The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-12-04

forward up the track She had not far tC
go, for the train was head of time that
night instead of being behind, as woulC
have been more desirable under the cir
cumstances Never had ANYTHING appeared
TO Katie Crowninshield more suddenly thar
dld the great @laring eve Of the locomo
tive headlight that now mlowed upon he,
out OF the overshaGoWing night and hen
lantern seemed TO have instantancousl1
vanished.
1T i ~ small, She cried in agony
''1nd he will never see it,
Nevertheless. on a low mound OF eartl
and stones, close by the side OF the track
Matte took her post Of charity and danger
ahd swung her Iltti" lantern trantlcally tI
and fro, while she now tried to make hrl
sweet @irls voice heard through the rom
ana rlamnr of the rushing train
On came The railway giant, lu@gine
Nth lhh ms precious freight OF human
NE, and Il flashed upon Katie CroWnin
7hItld mmd what an awful capacity iol
ufferm@ that train might have on board
on with the great glare and the allah
s"rblmg torrent Of sound, and almost be
f"re Natl" knew it, the object Of her hope
ahu lear nae dashed rnthlcsSlN past her
ana was quickly swallowed up from hel
lghl III lhe rocky Jaws a the deep cut
i'i cry "l %flel ana disappointment ol
itl " Alu y strange lhrlil "t pam u
"f' hr''F'' lfie poor Sti sank npon th'
@r",''i, ans nlf,"d Atr iacc III her hands
Niilir ihe I','it E'l"efH df"npeh neglect
''II ptS.He h'f;
oiilN !"i one pflt' instant, however, QUO
las
Oh IT., l"r IN t'l "'h'f instant Shc hah picke'
up h9r A'aftS 'flrh'' Spran@ |" her ieet-
''" ",'i','" away uo"h enc iillto!1u tfafh
'""'lt' ''' '".' '7i'e WAS l@l' OF lo"l a'
any ,'"'l' :'''n 'f''f' were wings \" hel
speed 'u' y seemed 70 hefaS ~ She Sho'il'
never ~ lnfo'Sl' the cur. She paused /;
moment "l'll IN" lower 'hd was rearheo
70 gamer Nr'''h ;hd \" nflNi ne Sali
lllH' rom htr eyes before Sle looked upon
'he aWlui scene Shr knew must be pre-
pared ''r h'f
A'l" lneh WiN' 'l'fP W;'s me lfllh
Ihe rear car TiSlh@ cl"Sr III 'front.' OF hef
Wllli' 'hG olhefS Nanu lhrfr We're p'll lcN
Oh iiei'' 'Iht' hiSht) s'"ou All 'fec' upon
lhe'f Wilrt'S oeyolld-rho' an upon INC
track, TO ne sure put all apparently safe
al'; tNcrpI shr great dark mass, Whos'
p"nSheH hlroal @lltiefeu IN lhf varying
llghtS ihal flashed upon IT, and who's,
hoai'ae throat screamed angrlY with the
escaping steam Ion the locomotive hat
come 10 grief pretty decidedly among the
granite boWlders that were heapcd on the
track hV the ticnds who had planned tn,
wreck, The passengers We're ewarmino
out ot the cars, and none OF them seemed
hurt 1T all, non did Katie hear 4 sound tina
told of pain as she swiftly threaded hcl
way among and past them. She hat
caught a glimpse OF 4 group away beyonG
even the shattered locomotive, however
which forbade her lingering lor an instant
Right down toward her own garlen-gatt
four men were carrying y heavy burden
and others were following, and Katie
heard them say, a~ she Ia~tcncd by:
''WhO is il ,"
"WhN the conductor. lie WAS throWl
from the platform of the forward ear.
"l~ he killed
They say 50. NohudN else MAS hurt
lie WaS 4 splendid fellow.
y tall, handsome, bearded man, IN darl
hlur clothing, but his face was %haStl,
pale when thry Laid him on Gr;tndiathc
=
who had been among the passengers ben
glon1nilN above him
''ll"ad all right, - mlltterrd the man @
~rlcnff 'only 4 fnt or -, Nnd- there
= flt', lW" "i EN-. lhd ms IFit arm below
We elbow AlrnrN tll" ground %, that
clear ana ne bones are likely !" hf ~
rl%hi' MHNl nave h""li ieah'hg on L
lo"h al';i"' "houih SAN iil'II", MiEu
that light on his face
lhr lI%hi ~ lhr room what WITH lh'
crowd ana the country candles, had bt,l
none "l thr brightest, put luSl at ilI
moment clear, Golden CLEAN was poure'
down on the taet OF the injured man, ant
SLOW asst tile radiance itself had wakenc'
lllm, hr opened ms eyes and looked
dreamliN about INN.
ne surgeon lcaf,i NiSh thai was nal
a sob close behnd lam, and looked up t'
See that That and the sudden hight came
from Nate and her lantern, but luSt the'
the questioning eyes OF the conductor icl
upon her face, and hr exclaimed, family
hu earnestly;
II knew IT was N"n There was hardly
all @on" to pieces II ii hadn't been for Nol
'''i'i N'tl liE1iit' va W " 'li' III t'f
God bless Non
And 50 haflr tr"WhnShltll suddenly
found herself 4 heroine, With 4 swarm o
grateful people around her, very much Il
her discomfort. They would have had'
her Il present II She Wolld have allowed
them, but the only words she really
heard from any one were those at the
surgeon
"What, Killed \ man like him? Non
sense. he'll carry his ann u = sling iof
month or so, bat he'll b" mp a%an IN /;
fortnight
OF course, II" time Was lpSt in repairing
the track and in forwarding the paSsen-
gers, and Il few hours only saw the old
farmhouse as quiet and peaccluI-lookln2
as ever. Even the surgeon had done his
work and gone. Ihe engine lay battered
and helpless amonG the hpnders where 1t
had forced its Wlltl way The conductor
bed and the titlu slnmber9 the surgeon ;
oplate gave him We're starry with signals
that white fingers held up before ms
dreaming eye. As for Katie and her Ian
tern the latter had fairly burned itself out