The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-07-05

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saw Mr.. Richard James there alone
He was standing exactly under a swing
ing lamp. A trying lamp for anybod.
but pretty face, but his was not hur
bv ii. Great Heavens! how handsom
he locked and how happy. My bloc
boiled with jealousy and grief. | wa
as mad for Il moment as a luuatic coule
be. NV hand went into my bosom ant
caught at a pistol hidden there. TIL
next instant / had fired, taking aim a
the handsome head.
But it WAS not good aim. The bal
passed over its mark and struck tn
Swinging lamp. | saw it tall, ana
great blaze spring up on the instant, ant
knew that the tire-work factory was o.
fire. That factory filled to the roof wit,
explosive substances, and with hund
red and fifty men boys and pretty, lnno
cent girls, Shut up within its walls:
do not know wether Satan ever feel
relnorse, but if he does it must be suci
as feit-hopeless, maddenlng seorcil
ing.
The next moment there was a horri
bic report, and ] WAS thrown into ths
air.
Not hurt, though. I picked mysel
up from the grass, and stood looking Il
MY work. Hundreds Of rockets ana
blue lights and wheels tossing and liam
ING. Hundreds Of eannons seemed Il
be roar NJ, and over it all you coula
hear sereams-Womenss screams and /
went down Oh my knees and prayed.
ooh, save her. save her-to be his
wife to late me-only save hcr!'
People were hocking in from the
village. In the midst of the Widest
tunults some one caught my arm. /
turned-it was Annie, and beside her.
white and trembling stood Miss Red
ford.
ooh, seth-than> God for this!' cried
Annie;syon are safe. Oh, dear young
lady try to hope-he may be too y
And then tnat beautiful Miss BEDFORD
sank on her llncss before me, and clasp
ed her hands and prayed me to save her
/ Richard.
81 should have been Lis wife in an
hour she said ,,Oh save my husband
my love, ny lie my darling!"
The truth rushed into my mind then
i saW AL in my blind folly. remen-
bered the feud between the Redfords
and Williams family and knew that my
Annie Lad only been helping Mis-
Redford 20 meet and correspond with
her love; that it would have been better
for me to be dead.
SEQ eut Of daHger.n painted. "I'n
bring him 70 you or die witt. him!e and
with Armies scream Of terror in my
car, dashed away.
Are the women in thereon Yelled
Ne, thank Heaven heansWered.-
"Didn,t You know the women were
dismissed five minutes before the explo-
sion took place? Al the men are out toe
gHess. b Il them that were setting the
t5it4 - 1,4A
ofiiee.ahoat dozen. The rest jumped
out 81 TIE window. There's a broken
limb Of t#e, CUES. Bat that's better
Than the poor fellows inside roasting
alive O. being blown 70 pieces. Young
Mr.. James is there, too His uncle
Offering anything 10 have him got out
lifeAs Wustll more than money, though
nobody eau do it.
For hours we worked at the fir,
before tt was out, and then great heal
Of lumber WAS piled over the bodies q
the thirteen men who must be inside
dead We supposed -anl ! heard some
one say Miss Redfofa was going from
one sMeon into another ut the William
SEES, and that it had come out that she
Was 10 have oloped with Mr.. James The
night before.
It was the Fourth ct July; but NJ
guns were fired ant no bells rung al
Baldwin. All the people OF the tow
were about the factory, helping as best
they could. We lifted great charreC
logs and heaps of boards and moltel
cans, and at last one stopped. ''Hush!a
he cried: "ior God, IS sake make no noise
| head a voice!' And then amids
breathless silence we heard . moan unde'
our feet.
We worked with will now, and al
last heard more.
One OF the Z en- put his head clos.
down and cried, care amy you alivo?'
And some one groaned, YES
Black with smoke, seorehed by the
cindeTs we handled, we went at it again
and ut last came to a spot where the
beams had made a kind of penthouse
There, ja'nmed together and half suiio
Gated, bui alive, were four men. Ane
such I, yeli went UP as mortal ears new.
er heard before. Four saved! -Four
sayed' And we drew them out ana
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