The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-01-07


nearer; assssan ran bfasIiag aad iaahi. s
ahg shrosgE iEs bass 5s 7ssSs Hill cam
on, making muEic sith tho songs 81 she
birds and ths gaptla sighing of chs as.s
tpnia breeze, md hsa gsss tsssl9itEsefa'
Crossing long got ready 10 aaticipationE
Of nhor" and the .sbabby. {. So ) w
SO atThat thar tsain from sTataF Aill|
must 30 Eioagtty nssr on tiiae. add sls.1
smishors Looked east. Melting tEiik ttiBI
long line Of track disappearing bshiadl
the hills. in the canon. And Mr.
SmitEefs lnnkad ssal; Nav lst 81. flla.
mountains he cav 1 wreath of SMOKE,
which he Kasm WIS ths aiosnins s np
lumber train coming back land he8
watched y as it rapidly came naorsi Cd
view. s. 4. " <:
s sni.hess, as be ioslssa :s
lone can see very FAR In these clear,
mountainaus regions, he saw soraetlEing
Unusual about The train, ana, IS it eame.
nearer in view he, saw THAT the long
line of cars loaded with lumber had be-
come detached la some manner from the
LOCOMOTIVES and were rushing with ulI
the speed their momentum could give On
the down grade. Bonnaidg ffonfside to
side, the immense cars, loaded with lunis
Der, sometines almost seemed. to leap
from the track, followed by skss to,ssonIiitise
LAT full speed. 3. ~
Suddenly Mt. SmitEars tnrnsd IA vi ils Il
ssTha train from 'fartsr Hill Is due fsi 81,
time, and they viii run iEto each other,
and hor and tho baby are on tho train
Mr. Smithers was 1nan Of action, eli H., not no
words. About . mile on, where the two
tracks met, was a brake TO tho turn The
Cars fr6n pue track TO ibe other, and
bIr. smitners knew ttihialtt ii he couia m &c, l,l
thero ID time he could stop the train and
save "hcr'''and the s.baby. 2 ~
So he STARTED at full speed, J, never
pausing or needing, even whsnshe heard
the passenger train frcal .Tarter Hill
I blow its, aWhiatle to land her anp ts,
baby, thought Snsthsrs, as Id { a1sisss issss
breathless a. the brake. This ne saixas
With both hansig, and held Will an iii.
strength, but he found lie could do moth not i
ing except by standing on the track
right in front of the descending traii
%hich came laundering on. q
Fir. Smithcrs could see the men, Will
blanched faces, waving their hands t,
him on the track, and throwing off tn,
rails to tighten the cars. Mr.. Smither,
looked east and saw the trait ffutt, Tar
ter Hill coming round the curve 80
her and the baby"
The ground trembled-therc came :
flash "a roar--a bright light, with /:
sudden darkness, aud an inanimate mas.
hurled from the track, and the cars raj
OF into the switch and stopped, as th,
train from 'Tater Hill came in safe OF
time. 81
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| Mr.. Lnither seemed to hin.self TO b,
asleep, and to hear, as We sometimes dc
in our thoughts of OUR far:6F childlIeod
long dead, voices os OF people talking
vague and iadistinct as in drcam-and
He bwohe.
Ills she and the baby safe ! God
bless them!" He felt pressure of q
soft hand in his, and then hot tears
"Jennie, is that you? God bless you p
81 heard g man osss ssy is cur sec
tion-he was & preachkt-that sGoa
loved little children"
"Was it true7"
"Yes, ltfs."
"Well, he will take care of you both,
thon-lsts-let's- see the baby"
Mr.. staithers saw lsrgs pair of Gu
rious bluo eyes look Mondeiingly into
his, a. chubby little face and fair hair
$50 ike her." said smithers. "Joan.
ME, if that preacher man said true, he
must take care of you both"
Hold my hands, darling-ars you
there? cant see you! l might have
lived, but you see the train from 'Tater
Hill came in too near on time. Kiss
me, you and the baby"
And SO thS ttaiR for The other world
having arrived before time, Mr.. Smith
srs took the through ticket on it.