The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-07-19
MY COMPANION
I'm DARKNESS
By OWEN OLIVER


UIN u uAFpfArO
II was on the afternoon of the
twcafy second Of June. 1850 was
harrying down Broadway II was
hot. bright day an. was shading my
syes 20 look across the street, when
Suddenly the sun wens cut
[ thought was Emiiien Sith blind
ness and nung up my arms and gave
= great cry. ! heard the beginning ~
u. Then ala sound stopped The
rumble 81 vehicles. The seIrry Of feet.
the cries OF the street sendsrs. the
khoats Of tbs newspaper boys the
hum Of isfe-ceased in an instant
| thought IL frat iha, | had died
put ! could fesi my limbs. feel my
hips moving az cried tor help, feel
the vibration Df the irsf1c tina, ! could
not hear
n attn hilnd'~ shouted "nslad.
And deaf Hold mr.. sons enc 5 me.
unet-
| heard no call. AMI no answer I
CROPPED wildly Ia tbs darkness. and
fnef other hands that were cropping too
] xsIned aonse Que by the shoulder. and
htheFs seised me. Their Espds twitehei
coavulsively, They we're crying out
IA | was | knew by touching their
ppsa mouths and faces contertst
With fright
II Ia possible that tainted. but wss
held up on my feet by the pressure at
the crowd. for | seemed 20 lose myself
for time End % come back to myself
tn . awaying. eIutehing mass of IN
seen. unheard peuple felt sick and
almost suffoeated. and tried yainly 70
push my way OUT. til the crowd was
srattercd by plnngihg horse which
brushed against ms as II paused, I
took q few hurried steps and found
myself somewhere alonai ! was more
afraid ~ the ionelinoss than ! had
been ~ the crowd
Presently when had gone some way
two hands taatehsd my legs They
were such small hands that did not
fear them greatly stopped down,
and felt small child lying ON ths lap
OF woman. The womAn'a hair was
loose and hanging over her face. !
thought she was young She ahlyered
~ my touch. but | sal down beside her.
she laid my hand on the child as II she
Appealed 20 mo for help falt Its
mouth moving. Al II Il cried for some
thing lasenied an alphabet and speit
out message with taps upon her
shoulder. one tap for A. two for II.
and 10 on. bat ahe put my hand TO her
head to feel that abs shook H. could
tell By this Way she held my hand that
Nae ala not mean 10 refuse my friend
ship. but 10 shuw that she could not
understand my signs.
/ piatkcd az her sseavr 10 rise and
come with ms. and she came. She was
scarceiy able 10 stand. w took the
ehiid from her and carried u.
She felt tbs texture u my eiothing
carefully and my scarf and watch
shAin and even my hankerehisf. She
exfdentiy wanted 10 kaow what man
ner II man was Apparently she WAS
satisfied. for ahs held Kently IN my
sleeve when shs had aniahed hsr In
spectiDn.
Altar i few minutes took her hand
and tried my alphabet again. and this
time she understood and answered.
This was the conversation. s9els cut
slowly. lstssr for letter.
l. F-r-lre-n-d,
she F-r.l.e-u.d
I. John Carter. fsr-i@e.n-A
she. Yea FsF-i.e-n-a A.l.i.e.e
T-h-o-r.n. Wa at - i-tf
T. n-e-ass know.
she SHAH We d-i-ef
& Dent k.n-o-w
she What a-h-a-t-l We dc,
l. f.i-n.a y-o-u-r- home.
We we're very hungty. and a. last
ws met some polleemsn who under.
stood our nsw Language. One OF thsnl
took ~ 10 an eating house. | offered
him measy. bat be refused
Moose he tapped Fad OIL
w.o-Friea~
We had a Kood meal ana lay down 10
sleep In an inasr room.
IN The nsogasax--it Il wsre morning
allied il stih feed aud bodies OF water
saa started axAsa.
n an hap p-y n-osw.~ Alice apex'
ID Oct ! hegAh 10 spsil out aa answer
bat the letters weald asal cone aulek
~ en0aEh trf her and Suddenly ahs
caught a. as aud wrote with her nn,
Kes @a 49, cheek could read ths
wfiilak easily. aud Il was mach qutrk
sr sAAa the saaA We we're 80 pseANss
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faces A. tass a. our angpru waal.
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