Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-06-05


clergyman would meyer breakdown
How long this would have lasted. or
whether it would have remained ior
all time, it is impossible t9 say, haf
NOT an event occarred which changed
the whole current Of their lives.
The rector was walking i'll his gar
den one Saturday morning, and for
once not thinking Of Laura Hern-
shawe-for ne was arranging the
hea. s,of his rext mornings sermon
hen h.; was startled by II dull.
-. ennfll,.l explosion in the val
tcv. "a :;Nvsa tlon!N smoke ascend
lro.a .t :.nlow in which was Mr..
lIernsirlwes coi!ery He. waited
~ .or iIi: kat, 5ut ran straight down.
t" the iii.
Five minutes mad not elapsed since
,.e l.iv::!.o. i:,:i alrearlv tie wives
t.. ,Aili~- f the miners h..'l gath
ere round the shat; Women Were
there wringing their hands and
screaming wildly .s''me sat in stony
despair gazing at the fata! shaft !; otn-
cfs. h ID tainted, and, h ppily oblivi-
Gu. for time TO their misery, law pn-
needed by the excited and frantic
crowd. Men, too, were hurrying up
from. the works and asking excited
questions. IL was some time before
Mr.. Hallowes could obtain any in
formation, or learn what number Of
men We're in tEe pit, or what was
Il e.r chance Of life. At last seeing
an overseer turn from speaking to
some Of the men, he approached
.im. Is
There are nigh sixty men and
bows down, SIR, tie man answered
| have just come fran the other
>!.att; ;.bnut twenty lave come up
i;.rre. but fear there is no hope for
the rest. The rope is down now, but
nj5' ons as& sruIlsa it; fThe. Are was
.l.hkiS 's.i,l I slarrhtrais liio- hope.
ht th:s m"ln,nt hoy ran up and
~!,nkr t,tl.e ovc.*ecl. The man stag
g re-! back.
m .,aS.is ,.y Gas 'iams;1 i Y S1S:s''"f'' '''
Yes. the boz said. | came NJ
i the last gang, and saw the
i;,:s;er in Isis little room ut the bot
r"il Of he shaft he was talking to
J,;cl; Wilkins the trier.
Gn;nothiags be- dohe 2 Mr. Hal
lowesiaskea sthis is afeadful ! and
shudder ran through him as he
thought of Laura's distress.
Nothing, sir. the man said. Look
there; and he pointed to light
aaeke vreathing up from the shaft;
sIfe's'fa fare now, and she may
blow any moment. Itwould be mad
ness
The men standing round mur-
INJURED an assent. Anything that
men can do, miners will dare to
rescue comrades; but this was too
much.
At this moment there was a stir,
and the crowd drew back to let wo-
man pass. 1t was Laura Hernshawe.
Her face was as pale as death, and
her hnr had broken from its bonds
in the speed with which she had
run.
1 hear my father is in the pit, she
gtsped out; is it true?
A dead silence answered her. She
sank down upon the balk of timber
in despair, and then rising again she
exclaimed wildly,
He may be alive still a thousand
pounds to any one who will 60 down.
and,brlng him up4' :. 4
1t is impossible. Miss Laura, the
overseer said the pit is on fire
Up. Mil low again in Il minute or
t%t
Five ;,o'ls:-l pounds 70 whoever
vi:; 80 '!uwn!' >lle said iranl;caly |
: o ;...r.. # YOU Ice ;nrn. 20 d2wr and |
ii ,..;y hvr i
ff'G ffGi.. i...a l.,w !.:tck, In one or,
80 >|r.',. io::,. !,cr al.I were co!aing
{ ..wali wien lie Won II rnsiled
=; ." !'cm,
X" !!i.miie--,.o. Willie, you don't
Z 0nr ;w1 ,.pys are duNn low
Y a.. ha mt 20. VIII n@l ic, You
>:at is money now? and clil.ging
t the men. tiny dragged them away.
Laura Hernsha&e sank back upon
the brlli. desp 'iiag now, for she lelt
shc could not press the point Du-
ring their colloq1ly Mr.. Hallowes had
Oeen earnestly questioning the boy,
and he now whispered to the fore
nan. The latter gave start Of
and made gesture Of re!u-
;tt Then Mr. jdallowes spoke aloud,
shall have nv way. | a'n Gods
n;nisfer-I have no one in the world
. lament me- 1t is my duty to try,
If least. Get the rope ready AT once
n lend nee thick cap 20 protect
'y head, and fannel-jacket.
Laura Hernshawe lad started up
md exclaimed, No, nol'-then she
;ad been silent. Without q word
j., stood moiicnless while the cler-
,yloan put the miners clothes over
lis own amid dead silence from all
around.
Mr.. Hallowes was very pale, but
perfectly calm. When he was ready,
and while the men were busy hoist
ng up the rope which they had low
cred after the explosion, for the prop
er gear was blown away, Laura went
up to him and said,
must speak to YOU Before you'll
90, Mr.. Hallowes and she led the
way into q small wooden pay-office
close to the shafts mouth. The cler-
lyman followed lrer, and closed the
!oor. She took both his hands, and
Stood for a moment still AID silent.
i'aen she said. May Col in heaven
l',-T go; and ":rctvo You need
Z, 'i.r:i;.v sfi'...s ]. III: i! il ca:
.i,"'r va IN Us .v.rfu! danger,
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