Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-02-21
THE RESCUE.

- Cltc mary IN Ncalo was fpnQ o!
! play, as indeed most little children
arc. She often wandered away from
her fathers house about the garden
and even into the open fields. Ore
day her mother was very busy, and
Mary wandered farther than usual
| On and on she went until at length
she came to the railrocd track. This
track has boon covered with gravel,
and tho smooth, white pebbles at once
, attrac' cd her attention. So she sat
down between the rails. thoughtlcss
| IF danger, and began to gather and
play with the pretty white stones.
After playing awhile, she began TO
feel drowsy, and then shc laid hor
head upon the iron rail and fell sound
ly asleep.
Whilo Mary lay asleep and uncon-
scious of danger, tho terrible ]ocomo-
tive, with long train Of cars attach
cd TO 1t, came laundering along tho
track. a long way eff tho cng,L Ger,
who managed tho locomotive, saw
something lying on the road, aud as
he kept bis ey CO fixed on the 0! ject, he
was horrificd to see that it was a lit
tie child. Ho at once blow his loud
" histlo, but the child did not move.
Ho gave the signal 10 put down the
/ brakes, and it was done. But still
tho train moved on, and it seemed
! inevitable that in another minute
the child would be crushed to death
beneath the ponderous wheels.
But the engineer was O man of
generous. and noblo impulses. Has
tily rnnning forward along the side
Of his locomotive, he fixed his feet
firmly between the bars of the COW
catcher, in front, and laying hold of
the iron. rail with one hand, leaned
forward as far as he possibly could.
Just as the locomotive was ready TO
rush upon tho sleeping child, ard
leave it ,lifeless, bloody, and man.
glcd mass of flesh, this noble man, ut
Tho rish Of his life, seized her with his
unused hard and lifted ber upon the
cow catcher unharmed. So little
Mary's life was saved. -.
Do you not admire the bravery Of
that good engineer and his cagerncss
to save tho life Of thut child? But
you, my young, reader, have continu-
al opportunities to do a far nobler
thing. You live in u world where all
are sinners, and whore all W no .ure not
follow ers Of Jesus are in danger of
perishing forever. You can do very
much If you havo a heart to do it.,
ito point sinners TO Jesus Christ aud
persuade them to embrace him as a.
SAVIOR. Thus ou may be instr umcn
tai in saving souls from going down
TO eternal, death: And tits not Il
far bet,orth thing TO save an imnn ortal
soul than a mortal body? Oh try,
my young readers,. to remember. and
! to feel in " hat awful danger sorne Of
our young friends arc in, and dc day
by day, what 5 on can for their, saliva;
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Mary Neale and her parents .alwlSs
loved him and desired in every possi,
! lie wny to- show that gratitude TO
him2 sYesaH That he did for Macy
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