The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-10-29

it out, departed. The man seemed to be
touched with pity, and told her il she
wanted to save some furniture he would
help her. My wife thinks that holding
the baby in his arms had touched his
heart. She pleaded with him that If he
had any consideration for her or her
helpless children, to leave the house and
let her put out the fire. He consented
and left. azs|...,'s5*.. :. E.@. =. =.
MY wife then came to me and ask
ed me was all right between me and God.
4 ain afraid they will come back and kill
you yet, and it will be the greatest CON-
fort to know that you felt prepared to die.
" | told her felt prepared to die.
"Telling me to pray she left me. 1t
was not long before another party Of
Quantroll's men came, and in drunken
toncs.--for the marauders had become ill.,
toxicated by this time...dcmandcd whcth.
or was in the house. J.
"'Do you suppose said my wife conf
IDENTIFY that he would stay here, and you
shooting and burning all over the town.
No; he left this morning as soon as the
firing commenced, and unless some of
you have shot and killed him outside, he
is safe. Some OF your men were here
this. morning and searched the house.
However you may look for yourselves
sin this she bluffed them. They set
fire to the house, and left one, who drew
his revolver on my wife, and said he
would kill her if she tried to put it out.
He stayed till the house was so far con.
sumed that there was no possible chance
of saving it. My wife pulled up car
pet, and, in taking it to the yard, drop
ped it accidently by the door.
''Aty wife was afraid, and so was |. that
l would be burned alive, for had no
thought of doing any thing but what my
wife told me. The floor was on fire al.
most over me, and the flames were creep
ing nearer. My wife stood and threw
water, pail after pail, ON the floor, and
was doing this when neighbor, a Cath
olic woman, came and said why, Mrs.
Fisher, what are you doing! What good
it will be to save that floor? Besides
you can't save it,
81 don't care what good 1t will do,
replied my wife, 4 am going to keep on
wetting that foor.'
but finally. when she saw she could
not save it, she asked the ncighbor
whether she could keep secret. She
then swore by the Virgin Mary never tc
reveal it.
"'Wcll, thcn,' said my wife, my hus-
band is under that floor
"The soldiers were still everywhere
shooting and burning, and the air was
filled with the shricks OF wounded and
dying men, the wailing Of widows and or.
phans, and the sound Of falling buildings.
My wife then called me to come out and
threw dress over my shoulder. The
two women picked up the carpet, and l
crawlcd under it between them, ana so
We three proceeded to small bush about
four feet high out in the yard.
''Thcre my wife saw four soldiers ready
to fire. They were not hundred yards
off. Then, for the first time, the poor
woman dispaired. A pans then shot to
her heart, and she gave up all for lost.
Nevertheless, skunk under tn. bush, and
they threw the carpet over me.
''Save the chairs!' cried my wife and
they rushed to where the chairs we're
piled, close to the burning building, and
ran with them and flung them carclessly
upon me, and piled up all that was saved
Of our household goods about ME. The
soldiers thought the pile only a lot
Of household furniture, and left it unmo-
Tested.
81 staid there till two hours after they
left, and then gathered my wife and four
children-for the two boys had come
back-and lin the garden we knelt and
thanked God for delivcrance. Brethren,
you don't know what it is to he thank
full