New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-16

peril Of that little gr-my Sunnyhea-- Men iet your
hearts interpret 70 YOU the inefanl- agony q those
moments: for in all the language living ~ dead the;e
are no words 70 express 1t.
The great tree could have walkci away as easily as
| could have moved a fnger-and tina. black night.
and those ferocious beasts-ani SunnElear- could
only pray for her. pray for lightning flash 70 lay those
human tigers low; but ike Bal. my God was asleep
and | could not awaken Him. When they came 50 near
to her. to look at her rifle thought o. lt-ayze then
by a mental effort But still they lived and moved and
cursed and staggered; for was no, Gods yicegeren
and He was asleep Oh men, TO be utterly helpless d
such timei
But she was facing them again. Oh. this is daisy
repeater, dropping cartridge into u, barrel cnaIge'
Il can DO even better than that. Give me another
bullseye farther off smaller anything that can See
Here my handkerchief she folded Obj. lacy MIN mi ol'
it'll cling to the bark as if it was GLUED OH
shes young thing and canno. leave her mother.
she sent three bullets home, and whispered under
cover Of the rush and cheer that followed Dear he4i'
are YOU listening? Can YOU hear them -ln'nS'
Il could only writhe in terror for her,
"She bent her head and listened AS She reloaded
can hear then,-they are galopins.-aut ms MOI
must hear nothing but its own uproar. DO II again.
Certainly can do it again! she was lauJ ms iranu,a-i
now III put a hundred bullets ATOP o., one anotne
III bore the old tree through Sc, up IL. mark IN
Away down south in the land %, -9--oa-
~ volley OF six. and no one knew whether they wen;
home or not The frcnzed fellows lc4l-- and cAee'sl
and yelled il out ike demons:
Away down south in DiXi--
There came rush out Of the darkness and they were
surrounded.
VES-oh yes!-thcy were efectuaiiy aiken care O:
Their reign ended then and there 1871, q, Is N.".
mians story am telling. She crossed b. stream ,-'
night-the stream the poets talk aoou. where %o'"1G
hood and childhood meet-she crossed D. 81. ooIi-'
.',.4 said e.. .Cs
woman that aterward wiped the bloc. and sol. ZOE
my face with fragment torn from her tr- woman
tears that fell my wounds and on nE $500 len NY
hands, womanS endurance that held ..' I'll size ..--
put back into the sling my rcbrokcn a't. -i..H-1-
the last mnuta Of my comfort, and then sank 70 '''
ground limp and almost ifclcss.
They Contendcd for the privilege o., Irving y"
home. Two graybcardS won Il; for they -at. ~ ".
can be so tender with her We; for "- have 4aus".ss
Of our own. They linked their hands -y,"o' -'-
made chair for her Younger hands 10. 'a>, ~' ~"
der lifted her into it, and like q tired baby She pa -
arms about one old man neck and lail .. -s" '~-
his shoulder.
They made me wait four years for FL. nigh, 10 take
her head upon my shoulder; but they "... iif 20
for at her home came and Went like ur. ... i"'at+
He had taken his seat again The Cu.r .- CONC '"N
into his face, and his eyes were kindly . serene.
"ScarS' Only a few. This arm Is u.. quite so -,
It's fellow; Il arrogJtCs baro"s .. '.' .,
and foreteS a storm with more or less accuracy ',1
too my wife torbidS 20 tell this s,u. because ~
AYERS, | get unwholysomcy excited oN,. o.. rF1.tS-
But happiness is a pauacca, You kna" $3.50 "..oS''''
From an inner poke, he drew card. This IS '~
little girl, he said. LID
You have her mothers there ,oo. income as1 S..
NO." said the quiet man, and hc ai-a blush, ' ~
he ought TO have for uftcrward. alone 30 BIS i',."i
took il from his pocket. He smiled 90 DO .e .ou'l,-
with his lips, and when he slcp, lay against MS "''
WITH A BOTTLE