The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-12


foot strokes OF the waves. The heavens
above and the waters under the earth
these couspired these marched to-
gether to assail, to oyerwhelm, TO ut
terly destroy,
To destroy what? Why this wild pro-
test of the wilderness? Was 1t this
wide blown. scattered fire. whose
sparks and ashes were sown broadcast,
tn but stubborn remnants chung I'M
der the sheltering backlog of the
hivouar hearth? Was II this frail
lodge built upon pli.nt, yielding poles,
covered cunninEly with mats and bark
carpeted with robe nj elk and buffalo?
Yet why should the elements rage at
Tiny fire. and why should lhay tcg:
at a little house Of numad N u, since
these things were old upon the Garth
Was II sum,whIt else that melted this
elemental rae. This might have been;
Tor surely, builder OF this hclrlh-iire
which would not qucnCh, master OF
this hp 81 which would not yield
there was nOw come up to the door
OF the wilderness the white man, risen
IRON ,u' sea hera'uinE tue uaS Mhit"
Wv " '"'' '''U ., ,o' h,'"' ','o'' '''"u''
stubborn, fruitful, had come to despoil
the west OF its secrets.
Let all the elements therefore JON
III r'"'ou' revolt Let 'ar'h anu sea
anu SKY make common 'a"A'' NlEu
WIVES, an" mae St merry '""N"'"'
an" threaten IoreSlS. win a'' l""'
! ulh'h"uS \"i''S' Sihlte' destroy OF Ter
rlll M" swirl retreat inns niue plhH 7.
'ru7h "u' 'H'l' tenement lo"S'h an"
! hTu'h OH inns Ietbi' hhsVr-EI'SP III
! inc ancient lhr'shoId. WIN banners
OF Idm", win armies oil darkness. WIN
Shoolihls OF the captains OF III"
storms. assam uehua', destroy II even
| ny IN" agony OF Ih"lr horrors 'heN'
i"rblr IoIh no" come miner. ANA 10y
| inns more 'SP''lally' since IheE "oul"
ser 'h' sea- "i lr"l'Iu'h'sS upon the
lana, ana hrnH upon ID" earth gen
rr"'loh YET I" I"IIow. Hover an"u' lh's
bed Ia the iran ana S"iEIhs lodge oi
harh ana ho1shs. all yr most lorrily-
Ing SPIRITS Ter not TINS ihinE be'
Mother Of COD cried Jean l're-
bucul bending low and pulling his
'nhlc tighter py the bet, as ne came
| 'a7PIh% nv" me Ialt' 'II'l' VI IlNh'
which sill remained AT the fire log
Us lhur"'r"NS' TINS STORM M, MON
sicur du Mrsnc we are dead men, But
what natter IT'S as well now as later
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'''I IIeII' N"''' an" hurry VI "u'
.lho' VIII Pnuh" 10 pl'" uIo" Tue
"'a'h. come.
Al three went now kncc-dccp in the
surf and Du Mcsne clinging TO tho
gunwalc as he passed out was soon
waist deep. aud time ana again lost
his footing in the flood
"Pulr" ne cried at last Nov. en-
aynnt," lie had flung himself over
the stern. ana with his knife cut the
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