The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1831-02-10
(From.the Token.I
THE UTILITARIAN.

We were walking together in q broad
unfrequonted street Of Philadelphia. All
at once we heard a strange upr0ar a great
way of, growing louder and louder eve.
ry moment; and before we could imagine
the cause, boy at the head Of the street
cried out, ''here they come here they
come J" The people rushed out Of their
houses, another and another took up the
cry, and it flew by US like the signal of
telegraph. And then all was still as death.
---frightfully still, and the next moment q
pair Of large powerful horses came plung-
ing round the corner at full speed, with
the fragments Of 4 carriage rafting and
ringing after them.
"Thc child the child oh, my God, the
poor child !" shriekcd woman at a win.
dow near me; and on looking that way,
saw child in the street, holding out its
arms to female who was flying towards
il, her eyes dilated with horror, her gar.
menss flying loose, aud her cry such as
never heard issue from mortal lips.
= sprang forward to save the child-the
little creature was right in the way Of the
horses-I should have succeeded but for a
strong hand that arrested me and pulled
me back by main force, at the very instant
tuc SatIu&S oouuucu W III WuiIiWlnO OF
duet, overthrowing mother and child in it's
career.
"1'he woman! the woman !" shrioked
the people far and wide; "savs her, save
herr
At this new cry, the man who had held
me back with the hand Of giant, flung :
way from my grasp, and, pursuing the fu-
rious animals round the next corner, where
they had been partially stopped by q
wagon loaded with -four, and stood
lesping and plunging in their harness, and
trying 10 disengage themselves from what
! no& perceived to be q human being. a
female who had boon caught by her clothes
in the whirling mass-lespsd upon them
with the activity and strength of one who
might grapple with Centaurs in such
cause, and, before could get near enough
10 help him, plucked one Of the hot and
furious ani,nals to the earth FIRST upon his
knees end then over upon his side, in such
manner 40 to deprive tho other Of all
power. The next moment I was ct his
side, leaving the poor child had snatched
up 10 be taken care Of by q stranger. and
lifting the mother Of the child from the
midst Of danger 90 appalling, that, but for
the example OF my companion, I never
should have had the courage to interfere,
even 10 save what now appeared to be one
Of the lovliest women | had ever seen.
The multitude where aghast with fear
but a. for the extraordinary man who had
thrown himself head foremost upon wha,
wac regarded, by every body shcre as no
better than certain death, he got I'D after
/ had liberated the woman, brushed ofF the
dust from his clothes, and would have
walked away, ] do believe, a. if nothing
had happened, had I not begged him TO
60 with me where we might see after the
child, and examine its hurts; for the horses
appeared TO me to touch the BODY with
their hoofs, and was quite sure that the
wheel struck il % il bounded by, the Ere
flashing from the rocky pavement with ey.
cry blow. -
The child was very much hurt. and the
mother dslirious, though in cverv other
respect unharmed. A wheel had ps..sd
over the little creatures body in such =
way as to leave me no hope ofits recovery
though instantly bled ii myself, and de-
termined to watch il to the last; and the
mother had escaped a. by miracle, with
but two OF three slight lscsrations though
Il appeared up,n fuller enquiry that sh,
had run directly before the horses with ,
view 10 turn them aside, there being no o
ther hope. and that abe had been caugh