Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-10-09

kindly to her, and gratitude was apparently
/ IN her every look. AS she took a small
cake towords the close of the meal, she strug-
gled hard with her feelings. but was finally
Obliged TO lay the cake down, for the food
could be no longer STAYED. She burst into
tears, and covered her face with her hands,
Dear Lizzie uttered Mr. Lindell laying
her hand upon the poor girls head. ".What is
in? What's the matter -
But the child could not speak.
" Tell me Lizzie, urged Orion. "What
makes you cry :"
For while this renewed earDestness of love
made her weep the more, but at length. she
so far overcome her emotions as to be able to
speak, and in a choking tone she said
Oh l was wishing that my papa and
mamma could be loved like yon love me. OH
they are very unhappy, and nobody loves
them %
"Nobodyi" inquired the woman. "Do
You think nobody loves them ?"
Perhaps God loves them. Do you think
He does:'
"Of course, my child. God loves all His
children, But cheer up. We will love your
papa and mamma
At length Mrs. Lindell succeeded in calm
ing the childs emotions, and when the meal
was ended they returned to the front room,
where Lizzie told her simple story.
She could only tell that her father was
book binder by trade; that he had been sick
for some time, and had consequently become
poor. Once they had good home and were
comfortable and happy, but now they could
no longer enjoy any of the comforts of life
| They only strove to keep life IN their bodies.
:" But what did those Two men want your
mamma y asked Mrs. Lindell, who had now
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" 1t isn't both of them" said Lizzie very
earnestly ats only Duffy Glicker that
wants her. don't know exactly whatit is
only | know mamma is afraid of him. He
wants her to do something when my papa is
| dead. Oh he is very wicked mai !"
The hostess drew the fair unfortunate upon
| her bosom and kissed her, and then asked her
if she wouldn't like to go to bed. She said
| yes, and Mrs. Lindell soon prepared little
bed in her own room, into which the child
was put Then she sat down by her side and
taught her simple prayer, and sang sweely
to her until she fell asleep.
For long time after Mrs. Lindel returned
| to her sitting room she and her son talked the
matter over, and they selected some few
things which he was to take to the suffering
ones in the morning. After this they related
| to each other, as was their wont, the affairs
of the day, and then retired for the night.
| On the following morning, Orion and his
mother were early astr. The fog of the pre-
| ceeding day had all gone, and the sun arose
bright and clear, with the prospect of warm
and pleasant weather. Breakfast was soon
prepared and then Lizzie was aroused from
| her deep SAUNDERS. She smiled when she
| started up, and her first utteranee was, that
she had had very good dream. When she
was all washed clean, and her fine siken hair
was combed and her dried and cleaned gar
ments put on, she looked very pretty and
sweet. She threw her arms about Mrs Lin
delPs neck and kissed her, and then while
the warm tears gushed from her eyes, she
murmured,-
Oh how good you are to me !"
The woman returned the kiss, and then
led the way to fhe breakfast table. The meal
was eaten and Orion had just arisen from the
table, when a loud noise in the tsreet attract
ed his attention. He heard the sound of
loud voices, and saw men running down the
street. Selling his hat he rushed ont, and as
he reached the sidewalk he saw "a span
of horses coming up Broadway at a furious
gallop, with a coach behind them on three
wheels. He could see that there were people
i'll the coach, and that they had not only lost
all contol of their horses, but of themselves
as well. Many men rushed out in front of
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gsf 2n R9t they d fass6n aG On and h ali t5
efforts eoo1nod only to frighten them more
In the forward part Of the coach was female,
whose hands were clasped upon the silver rod
of the dasher, and who cried aloud for help
for mercy-tor God to save them. Soon a
cry OF horror went up from the multitude.
The horses were dashlng towards post upon
the roadside. On they few-the coach, with
Its shattered axletree, struck the immovable
obstaele-the shock came, and the female by
the dasher was hurled forward and caught
upon the pole, the reins and straps strangely
catching and holding her. The carriage was
| crushed by the conclusion, and away went
the horses without it.
The people now stood transfxed with hor-
ror! The i'll fated female could no longer
cry out, or if she did it was in a tone so weak
| that no one could hear her. That she must
be instantly killed seemed apparent to all.
She was fast in the tangled harness, directly
between the horses, and her garments were
| quickly torn to shreds. Orion saw the whole
at single glance, and under the influence of
will which no fear of earth could have
swerved, he darted into the middle of the
| street and faced the coming horses. He mea-
sured the distance instantly and with his
| body firmly hraced he extended his arms and
called out boldly and authoritatiYely for the
animals to stop A hundred vioces called out
for him to come back, but he needed them
not
A horse knows very well when a man is
afraid of him, and when he is not; and he
can distinguish, too, the tone of command
from the yell of fear AS the two animals
saw Orion, and heard his voice, they seemed
to hesitate, but yet they dashed on. They
appeared to believe that he would flee from
before them as all others had done but he
did not, and when they came full upon him
and met the calm, determined fire of his ex-
pressive eyes and heard his tone of command,
they would have stopped if they could, but
their fearful impetus was not to be so easily
overcome With quick movement, Orion
grasped both the check .reins at the same time
being careful to keep between the horses, so
that their feet could not strike him, and then,
with an effort as wondrous in its execution
as it was remarkable in its conception, he
raised himself from the ground, thus bearing
his whole weight upon their checked heads
| They made few spasmodic bounds after this,
and then stopped. Their sides and TANKS were
bathed in white foam, and they trembled as
though their limbs would almost fall asun-
der.
| To be Continued Tomorrow.