Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-10-05
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THE STORY OF A HERO.
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u az matter of course. sir-takinc q cool-
iys oui q che 4ucston. Here - arc Ev-
ing about a. exciting lfe a. men can lead
-Al~Ays ou duty. and ready a a moment
% have a set-to wiih The worst Gre that ever
broke o-t. No, ! shall never ct % take
q a. matter of coarse; for it's all dark
rush and cNciicmeut; and love q. sir.
fiAsh comes the ness % us ~ telegraph.
most hkclY oct come the horses there's
a lght pat % the ready trimmed frc: and
then. 9Th a train Of sparks dying out be-
hind us. a. tbo frc roars. and the stcams
getting uP. a-ay gaiiop ibe horses AZ.
IS " III boi, h9lioi- and they clear the
road ior us and asay ~c 20 fun gaIlop
down The strvcts, Nth tie horses boots
striking -e. The cro-d shouting. and the
running mob Increasing a. every step.
Ihere's something IN q a. warns ones
blood ard a. 70 ihe danger-vcli. Of course
a. dangefous; but ~hen We feel that we're
dong or duty. ani know shst-s before us.
-hy. somehow -e don't rrmeli Der the dan
Fcr. bui g. At q 10 earnest
No~. ricrc vas only last -csk. sittinr A.
] ~as -aiiing for cAli-tberr it -as Al last
late on in The night. When the street. -erc
clear and away ue tore az something hke
= paoc. OKiorj street. Holbutn. do-u abe
hiil. up skinner street. and New-ate street
-~hooP. and a-ay :an gallop. 18th The
borses enjoying q. bles. you. and la,Ling
out tiil a. harl 10 tel ~hethar they didn't
make more sparks than the sr. under thc
boiler. We uanisd no more instructious.
for there ~as the rsd glo- ou ahead and
a. ue got nearer &C could almost Sc the
sparks and a. lAst - lil Sc them cone
pouring and rolling along 9Th the smoke.
and beng q heavy. boz nisbt. hanging ise
ihiCs. ssAsPangisd eload jsst over our
hcais.
To engines wrre there. and a. it hap
persd 30 late iherc rcrc rot 80 macy peo-
pie a. might have been expected. Bot a.
So thcrr sa- a. something particular
sss ths matter. and this . hat g "a. The
6rc was IN quite q narrov court. where
I ihey oouidnt get The escApes. and iLere
-vre PeoPle burning 10 death while above
the ,bogt.ne - ID mob and ciankins o. he
engine bard a. work y0a could hear their
aviul cries ior help
Mo-. don't you suppose that T'm proud
Of al this Tm gong 20 tell yos. because
AN gong 70 eel you. because Tn not. No-
I n you ucrc o. dssh ia and save ones Eie.
vhy. 10 doubt it ~oah he brave and gal
/ last. lccaasc you wosidtave done ii oct u
. true coupassion ior a offering fello~ crca.
ture blt tben with nc ii is qaiic different
la pail 90 much a weck 10 save hfe and
F property from Gre consequently. ! only d.
-hat's ny tsfy O. 3d.
runs Up The court. AZ IN my hand and
. soon sees he state q aHafrs one house
as in biazc from cop % bottom. anI thc
flames bad uorkcd through into thc next.
snd -ere attacking the one opposite. -Liie.
With fhcir ESCAPE regaiariy cut ~. there
were sbouf haf dozsn people az tLc up
pr u.rloas of ihc second L0use. and no
say of eci,.ng % them. There ras 90 back
door % iLe place. beng in one of those
crowded city places shiie the door iu 'front.'
ard STAIR case -cre no~ last getting into a
state oi zlou. Of ut.-h ibc uater spuftercd
and steamed ~iiLoai making any iuprcs-
sitn.
Tarrc "a 20 time for ladders 90 anv.
tL,ng s..- bsi ihc sheets. and them 90 eot
.fr-teb-d oui Or the people % jsmp into.
Bot poor ihinss they dared not. anI wiat
o. io clad not teu. There 49, Gle Gre
bhz.ng -p higher ard higher. and lighting
% iu1 az those oil city charcbes that you
see l1si ioun tiosc oil courts. and looking
as 10 ttrg'i been pat there out o. the vay
becaase people l.lat lave any use of thcm
nov. There thsy utre it up ani closing
and ihc pigeons ttai hsei ap there SCARED
aud q riug ro1nI and rounI fhc IRE there
"a the rush anl roar of tlc sind along che
court ts o. 80 tosa-.is fhe lrc. and there
were faues lsap.us up. t..s olo.l, ofsrarks
r.s.nr. fhe Goods of smoke rolling aaay.
and fhr rrnrkinc frnftrr oi the sIsies a.
tley fss s.th tae hsaf. anil then sI.I rai.
ding ~ rt0 tie o1ari hsneath. smash %
on tie Tastmsrt Every n0s suI tleu
came a i1aier rear ard crash 81 raher
beam I'D la. ani seut fhe parks up in q
.h.ria.al Ani there aii thar fimo wcre
iiose poor crea-ares uiteriag tae uldesi
piercing sarieks goo ever heard N1s.
have h.sli s3 as.h .i tLst sort of tl.r-
tiail l.a'd expect . sloa'lnt uinl Be- 90
. I 90 tloagh, ard al D sa.I shoot free.
don't th.ak ibaii ever go to take t AZ e
matter ~ course for thlre Is s.ueih.ag
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