The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-12-12

injustice of caloused humanity, last
Sunday evening fell gloomy and wet
over bedrizzled Weiser. AS the
cheerless night closed In and the
blackness grew thicker, life died
from the streets and all who could
find shelter got as far away as
possible from the slushy, depressing
climate of the night. From happy
fireside to barroom stove, high and
low thought only of escape from the
world without. A glance from the
door of THE SIGNAL Office, as far as
glance could penetrate through
that misty downpour of rain and
slush, disclosed dark expanse of
damp disappointment A few seem
lngly distant CLEANS were reflected
on the night-fo2 and each sickly ray
that fell downward met an untlmely
fate in the muddy slime with which
the streets quivered; one dragging,
slouchy pedestrian went slap, slap,
slap, along the sloppy walk until the
corner was turned Thankful that
The SIGNAL Office was removed be-
yond the few ehostly glimmers that
acted as a link between life and
oblivion, the sanctum door was
closed and the blinds pulled down as
tight as possible to act as barricade
between the Without and the Within.
Not ray was permitted to stray
forth to disturb the revelry of de-
preston outside, and by this means
the dripping discouragement was also
barred from coming in permitting,
with little stirring of the fire and
the giving of the lamp another turn,
the creation of smaller but more
agreeable world behind these fortifi-
cations
AS application to work slowly in
veiged the spirit away from eXte-
rior impressions; the splashing and
spattering of streams that fell from
the caves faded into low, dreamy
drumming, from which it took some
time to distinguish little, timid tap,
tap, tap, at the door.
"Come in.
Answered by more taps almost as
weak as before.
"Come in.
Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, as if the
, next moment tue Raven would croal
"Nevermore. Although somewhat
E ghostly, it was not to quell the i'm
patience of disturbed application.
r "COME IN"
r This, amply roared forth, brough
change.
As if moved by some uncann,
hand the door swung slowly inward
but the most concentrated gaze owe
the top of the high intervening des
{ failed to disclose anything human
and only the black wall of the nigh
. crowded up to the doorway. A dc
i cidedly spookish air began to cree
: about the room and became NOR
intense as the door swung SILENT
and uncannily ''to" again. The
d out of the mystery came wee, shut
e fling sound and little pair of LEG
: were caught sight, of under the desk
d These slowly took on motion an
}. little urchin of about seven cam
e hesitatingly around the obstructin
1t piece of furniture to discover hin
r, self vigorously stared upon in I'll
al most astonished silence by the inma1
of the room.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
>. This was demurely uttered, wit
- a half-frightened hesitation betwee
T., each word, as if the strange lit
~ piece of humanity dreaded the feal
- full results of his boldness Befol
:, being answered he was carefully dis
sected as far as scrutiny could %
II A foppy old hat surmounted I'll
shaggy young head which projecte
above weather stained coat, sever
j. sizes too large; below this was pa
of faded overalls with fringe tbi
= hung above shoes that might hay
been better; altogether he was Gle