The Shasta courier., 1853-09-03
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iDe ip.io~ ng story:
" IL S not often d man loses ANYTHING bv kind
hess. know IA little matter OF that sort saved
ny life, and PERHAPS the lives Of many others at
sI' ,ltnc.'
= How was jhat ~ asked we of our friend
RsNiines- lhe model conductor.
Why, We bad an lrishaau on this road
weici9Hg . s'ggnei Il WAS warm weather, SO
llo The tunnel To keep cool /
4s,.si % take "a little liquor when
amy way. he laid down on
~ sseh fer he r.. He fell asleep
S iagn.ieiaiiy got his head of by
tta{H. Well, there VAS the last oi
s5k fssssass b, re The devils own row
~Aen took the poor fellow up.
~ as soon as we ,.eceItly could
en'T if- lot agreS. .i!lie 10 be surround-
81 led Ianliiy when voIrs neither
nos diifac, tor preacher. Some
iwass sorry when passed tha,
8. e""tse | fct, if-uot exactly the
81 a-yrt just bad might happen 10
FL 80 aiisl hen there ssonid be another
Il i5liiv. tud nay wife abnut il, and
siie s'f the family some title things Tie
oi iietiead irisinlin Catholic, ano
lIs.l ',s..si very las train, 1 would soiiie-
fu = ~ i.le I'D wo,nan Sunday ana
f.y f'o cii..r. h q AlaitinsoGrg. / somehow
.s.issH is syas ! satisfaction 10 her 10 go It.
-si.rfl syr ste had bar liille chance IN this
fla aasyhaw. eerrainly did not expect 10
- al n.m- ~ = ~ ibis worl aud | expect, d
'iiey bad n,aoli scored against me in the Other
M Z w"'lia mi snionn toanyihing there
That was curing tie Summer. One night
he next winter il was very cold, and iiie moun-
laliss were covered with s-owi run
sn.i:, 70 make lime, wlen, Oh turning curve
-he eugiAee, say a waverins light ol the track
iJG we soon heirI souie ahead shouting. |
Nas hen out on TIE platform. The engineer
sacked na and stopped The engine. and we got
nut and went ahead i'll Tie dark 10 see what was
The matter. There it was A large land slide
had fdl!eh across tie track, near the shanty OF
that Old Irish woman. She had built mp "a large
tire and watched for the train, for he curves
were 50 sharp illat we might have been upon
de SiI;ic before could see see H. So, when
We run up. there the old lady, with her
caiIco cap. swinging tie chunk of fire, like re-
>evias llahr house, and there were the little
IRISH carrying brush, like so luany little beavers
SIT l.d watched ali that n 3ht in the cold But
t'i her, IL another inmate we should haze ran
.n!o pile al dir, and stone us BIZ as Barnum =
aeiei. 1 ShouiG have got PIT ticket" GER
tfin, iur was The platform. What would
haze become Of the passengers and train you
cat 4acss well as / can.
We expressed u hope that the old widow had
oeeh properly rewarded.
" The passengers made mp about eighty dol
s..rs, The eonlpany afterwards gave her shan
ere gtnt iree, tire brakemen and engineers gave
ii,i q cs'Sy. ana size maze oui very well. Bur
aIen handed the money TO her that night sne
s,,ia /: 'Gnilcmen and ladies, I'm thankful, and
may We niver know the want of what ye give
l-a But what | did mostly on account of
n.!i., there He was Kind sad thoughtful to the
,5er and tie afflicted, and I'd watched till
~ before harrum should have come to him.
u could ia helped it,"
D=-p The thing, it made NE choke right mp"
4sseniars for The Rela-ay." Don't forget
yaGr rGlnbrslla, sir; there might be an ex ploson
re y9ud want it to keen off the cinders."-
% t pass your baGdhox, miss. Take care
81 yoar little boy. madam. no insurance on him. u
II right 90 ahead -