Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1894-03-30
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| Saaoa Nidid valley, stretching TO un6 no
rizon line unbroken. The meridian sur
shone upon it without CLINT or shadow
but at times when q stronger gust of the
trade winds passed over it there was q
quick, slanting depression of the whole
surface that was, however, as unlike o
billow as itself was unlike sea. Even
when lighter zephyr played down its
long level the agitation was superficial
and seemed only to momentarily lift a
veil of greenish mist that hung above its
immovable dershs. Occasional puffs Of
dust alternately rose and fell along an
imaginary line across the field, as if a
current of air were passing through it,
but were otherwise inexplicable.
Suddenly a faint shout, apparently
somewhere in the vicinity of the line,
brought out a perfectly clear response,
followed by the audible murmur of
voices, which it was impossible to local
ize. Yet the whole field was SO devoid
of any suggestion of human life OF
motion that it seemed rather as if the
vast expanse itself had become .sud-
denly articulate and ineligible.
"Wot say?"
| wheel off,"
"Whar?"
"'N the road"
One of the voices here indicated itself
in the direction of the line of dust and
said Comm" and man stepped out
| from the wheat into a broad and dusty
avenue.
With his presence three things became
apparent. First, that the puffs of dust
had indicated tho existence of the in
visible avenue Though the unlimited
and unfeneed field of grain; second,
that the stalks of wheat on either side
of it were so tall as to actually hide a
passing vehicle, and third that vehicle
had just passed, had lost a wheel and
been dragged partly into the grain by
its frightened horse, which dusty man
was trying to restrain and pacify.
The horse, given up to equine hyster-
les, and evidently convinced that the Or
binary buggy behind him had been
changed into some dangerous and appall-
ing creation, still plunged and kicked
violently to rid himself of it. The man
who had stepped out of the depths of the
what uI,iclyIv oroscad 4ba -o,5 $50
hitcbed fine tracas drew bacle +t,e ,,ai,;o1a
and plancine Of tha traveiers, d,,st,, ~
disordered clothes said with cnrt sv,n.
pathy:
"Snilt. too-but NOT hurt-eb9n
ono neither Of ne want o,,a,. Will,
the buggy when the wheel cramped, but
she jumped clear"
presence of another The man +,,rn nd
ouicl,lv There was n second f;o,raNa
vounq girl STANDING besida tbe 1,o;n
from which he had emaroad en,b,.e o;,,1,
a few stalks of wboo+ u,;tI, o,,o 49,, 70
a hand in which she still held ber nara.
sol while she grasnad her go+lera I
skirts with fine other and IRVINE 40 f;nd
a secure footbold for her two neat mar.
row SINNERS on n crpmblino cala ~
adobe above the fathomIess dnst Of the
roadway. Her face. ALTHOUGH annoyed
and discontented was yrett7' and h.
light dress and slim f;gura ,yora s,,or-
gestive of a certain sunerior condition
The mans manner at once softaned
with western courtesy He svnng his
broad brim,nad hat from HE bao5 owl
bent his body with the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
of the country bali room 81 reckon the
lady had better come nm 70 the sbantv
ont o. tbe dnst and SIM iii we lin heI,,
Won get these tbinos fixed y he said N
the driver "rTl send round bv tbe roa5
for vour boss and have one If nine fatcb
nm your wagon"
sis IL far" asked the girl SLIGHTLY mr..
knowledginp his Sanitation without Wait.
ING for her Communion 70 renlv
"Onlv a stem tbis wav he answered.
motionine To the field Of wheat beside
her.
"What, In therep never conld eo
in there she said decidadIv
"It,s a bean shorter Than Inv tbe road
and NOT so dpstv m 90 With Won ana
nilot vonr
The vouno pirl east n vaxad Ioo, nj
her comnanion az tbe nrobable cansa Of
all tbis trnnble and sboolr ber had
1ut at tne same moment one nttle toot
silppeo d,oni 'ne auooe INTO tne dust
asaih' one me, instantly cial,ioereo PACK
WI, WI ,.W n.r,e aei ~, snr,ek, eJacu-
a'eu' "eii' or an tnings' ana then
- le ne- @n g! oiue eyes VI ai,,, ule
s'ianeeI asAeu llIpat,ehViy' why
oouiun ~ snele W 'ne Loau IN 1ne
maon' ooui0 manage W noiu on anu