The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-29


ably laid it down in some forgetful mo-
ment, and I was locked in. with man dy
ing or dead under my charge. -.
:" Il shouted; beat; Kicked; upon
the door, in the vain hope of being heard
by some stray passenger but there was
no house within fifty yards. and I had
heard the clock strike ten some time he.
fore. Wild with desperation, l ran back
to my inanimate companion. By this
time had become so used to the obscu.
rity as to be able to discern that while
had been away he had lifted his arm on
to the bench although there was still no
further signs of consciousness. Such mo.
ments, my dear fellow, make one religious
ifnothing else does. do not know
whether you have ever experienced de-
liverance from extreme peril but l as.
sure you that the conviction that poor
Symes was not dead brought me upon my
knees, in thankfulness ior the mercy
that had protected US in such an awful
crisis.''
II was overcome with WEAKNESS and
weakness holding the hand ofmy uncon.
scious friend, and I almost think that I
was doing when I heard the sound of an
opening door and friendly voices. Icried
aloud, and we were at once surrounded
with lights and eager, frightened, inquir.
ing faces, besieging mo with questions,
which for the time I was altogether un.
able to answer. Symes, still insensible,
was carried to his lodgings on the other
side of the green, whittier followed him
and waited for more than half an hour,
until the doctor came and told me that he
was partly conscious, but must not be on
any account disturbed or excited by see-
ing anybody. He said he would remain
with him through the night; and I re.
turned with anxious thoughts. and ex-
haustcd frame, but with grateful heart,
to my own aome.
ut turned out that little Jimmy OK
ley had been the means of bringing US
the aid that we had despaired Of. My old
housekeeper had come into my room here
two or three times during my absence
and could not understand my leaving the
light burning if I had intended to be away
so long. She went over to Oxley's and
mentioned the circumstance, on which
the verger said: why, my boy left
them in the cathedral an hour ago. And
you may depend upon it, he added that
they've agone and locked themselves in,
and that ere young fellow has been and
lost the key, and they can't get out 7
Which turned out to be pretty nearly
the truth. And now, let US have some
tea.'
"Well,' said I, *'that's an adventure
certainly, and not badly told either. It
made me feel very shaky about the knees
when that poor fellow went down the
dole; l suppose he got all right again 2"
mo; poor man." said Maitland, with a
sigh; that is the saddest part Of the
history. He was dreadfully knocked
for some days; and then apparently re-.
covered his general health, except that he
had lost all his buoyant spirits, looked
like an old man, and always seemed to
avoid me. He has since gradually sunk
into state little better than idiocy,
which the doctors attribute to the shock
to highly excitable brain, and declare
to be quite hopeless.''
"Poor young fellow" said I, II wonder
how far he remembers the circumstances
of that night"
"Very little, you may be sure" said
Maitland.
And SO we gradually foated away into
the stream of friendly talk upon general
subjects, until at late hour we parted
for the night.
lawoke III the morning from an long and
weary sleep;journey, and soon gathered
what had been the mischievous spirit pre-.
siding at my dreams! A bath set me to
rights. And after breakfast Maitland
drove me briskly out of the old CITY
through the frost y morning air to the
station.
MAY I make use Of your story g said
to him as we parted.
with all my heart he replied. ''And
if you like, I'll send you up my memo
randa. Goodbye
And this is the use have made of it.
HOW "NoBLE sVEL1.s'' IN LONDON
LIVE.
John Paups London Letter to New York Trib-
une.1
AS for the noble swells themselves.
from what I've seen of them Though per-
haps one can very little jud ge of what
people actually are by meeting them in
court circles and glare of fashionable
drawing.rooms) 1 should say they are
not hard lot, generally speaking, and
that in the main they are we'll. behaved,
less given to putting on frills than one