Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1866-01-17
Remarkable Escapes of Eminent Men.

Some years AGO 4 young man holding
subordinate position in the East India Com
pany's service twice attempted to deprive
himself OF life by Swapping loaded pistol
at his head Each time the pistol missed
fire. \ friend entering his room shortly nj
forwards, he requested him to fire 1t out OF
the window, It then went of without any
difficulty. Satisfied thus that the weapon
had been duly primcd and loaded, the young
man sprang up cXclaiminG, must be re
served for something great, and from that
moment gave up the idea OF suicide, which
for some time previous had been uppcrmost
in his thoughts That young man became
Lord Give Two brothers were on one OC-
casion walking 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 reformcr Martin Luther. have
been unknown to mankind The holy St
Augustine, having to preach at a distant
town took with him guide, who, by some
uuaccountable means. mistoOll the usual
road and fell into by-path. He attcrward
discovered that his enemies, having heard
of his movements, had placed themselves in
the proper road with the design Of murdur~
ing him. Bacon. the sculptor, when ten
der boy of five years old fell into a pit OF
a soap-boiler, and must have persisted had
not q workman, Just entering the yard, Oh
served his head and Immediately delivered
him. When Oliver Cromwell was an infant.
monkey snatchcd him from his cradle,
leapcd with him through a garnet window,
and ran along the leads OF the house. The
utmost alarm was excited among the in
mates, and various were the devices used
to rescue the child from the guardianship of
his newly found protector. All were una
vailing, his wOuld-bc rcscUCrs had lost
courage and were in despair OF ever seeing
the child alive again, when the monkey
quietly rctraccd its steps and deposited lis
burden safely on the bed. On subsequent
occasion the waters had well nigh qucnyh-
ed his ambition He fell into deep pond.
from drowningm which clergyman named
Johnson was the sole instrument Of his res
cue. Attic siege of leicester q yOUn@soIdcr
about seventeen Years of age WIS drawn ont
for sentry duty. One OF his comrades WAS
very anxious to take his place. No obiCc-
tons were made, and this man went. He
was shot dead while on guard. The young
man first drawn attCrward became the al
thor Of the Pilgrim Progress. bod
bridge, when born. WAS 50 weakly an infant
il was believed to be dead \ nurse stand
ing by fancied she saw some signs of vital
ity. Thus the feeble spark Of life was saved
from being cXtinguished, and an eminent
author and consistent Christian preserved
TO the world John Wesley. when a child.
was only just preserved from fire. Almost
the moment after he was rescued. the roof
of the house where he had been fell in. Of.
Philip Henry a similar instance is recorded.
John Knox, the renowned Scotch rcfomcr,
was always wont to sit at the head Of the
table, with his back TO the window. On
one particular evening, without. however
being able TO account for it, hewould ncitb-
er himself sit in the chair nor hermit my
one else to occupy his place That vcry
night bullet was shot III at the window
purposely to kill him; it grazed the cboir
IN which he sat, and made q hole in the foot
Of q candlestick on the table Many vears
have now elasped since three subaiterns
might have been seen struggling in the wa
ter off st. Helena; one of them. peculiarly
helpless, was fast succumbing. He was
saved, to live as Arthur Wellesley. Duke of
Wellington. The life Of John Newton is
but the history of 4 series Of marvellous
deliverances. As youth he had agreed to !