The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-04-06

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his wish. snatched sblsnket. and rash
ed promptly for~sui. The heat y - in
talerable. bat they disresarded IL. ans
standing beneath the window. xitl
the blanket ourstfetchrd. they shsutes
% Juba tn throw the child toward them
He had. however. anticipated them
The infant fell While they were speak.
ing. was casght safely IN The blanket,
and Was hurried immediately 20 Mrs
Stewart. who claSped il to her bosom
with frantic delight. The whole MAS the
work of less time than We have taken
Go describe IL.
But simultaneously a terrific crash
Was heard, that made the very earth
trensble beneath the spectators; huge
column Of smoke shot up toward the
sky, from where the roof had been ;
and. as if propelled from faree-pump.
a gssh of intense fame followed. leap
ing FAR up into the highest heaven.
The ernwd. one and all. gasped for
breath. Then came adeep. long-drawn
sigh. For the roof and floors had eyi-
IDENTIFY fallen in ; and the faithfaf Juba.
alas. was nowhere to been seen.
A dozen persons rushed toward the
building, and until driven pack BY the
heat. stood close by the window where
he had been latest visible. They had
hoped to find him there. They had
flatlered themselves that there had
been time esough for him to leap.
| Bn, il WAS now PLAIN This hasl not
been ,he ease. lie mas, probably f.lI
the f.nr giving way. before he threw The
child. aud if so this explained The cause
Of his haste. They said This To each
other. as they fell hack.
Bul there was lullr time for snrsf-
Seareely had this shoughl been exrhsng
ed, before there was another crash, and
with nomrnlary waverlng moliuii. al
mosl The entire building fell IN. 50 lla
what had been stately ipausinn an hnul
beiore. was now only sIlapelrss pile o
bsz'ng limbers.
The Shouts. The exclama,ions, the sob
bling which had filled ihr air. bui an in,
star. bcfnre. ceased again al this ap.
paling spectacle. Neighbor Looked al
nrighbor. aghasi with horror. The lurld
light adding a wild. spectral l.ok 10 each
inqulring. Lace. Then Simultaneous cry
rose from ,lle crowd. thai Juba aud lhs
old nurse were buried in The ruins.
l,nl suddenly, from oul the flames N,
smss in The direriion where The gene
rous slave had last been seen. what seem
ed human figure began 10 emerge
. crawling painfully on hands and knees
t A humsa fzuae. yel crushed alalesl ON
{ Of the shape Of humanity, bul slIl VII
: life IN u, CIR il moved.
: And haik voice. A full, deep voic,
: coming from that mangled body. W III
, did II sasi
Nor words Of pain reader: bui word
of joy: words that y"u aud ! may bles
God II we can say, when dying.
r They were words such as martyrs use
al The stake, or among the Inns. /" Hal
. leluIah! .llaIlrlujahr' Nothing muIe
: But rnnlinually. llalleuj,h! hallsiu
{ jah 70
{ For was no, he martyr Too! n
/. had died 10 save his masters chlld. Oh
! he was bolh hpro aud marlyr. And no,
i thai he hld "fnughl the g,od 6ghl," ih;
E the goal was won." G.'d gave hin
strength 10 furgri The agony ot his crlsp
S ed and mangfed body. and TO rcmembe
: only that he was going To bliss eve. last
{ ing.
= Thus, over The renewed sobhipe of ih
! Spectators, over the will shrek ol hi
f mistress as >he rushed toward him, ovs
!. The roar and cracking of The cnnnagrl
t lion. there rose, like a irumpel. the inre,
= SAINT crv," llaIlelujah! Hallelujah Ha
i lelujah!"
r tine would np have thought that il W;
e saor, manned. bleeding. dying suffer,
thai spoke. but The happlesl and proule
of men.
!, They reached HIM, stopped over hin
I would have raised Inm. Bnl al thai M
K men,, he Lokrd up at his mistress. a u
Z u,nphanl smile breaking over I,ls face. ~
u then fell Ilfeless back. llaleIujah
/, sill trembling on hIs tongue.
>. And so he died. His. grave has
). marble tablet, with the words Faiil,f
- unto DEATH" What nobler motto cou
there be!