Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-02-09
very young, and 90 Iitirs. ,

r - ,,t' anu taf away the rain could he sa.r
railing heavily. As yet, however. No hrssth
81 i.Siresnneas reached the kneeling habItans
a movement ran through tile crowd Is wind
sweeps Through standing grain, Women ana
tnen looked up timidly; children lookad
around boldly. Even the priest hastensd NJ
ntterance, to finish before the storm should
break shouid
Stlll the thunder rolled. II had NOT hac,,r
suddenly, but slowly, majesticallv. ~ A..
aiar on, but ever coming nearer. NOT T. s,,,'
len roar, not the III humored crashing that
some thunder is, but awful and grand
Inc crowd rose; the priests voice w.s M
longer heard in the noise Of the tbundar
rernaps he had stopped his prayers
linen suddenly from the black cIond that
nung directly above the congregation burst 4
nash OF hghtning-not the forked liobtr;no
tnat strikes down dwellings and crops and
men, out great broad flash, SO bright and
glorious That all fell again upon their knees
una ma Their faces in their hands: 80 won.
urous ana awful that they dared utter M
sound' put remained silent and motionless
OIiy Two stood upright-Felicie and Ed
Ionu; reiicie had kneeled, weeping on the
shoulder OF Nine. Hamel, while the priest
gave pack to earth all that had made her life
nappy. Armand and she had been betrotbed
20 long, thelr wedding day had been 20 near
ana now Armand was taken from her "a
strangely and so suddenly. So while the
priest read the sacred sentences. and tho
people who had loved Armand stood about
ms grave, she whom Armand had loved
Kneeied and sobbed, hearing not at all the
murmured words Of Mme Hamel, hearing az
II they were spoken afar Off the words Of the
priest But now that even the priest was
terror stricken and covering, Feiicie stood
up, no longer clinging to Armand,s mother
and looking up into heaven she spoke 10 the
thunder
My father" she said, or so II seemad ~
the lad who stood almost by her side.
And, as if in answer, the thunder which
had not ceased to rcA, crashed vet again. and
the echoes rolled back from the cane and died
slowly away in the distance, and ali was
silent. And Felicie spoke again. but the ia
could not hear what she said and she bowed
her head
Again the thunder answered. a majestic
peal, yet not to make those who heard it
afraid. But Felicie said nothing more. she
$1,000 Win her face turned to the dark sky.
as If in expectation.
eano phhu'ns nasn OF lightning
80 ~ .",. o'iy uafeo one ooy look; then
~ ~ "'' uaius over us eyes and fell
G Tp,.a. n's Anos Du. III tnae instant ne saw
the great brightness, smiling, and above her
w.. go -. ~ 'ne c,ouus rurther than
e'e' oeioIe couiu one iaa see on high; then
he pressed his hands to his eyes, and sank
~ S'r,- no 800, anu oiieu aiouu III terror
-, . uen .no ~ nIh,ns nao become aim, and
"e nau uieu away came the ram
49, w en'S ~ iea' auu al sprang up, forget
ss 80 ~, alio'. anu 'elcie' thinking
80 ."' M ~ u'ousn' was uroheh' ana re-
y.llasa .a. 'ney 90" 'ei,cie oney re.
.La.,l '"i"s' al" s'oou seiii' as II
" %s,'S
ooooA az .ne ueao Vi lhe grave. her
L.. "o'o oia'peu oeio'e ner' ner lace was
,a,', W anu QUO was sliiiihg. what she
'ou ", az "na' que saw no one couid tell.
.ra ne p',es. app oaoueu ner almost tlmidiy
,,re,:s;e 10 sed' ous que nlaue no answer
ren,n ne se,.' more iouuiy ana again.
u'o, i ~ SUN reileie.
- =. =, L" ~ c',a, ene nao oeen s'rucS
60 CO. ono p''ea, 'aio uis naha Oh ner arm
Sno ,noNoN anu no sa'ea Sign Vi rehei.
| H., , .onio WIN ne ne SAID oue one
gni nioeeu uo. hoi 'naue as sne nearo MIN
ine peopie 'noseo leaier anu looked at ner'
a'u'o', ",'a 'e'io'
-, $50. sn .Il .o"eieu uel eses anu
,ooheo .o"aio ,ne P,ies.' ne looked her tuii
III .no ,aoe, anu uis oneehs paieo'
| reno'e, ne ea'u innp r 20 you see
ine' " ~" "e"' n'e' ou' s'ii' sue lnaoe
nv ,,mr,
na' .nis' tnurnurea tne priest
uoalse.y, anu n'u''ionu' 'ne naii "i''eu ooy'
ans ~ nn
fa.ne,, no eaiu' 'oucnins INC priest
aili, feheio nas seeh uoo' anu nearu niii
speah, anu spoken 70 nm. i 10 ho' 'hllk'
iaoue' wa. cue .an 'ee you y, neai Jou
youi iaee - no: VI ~ Nv 1nousn .oi ner eye
" see, ,o"' '''0e 10 NV ''u" e''ousn 'o' nei
W
ihe pi,esO VI, I - ~ .ne iau suuuenly' anu
.ne 10y s.ePpeu 1aeA ~ aD .ss oa1 Ine piies,
ne,u ou' n'' ''"A' anu '"' wy 'ooA " ""o
neiu ~
NY oniiuie 'aiu VIC ~ ios', anu a. ,ii'
"orus 'ue crown hnei' II, "onuei on ,ne
ea m, no 'ohsel ny anu 'ne p,,es' spoAe
ine ipiu na.n spoAen ~ .no 'a .un ,?l. ~
'ehcie, ne ia'n a ppeai GU " nc. II, oue nsuO
nhg' ha, ears nave nearu ,ne hoiu' .neli
Ia1l ne sealeu, "ndo eye' ua.e 'eon .n'
nou, 'nI .ai Ian 4a rs 81. h Ia Ia
SPOKEN VIII, ''e LOU, 'na' na.u nc ene'io e'l
"Iisten. nv children. Felicie hath hearc
God, and she is deaf; she hath seen him il