The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-19

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"The Almighty's whippIT his bosses,
said D'ri Looks es eff he was plum
gin EN- through the woods way yen
der. Look a. tibet air sky"
The cloud-masses were looming rap
idly. They had glow like that OF
copper.
"Tryin' to put ruff on the world"
my companion shouted. "Swingin'
Their hammers hard on the rivets.
A little peak of green vapor showed
above the skyline. 1t loomed high as
we looked 1t grew into a lofty COZ
umn, reeing far above the forest. Be-
low 1t we could see mighy heaving'
in the tree-tops. Something like an
immense bird was hurting and pir-
Quoting In the air above them. The
tower OF green looked now like great
daring bucket hooped with fire and
overlooking with darkness. Our ears
were full Of mighy voice out OF the
heavens. A wind came roaring down
come tideway of the air like water in
a fume. 1t seemed to tap tine sky
Before | could gather my thoughts we
were In torrent of rushing air, and
the raft had begun to heave and toss
felt D'ri take my hand In his.
could just see his face. for the morninA
had turned dark suddenly. His lips
were moving, but could hear nothing
he said. Then he lay fiat, pulling me
down. Above and around all the
noises that ever came to the ear OF
mantle beating of drums. the below
ing of. cattle the crash of falling trees.
the shrek OF women, the rattle OF ma
chinery, the roar of waters, the crack
of rifles, the blowing of trumpets, the
braying of asses, and sounds of the
like of which | had never heard and
pray God may not hear again, one
and then another dominating the
mighty chorus. Behind us, in the
gloom, could see, or thought | could
see, the reeling mass of green plough
ing the water, like ship with chains
of gold flashing over bulwarks OF fire
In a moment something happened or
which | have never had any definite
notion. | felt the strong arm of D'ri
clSspng me tightly. | heard the thumD
and roll and rattle of logs heapine
above us; felt t%e water washing over
me; but | could see nothing. | knew
the raft had doubled; II would fall |
and grind our bones: but | made no |
effort to save myself. And thinking |
how helpless felt is the last | re- |
member of the great windfall of June |
5, 1910. the path of which may be seen |
now, so years after that memorable |
day, and ] suppose it will be visible
long after my bones have crumbled |
| thought I had been sleeping when
| came TO: at least. ! had dreamed.
| was in some place where 1t was dark
and still. | could hear nothing but the
drip OF water; | could feel the arm OF
D'rl about me, and | called to him.
and then | felt him stir.
Tibet you, Ray?" said he, lifting his
head
Yes" answered. Where are WEI
Judas Priest, ain no idee. Jes'
woke up. Been a-layin' here tryin'
{ think, Ye hurt?''
Guess not said |.
Amt we got no pains or aches no.
where n yer body?"
Head aches little" said |.
He rose to his elbow. and made
light with his flint and finder, and
looked at me.
Got a goose-egg on yer for ard,
said he, and then | saw there was
blood on his face.
"Ef it he'd MT been fer the withes
they d "a ground us t powder"
We were lying alongside the little
house, and the logs were leaning to ii
above us.
"Jerushy Jane Pepper!" D'ri ex-
claimed rising to his kness. '"S whut
call twister."
He began to white piece of the
spllntered platform. Then he lit a
shaving.
They s ground here" said he. as he
began to kindbe fire, ground a-plenty
right under MS"
The freight gave us good look
RI our cave under the logs. IL was
about 10 feet long and probably as
high The logs had crashed through
The side OF the house in one or two
places, and its roof was wreck.
Hungry" said D'ri, as he broke a
piece of board on his knee.
Yes answered.
so m |" said he. "hungrier n a
,he-wolf They's some bread n ven'-
son there n the house; We better try
git EN-"
An opening under The logs let me
around the house corner to its door
was able TO work my way through
he latter. although 1t was choked with
heavy timbers. Inside could hear
he wash of the river. and through
rs shattered window on the farther
vail | could see between the heaped
ogs a glow OF sunlit water. | handed
,uf ak through a break in the wall
md then D'ri cut away some of the
and Joined me. We had
,ur meal cooking in a few minutes
,ur dinner, really. for D'ri said II was
rear noon Having eaten we crawled