describing the para
disc where the gentle, balmy breeze'
blew. and some day they will reach 1t
How wondrously fair the journe.
would be were il not for the dreadful
bridge which leads TO its destination
DEATH
At last the pallid lips of the age'
father are set in death. and ms eye
have closed in that long slumber iron
which there is no awakening.
Hope slowly dies away from day u
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