The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-02-17
"a LUCKY ESCAPE.
On. psDDRraE's pREAx.

'Uy uarN hignt in the spring,
ysnng man arrived AZ railroad station /,
England, aHd isqairea hsw far il va, i,
the Rutey House. The pnrter arsvrr.a
''a mile and half" "Is th,r. pe,
short cut through ssme fields 2" The nor.
ter tsl,l him there was, and he started "A
scrsss field, in path he had once brfrrr
Travelled. Il was 30 dark he csald ro, .ss
the path and lost his way--~Ha az length
- doust sad darkness. stepped and tsrn-
ed roHnd. regrettiag that he had net taken
The r"sd. ia 4 momrnt the sosnd at fo,t.
stsps at distance strrck his ear, asd he
saw light nsvins IN the same directisu.
and ne called alaGd ts the stranger. ssk. !.
isg--"am ! Ia the right way 10 the f,at.
lev Hoasef" "ks," answered he y.;c.
IRON the lantern. Have l got eff the
path = "Ies. For the 1--we .. lie keen
still. sur don't stir peg. sir; a.n't mo,s
10 the right or left. till 4 Cane. ~ you NAV
We dashed L. pieces" The servant ras
sane up sith = lantern, when Mr.. Eyr.
saw that ne Was within q yard Of a quarry.
aud that had he advanced a single sta.
irsm where he hrst heard the fsststeps. he
.sust have fallen to rise no ssre. As b,
ssusht - vain TO pessirsie lis depth hy the
light 81 the lantern. the servant said il ua,
" ssitaaf1rss." Ne skuddersd as he .v
hs~ safrewly he had escaped = ssd,l.u
death, ass exclsinsd, !" What q lucky o.
caps!'
4 lev misutes @srs brsusA; thrs Z. Mr..
Ruileys. Oi course William Eyre. who
was . srPhe~. tsId his tale and eulsr1eI
"n iis iseky escape. The following morn.
'ng they walked d.vn 10 see tse place "
dasligat. IL he had ,hsdsrrrd The preyi.
aus night. Le had mere csyse 10 sbsddrr
how; Tor he saw that ne earthly ana,
could have saved hin fr.m being dashea IL |
pieces.
II 10 the most extraordinary thirv .
he erelalssd. as he stood thsre with III.
sneie. "fsu ,ec, rir, one single s,,l
further. and MAS dsns for. To think ,h,,i
y che aonsst vas on iis brink-p.si.
lively 81 the very mu~eat--f .aeuld hn.
sesa arrested sy hearing Janss,s foot.
steps, aud have turned rosHd snd stssl
All rsP!isd Mr.. RstIey. looking At
sIta, 10 Insrvelisns."
AN . iortaaate felles." retsrned
"il'ism Eyre. triunphantly; "Isck zoe.
WIN me always. have had tee or three
asrrs~ eseaPsa Las, yesr. in getting .stil
> : railway esrrisgs. / fell betsces the
ram ass the ssst. usv I escaped with .
s Iines. er svsh With life, sobod ,
.ssa tsii' Hwss msrvel to the spects.
ore snd 70 ny self alss. Aud I r,m,rhr Ii
ssen = little chap. falling ,hrssvh : tr., .
'oor en- to cerd. The esrS breks nv t,iII .
.d saved nay life. 1nsrs's al old sd.s, |,
-uck isvors me-"
/, ~, what else fsvsrs your asked Mr.. J
!" What elss I Nothing ,A. | knew .. /
srsuae 's does net. o. I sAsula GET ~ bet
nsthsn 4 d." Aat sg 4t3g - 800 :
speak a. 70 these escapes" !
William Eyre -IsaSbes ~ ..., /
mnAh rrs'leencs. Ls,s not scg1s .
: ,a'nk aush sbss, that sort .f hing =
I" William." said kis ysel.. lid van &.
's' !, near Of the dream Of Or. Deddrids se r. I,
!" Not IT, !.
, iau kssv who he vss, and Lsv IAN. ID
!. isf q learning and pistyi' b,
les, have heard ui hin wa, .h..,I In
. drssmf" ''e' = :.
- III vas remarkaSls aress .sna hiss he.
@s 'anons. like hinsslf. He vas Gen. b,
ing enc svesing With Dr.. d. Clark
.'p'e seing the ascension sf the ssul IN
=. . oea.h--~heiher il iustsstiy rises 10 Ai
paessnse OF the Most High snd 70 the ve
,..s rs,; " neaven. II was thst aight, after hi
!. Dsddridge." ~ ~ ~
!, "l'I'am !, Eyre's esriosity was aroused. re
~ uf'amt that he becase III, and his hi,