Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-07-08

seem to be d
noenlng In the presence Of the idl
sport Of natuEe. If you wish ~ w
your heart contract and the drea
sense OF weakness under your shor
tbs mat every human feels some tim
uuring life, unless that life be a,
piaciu as country brook; II Va,
Would In your inmost soul quail AZ dan
ger SO vast and awful that your min
can not grasp, but only stupidity won
yer at them, dangers that You car
not combat, that you can only shrink
from because Of their infinity-Lin !
"oru' u you would realize for while
lhe most utter sense OF fearful dan.
r gers against which no human nowar
can avail you, so UP to the TOP Of the
washington monument during 4 tbun,
derstorm. $500
" IS not a pleasant. experience. In
ueed, It would be terrifying to anv
one. But You are fond Of strong san.
sation, Or experience during which YOU
iive years In minutes; If you have the
spirit mat makes men hunt tigers and
nght duels, you will enjoy it-after It
Is all over.
lou go up the dark shaft IN tho
eieeatof. Below you Washington the
Seau.ilui, IS spread out like mosaic
over on the Maryland hills the SIN 4
sun shining holly on the green trees
Dut inc vivid colors Of the city are
uinmed Dy the threatening shadow /
cast BY the black, sullen cloud that I
comes tumbling and raging from the
1irection OF the five o'clock sun A.
lind .it IS nothing but blackness. and
ar back In its track you can see the
,encate, wonderful, veil-like fringe
nat 10 formed by the torrent of rain
ailing several miles away. where ma 4
loud has passed. i
The trees are wrenchen and tvistAs
Y Inc gale and seem to shrink ~ i |
s Z from dread enemy. The clouds
Gust grow thicker and thicker and
le nags floating from the tons ~
alldings stand out stif like bits Of tin =
own straight away from their noles e
Z the wind. The vague roar, not un- k
ne the swish Of the sea. only con. is
luai and growing louder and louder RI
'cn moment, rises to where you are. to
ou begin to thank goodness that vou
g up above an that, when there a ~
ASKING report like the voice 81 4 \
A'pounder- You look quickly toward n
DiacK cloud. 1t Is almost unon !,
u II looks so solid, SO much ike e
great mass Of black iron. that Won ga
most fear its impact against the DIR
ne marble box you are in. The ag
IN has disappeared. Only the tons mt
the high buildings, and the trees
the majestic white capitol rise sa,
've the thick gray cloud Of dust III
burst of white Hight SO bright Mat III
lalf blinds you before you can shut u
+ eyes, sends your blood bounding o.
your heart Then in the space OF
ulck breath after the flash comes II
rashing crash that seems to signal owe
wrecking Of everything In tho ed
~ ~ one instant The simultane- tres
discharge Of 10000 cannons could the
give q more oyerpowering impress il
Of awful destruction than does ~
one thunder crash. Eyerything ~"
as shaken. The black cloud u =
! you. In moment you viii be says
ID midst. You can see IL wh,rl yea
surging, rioting wreaths ~ vano- final
led into one great black mass "
ing 90 soils that II you threw q Box
q y y would rebound. the
y s -. Dinuln Wnite nash de- grail
-. 80 v lOM ~. % the power MA
~ ~ o' ~ ~ q. W. sudden damp faile
"A you had been struck in the "
with 2 wet handkerchief. Yom "a q
IN the very midst 81 the store cure
Peal after peal 81 thunder MEL
y the air till your ears ache with Gust
leayy blow Of the sound waves. they
round YOU, through the great aho,
of the cloud the lightning dances AN 7,
,ronsn ~ $500 49, 2 network "a withC
iii nevar $780,. 80. q la n sure from
hite, meshes Of that awful Let
reel tap on your shoulder
Elevator has come and YOU had l.
sard It for the roar of the storm THIS
nan had to tap you Oh the our ec q
Ier 70 turn your attention frOm teas ~
arrow window where YOU stood cream
et IN the cage and 60 down ths Bo oifns
silent shat, where the electric garnish
twinkle along the black inside scId 81
walls. The noisd Of the storm u
ana nothing but the crash 81 80
ayier thunder peals can reach ]
ars When you are out ii ne
the city streets everything
commonplace, This il only Az .
Y shower, you tell yourself But "A
cling Of awe, Of fear, and helD.
comes over you again. & faint J.
p what you felt up Id the tOp
monument. and you can't shaks -
never forsets such a. expsrt a.