The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-11-30

but what can repair the damage
already done? People finally went 70
| bed; but there was little sleep thai
Eight for the settlers. The wind
still blew relentlessly and without dis
elimination. Everything in its course
was doomed. Il
The next morning revealed scene OF
desolation not easily described. All
night long the burning wind had con-
tinued its work of destruction. The
LEAVES of the corn instead OF Rlistening
in the sun were brown, and rattleo
against their stalks as IL dried In
kiln. The injury done to the pastures
though less obvious, was no less COM
plete. Hungry cattle were already
circling around the parched field In
search of fresh feed, and finding none.
Every hour revealed some new evl-
dence of the completeness OF the rum
wrought. Everything in the garden
was totally destroyed. The little trees'
which had been planted the first sum
mer, were brown as in autumn. oe0
tiers who had been there long enough
to have small fruit trees beginning to
bear found the apples half baked on
the trees Nowhere could there De
found any sign of vegetable life. In
every direction the outlook was nope
less. Plainly there wac nothing Tor
man or beast to subsist upon the rest
of the summer or the coming winter
T What to do was the one cngrossing
IT question, and for it there was no an
a. swer. Stock must be disposed OF al
~ once, but where were the buyers? Inc
Is horses-could it not be that such
IN team could be given away? Yet nc
is one could take them. Must shey Of
IS; shot to keep them from starving? Bu
re how could the farm ever be worked
III without them? Such were the ques
q, lions that were forced upon the Carte'
Oh household at every turn. But the chie
10 question, after all, was what 10 q
'st with themselves They had no friend
os- in the east, as many had, to whom the
mr. could 90 for support If they had
in thew had no money to go with, neithe
ea could they stay where they were VII
10 nothing to live upon.
ar But that was not all. The capitals
as to whom they were to have mnde
rI final paym emit this autumn, and the
ice prove up their land, would have tnel
vn. in his mower. He might foreclose, an
an they would not only be left pennies
but Int would lose their farm and wh'
1t money they had already paid. Loo
rec which way they might, there was
IN ray of light or hope.
pod About eleven o'clock John came ru
} as ming in with scared look. m
bic Brown is coming. can see his bugs
tie- down the lane now"
"Heayen help usv' said the lathe
ieir fairly grooming with distress. NO O.
and aIsa said a word. As the dreaded "
two itor neared the house Harry went
In to hitch the horse, and Mr. Brown G
agn tered.
My GOOD morning, Mr.. Carter!"
re- Morning" was the only response
air, "Things look pretty bad to-ds
don't they?"
"Couldn't be worse" replied \
Carter.
''Crops all spilled, reckon?"
ssAll gone"
\ "Nothing surer; and they say
w that way all over the country" 81
V Mr. Brown.
", "Tbe poorhouse won't hold us al
tlkS was the only reply
MAI "You haven't much prospect OF p
E& ing up that little balance on the NJ
W this fall as / can see."
y Not a cent" said Mr.. Carter, a.
= vision flashed across his mind OF III
-. little effects set out upon the tree
prairie, while they
- 81 kinder thought that was
=, shape things were in, and l though
al might as well come around this m'
inv and tell you" Here their he'
fairly stopped beating while wait
Ess. to hear what they knew was te
mped their DOOM .ourh w
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