, 1877-03-17

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g ncarer'n ten miles at that time al n;a as aoho
Gus GOWN from the machine and rms =. % q
% u a9au. As1 comes up secs little fe+RIt ~ te'
= mde' u was still swingin' Of the lght ho:i
q T. naus ~ aio lorWarns. slowly across fhe teesk
r ned, hadn't no hat, and was barefse<,.+ 81. o9t q
sleet haa fnoze In his hare, and his ni"h+,.l lae
Mas SUI with ice. comes up to ,im7-~smT 9
. vas vas TOOK that way couldn't speak. sei1
sIdi HFp S"1a tae hgat, backwards and forRsr5ss e
sez; Yon and ne's pards, isn't se?n fIGe, .
Ut I'm mint His eyes was open mn, iae9s tooss
queer. ne WAS dcad-fast asleep, Crazr tesahed
nse or IA gone over, which it were mr t<ass t<<@sss
@ ngeinea weak IKE. Then sets down ua he sSs ps
up R 6nsted right out cryin', he did. VI u
! lhe Conductor and spu1e OF the nnan ...
~ tae ears anu come where We yas. T. Wy Wy
saeetin' Still m growin' bitter cold. The hnsa ~
atreo thene the baby into the WIZ @
and wrapeed i'm up in blankets and oraot "al
there was doctor the train. ansi ha s,ats ssu :
| We Kin g1t 'itn back to bed without wot;n; FL
IN ap' p'raps It wouldn't hurt i'm: bn1 ~ - q
vas to wake, What With the wet m the ea,d ~ ~
the fright, like Us not it might kill In. ~ Sahh p
pofs takes 'n up to carry i'm to the honee aa se
| loiIcfed along, but couldn't her ro-1ss1s ato
kltten. Ihe Doctor he tells 'e1n to be- Iaaat1S, !
anu not wake I'm, for it was as much as h;s ~
VS., was wo,sh. 50 Crazy takes i'm, aud two nf 1aae
cJoA$m
n cne goes ahead With lantern. and t1o oat
Lfee more about with lanterns. SOS to lipht ths
way. Ven we got to the break It was iT,st 40
l expected Track, road, culrcrt, eTerythias a.
gone. @ clean as It cut out With knifr. Tbss
water was pitchin' down the run si4 feetdeen nne
fyin' Dig rocks and boullers that bounre,i M
pumped from side to side and up into tia a;e
g4eaf nut Of the water. It was awfu1 to )onI at'
how Tue child got over the gap, which w,a a,
had IT, % t"enty 1eet wide, I don't know. j tre*
suppose lie must hev gone over that. Esn tpu u. !
come TO it We was most afraid to- try II for,t
{eu slipped OF the log it was all d,y viii w w,
d,dn't like to trust tne buys, and Sos to J,ea
erais nain, y9u % won't drop the baby, viii your;
than, we'd all be down there, every rnotba-s.
son son, q Us, but for your little pard ia droo nv
Well! wc rot i'm home safe at last u,.u
"as asleep when re got to the house, an3
~ w. as ~ ~ H.; Us me when she heard what was
1ahonsh, he ncFer Waked up. Next tnornin'
iieI thrcW trestle over the break. and tra;na
'as runnin' asin. But the Doctor stavei nS WIZ
Is jest OUT vi his own head, you Know. bnr
e seemed anxious. Seemed as though ha ,,sts ~
Q the child. Don't wonder at fha, ne;thes a
lost everybody did, >' "-''1ef"
! 1Eatclcd bV I'M all that night. and toward.
ay got out all his old Christmas thinrs and
u en- on to a table near the bel, waera h.
- -, -, ~, ~, VIC aEst tn1ns. but fever came
n I'm, n wen be- woke up be was out Of bjs
ea1: -, Il speaks to i'm and scs, ~ How goes IL
ard:" But ne didn't know me, Tint waa
nanksslsinc-Dav, you know, IN ] sat there br
,,na ~, hop'n,S W every mint as be might come
u'd heS our holiday jest IS we used tn do Te
it 4 ne kep' gcttin ~orse from hour to hour,
ite Was sick jest week and Ean1erin, md
~ 3fom hrst to last. I stayel with i'm ali ina
ne, !;, 1or hadn't wits enough left to handle a
tcn,ne, c,if anu the boys sent word not to bother
'sc!i atout business m ttey'Isee me tlrongh,
net"een 'ein they cid NV duty and Yo a
~ up and down in her ret. lar runs lest rs III
> as the icser myself You know was tellin,
out tle "a1cr-fank hcar the iiuuse. It dilnst
~ W " used nlnSh, but that Week seemed a.
