Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-17
ABOVE THE DAM.

From the village, behind the bill, comes
family the sound OF bell It's tones are
lost entirely when the breeze falls The
figure OF "A countryman carrying scythe
appears at the foot OF the hill lie looks up
at the woman and smiles. lie waves his
hand to the children aud the elder OF the
two says TO her brother
Father is going TO cut the long grass
let us run and see him"
Hand in hand they pass down the slope,
leaving the woman alone.
With her chin resting upon her breast
she gazes long at a particular spot on the
messy carpet at her feet. Her face ex
presses placid conteutment in IL there is
not a line Of care or sorrow She Is think
ing Of nothing. The faint breeze quekens
and bears with it the notes OF the bell
which now rings out clear and sweet a
warm. delicious odor rises from below
where the scythe swishes through the long
grass Is il this perfume or the laughter
OF the unseen children which stirs the
woman's memory
Her thoughts idly wander back through
the days OF her marrage-her motherhood
and she smiles ~ the peaceful days pass
In review through her mind They are like
hundreds Of modest pearls strung upon a
fine wire, 40 uniform in their sweet dull
ness, their monotony OF form and color
She goes back to the days before her mar
riagu The wind s rushing through the
topmost branches of the trees, making a
sound as OF water pouring over dam
and suddenly among the white pearls In
the dark recesses Of her memory there
CLEANS a ruby, red rs blood.
There is a beautiful little stream which
L.. Al. -.
northeast OF New York called the Bronx
river In places II Is narrow one could
almost jump from one bank To the other
Shut IN 10y high wooded hills, the foliage Of
the trees meeting and intermingling across
the clear water II is like an imprisoned
part of the Scottish highlands, this lovely
bit of wood and stream in the suburbs Of n
great metropolis
A family from New York were spending
some days In one of the pretty villages near
the shores of the Bronx There were two
young girls. several children and visitor
Ia girl cousin from the west-Cora Mar
tin
The delightful week was drawing 10 a
close on this summer morning. when the
young people were all out together Ia a
boat on the river
ITO morrow evening we must say good
by 10 all this beauty said Maria Alex
ander, who WAS rowint. and she lifted her
eyes sentimentally 10 az oyerhanging rock,
from which great hstoon Of tangled
vines depended.
YES. we have only tw more days" said
Cora
Two more days-two nore days. sang
Tommy from the stern To the tune Of
Home Again." rocking the boat mean
while
BE quiet. Tommy. or pull upset the
boat. said Maria
We wouldn't drown II | cd. sis. went
In bathing right here yestelay--it isn't
up TO my neck. !"
Il think we must be nearlyo the dam.
said Adelaide Don't you har III"
Il say, Cousin Cora are youguing home
rs soon Ms we 20 back TO New 'orkf" said
Tommy
Yes. on Wednesday,
"Have you had good timer
"Oh. yes.
ISIS says You have She says Is been "A
great experience for you-bein, in New
York with u for two months"
Maria flashed an angry look athe boy
"She says it'll I've something L. You to
look back TO all your hfe-sometlug Jon
can tell your children about
MATlh stDpiltI to"lNB iNulHi. " you
don't stop that ahominaDle noRnse
shall put YOU out Of the boat at one"
Her face was painfully red
Cora. who was sitting beside Tony in
the stern. said nothing, but turne aud
looked up the river
There's turtle on that log loo sis
ter" cried little Alice.
Tommy leaned over the side OF theloat
and stretched out his baud towartthe
turtle 1t slid into the water and cap
peared
"Will yon sit upf" said Maria, angri
Cora, are you goiug To live Ou Inn
when you get marrledl What does lr
Doyle look like9 Is lie very different I'm
New York menu l. living on n farm 3
Ting down to rural hh-si Maria ~
rather than do that shc'd"--
long. slender hand eripped Tomus
shoulder Take the cars and row, aude
II tina, will keep Your tongue quiet,
Tommy sprang TO he oars, aud Mal
flushed and warm, sat beside Cora In :
stern.
"Why didn't you let me row in the in
placer" griuned Tommy
Adelaide bent down her head that 81
might conceal her laughter behind Il
brim of her straw has.
Are we most to the bend, Corap ask,
Tommy
"Yes, and be careful you don't run
Into the bank +" said Maria. The boat giid
through the narrow channel, around q
beud, and the stream widened. AT &
same moment the roar OF the water pou
ing over the dam was audible,
'.There,s boat 10 the middle Of 4
river with nobody in It., said Alice.
"Wherey' said Tommy, looking aroun
A boat of light and elegant build "
drifting in midstream. The oars We
crossed. their blades high IN the air.
isis. I'm going TO get 1t and get In
then YOU may row again." cried Tomn
beginning TO pull violently ON the oars.
"You shall do no snch thing said aar
--"and stop, you are splashing us. !"
AS they drew nearer the boat goldi
something cleaned at the edge the se'
In the stern
"There Is a yellow silk handkerchief 0
the seat said Adelaide, oh, there
somebody IN the boatP' she =, seu' pun 0
the other oar. Tommy, qua
BE carefulP screame AiA Tom
my, stonI"
"a ~ 800, .,,,ins,, around Just grace
a. a,h.r In ,ha n pm Of the boat la,
:, t,,ii l.,,,,h a vo,,, tnan clad IN q white
haa,,no 81, H. Il was of and hls
hI,rd ha.a r.st.l his crossed banda
nj, vas .,azin1 atrsht up AZ the leaves
avarhnad and die stir rs the Alexander
beat sid slongsif Ansn came dead