Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1860-03-08
THURSDAY, MARCH s, 1860.

I What good man 2 | asked, and an ug-
/ ly feeling came over me.
What preached at mammy's funeral,
said he
And where'd you see him :? | sort O
growled, like.
/ 'Out in the road yesterday. seed him
on horse, and he took me up and rided
me ever so far and back, and he told me all
the good things
| was silent tell yc. ] didn't know
what to say; but [ was mad Just then,
in moving up quick, my lamp went out.
Now, that's thing that don't happen but
few times in good many years, and [
knew I'd have to wait and holler till some
body come-for the pit was full of holes
and so | said,
DON'T be afraid, Pinky, they'll be here
soon;' but | was shaky, for VIC was in a
dangerous part of the pit.
Says he, Il don't feel afraid, Keene
don't you s'pose Gods close to us p
Il declare | felt my blood trickle cold .,
and every wind that came down the shaft
way | thought was His breath-the breath
Of God,
We'll, the hours passed, and nobody
come. Presently says little Pinky, 'Tll
90 for you, God will show me the way,
and | heard his little feet patting along
them dangerous places. 1t was awful =
The sweat started out on me thick, and it
seemed like | couldn't breathe But
when called him back, he shouted with
his little voice,
'God'll show me the way
Ttalmost makes me tremble when | think
ont, sir-tEe boy went over the worst road
in the pit, full Of sunk shafts and danger
Gus places without no lamp! Oh. sir, when
they came for Iaa with plenty Of Light
i couldn't believe it, sir, | couldn't; and
though they kept telling he that Pinky
was safe, tell you, sir, | thought it was 4
lie till see him, and heard him cry out
am safe, Keeno-God showed me the
wayY
Well, sir, you mayn't think this looks
true; but It's. Oh it's as true as wonder
full, sir; and I tell you, l was different
man after that Not that [ grew good at
once-no, | didn't know tie ;cau then, sir
| didn't feel like little Pinky; didn't feel
sure that God'd sho,c me, but he did
'One day, after Pinky had been working
hard he said he was dry and his head ach-
ed. Well, We always expected something
d be ailing him-sG t!.at night | carried
him home in my arms and laid him on his
bed, and he never, ir,'-thc miner choked
for a moment, drew one rough hand across
his eyes, turned away for brief second,
then said-'he never got up from it of
himself agin. Every night [ came home
he was worse and worse, and tell ye felt
| as if all the light | ever see was going out.
'One morning he asked me in his weak
voice,
Wouldn't | send for the good man that
preached for his mammy|
I didn't say no-'twan't in my heart to
do that thing, and before long the parson
was there, talking and praying That seem,
ed to do the child good And as the mi
ners dropped, in, with their black faces
and the little lamps in their hands, he'd
smile round at 'em so sweet, sir, it would Q
done your heart good to seen it
The man paused again, overcome by the
recollection of the scene. The muscles
round his firm lips quivered, and over his
great bronzed face there swept an expires
sion Of an almost womanly tenderness.
Did he die then 2
The question was softly asked, and the
dark eyes Of the lady were full of tears.
ooh, my dear miss-yes, yes, he dice
then He grew very bright and lively
though, and we'd all set our hearts on hi:
getting well, when there was another change
and the color left his face-and his little
hands hadn't no strength in them. The
minister came again, and as he stopped
down, says he,
'My dear child, are you afraid to go?
And what do you think, sir-what dc
you think, missile said Oh, how i
went through me!
God'H shoac me the wayP
And He showed him the way, sir.
never see anything like that dying sir
never. He held my hand-he said,
'Keene, you love God, too!
He gave a gasp and then smile, an(
then there came a bright glory-light owe
his white face that made it shine all over
Oh, sir-I-I-can't, tell it.
The man held his head down and sobbel
like child-and his were not the onl,
tears. The next morHing was the Sabbath
A near bell was heard; plain white meet
ng-house stood in sight. The strange
and his daughter met the miner, who
pointing to the heavanward spire, exclaim
ed, as smile broke over his face,
You see, sir, GOO shows US all the way!
Rectaimiag Presents.-A case is unde
investigation, says the Detroit Advertise
nf tEn 2R+h In tho polinn Court of thn