The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1871-01-28


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the little n IN the blanket, sud
began 10 rrincc hi, p%crlous route Qujgt,
however, rs he hail hepn. the flames hui
gained ground anil scorehcd his feet A. l0
stepped over the burning 1oOr. lie ruslr
,o the window, thinking chat hy means
a ladder they might escape that way p
pouring from the windows below him "
q sheet Of flames, The burning staircase
was the only roii Tying his handgrt
chief round his mouth AMI nose, to keen
oul the ~sutiocaiing smoke. he CROPPED hi,
way to the door To his horror, he heard
a crlsh-une.h half Of the staircase wa,
gone,
"A deadly terror seized upon him TIC
last hope Of escape was lost, The lie
which u few minutes since had seemed Il
burden too heavy 10 bear, suddenly grew
unuiieubly precious. His eyes were
blinded, his throat scorrhed by The thick
black smoke, and tongues Of lame were
lcaplng up around him, seeking to dcyour
him With awful distinctness all the evil
of his life, crowded into that one fearful
moment, shone ont clcar rs MONDAY beiu,e
his ewes. Instruction wasted, good advice
spumed, good resolutions broken, rose up
before him and one and all seemed 70
drag him down-losi, last, LOST forever
and ever. A moment since he had not
dared 10 live, now he did not dare To die,
That awful horror lent him almost super.
human strength. Threading his way
through the flames, which were now rising
all around him, he crept down as far as he
could, and then, grasping the broken hand
rail, swung himself over, and dropped, as
best he might, a depth of somc fifteen feet,
into the hall below. Fcarmlly burned, he
had Just strength--still holding his burden
In his arms-to staggcr into the street, and
fell scnscless into the Iiremen's arms.
"Por many weeks hn hovernl h,tvcrn
life and death. In the inicrsrst nhysirol
and mental agony FOR tho mo,t
mrt of the time he was d%elirinps
and haunted Inv the memnrv of th,i
awful moment when standing ON
The brink of death hr had looked over
into the ABYSS of eternity As he repainpd
his reason \ new terror come nvrr him Tho
dread of the -consruneucr or his crime
/ lie never woke witbou, fearing IN md thc
officers Of instice "A his bedsije w,itiny io
carry him before thr inage I'M this 1ast
fear Ind LOST former hoTror bcin~ os II
were. swallow4i nm in liz nverw 1clminr
th~ankfnlncss nj being saved from = Gr
greater crime, the crime Tint knows no re
pentauce. On his bed Of pain he prayed
as never befnre-pmyed with A p%enilent
and thankful heart and by the time that
he was able to sit upright, he was ra DIV to
endure without finchng the shame pnd