The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-06-01

phere. Fitful ls.ais 81 hGt pprcS-
siye zephyrs come meandering over
tire landscape and not star was
visible In The angry vault above. Al
the earth seemed trembling at Tie
srpluscl of the storm king and ever
Indication seemed TO point 20 tne
coming Of the terrible demon Of t1sl
alr, The dreaded cyclones Two life
long friends stood with blancheC
faces looking on iato the night strain
my their eyes o. pierce the gloom
aud with hated breath awaited is
arrival. Suddenly that low rlmbiiEg |
sound which always proceeds t'e
work OF ruin was heard I'm the d.
tance. fiEst low gnd indistiuct, but /
growing louder every moment. = /
specially prcfared blue streak Oi
q rctriciiy SccH-d To- hii the g.Uuu0 /
uDiy Few feet d ,ant. fol.uwea /
by terrific clap Of thunder and tac |
TWO friends started iOT the ncares
ace OF safety, a small ditch near "a,
iand. Flat on the gr'und they threw
themselves. hand cia>rcd hand. guni
owes we've spoken and with anxious
hearts they awaited the result.
| Louder aud loader grew the rambling,
and a.. the (. uunj aruuHd them
seemed quaking with fear. The
rain began tu fa.l In torrents. Small
chunks of ice 10y c.u ,cSy called hall
peltcd them in tie neck and with
hat awful roar coming closer and
closer. viSicus 0f Mar>hield. Ci-cu.
sherman and 1T. Louis danced before
t.:sir eyes. \ last lingering farewell
clasp Of the hand, hurried good bye~,
"A mutteFel prayer and they clUSe their
eyes 10 meet the end.
4 Ii Is at this mInent when tie
storm seems upon them aud the whole
earth seems quivering that the sEril,
whistle OF M. pierces the night
and the north bound Santa Fe with
7 30 cars uf ..ucN hurrics by aud takes
the rumble aui rUar OF with il into
Tie night.
The heavens abo"c are now clear.
, the showers las passed away aud -
| the Two friends sink away into a. &.
u sht via different routes, nu worJ
= ,f-,kcn uf ie cyclone that did not
come.
= Mr. NJ. J. sass, wife and little son,
) treatment in society and busines,
2 circles of Galveston. Tex, are in the
4 city visiting the family of NJ. Nun
! zesheimer, father Of Mrs. Sass.
Stanley Bruce has returned fol
vacation from school NJ Waco. lis
is we'll pleased with the school TIA
he has been attending and will re
sumo his studies there ut the opening
OF the fail term.
y Entertainments at CumbeElr n
/ Presbyterian church Friday evening
Y June 5. The ladies Of the Cumbe
d -nd Presbyterian church will Civ
Mother OF those entertainments
e which they are famous. This q.
e promises to surpass all others.
" DIR. G. w. Ussery OF Lebanon ,'-
in the city Monday on business cor
nected with the Continental Aspha
:, Company. He says the Leblanc
" country enjoyed a very hne ra-
sunday night and that crops =
: looking exceedingly promising.
o. The young peoples Literary 81
" cietv will meet Tuesday evening
Ia, d. m. az the Office of Judge Wa
n colt. A program has been prepare
ID for this special occasion and Q
Il. Young men Interested in the subie
X OF mental advancement are invite
a to be present.
The ARDMoREITE was in error
= to the place at which Mrs. DIR. Gro
At was killed last week by the Santa
re passenger train. The Moody Couri
= OF Saturday, May 80, contains
nj lengthy account OF the sad aha
m which occurred at that place. L
OF deceased was n cousin of Mrs. >.
~ Bailey OF this city.
a. Major S. Zuckerman is in reeei
ad of n letter from Henry Brennan
~. Ccrhondale, Pa, who stands We
500 close 10 Mat Quay, in which u
rd- gentleman says: mckinley
,si- surely the man OF Destiny" Il
.en and other information leads one
n. believe the Pennsylvania boss
tes pi.en ND the Gght and will get in
led Mckinley band wagon.
.as, The W. NJ. Nix Grocery Compa
Will sell groceries for one week
the reL Ilar cash price and ALLOW
cash discount Of 10 per cent