The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-09-23

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surprise had for Nell at home. 4
man with a lantern In his hand came
few steps to meet ii1e, and said
that the s:t Fnion" had come down
with all extra freight, and in threw
ing off some cars had run off the end
of. the side-traek, and lay right
across the main line. He had to go
back and help those who were try
ing to put her on again, and | was
to stopthe passenger, and give warm
ing. This commission rather pleased
me, as | should see Nell so much
sooner, | started out OH the main
track briskly, skipping along, SO
careless ofmy steps that before many
moments | caught my foot in
space between two ties, and mvol-
UNFAIRLY throwing out both hands,
TO save myself a fall, iil an instant
my lamp was dashed to pieces on q
rail, and the light extiEguislied. I
was inclined to laugh at the mis-
hap, only for a slight feeling of yex-
alton at my carelessness, until /
glaGee,l back and saw how far was
from the men at work on the 6 IL
ion,' THE only place [ could get
another lanteln,-and the danger
of the approaching train flashed
across my mind like a blazing dart.
1t this moment the rattle of the rap
idly nearing passenger cars became
distinctly audible. The sst Mon, !"
tone OF the heaviest engines on the
raaD lay 50 far below the station
that the train would hardly slackeal
It's speed tlntil it hal passed that
point; the head light would give
no warning for the engineer would
suppose it to be on the siae-tTacks; !;
and tie men there would pay 10
attention to the train as they sup
posed it had been warned by. me-
AierciiiiI God, what could | do to
avert the terrible collision Alld
Nell. She as on the engine. aIy
brain seemed ON fire with the mail
delling terror ofthe thought. Some
thing must be done The Bis
seIi'sn headlight twinlSlasl among
the trees har,liy haIf a mile distant.
wildly ran towarl it, ejaeaiatiaag
Little Nell Dear Nell every term
Of e:,learmaast that had become IA
miliar to my tongue iii the last few
happy weeks, and thinking of all
that made her 50 dear. / would
shout, / would wave my hands, I
would stand directly IN front of the
engine where the light would strike
me, Harm would see me and stop
sreat God. lie nstst stop!
As I ran my feet shufiied through
pile of cillaers aud ashes dumped
from some engine. Witt, a sudden
gle.sna Of intelligence, threw off'the
old coat / wore, tore from inside a
large piece ofthe REDfiannel with
which is was lined. The color was
the universally recognized signal OF
danger. hal only time to grasp a
handful of the ashes, and thrust
them into tie cloth to give it weight,
when tire tr.ain was upon me, aid
with a BRIEF prayer to Ged to guide
my am and strengthen my arm, [
cast it straight at Harm, who stood
i'll his cab anxiotisly pccring for
ward. Nell sat upon the OPP
posite side Of the cab the firemalps
side and I could not see her. I
sank shiveril,g beside the rails. 1t
seemed Iio.irs-it could not have
been minutes before the sharp puff
of the whistle broke the air, and the
grinding sound Of the brakes assured
me that the train was being checked
When it was quite stopped, and no
Terrible frasf, Rad iasd;caff41 n