The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-12-25

ken curious interest in the man, anC
/ liked his courteous manner so 1 nod
ded and went before him through tn,
baggage car. and over the tender t.
see him safely across. To my surprise
Joe Fenton, our engineer, met him al
an old acquaintance. Joe had been 9
private ia his regiment during the war
They shook hands again and again
and Fenton was in such a hurry tc
tell that he was married and the faith.
er of twins, that he stammered. The
Colonel laughed pleased. He was a
different man from the one l had seen
on the car. 1 waited a moment to
point out Brooks model farm to him,
when Joe said:
"You used to come down to these
parts for fishing aften, 1 remember,
CUlonell"
EYES,"
"Where is your good lady now, sir
and the child? He was as peart a
youngster as / ever knowed."
The gentleman replied but by ges.
lure with his hand.
"What, both? ?" gaspel Joe. Both p
Nhe Colonel did not speak for a
m lutte, and then he said quietly: my
iNwas with me in China. She sail.
Nth the child for home on the
~, Twas to follow six morths
rhe Petral went down. There
" WASH Ape saved"
!" d nothing; but presently he
pu' oiNs hand and smoothed the
o' NM Nsleeve. 1t was inst such
. ~, woman would do.
: % w added hastily, as if
;. a,,a'" "e w betray any emotion,
u m on my West now, in search
= u my 'a'her'p has left New Eng.
y land People easily lost sight Ct
:. in America"
e That's a fac'r," said Joe, and
II then he and | bel to talk about the
engine, glad to geek to her. W.
e had no right to mue with grie
y like that.
r went back on to ,e cars again
t until we came to that u 8 halsmil'
f beyond Tanners house,ShenI i step
ped back to the engine, had IN uu
e easy feeling somehow about INvin
e the man there. We had last tim an
: we're going at full speed, when JC
gave horrible oath, aud at the an
S moment something fluttered DOWN ,
= to the track from the bank not TWEEN
: yards ahead. The next | saw that
!. was a child, that it was Dan laughir
G and running with both hands out,
t meet us. You know, sir, how lont
}. minute like that lasts. i had time
Il hear Jue's mad whistle for dawn breu
), shrieklng out through the hills n,d
/. think il WINS liz 49, yen OF ueN
Q and to thank God that Tanner was
the back of tho train, aud could /
4. see what We would have to see. q
g vet it was all but breath of time,
1t was too late. The engine didsi
p slacken and the child was hurrying
ward it. Then | saw its mother abe
e the bank, running down the field. )
e had missed Dan, and would be in sii
beiOre--
r. remember Joe's lips we're VIII
!. Yet he said as cool as could be,
h would be death, reckon; but
d man could swing himself down fl
"a the cow-catcher-"
N | pushed forward, but the Colo
d held me back.
ID "l'ye nothing to lose," lie said,
IA us swift AS Il cat he passed round
=. ledge, and threw himself headl
q. on the track in front.
Of shut my eyes. The engine aud
v. whole train Numbered on, slackene
r.. last, and stopped. | remember
I slowly l climbed down ana loo
he over to a field. did not know y
ma | would tread into OH the track or
Ig The people poured out of the TT
a In the clay lay the Colonq like
he dead-clear Of the track, sir.
/ held the child alive and unhurt,
al clutched in both hands. He was
ed stunned, anl came to in a min
and stood up; but he did not seeI
", see the train, or the crowd of
er about him; nothing but the boy,
IN, whose face he was passing his han
nd "God Almighty he clied.
es my DAM"
k. Then | saw the child's mother d
Iy. OH the ground with both arms al
/" her husbands knees, aud poor
ng Tanner, pale as a ghost. pulling al