Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-01-26

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A ToucHISG SToRY.-The New York Times
tells q touching story Of lad eleven years Of
age, living at Binghsnt0n, who. being sent out
on an errAnd, clambered into a freight car, at
trsctel BY gone loose corn on the floor, which he
proceeded to pick up Tor ais chickens While 50
engaged the doors were closed, and the oar-oue
Of trAin-started off 20 its destination. Cries
sud shrioks were Of 10 avail, and FOR thirty
miles the poor lad was thrown violently from
side to side, having nothing to hold Jon 20, until
be vas severely bruised and cut, aud his assh
filed With splinters. Al the end Of the Journey
the car wss switched of and the boy discovered.
Being brutslly treated By the tTackman who
took him from the ear, he was afraid TO ask ss-
sistance, and actually walkel sll the way bsck
TO Biughsmton, eating raw corn 70 stop the
cravings Of hunger, snd sleeping IN hay stack,
where the mice rsn over Bis face, sad where his
feet we're frozen. The distress os the parents st
his l1ss, sud their joy At his recovery, msy be
more easily imagined than described.
BRAVE DEED The Bangor (Ne) Way
states that on Tussdsy evening, as the down
train on the Bangor s. Biscstsquis Rsi,r1sd was
being made IN At Odtown for connection with
the Z sud " a. train, while q locomotive Of the
former line was moving quite sEiftly 8, a short
distance from the depot, lsi about seven years
Of age walked into the centre Of the trsck, m
conscious Of the approaching engine The loco
motive came rushing along, sni the bys'suiers,
Mortified a, the peril Of the boy. shouted wildly
10 him 20 run but the discovery Of his peril
seemed % pAralyzs his limbs, aud ne stool ap-
p4ren;ly rooted 10 the spot by his terror But
Just as the engine had sln0st reached him
young msn rushed from the crowd to the rescue,
seized the boy ss the pilot o. the locomotive was
within a few feet OF the spot, threw him by msia
force to the platform beside the rails, sud by a
mighty effort sprsng almost az the came time,
clear Of the track, apparently grazing the front
Of the engine as 10 thundsred by. The brave
fellow who performed ths noble act Is young
man named Luther S1spe-, Of Oli,oFn, about
eighteen years Of sge.
'' Blessed te bus,la,,' eE,I.ims the Osvego
-1freriiser, and to prove IL tells the following
story
such was tie heartfelt su,bem surg by
hspq5 urchin, ss be broke orr Of the door Of
cue Of our public schools, recently, ani caperei
houe. Tie hat run asay from the Aforesaid
s.hlo. three consecutive DAYS. Ile fourth 3lT
vas an Imagination frsusht sitn terr1rs. lie
pictured s1d felt the ja-eaniing rule cf the en-
raEei p-ecept5r upon tle loose portion Of his
psnialoons lis heart sank Fortune railei
w1eu lie discovered huge paper hustle worn by
bis elder sister. An IDEA struck him. lie
iCnuei the article in iis appropriate position all
resolved on test case, as the awyers ssy. Fear
iessly he entered the school room His coriec-
lures were more than resiisei. Ee p1t on
bold front The tsacsgs attacked him In tie
rear. Tie blJws ts thick ami lss-. and le
vailed long sui l91i There was a a-uui sim
lar TO fhs, cs1sel by striking hollow pump
kin. The hl-te took shaking up ani the l8j
returned % bis seAL Urcaius taking ih.s hint
all wear tust.es 90 school a1r.
How IT FEELS 20 % uRawSyG. The editor
ottbe Marietta Register ssys TIA, VIXEN O boy
be was lrovnei, So far as 20 lose AZ e51ssious-
mesa; bus consciousness continued what seemed
to he l-ur tine sfer respiration -1-t la7e
stopped The mind e,tel With H-atai-e pn.l-
its. and the things Thought ,f 70 thai- Uu.tl:u-