The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-03-29

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.,,J.k Some tims sgo we read of aIapdnrId fnt
,v !. that Will serve easan illpstratloss pf tqqis
~ I- beautiful law, H hwsass subs.sntlally 70
this effect, A poor, coarse featured Old
'esss,twofnsii liyed 81 the fi,e IL ths aitlmore
sf,asbmna OlfiosfsiIway yowiiersH pssses tl.rVpgl,
,x1sal VIII, u6gsopisi district of Western yir-
Isdw sinia She Ma a widow, vitlsochly one
!; M dspghtsr, living With her ipA log but,
near = deep precipitops gorge crossed byI
osf tils railway bridge. Here she constrlxed
moo so support thetnssivss by Faisiiig and sell-
sdi lug poultry and eggs adding berries In
lsa their season, ando iotef littie articles Tor
aorl fhemsrket2 Shsa hsdlto nlakeua l0ng
.,,o,t weary walk ofi mzlyb lpilss,Ic Icto,a town
~; where shs sopld ssellEhstu sqskst uof pros
asss ss Rss.Ss Sss sssas ss
sis! hialcl, 90 tbs bfontsof her s6slf hsales,
slsi sl,e trudged on geiierAils toiheg0afkstoii
=, "A fppt. The ce psiuetor calne fnaiytO notice
=, hsr walkipgpy diPe side tof The eliss or re.
tween, rails; aud being. q opd,nsiured,
mi behe beheyoient man, hs would often givetef
SSd nqIls 20 sids no s~ithout charge. The'
sasnl iaigintmoSI and brake 6iei were also good
ooili,to the, ohlwon,sn, iEsi, ,feltthey Iwerr not
IA yrepging ths ilierssts sef ltlss lrailysay =,
-,,, compsny psgiyipg hsrS thssa1 free rider 3,
And soon an, accident occurred that proved
o. fthat they We're quite iightfn tliis view. or
the matter. .soiIisqHlos $50 MIA 'iS' ,.4.
In tho wild month Of March, the rainl
descended aud the mountains sent down.
el;. ttislr Isollitts lrobfbg tstrslss VI melted
snow and Ice Into this gorge, near the odd
.suj monian's hut Tho floor Iafose Tlth tlls
darkness u the night, until she heard thsl
crash o. the aiIway bridge Us i6yss swept
Goni It's pbntmsnls, aud dashed its broken
tiInbers against, tlie, .craggy sides OF The
prescipics ON either, side 1T rass nearly
a. al.lnlglltt Tie rain fell in food, and
~ the darkness ~as deep and Rowing witii
M ~ ,shs storm. In another.aif hour the sxa.
l,ress train would be duelii w mt could SHE,
rbo aS % warn II against the awful destructIoiI
no. Pr .wu aarproaching ?-Si,e had not q
! or whole tzfiow candle tn her house; aud no
lIgh.sl.e eSuld, n.aks of tsilev or oil, ~
D in She had II: would live moment In tllat
ses, t.u,psst IL Siad a,id fainl Not a n,o-
~ meHs wss % bs ;ost; md her thought was
dng eqnai 10 the moment. Shecut the cord OF
day h.r only bed.stesd, aud shouidersJ the
snt dry post side pieess, ard head ipiecesc
ave Her daughter followed her with. their two
~ wooden chaits' Up The steep embanks'
d,,o llmsnl fnsy iclimedr, end piled at ihsir
~; lko1sehold funiture upon the line, OF few
~ rods before The black. awful chaam, gurg
tyy. ling cith. The rpariuE flood, The distant
- ruriibime % the tfsihs came upon tlsrn
~ Just "a they had dhrsi the well-dried CONT
I "a btstibies. Hfhe pile bazed- up i,sto The
,tss night, throwing ilsred, swelling, booming
he light long way up the tract'l in nfteen
hut n,Iifutss Il wodld bssiHtn rsdn,S and she
ing could not revive it with grcun we. wood.
eIf. Thsihsndsr n o. iiris grew louder II.
Iith, a wlfkii, fys piiles ef the aIs, Would
will they voc II intinie. They might not put
the ON the breaks n soon j .enaugh.si Awful
Iing Ithought. : She tore her rcd flannei gown
ing lfroin herin moment, and IS Ing II 70 the
end Of q stick, ran up the track waving
per It In both hands, aud her iaughsf swung
'rfe round her head a blszing chair-post, y
little before. Theii1es of hundred uil-
conscious l,Asssngrrs hung on tho Issue Of
hsy the next minute. The ground treinbled
st ths old womanls fsct The great red
bsyi eye o. ths engine burt upon her rs !t
L. capw round curve Like huge, sharp
sighted lion coming satl,lenltyupana fire,
un- Il sent forth thrilling roar, that filled oil
isd. the hslghls and rayines. nreundr The
lfor train was Il ftiIi speed; but thebrskemen
hey wres,ls.l at their leysrge, witl, Al the
strength o. desperation, The shses ground
and along tiie heafed rails slower and slower,
until the sngino stopped al the deeiSing
for ave. n aiH iblszed enough 70 thcv the
black abyss into the trsin and AL its pas.
'..s sengers would have plunged, aud inL' =
: ,lo.ih All, ,,lsstspet len ips befrihIeto think
5 Of, had II not 6eeii Tor the old womsn's
-. signal. They did not stop 20 Hank her
flrst for the delivsrance::s The conductor
knelt down by the side, o. the engineer
the engineer aud il,e brakemen came aud
Nnn, kifcitdown byahiln; all tho passopgors
y came and knott down by ihom; and there
ip. 1. tho Inspiring light OF the burnt.out pile,
70 Ai ele faissa Sbsi. l3rs AhanksE iod
's'l Cor the salvation Of their lives. All In q
nSie lima tbs, kjieelers arl pFsyers septppinlo
'ug tlwsdask huas ssns such 6 midnight voice
Std M tiaiiklgiSihs ms .sslshsmli iiIesef, ~
wv wv oendsd from plie earth ~ Him who seeti
O"' In darkness as well asiil SECRET. n
W. 7Klnd,,sss Is siiie laisieaf good viii TO