, 1869-04-18
SAVED FROM THE PIT.
Lilo nnd Death In nm EnK11sh Coal
mtmes
Lesser to th< London Eornta9 sr, ey 1sses oree''-

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On arriving 1t Dne.ley HI, On Monday eTenins.
q sooa tadse =. e%erEed u ne ss1ann qSai; ah
street, It became evident to nc that sutnet ming
eren more startling and amazing than hAd osr-
WIN he noNiedge ihai seven men were en-
tens an s5 g IL tet moa as
gaA, and without food, Il wonld In no WY nave
surprised me had found cvcty window aod eTet5
shop exhibiting tie moarni1l token q Gu3 ae.1a
Stuck a1ainss the walls, On hoardings, on wA5ude
posta, displsycd IN the wtndowh Of butchers md
] enough to oontan, Ia eshtinea iesse!s sse n1sse-
70 more ,n.n inis, Md puzzle o ns:' and get
The people clustered IN groupa in the roadway md
on the pavement understood Il well enough Men
"a vel = lie coal g11me mapping the wrinkles OF
their hur71cdly washed faeca bespoke them miners
women who un1nlztakahly we're mlner1 wives And
glance The meaning the strange woEds conveyed
They were not content to Elanee and pass on
however: Il Wa Impossible 70 miss n9m teed
fallen on them ba!anccd them 80 eEcn15 bstWeen
joy and aHe tnat IneJ were not ltttto bewtldered
T5S as "a. u 20 e ps noDse oD 0qs e a b
ION ths strength Q, IT, i NJ was n.stasea e taoqsd
mstso n isoueh naa beun Gse nss Tas he Protecting
Ea through thsl I bad eehsv.os had been tatea away
fos hin. Believing him gone forever and tna: now,
al In an instant, he had BY EIaeous miracle sp-
need s9 Y as Tay "sS n1s ae
you occasionally heard an e)aculadon Of " blesa
The Lord" or There Is never such M miracle u
ss nDs no t ass.d yon IL 9s r. MY as3 ~ III
fead md rr-Tcad Recovery of Benjamin. nlzgs"
as though from their hearts ttAt It might be tue,
Int weIr still fearful Of sone mistake
The Hell y = quiet md htThiy.Eespsesapie .as
hostel Il ne end 81 tae iown out ioana iaas sns
In the smoking room where the welf.to- trades
men we're sesiAte]y occupied with pipe and gtog,
there we're the mystic To!ds oEer the oi9 nfe-
piare on the pcSB Whefe the haiA hung. just op-
pottre tho doorway. SO that all who entered might
bc appr!sed At opce-" Recovery Of BENJAMIN
cassed, however. Evrr5 man whispered liz neigh
bor on the subjcct, but 10 sotlly that could not
catch word, though Tried eyen TO the verge Of
Commonplace individual, br. Tor tAa conscious
ness Of Importance that pursed kis mouth and
wttnk1ed his forehead.
*Weut"
"Heg sound asleep" the newsmongcr replied
though The accidental creating Of It might wake
him
We'll now, tAat's good news:'' And Joining
IL grateful e!gh the company relapsed 10 insndl'
It was !mpSshle to hear this suy longer; 80,
ion e soe ea1e a. ihoush he 100 T Was oppsrssed
hy the prevailing muf1iinR Of speech, and Wished
70 Ee ak out were II only for snch relief Is hear
Ny landlord Inev al about 1t. Benjamin Wgss
was The last man Of thirteen lingering II the
hooded pit. Five hours since some bold adventur.
hoay "a and, % to he siasS asnazement of everybody,
mosains q the pIeslous wednesday, The in-ruah-
prisoners, and I'VE hourH 1go-et hntf-past two OF
| ibis Monday afternoon: that Is 70 say, six daJs
aud nights hetween-he had fallen living prize
The landlord Of The "Bell !" had been miner
all h.s i1e and knew at least - much Of tho dis
tuftances aud ailments OF the bowels Of the e2Tth
| AZ Its surface he and = hundred othe1s had be-
havcd nobly through the whole business, giving
thelE services night and day unoexlsiA5lu. / was
tie q oa4 !. ah.s 1hn III SLEPT se
awful 1odv Of the miner who went mad, End,
stripping himsel Naked. san away from his com.
,be rrst batch, got cut Of he pit. hut that was
NO long sKo "A Je1ertay, and W1s quite q stale
chapter Of the Bnerey romance. BeAdea, they hAti
They we're nowhere in popular esteem, compared
| with the poor fellows who had Lived down IN the
horrta snli hundred M Nd tniryone aS11s ,1 hnd
| taInln IilggA who bad brought up the score to a
| hundred and forty hour, aud 30 WIS crowned the
hero. there and then resolved to visit BENJAMIN
| uiggs on the mor7ow, provided he Nye.l 20 long.
