The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1867-01-31

As ! tod you, i seemed quite to lose
my nerve, and ran about shrieking for =
lev minutes, add then l fell dora or pav
face upon the ho. floor; bnt directly after
Fay miod seemed 10 come again, aud fel5
shat Il ] mus, die, had done my duty
and had saved seven poa- eres2ares AID
as 1 thought :hac J ge5a to my knees.
and some words e-meto my lips words
thar came irom my heart Is I taoa -bt of
those VINO were ouca saved rom the heat
OF the burning fiery furnace, and I prayed
that l too might be saved.
And an! 1t vas hard to pray thereto
keep your thoughts IN che midst OF thar
fierce, suHocatiDg heat Of smoke AID steam
from the water pouring INTO the roam.-
And how everything else but the words Of
prayer came luto my mind aad Is was as
II devlIs-despairing olasphemous devils
were Kissing IN ny ears 20 curse aud
shrieS oaths. Then, too, caa.c the ,agugat
OF those at houa< ana the little golden
curls shat I should p'v wills no More
and how ! could no.9 understand che dread
my wIfe always had os ahae she called my
trighl.ui business Ias, / had saved
seven thai nlgu.; bot Il was hard t. dis
hard TO give up life at e.ght and -twea-
ty, and suffer the death from which I aad
saved so mary.
[ couldn't help It just then, for a grim
smile came over ny face as / shought i
was my Old enemy, the IRE, being reyeug-
ed upon me bat directly after Z tgied 10
/ pray once more, and then IN The midst Of
the smoke l gave wild cry, dashed Of
my helmet, dragged my bsit uadone,
aud kicked OF my heavy hoe.a, haiI AZ
located, acd had of my Ghic1 coss. too
and ahen, with ny heart os.siar with
/ hope, thanked ID for ehe thong ht, aud
the next moment / -,as over tne crate
bals aad in the big chimney Of toe old
house.
is was full Of smoke, aa5 [ could hard
/ y breathe; bat !. was sare way of es-
cape 20 the roof and lhough 7 eould feel
/ that Tas tearing tae skin from ny el-
/ bows and kaee5, / managed 10 cEmu
higher and higher, slowly and painfully,
! but soon [ could ieel a current of sweet
/ refreshing air selUng down to me, and
every breath gave Aio fresh strelgth till
! reached the top, when my heart sank, as
! I found it would be impossible to get any
I further on account Q. the chimney pot.
Io ehot. was ase3aas5 n3 FOR g While
was Il despair; but ct last I got my
+ heads we'll above me, sd tried t. NOV
! che pct. I t-ia9 5a.n and again, aad
chen TO fierce Eyselt through, hil [ was
50 WadZeG IN chat I could not get back
but / found that I had loossned 5be po;
aud - last oJzaple. ely forced Il IF, and
raised myself in = si1jag position ou the
chimney stack, bat afraid 10 move ior
~ head was wedges II the pos, which
was fixed down mpon ny shoulders.
knew that I could nos stay where
was tor long, and tr.ea once more 60 pet
rid Of my awkward helmet; and now.
hayinc bo5a aaads at liberty, I loossue6
20. and it fell with crash INTO the court
beneath.
just then there rose d cheer, for some
oae mad mace me 5l5 rom below and
aick ana iaiu- as vss, -2auaeed Co
wave lay hand ana trg 10 ater; b4l il
stuck In my hroat, and I could nat get
Gown without help, aud / suppose Eng
!ish people must be foDa Of cheering, ior
how they did skouI when ] got down
through another house aad was .hare
amongst them; end alter al, Il was oaly
ones duty.