The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-05-30


us.
knin1
hut. 4
had made
f. raddocks
II the gums ard
Hhe blaze Of bush
n sucked I'D all InOis-
the land with cracks Of
firrsa.l the wafer holes into
49,. while the distant creek
I, l,.lr IL. brown fac. grass and
I'M bed t. show where the water
ra
About THE. Homestead the few cattle still
alive hua- with tHeir heads st9lidIy over
tllc slip rails rgtss-lae- in spite Of all driv
I.s to -.al. again for the sgI-tcHauce it
was z5s.5sa5iLIe tg find The framework OF
d. horse. 5st- head between his legs, and Is
I..t.ass la ii... shade as he could get on the
Lee. -zsl.-.f mold Ir.sf.EsslrIz. stood impressive
;.ssl ..sss.. f..s.l,--- Ali round the horizon q,
-Elltt4G LL4s-ltth4 INTO Il t-44oN
y..ll Of foe c5.crine the sky.
4l:. san -IaE.I down The air SHIN
la-r.el trgmuL .u-!g, Is though it sIckencd
with lis tsr.r,al- And over all that land
5...a afss. clean Of Freshness not one sound
oG 5#F. la. p MGrl4Ur save the eternal
ziae ling ling Of the locust. Scared,
blasted stricken. u curse. ". $ upon it ana
,.raa every Ii,.u, thing.
Abs Saunders was down g what used to
Il. tAa crock trgi ing t. draw out his last
I.53.Iaz cow from the place when she had
Ia--eI ia ID y.4i. etl1rl to iiu,i water grass
.E.s. i4tl!esi and strained st the rope, I.is
shirt and trousers ciiu-ing To him with
sE.assr. The beast kicked and plunged
t-a'air, it, little strength quite gone and
after t-g1 hours work 1t was more firmly
LoasrsI than ever.
LIS I'D good, ~ said : be, 4 must get
help I'll lD up Tine gGIlv Tor old Mason
and his tackle If we lose that COW, what
VIII the children ID for milk
Na-rlIv lie tGracel to 90, when the sound
Of . --Goo-ea-' turned him sharply about
F.. C.srac.' he shouted
y Lltl. pause and again the cry echoed:
'Coo-ce.''
les Mary, lie s1id- What the devil
up il vas Il good three miles to the
ride; bat Ike . SEalii'hE win the doS7
IA laI cry, ne sl5eh over rock anu SuIAy
b'if = t. tIa homestead Long before ne 5oC
there, J.: heard a strang" roaring IN the
air saw black, belcAInE clouds over the
tree tops, and I.=lt a fierce rushing furnace
hE.-'ii-
80 ''.a'' "s'' ''ii NJ
mn REC energy 81 I'ir nc '!d-i''d f'loil5
mere vas ll.e Gearing WIN MARY al Ihe
house G"or SIN shouting at intervals.
Even a. Inc '..iiie up, inc req storm was
upon ,4t--l4- III it''-'l irony l11 s'i|'U 'IiS
10 t.-ii''E'iI' OLE, 'i,''r e',i arm 80
S''-t'.>li'@ Il" i-l7 vic ti'"Ee tiic uii vi ,,'o
H.1 70 Lt4!-7 .'1 r'i'l1 NJ Iu71l,u l" li'e
o'I-.1t 81 Tine Ii3''eu illu'oN- mere .hey
Cr"dched painting Inc ciildfch We're
h""Hn@ the baby was CRYING ana MARY
Wa -'t'iiS- ne man s''lu hothlhg- ne
"'t.,i-'[i li'; iirS-
"'t5'i ''i' H"l'ac e.,Ai'e' ii't't was %
IE''' "' ''.-5 A'ot'ilt all '""uO 1t. buI inc
an - '''.'-' q i'-l 'Isc 40 vas no" d i"''I
I!'E hurricane tL.t'11iNS aL racing aPccu
over tie fi"-e- Inc lea tree SCRUB lheltcd
I'i"Fe H. an" Inc buah trees remained III
Its lEaF only rs h.&ck ana burning trunks
The fence had caught; the flames licked 1t
up d-;iniIiy- The she'd with his cart and
harness, were, and We're not, while he
looked. a piece 81 burning, sirIngy bark
WAir-eI NY the wind, settled on the shih-
E''7 81 ZIG mouse ! ne ""'I'''i ilo'lilcu anu
pit=--I tH' CHG closer 10 hcr posohl- Inc
man lace was drawn III agony
The house was burning, the work OF his
own hands. How many months OF weary
saving ana splttIhs had IT'S shingles ana
si;''s cost nm! lie thought OF 1t al rs ne
stood theE', hclpIeas anu nan sulociled'
IN les l!l;th d minute the names were