The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-01-13
Remarkable Escapes Of Eminent
Men.

Some years ago young man holding q
subordinate position in the East India Com
panys service, twice attempted to deprive
himself of life by swapping = loaded pistol al
his head Each time the pistol missed FIRE
A friend entering his room shortly afterward
he requested him to fire it out of the window
it then went off without any difficulty. Sat,
isfied thus that the weapon had been duly
primed and loaded, the young man sprang
up, exclaimng. ~ must be reserved for
something great" and from that moment
gave up the idea of suicide, which for some
time previous had been uppermost in his
thoughts. That young man afterwards be-
came Lord Give.
Two brothers were on one occasion walk
ing together when a violent storm of thunder
and lightning overlook them. One was
struck dead on the spot, the other was spared :;
else would the name of the great reformsr,
Martin Luther, have been unknown to man.
kind.
lie holy St. Augustine, having to preach
at distant town, took with him guide, who
by some uuaccountable means mIstook the
usual road and fell into By path He after
ward discovered that his enemies, having
heard cf his movements, had placed them.
selve. in the proper road with the design Of
Bacon, the sculptor, when tender bow of
hy: yrars cid, fell into the pit of a soap boil
er, and must have perished, had not work.
man. Just entering the yard, observed the top
of his head, and Immediately delivered him.
When Oliver Cromwell was an infant,
monkey snatched him from his cradle, leaped
with him through garret window, and ran
along the leads Of the house. The utmost
alarm was excited among the inmates, and
various were the devices used to rescue the
child from the guardianship of his newly
found protector. All were unavailing hi.
would be rescuers had lost courage, and were
in despair of ever seeing the baby alive again,
when the monkey quietly retraced its steps
and Deposited its burden safely on the bed.
On a subsequent occasion the waters had we'll
nigh qnenched his Unsuitable ambition. He
fell into deep pond, from drowning in
which a clergyman NAMED Johnson was the
sole instrument Of his rescue.
4: The siege OF Leicester, a young soldier,
about seventeen wears of age, was drawn out
for sentry duty. One of his comrades was
very anxious to take his place. No AFFECTION
was made. and this man went. He was shot
dead while on guard. The young man first
drawn atterwari became the author Of the
" Pilgrims Progress"
Doddridge, when born, was so weakly.an
infant it was believed to be dead. 4 nurse
standing bv fanci d she saw some signs OF
vitality. Thus TIE feeble spark Of life Was
sacei from being oXtinSuished, and eui>
uegi author and consistent Christian pre-
served 10 the world.
John Wesley, when child, was only just
preserved from fire. Almost the moment.
after he was rescued, the roof Of the house
where lie had been fell in. OF Philip Henry
q similar instance is recorded.
John Knox. the renowned Scotch reformer.
was always wont TO SIT a, the head Ot the
table with his back to the window On one
particular evening without, however, being
able to accs!ut for it, he would neither him
self sit in the chair permit anv one else
to occupy his place. That very night bullet
WAS shot in AT the window, purpo,elv TO kill
him it gr.zed the chair in which he sat and
made hole in the foot of candlestick on
the table.