When was informed that BENJAMIN Hlggs and
another stephen Pase iof the nrst basch,. TOO faz
! homes, were lying IN horel at the pits mouth, 1
vas sonevha, surprised, iGnoraniy assoc.ating
The term with tumble-down w1adJ. shed for
| which no more apt name could be found. In this,
| however. Hps 1gTttnhly deceived. The pit hOyel
i quite respectable brickbolit structure, With
coaldust Aoor, and great 1te-plAce at each end
1eried INTO hospltL ii vora = strange aspect
1t WIS evident II glance that a. sanctuary
ar1ansenents Of Inc ho1el were not prcmedlta:ed.
In the INST place, its door, which was without any
proper fastening, WA secured against anxious In.
which wss stuck In the ground just by the thresh.
old; and whenever aNisitoE entered Of departed
the Implement n question had 70 b & dsslodSed 9,
perfectly cean and eou1orsaole, Wsso evidently
hurried arrangement PieIs Of bt1sk supported
broad boards, and Oh these were wa the mat,
shets1new wiih The draner. . tickets stu on them,
u INC orea1nless NUT! o. ueanog Iae9 a"aJ t5nn
h1 premises me IN ae. 81 sne s peaqe ,la
den noaf anu me lonR-usea Waiis, aau tae long.
unfnt nass OF ae el9ns5 nssps oat Hstoi
~ az qa tne o. IT, Isas S i.s ~ 1na
traa e St,h.9 w. ~ nars ,nrst,tnntnt E
S.n ;n shet nam.in Mia sIt1snSH ~
buddled On nis msttfess, his hcsil nd ssouIdsn
oinns tend! III I'M eve1 ~. ahere .osh NJ IN
| nNrsee. 30 thasa ,nroh fsjlnws ere tn each other
nalf the e ntset @ beioss % md al dsy yesssrI.y Jam ant
NM vhsn fhe ,,stor s.yJ !. 1sn,t 4 lime ~.
rer,. rs,,ett,i IN n, man the siI.foot nnrss Vii
aa5s 5 s5 !ss ana rs r1er sss steI n1 ssnben
s1y n1s.s 1" air i,1 has veil enough 70 he carrat
home "'' WI >'' ~ W s''''>>
ssi ~ ~ Iaag - osaee end
i, lassed. l. 'eas'n's' rs '''S 's n 'se'''se'''
soneu mining l1,. eIotass hefe me heavJ Pin
nsnes. scs ,nAt o M 1to9 IN ossr. "1
than soa 'eateu aiso ~ nc o9sei
.oe 1eente nan aa ,ao s o3 9v1ng ~ pEa' tepafa
!ocxed not that ass, n2E any olaer H. man antse W
s,n III na.atA .n,. ne e. AgAsu uhs n'tnuH @ s ~
tnan man ftatved M 70 aeata @ n "a eo,mn, os,s ~
ccHaIntt OF sla!ing iol 20 iong S T..
minute; He aia NOT loek msn u III !naaNul lol
.ns haI promise of new iease OF existence :.
nan in = dream Q, aeaih. Or desd man ior
moment restored BY cruelty vivid dream Of llfe
dead Il he wefr lying straight and closed nos.
great hollow eyes Of nts-so full OF a something
shat seldom looks out Of eyes TIA. are accustomed
only 10 the worlds ori.narT ways. His ptnchet
white cheeks were MI snudged md stained viii
coal, hts beard was fierce and scrubby, and ihert
sssned nsi1 no Lie at al In his LIMP "t'p'' iFona,
Al that medical skill could suggest had hee1
hsd been led on brand, Ind mtt and I muttos
and saved his little bfestn iii he mustcfea enoa0n
ct 1t to tel the doctor thai abe !cnged for rpod
| pull o. water" But good pull OF Eoter wsgn
good for him; and oh . what he1piesa, beseeehine,
and At the same time mauly resignation there NJ.
In hia great hollow eyes as the doctor. Win knd
word OF promise lor the future, moist
! euet hls Inns with mt more than y
| tah]e-spOoufuI out of Tnttie Fresh
| water must indeed. have been a 1urnrT IN r.
poor fellow! Although it Ind krpt him anl Ii
mates alive 1t could eca1cejy he called TaterMsha:
which flooded The pitt being nothing better tnnn
| ettnkink stun, offensive to the uoac as shtn bn
I WATER and even more posonous