The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1860-06-21


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through @ worry mountainous pmt % Ntf
Fh'n, and NE station. VIZ. lN uH1 iar
between About 'hre m.lm from one oi
these stations, ihe fpd runs into q d'er
gorge If the Blue klga aul pelr ihcceu-
tcr Is g small vailrvi pui there, homnea 'n
by the everlasting h.ll stood snail ouc
ard hlil story clb.n The trH ncul Tint
surrounded u were well cultivated o. gar
den, aud upon the fruit thereof lived @
mopw and three children ~ tho name NJ
Graa. They were, indoct, untnorcd in
The cold charities oi ~ outside world J
doubt IL they ever suwtlc sus slle beyond
their own native hills. ia the summer
time the children brought berries to the
nearest station 10 sell, and with The money
they earned they bought a few OF the ne
ccssities Of tee outside refinement The
oldest OF these children ! should judge y
be about twelve years and the youngest
about seven. They were all girls and
looked nice and clean, and their hcalthiul
appearance and natural dolicacy gave them
ready welcome. They appeared as u
they had been brought up "a fear God, and
love their humble home and mother. !
bad often stopped my train and let them
get oil at their hcme, having found them at
the station some Three miles from home,
after disposlng OF their berries.
! had children at home, ard Knew Their
LITTLE feet would DC tired IN walking three
miles and therefore lclt that II would DC
the same with these taiherless liille ones.
They seemed so pleased TO ride, and thanked
nue. with such hearty thanks, alter letting
them OIL near home. Ihe frequently Oh
TERED NE nice tempting baskets % ir1i' Tor
my kindness, yet never accepted any
without paying their fuli value -.
Now, II you remember :ls .aiater oi 81
Was very cold IN that part OF the state ana
the snow was nearly three i.et deep upon
the mountains.
:. On the night Of ths @0ti o. DeseI'bef o.
that year, II turned around warm ana tue
rain fell in torrents. y terrible storm
swept the mountain tops, and almost hsieu
the valleys wIth water pom that Hl9hI
my train was winding Its way, AZ rs usual
speed around the hills and through inc val
leys, and as the road bed MAS all sOl'o tocS
| had no fear Of the banks giving out Inc
night was intensely darn, anu the wind'
moaned piteously through The deep gorge'
OF the mountains. Some OF my passenger
were trying to sleep, others were talking
IN low voice to relieve the monotohy o'
the scene.
Mothers had their children upon theii
knees, as # to shield them from some uh
known danger without.
! II was near midnight, when sharl
whistle from the engine brought inc TO my
feet,
! knev there was danger BY that whistle
and srr'pg to the brakes at once, pa' 'o'
hrakc.men were at 'hsir pos', ana so2l
brought the train to stop: | seized m,
lantern and found my way forward as sool
as possible, when what sight met my
gaze M.
a bright FIRE Of pine logs iiuninaiea
the track for some distsnce' ana not cfei
ierty rods ahead OF oar tram hotf'o''
gulf had opened its ma" to receive 's us