The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1874-02-07
SINGLE COPIES, THREE CENTS

the cold river water cleared the ml>tj
of his cloud,N train in some tpgrre.
lie ro>r NJ. straiying himself by the
slender stem Of II young white birch
tree hat grew clooe beside him, and
looked abound.
lIakl a clear whistle, lalf mile
away, cleavug the Silenca like the call
of some sweet-throatrd bird.
1t vas the rXpr 81. whose plume Of
lurid smoke spannrd half continent
the. long, SER ent like train, gl!ttering
with lights, and Carrying gyeat eye of
fire in ront, which nghllI ,IHtn trre
Ov'r the line of rails, AMI shot like
met, OF out OF sight into the hush AMI
silence Ol the woods, westward hMslid.
The way tain IN ssrd at nine, making
a brief >toppage at the llur>tiy station
h, yhnd, mere WOO len shed with
platform ON either side. H,'f an hour
alt,rMari a slow and heavy freight
train followed it, running oil on II side
ilhNh iONhIh lht IlNti I'll u lhC
express should have safely passed.
And it was tie special business of Is.
freight, and subst quentiy replace it tor
the huIrying express.
Had e done this? ..
With an awful doubt poisoning his
heart, he pressed his hand, to his tenn
PIES and tried To think. IIc had been
there he could recall Just how the
.dewy rails looked, wet and glistening
IN tine starlight. lie | al the Swit:h-
ky /, his hand THAT he could also r,-
member. But WAS that before or atterT-
the freight had switched off ? IIerou'tGa
not remember whether the freight habi
passed or not. lie did MT kuoWs
whether he had l0:ke tn, switches.
twi; or once, or, good lIeaven, nst
at all The past was swaying vacu4al,.
the future strange and dreaul.Iike. l.S
closed his eyes, he pressed his Temples
as II either band had been Il vicScof
IRON, in the wild, agcnizing etiJrsto
recall tie last hail hour. f.H
20 God - he moanel aloud, as<hs
threw himself Oh his face in thakwet
grass, 'am going mad" -"
Some hing had struck againstSAs
breast bone as he flung himselg llsnn;
1t wa, the fatal flask. lie tore Il, out,
halt full of dark rel puson, am dashed
it pas>ionately in the bushes. 1t. was
that-THAT that bad done all Tho mis-
chief. 'a...'
"Oh, Heavenly Father =" he crttti
aloud, in his great anguish, 'tsit' pleeser
Ihee to avert from me this ggpat crime
at murder done thOu>anl seia-gndI
nauehL but one Of Thy miEaules can
avert it now i swear before thy pave
mtnt at STARS tU touch that devil Is broth
no more. OGod, hear me / 0.Christ,
save mr -
The eaith beneath his Esovaling
bra.t thrilled and Yuivtred as tbs. ex-
press train flew over the riil+, aa,ih Is
rael E'lnayne held his breath, ilsninen-
taiily expecting the awful calSli which
should STAN Lis soul with tlIe eternal
brand Of Cam. .-'
llushl An owl hootIng afas OF la
the wuodN, the e.y OF sOIne sad, voiced
nigh bird oveihvad, 'and t,en. aAo.her
| whistle, clear hnd CHEEKY. The express
had paosrd through llurstky- passed
through safe aud sound, Aud Israel
EoInayne staggered to his feet gazed
around hun aB histant, clutcled yaaue-
~ at the ar, and then fell unconscious.
"Uncl", he Is cOiI,tng To-. On, unele,.
! knew-l knew that he was notdead." /"
And the suit eyes OF Dorothy i3uers
wcIe lie first thlug that Israel E,tua.,lls,
saw ns his soul came out OF rhs MOr.i
ut shadows and OBLIVION, wlIly ol,s
Jonathan leaning Ola his cale just be-
Sond. $40 - s..t
81 Fell me, Dotty." he gasped, chow
wa, i? Tnr-th" switch, ?', ....
1T was my gil dld it, Z" said the old
man. ''She came 10y, and she heard
Tile freight whtstliu', and size sees the
s"lIeiHS wasn't right, nor no signal,
nor nOlhln'. Something's happrnrd,'
sa!S she. Aud there las the Key M the
mi die OF the trauS, aud shc unluekS
the swilrheS-yuu showed her nov To
do 1t yourself, E,mdyne. one summer
afternoon and she hangs up her white
lantern. And ther, sue stands, with
her heart a-beatIn' tit to choke her, TIL
the ght gifts of. Aud size Calls to
one Ot the bIakcSmen. set these light
tor the express, says she; quick, or
there may be thou and lives lost
where's the switch tender?' says he.
'God only knows, says my Duiy.
aud 50 she Comes back after me. I'm
rle, says she, all white AMI lremblip'
like, come withne.' What f,r? sayG
L. ia l0ik for Israeli says she. Il
don't sleep this night. says my Dotty,
tin we've found hlm.'"
God bless her ~ cried out ESmayne
in chuktd voice. "God be thanked
for all hisnercies, /" 81
"Was 1t tit?" said the old man,
curiously. GLOW did it come on ?''
But I'rael Esmayne spoke no word
on the subject, either then or ever. lIe
married DorUthy Beeis in the spring,
and he has sacledly keps his vow. Ii
I