The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-01-05
HalIey's Bluffs.
BY w. o. ATKESON.
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| possible. The impression IS made,
but no opportunity IS permitted to
seruiinize the object, the picture or
s'vision" which has momentariiy ar
rested attention. Auguste Letter
had experienced the exaspersting
effects of this principle when fish,
ing that pleasant day in May oppo-
site HaIley's Bluffs. But in the in
tervening weeks, in his rambles
about the country and among the
indians of the village, or the mis-
sionaries at "Harmony" he had
been unable to see any female taee
and form that answered TO his i'm
preston of the face and form of her
who had so suddenly stood before
him on the jultiug ledge of rock on
the opposite shore, and as suddenly
disappeared while he struggled with
the fish. One evening Madame
f., Papin IN q careless sort of way bad
spoken about a "mOst besUsiful
squaw at the village whose father
was an early Frenee fur trader
but Auguste said nothing abont his
adventure at Halley's Bluffs; nor
had he seen anv squaw about The
village that answered to Madame's
description or TO his impressions of
the face and form tina, confronted
him that May day. Unwilling 10
permit such triiie to annoy, yet he
could not pct j, entirely awsy from
himself; and he felt himself urged
A ~, q i,hin 70 revisit the Bluffs.
Rt Itssone bright morning in June.
shouldering his gun with which,
perehance, 10 kill a mess OF young
squirrels for Madame Pspin. and
with rod in hand be started out, as
be said, for = day OF quiet sport.
He concluded to cross the river aud
stroll uP 10 the Bluffs along the op-
posise shore. Il so happened, iU-
stinctively or bY unconcious design,
II that be not contradictory, that be
followed sort of natural pathway
upon ledge OF stone near the wa.
ter and beneath the over-hanging
stones OF the towering cliffs. He
followed around the Bluffs some
distance before he came 10 a posi-
ton from which he could see the
big pecan log upon whieh be sal and
fished some weeks before. AS be
strolled quietly along he became in
terested in the striking evidences OF
mans handiwoFd on the face and in
the sides OF lkU massive rocks,
which seemed builded by the Crea.
tor IS fortress against the mad wa-
tera OF the Usage. Whlle momen.
tariiy studying one OF the many p,r.
historic eariea,ufes drtily ehisvlrd
into the lace OF the solid stone LIS
reverie was dispelled and his aueu-
ton arrested by the sudden swish oi
line and splash,ug OF a five pound
bass, sna1ehed from igs play-bou,,
la the swift running waters OF the
Usage by the deNirOus hands OF 4
young squaw. She had risen to h,I
feet m her effort to land this uvaut.
ifui game fish, and al the same mo-
menl, she became conscious o. ,hr
presence OF the stranger, TheIy
stood the ''vision" OF Augusle, on.
ly few ieel from him aud lutte
nearer she waters edge, smilue 81
her success and The frantic s,rug,
Cling OF this gsmey fi,h. lie hvsf
ta.ed a moment, and then address
ing his "vislon" as "Madrmoisrllv'
be stepped forward and offered 4
release the fre bass and "s,uae
il for her. With = good natu,eS
smile Degninor accepted bis pols,'
overture. and Angus,e realized ,ha
she was the ''vision" made maailss
on the former occasion. The,
stood face TO face with bnl ID,
elifls. she waters, and The forests !.
1 wisaess their mu,usl ''hFss impsvs
sions." Dressed ia the skins 81 sn
limsll l0m lbs waist % shs snklss