Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-11-04
rHEILlING INCIDENT.

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lac's,iu !, Mnen y NV we 4 nesespsep sst oa'
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i A few days since, Nir.,spayeaPotl OF
A shelbyvllle. Tenn, went down :lnto
well which he was engaged IN, digging
aud The negro VINO remaibea al 'ne
mouth OF the well became aaal alarmed a.
his sroans and ran to the s'rreeseefy'ns
out 'hatsa man was dying = tne ,stsSssI ;1ell
a young gentleman chanced ,e y. g >, oe pass
ing at'ihe moment !. and instantly % Iep,.e
the well, pulled OF ms Goa. .:,' ana a;.t;; e;.h"
ed down BY the curplns tN wilnln u
bout ten RET OF ,he bottom, Waeh nc Gu.
counterrd the stream OF POISONOUS, az
which had broken 1 INTO 9, "a, me wen, ana
finding he was likely % iaiI, Jumped 10
the ground; he tound w, =. aPpa.
rently dead, and Immediately tn;e' maue
rope or cham last around me l'ls'ess ,
body which was drawniup oy people
who had assembled q, the wel'' scarce n
" had no done ms however, whe'' .n Nv
became UNCONSCIOUS. nc, ng:l!, anu SANK 70 .ne
ground, those about 40, " ,he NOUN oI .ne
well hnd'ng that the ne, ooay a'a"n "
thonen seemingly aeaai snoMeu n sumo s'
ialnt signs OF Iem'salnl'tag remaining yl'al'ly we.e
oas'iy engaged III shoeasoi'ns ~ ~
store 'he suspended a an'ma.ion, nl't', io'ee.'
ting tnr the time mat as't some one nao gone
INT" the vel, and 1t was moi tll' phys''
clans had been sent'ior ana several ha"
arrived with crowd OF the eitlzens; ;
and the tlrst object OF Their anxle'y naa
hegun to breathe again that they were
reminded (ProoabIy BY the negro ,hat
young man, a stranger hao gone
down to rescue this man, ,ana;%as now
doubtless, corpse IN the Gottom e'f, o. ,ae
well. What could could be done done VINO
was there brave enough now nov. that fh .he
danger was tally known 70 venture NJ, ".
TO the very Jaws Of death i'tli ! lhsy les
dewn a lisht, nnt IL was instantly ok
tlngnished: They threw down burning
shaylngs, eut they only hl'ed the PIT
with suitocat'ng smoke Meanhtne me
question was asked again and again
who was il that wen. .downi No QUE
could answer li'll. tlll 2 lady present. exsr-
cls'ng her wetoan's W.T. caught up Sms
coat and pulled s. some me papers from me
pocket they were notes @ q sermon
phe young man was The newly cnNosens sen
Baptist preacher, Mr. faa'Snef, u mahts
who has bas ma lew weeks won these ne
hearts OF his people In most remark
able degree, and whose promise OF iu-
ipre usefulness has seldom oeen eq4all'
ed. "hen TINS was known !heree%as
silent pause NO Que would venture
into the well; but among the Physl.
clans who mad gathered at the hrst a.
lafm,wes Dr, bafksda,e. 5,lrs q Deacon N
the Bapt'sl ehurcl,, Of winch W, N' MT fal's:
nsr Is pastor, and at whose hospltaolo.
mansion the young man made his home.
He instantly stripped and prepared t"
sn'et' e. ~ answer 70 lhe lenonstrancss
OF irlehas VINO felt mat ne was descend
ing TO almost certain death, nc sala,
ms young man is s!fahser-he Is
residing unaet :, my rGo'I! ,:c az" III ~ 10.
gree responsible ior us NE. ! VIII at !
least try to save l'im though die IN tho
attempt. Ihey let MN down. but tho
s'fl'eat"g vapor mixed WIN 'he smoke 'lifs'
compelled nm I" desist Tor q Tine
de was Or drawn up, got some tres, ar.
waited TIL the smoke had SUI suofslaed
little anu men went down again. ne
passed cham round round the BODY but co"'a
not tasteh u iof want OF a llt'.e ssiTR ,r 10
pass through INK 10 LOCK H.. lhey
threw down suck a'ter s,lcK' nut me =
poison hau taken hold 1n h's as, o1alayh's ~,
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cbsnic and mos. wv WORTHY citizen, yolnu.