Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-05-31
" ho from her dress and a pear. nee I
Ju|'sed To be in deep mourning. To
my s1:.,cnlcu. If WHO AND N hatsl WAS.
any ~ sYplic4t on for .f'ern 10
,pae NE Agh4hen@' Klher roof she
'retl led ~ Find 9n4 gellilc, tone.
thA she Mould be-. N.rySA;Iif,v to en-.

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humble fare
"lrocurin@ a lantern and small
measure of corn for my horse ! Ted
him by direction 10 the OF her side of
the hill. where. after hobbling /
turned him out to graze in /, partial
ly cleared field. -,
ION returning to the house | was
agreeahly surprised to find bright
and pleasant fire. a smoking supper
we'll under way and, grazing the
apartments With her mother. q young
lady some is years of age. whom at
Il single glance | considered one Of the
| most beautiful and fascinating beings
had ever seen. She was of the me-
dunn height with light hair. blue
eyes and pale. lovely face. upon
which every noble virtue seemed to
have set its seal. She was modest. re-
| firing and Intelligent. and her voice
was one of great sweetness and mel
ody. From the very first | became
deeply interested in her-to me she
was a delicate flower blooming in a
dreary wilderness - and consequently
= became more than usually interest
ed in the family history as related by
her mother.
"'rhe elder lady was a widow by the
rame of Arlington. who some three
years previous to the time speak of.
had. with her husband and two chill
dren. removed from the eastward and
settled in the lonely place where l
now found them. Some half a mile
above their dwelling. and some two
miles below what was then a small.
but rat her iourishing village. Mr.. Ar
/ lln@ton had erected a saw and grist
mill. He had just got them completed
and in good working order. when. one
dark. stormy night going out to raise
the food-gate. he had fallen into the
water. been sweep. down into the tor
rent and drowned. the body being dis
covered the next day some two or
F, three miles below. OF the two chill
dren mentioned. the eldest a son.
some 20 years of age had taken the
| place of his ather since his death.
and was row away at he mills: and
he her. the daughter. Julia Arling-
ton. was the one ! have already de-
scrirl
"'i' was on a night similar to this.
Mr. Perry. pursued the widow. adj
dressing me in a sad tone Of deep feel
ing. that we met with that great mis-
| fortune which time can never repair
| Tor what can compensate for the loss
OF beloved husband and kind fathero
Never do | hear the hoarse mlrmur
OF yonder stream. amid the dark and
dismal watches of the night that my
mind is not borne back to that night
OF al! nights of suffering suspense.
| and that awful realization which fol-
lowed when the remains of him we so
devotedlv loved were brought here and
placed before us, as if for only one
final farewell of his c!ay-cold form!
Oh. the anxious hours | pass. think
/ ing of my sou. whom. for aught
| know. may come to the same untime-
| ~ end. and on nights like this. when
he is compelled to be away from
home. ! spend a great portion of my
time in pre- yerful anxiety. and even
the presence of a stranger is most
heartily welcome as a slight relief to
the painful gloom. though we are sell
dom called upon to entertain one
Mrs. Arlington shed tears as she
spoke. and the fair Julia wept almost
convulsively. offered what consola-
tion | could: told them to put their
| trust in Providence: that all seeming
evils were for our good: and after
some further conversation of SINH
lar nature. and IL nararat ion in part
of my own history. | read an appro-
pirate chapter from the Bible. offered
prayers and retired for the night
"'rhe house was a small frame. some
story and Il half in height. contain
ing two or three rooms on the ground
floor and TWO above-one of which
was assigned me for a lodging. the
widow and her daughter remaining
below. Being greatly wea1ied Will
my days ride. quickly turned in:
and. thinking of the fair Julia he1,
bereavement. loneliness and conse-
quent tesolation--l soon 'fsFl asleep.
to see her again in my dreams.
II might have slept for Il couple OF
hours cannot say: but on awaking.
as did, with something like a start.
heard the rain pouring down in
torrents. and even fnnced thy hoarse
lnurnl,lrs of the moiintafi s5rream. as
i; dashed swiftly past over Ats rocky
/ bed. We're sonndin. in my ears
"Thank God for this comfortable
shelter: was my mental prayer and
again fell asleep
"From this second sleep which was
more sound than the first was
aroused by several Wild. appalling
shrieks. Starting up in bed | was
Mortified, almost paralyzed at hear
ing the terrible roar and rush of
heavy waters around me. and of feel
ing the whole building trembe and
shake. as if it We're about to be
wrenched from its foundation. torn
asunder and scattered in Fragments
For a few moments knew not
where | was, and could not comprc-
bend what had happened: but the
continuous shrieks for help. and a
fancied recognition Of the voice OF
Julia Arlington. brought back my rec
objection to the point of rptirino to