'ush There wasn't train either way, thai
nt s1t out O. water just there, and some OF
/ Wouid come over to STE about the hov
Z the1r wives kept sentlin' u:ce thlnss
nu Lucy was all poor people, too You sec,
.c.o" IL tIa'eled abunt last What little Pard
done, stoppin' the train that night, M he
u mite OF child. An it got Into tie pews-
ers, and thu President Ut the road came nm
&c lln, and ali that. But be Jest went on
Il DAY to day, for Death struck lin from the
moment as be stood there in the winter
ON his talking while be was dclirious xe
ID out pretty much ali now it was. I reckon
eafd ehe storm in bis sleep and the roarin'
he run, and that set I'm to drea1pin'. or
~ ~. ~ hue" II was MY night, md had often
pti';,1 ~ "t'as pao place it was and what to do
F1h1ng nappensU-never thinking that he'd
u aoln o. It llsself. But hc gits 10 in his, -
!, takes bis lantern. and goes pt,t to meeE
- ~ bc slttin' there watchin' Of 'i1u bf his
n he,d begin first, jest Kind o. mutterin'.
;, ~ y near MN say, softly like, as ef be Eas
q aras tnst1 due e. At the run in twenty minits
ared 1ike:it was all goin' through his mlua
1na ne vas doing over jest what he did
nlsht. We could tell wen be eot to the ~:
where the road broak, for be se5. "Fin
;er On that loga Ef don't ny pari viii
n seemed as though he WIS sotn' down to
sVe "here we found him. An he'd silver
$ c1 the cold rain vas strikin' lin.
see We could mostly foller lin by watch-
q and kctchin' what be said. Onct OF
ic . shook right hard, and his teeth chatter
" Thought it was the cold he was fceln'
as ne 1elt it out there in the night with
on m.;1i,,, it;: M lnen ne keeps still awhile like
see I'm hold his breath fearjn' be conidn't
tne 1 sound. Pretty soon he speaks agin,
Ike, and ses:
! be sec the light in tt.uesn
VANS 6ft Next he jumps up in bed
knees and screams out at the ton Of his
p her, Pard' Stop o3r,
ger Eve seen friyhtful things In nv
~ He!er seen things so awful as that
aie ,a..e anu Wild, with tue fever on 'im, that
:,. los WIS irytng to make Inc hear, and the
'm'tn ~ Il, ano the rain roarinf thu way it
~, - "ea Try to keep lin still, "a bis
. mo9lo coax him, and I'd try to quiet
ned scream agin,
'est's gone! Stop her, Panl.''
u take him In my arms, n he'd be ali Of
ihcn 1t seemed like he heerd NC
Tor be ses,
light! He's blowin' brakcs.n
|,uts ~ I'M oack In bed, and be lays still i
he nc was listeniia'. aud se5.
q reVersin' Of g, he Is. NV Pard-
he,d 1 shut bis eyes and drop of, aud
nus sleep, like he was satisfied. Brand
'e3'ah a'lu go all over it again, aud So
uaS, alters the sau,e. &c seemed to
his mind all the time.
~ ';1ol, you Know, him was tellin'
IT, y, ne stopped on that night and stafd
~. .1s "nS!e week and nnrsed baby like 1t L
nore'n right, n ses to I'm, "Doc-
par you1" "No!' says be, .Latnau,
:. t,.n1 Els I >, ilfe sayed mine: N besides
hasn, n he filed up like, "bcsides
latn, I've got one lest his age. There
~ you Kin give me but that little curl
us 1olchead.n So Mary takes the scis-
. .nts u IL, IT on. He kissed 1t, IN put It in |
night Of the break at DEVILS Run,
. on thG machine to goanl see what Was
:, polls out my watch and it Was u |
q thfee mlnits- Some of the neigh |
othe from around In the mountains,
tef from village about fifteen miles J
= : give NO attention to notfin' for was i
he anu didn't know how it a11 was. #
SLIP I 70, 10 front OF the house on large
te CAarley used to SIT and wait for =,
was coming hy. T a xrhfe- /