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


ground i'll an instant
When came to, | felt horribly sick
and deathl\ like. and looked about
fr"m face To face, wondering what waS
the matter; for | couldn't make it out
why | should be lying on my back.
with people round me i'll the yard one
holding up my head, another sprinkling
my face with water.
Then il all came back at once. and |
~nnddercd aS | turned my head and
looked ai the ruined works for knew
what il was struck me down to the
earth. said before it WAS like IL flash.
AMI 1t WdS-it WAS one quick thought
which came across my brain, for knew
that, being dinmcr-time, my golden
haired gal would have brought my low
ancc tied up in II basin: and something
told me that she had gone into the
Stokc-holc to find me when | had gone
INTO the Yard.
Let me get up | says; and | ran
toward the ruins, and began tearing
AWAY at the heap of brick rubbish,
While the crowd now gathered together,
hearing thai there WAS some one under
meath. began tearing away at the rul-
bi>h like fury.
i;N and 10y the police came, and some
gentlemen. and something like order
A.,> 90! at. and people worked well to
gcl down to where the >tokr-holc had
been, had said that there WAS some
one there. but | couldn't shape my
mouth To SAY who il was; and some
said ii WAS one and some said it Wa~
another; but whoever they named
seemed to come directly back from his
dinner, or because he had heard the cN-
plu>Inm. 80, by and by. people began
to look from one to another. and ask
who it wa>.
ASK Wilmm. says some one. ''hc WAS
here ii the time = and some one asked
me. But | had no occasion To speak.
foI just then, alarmed ut the child not
| going back aS usual. the little gals
mother came SlIicking ont. and cry
/ ing:
Where's little Patty! where's little
! Patty > and then. when no one spoke.
she gave ii SnrI of pitiful moan. and
sank SLOW ly down inst on her knees.
and then sideways, on t" Il heap OF
bricks: and remember thinking il WAS
best l"r could not lind it III my heart
To go To her help. tut kept on tearing
II Was pulling and w"rritimy: tnI
one could not seem To hc sure oi where
ANY thing had once stood. in the hnlri-
bic confusion before us. one said the
stoke hole had been here. and another
there; but even |, who had worked
there two Years. could NOT bc sure
| amidst tine confusion.
Hour after hour went 10y. and still We
L.,
nr hr.tni WAS lifted and dragged away.
MAS obliged &" turn my head. ton /
iclt sick. and th; place seemed To SWIM:
for | expected To >rc Patty : little bright
cull> torn out and hanging to the jag
gcd W"od. and that underneath thrr,
W"uld he some thing horrible and
crushed.
ku"N il wasn't manly: hui what
can | say, hen there WAS Il slttlc. bright.
hlur-cNcd child in the case one "t
tho>, httlr things whose look Will make
N"ur great rough iaud fall to your SIDE
when raised in anger, Will" the TINY
t. ,hiuy can lead YOU about and do what
She likes with You! P'rIp> amt man
l. : hut somehow. children always
Stems +" get the upper hand OF me.
Aud - "u We worked. h"ur attcl
hour: men getting tired and dropping
oti. hat always plenty ready I" idk,
, thciI places: WhIlr | never Thought
oI ii. hut kept on tearing away till my
hands blcd. and the sweat rolled dow
my face: but turned away every time
: there WIS something large lifted. tnr
said Ia myself. ''Shr must hr under
that And then again and again. ii
my mind. / seemed to see the torn an,
cru>hcd tacc Of may darling, and hri
long curl> dIhhlcd in blood.
! La the midst of the pilrd-up. black
cncd ruins bricks. mortar. tilc~. lead
and ragged and torn beams. huge piece
of wood snapped and torn like matchc'
I We t"iIrd ON, hour after hour. till Tia,
l daIk night came. when the gas pipe
I that had been laid bare and pluggr,
I were um>tnppcd. and the g;l> lit. 50 tha
: ii tllIcd and hlaIcd and east Il >tr;mg,'
Wild light over The ruined place. There
: had been flames burst forth two q"
e three times from parts of the RUNS. hu
IL few Sprimkling> from the iilc-cuGln'
= in Attendance had put them ont: and
/ as we worked ON. the rubbish grey
cooler and cooler.
t Some said that the child could II"
have been there. hut the sight of he
''"'ii'' ''"' '''S "''' was SUM '"'' N'''
once Hht @"t aNH\ from u" i""Fh
: Nh" iiad h'f Ill 'hrlf h""Ne' nous
| where bui IL part of the windows iiI,
"t'h hl"ke" ny lh' tNP'">l''li' aIi'
cams; running l" Ni'i' WIS III N"l
: 'hhl'hih% al i've oll'hS an" M"'"' ,''l
got w" or 'hicc I" 'ahe her ,a'h' '"i
r"iiiih nave iti' tilt Spn' Nii'ft WA
. I" nave save" my ne. hli' i fcil'hl