St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-12-18

ana We worked down now toward that
but still clearing the way. for how
could tell where the child might he
But ii waS weary, slow work: everv-
now and then rigging up shears, and
fastening ropes, and pulley and Sheaf,
to haul up some great piece of iron or Il
beam; ; and willing aS every one was,
we made very little progress i'll the dark
night.
Once. we had to stop and batter down
IL wall with Scatfold pole; for the po
lice declared it to be unsafe. and the
sergeant would not let lis work near il
till II waS down: and all the while |
WAS raging like Il madman at the check.
But ii WAS OF no Use, and the man was
right. He was doing his duty, and not
like me, search ny for the Iiill, crushed
form of my darling in the cruel ruins.
The people made me worse, for they
would talk and say what they thought
that | could hear. Onc would SAY
shc might still hc alive, another would
shake his head and 81 ON: when kept
stopping, i'll spite of all tried not, lis
tcnImg to Wlat they sad, and il al
seemed 81 mitch lost tiIi,c. !
The engine room WAS now cleared.
.I> every biz piece was disturbed. moth
ing had been found, but all at once, as
We were trying to clear behind the bllcl
and get down to the Stokc-hnle, one OF
the men gave Il cry. caught at the
man nearest to me, and then lights.
rubbish, the strange wild scene, all
seemed to RIM ruIui me. and | should
have fallen only the man held me up.
and Somr one. brought me some brandy
MAS myself nraiu directly. and
Stumbling over th,. bricks tu where. =
KIM, nf nI,.u had r,II,ct,.u and , unIir,
h,d his hulI'. ,,, L,.,tr,u omen and
rhr> were stoopiur to look nt some
thin" that l,y under Il beam they had
raised to tli, left of vh,r, | cxncrtrd
Sh,. would hc found.
"Sua>hrd." | heard some one with
his back to me >ay. and then some one.
..pour Iittl,. tl,iu", >h,. must have. RIM
no.t here
Then viii, m, thr,,t dir, and my.
eve. stn,iu~ | rr.rt nm and ,bIu.t tvn
,n,u .,.iJ,. ,i,,I,r md I,ft when fine
nth,rs m.d,. NV f,r mn. vith,ut >r.,L -
mo and hen / ,,nt clos. nm. covered
my f,r,. with m, hands and snitI\
kIi,.It down.
TL. ,,,li,..,,.,u ..iJ S,m.tLiuo and
s,,,,. an, els, .nul. ,h,,.rilv. Inn |
,..,,,Ib,'t L.,, ,,h't tL,., >,iL t,r u,n
,,,.,.,. ,L,,u,,I,t v..,. u,,,,, what | ~.
,roiur +, >r,. And now. for the tir,r
t;u,. ria. ,,,..,t ILiuJiu,, t,,r. ,.,u,.
,,u,I,iu,r trnm my eyes 50 rh,t when |
Slowly tunk dawn first ou,. hand and
then ,,notL,r MS blinded. and ruuId
i'm" = Gttl. lower there. smashed and
u.,tt.u,I ,,,.r.I vitI ,un,t.I,. and
Jus, v,> ms. nId rcd ,nttnl, huudkrr-
rhi,t tied rnu,J the r.,,;u and nI,t.
rh,t h,ld my, dinner Jrnur.d hero. H.,
IN, hrtl, d,,Iiun
Far , few u,um,nts vos =. if were,
struck du,ul, il vas :, different g, si,,I,r
+, vi,,t hand ,.>ur,t.d To- >r,. and
then leaned mn and la,i"h,.,l and
danced. the relief wa, 50 treat.
"Couc ON - | cried again. au.I .h,u
for an houI or more. We were at l..
working away till the light began tu
cnm, in the. cast. and tell us that il WIS
| da> break.
Late IL it was plenty of people had
/ >tnpprd ali the time. fnI somehow or
another. hundreds had got To know
/ the little. bright. gnldrm-hLircd thin.
/ that trnttcd hlckwaII and forward with
my dinner basin every DAY. She M,
10" little To do it. but then. bless lort
/ that Wa- "ul pride: tnr the wife. c"mhrj
and brushed. amt dressed her up al
purI,,>t. And fine and proud We Use.
| Io hr of tine. IitiI,. shin" mniI,,r and com.
lnm 80 nld-ia>hiourd. WHY. lot, o
hr;II> used to he liuI>r ont tn Wairl
her. and Sr,iu" how pr,ttI. and artl,.,,
and \nnum She uI~. We. used to feel tlIa;
r,cl> one would trv and protect her
and il was 50. Time after time. thar
ui"ht. >au innthcrl looking wnmrl.
tlilt did NOT know. with their apron,
10 their ewes. >nhhinm and CIV iug. an.
though didn't notice il then. rcmcm
h,.l it we'll enough attrrward ah, an,
alva\S shall; V hilr the wa, in vhirl
.nu,,. nt the u,u vorkrd .v,lI-tn-d
m,.u who vuuld have. thourhl Them
selves iuSuIi,d if I,,I'L ntt,.rrJ ',u
,hiIIiur. f,r tL,ir ,i,Lt., inh .hnv,,,
h,>, my po,r li,iIr d,rliu" had Nnu tL.
hearts of all around. Oflru ana often
since. too. cnI,Id have ,t.pprd Ihi
nm. and shuuL hluL. with thnt nu,. f.,
th,ir kindness. n,,I, th,r,'s .,Iv,,s tI,
SLut-un,,.ss ,h,,t an EumIishu.,u fin,
s,cu. tn m,L, him MI h,lrt ,t :; finn,
,f .,,,,,, and , ,,i,.,., at .,JiI ILunt,,,..
,t ever, uthr, fine
W.u If v.,s nov, inst uunu tho mann
;u, .,mJ v,. w,,,. III nn,I,.J nm tn
niI,.h nf r<rir,ncnt that nnti,inm r,uI,
IL, liz. We h,,i Lrru ,>nr,tiur +,
come. upnn the Door child. all the after
noon and MONT lint now thrr, couI,