Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-10-05
OCTOBER ), 1866,

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as IN such hoirid fright that don't be-
l'eve bed Got over safe. and besises knew
'here ~As time for ~ al 20 get away II
things we're done qaistly 50. considering
a. q ~asnf his tern. I held him back Tor
tbe married man to 70 arst 70 has wife.
~bsn The other one almost .brieked out
With rage and fear.
d" Let han 60 6rst. SAYS the nArried man.
q. III -ait.~
4" TAiat has tura.- says. rather obsti-
nate like
Over you gOi- and At such a time one
can't be nnterfered with. and having made
my plans % TAR ! didn Z want them altered
50 % over you GOT I says.
' / ihink can era-i.- be says. and be
Got ous on the ladder; bat instead Of era-I-
ing be SAT Asiride Of "a and worked bimself
along. With the crowd hurraying and cheer
ing him tremendous.
And up came tlie fame and smoke. and
roar and crackle and falling in Of the TIM
bers ~as nov terrible. Every place was
light A. day. While a. to the heat. Il
seemed 10 scorch you fearfaIly.
80 The sooner you are across and ms with
you the better shall Ike it.-I savs. and
then / took a look round 10 see how mat.
ters -ere. When there came q crash aud a
Psa. aud in = moment the flames cane
STeathing and t~irling up from under
meath where ! stood. and iu>t a. the last
chap bad his leg on the ~indow-sill. and /
"a gong 20 tie tbe rope round him. be
gave yell and fell back. or rather pulled
han back into the smoky roosn. and be faint
ed dead away.
lie must have gone down crash into the
court beio- Il hadn't dragged At ham bot
there va no time % lose. made the rope
iast and got him 0a the ladder With the
flames darting up through the rounds aud
burning bis hair; and then I shouted TO
them 70 haul. and they did With me trying
o. steady him ~i,h nv end Of The rope. but
before b. ~As quite across something vent
snap. and staggered back into the room.
holding On 70 the piece q burnt through
rope. and ~ith ny heart sinking as fit
thai my o~n salvation was partly gone.
just then. the aAmes were waited on one
side. and sa- thAS they we're dragging IN
the last of seven. and feIt nov tLat I lad
done a good nights work and Il was time
% save myseh I'm not ashamed 70 own Il
l did feel frightened A. 1 thre- down that
piece OF rope. and It must have been some
thing Ike a ery Of horror gave When got
bold Of th- ladder and f,lt il burn nv hands
and then as ] tried 90 bear upon IL. felt it
erumbie away. and that -as -ithogt a way
70 escape
Far above the noise Of The FIRE and water
cane the shrek Of The crowd a. the burnt
ladder iell away and hung blazing by one
end against The opposite house. while there
came uP such a rush Of fame past the win
dov that could not look out; but directly
after beard the 6erce rush % the waier
and could see ihat four branches -ere del
uging The window. ard al beneath; for my
males knsw What danger I ~as 10.
ran % the vindo~ and go beatea back
By The water. while The s,noke that came I'd
~as quite binding. Then ! tried through
the hot sspor in the roora % see i'll could
get oct of The door ard reach fhe roof. but
just a. that moment there came doll fash
through The smoke. and could see hat The
back 81 the house vas al on ire. whfe.
from the vay The flames rushed up again IN
front. aud Sled the court. knew there
was no helP % be bal from opposite. for
thsy must o. beaten from the windo~
ia bcsn in some dangers in nv time but
tiA nos tlerc bal Away. seemed a rad
Ont. and a. tore iurios.ly around the place
9TH the s~eaf dripping a ne. and the
horrible fear Of death 90 close a. hand.
seemed 10 b. regularly unnerved. ADD fell
to shricking and crying out thai ny mates
had deserted me shen they vcre On the
roof and bal lct dosn q rops 10 ~. but
could not sce if, ard then a iast one of
tbem 49, 10 do-u and TIED 90 get IN a. The
uiniou. Bot the aames beat hiu bsct snd
a groan came iroui tbc people g. ihey saw
al that had been done.
s. ] told yoa. . seemed q8ito % Zee my
nerve ani ran aboat shrickng for iew
u.iuaies. ard then ie'i down upon the hot
door but directly after my mind seeu.cd
90 cone again. and ieit that II I must de
] sbould base done ny duty ard I hai
saved scveu poor creatures nnd q.
iLoughi bat. ! rose 90 ny knees. and sous
sofds oame to ny bps rorls that came 90
my bart A. thought oi those uho were
once saved from a. heat of the buruing
aery isrnace aui prsyei tiat too migit
bs saved
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