Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1877-01-03
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IRON The Omaha Herald
nr,aha man found boot neei
ring in the frog Of a ralifosa
~ Ne and ii reminded him O
r.s then a young man, but II
likely that will ever forget y
he cast a rueful look at the emp
ee OF his pants. 1.-THE s1ofs
\ toId,n he went on turning VIZ
bt-heel over in bis hand a. y y
4 inscribed upon it story similar
b;s own. 81 was walking on Inc
Ick near st. Joe, in Missouri. !
4 4 terrible nigbtin February, aaa
eavy snowstorm was preyaillng -
! lime. The snow and wind beat
! In my face were almost sulhcieh,
have blinded me in midday
a. walking briskly along, MOI
reamiug OF any harm LIN fact, }
aa returning from a visit 10 my
Ueeetheart, who lad that very eve
ang promised to be ny wiie-wnen ',
nddenly | found my foot ias'e e,
the frog where side-track JOIN
"a the main track, just as ms heo'
,as fastened there between these
lila At that moment ] heard me
brill whistle of locomotive ahu
booking up the track ] saw through
khe binding snow light cleaning
hown upon me. 1t was an unusual
hour for a train, and the idea o.
Ineetinx one had not occurred % M
before. bu. now the awfui run
dashed upon noe. ! made desper'
ate effort to wrench my foot IRON,
The yise.like grip OF the rails aho
she horror Of my position was increas.
ii hundred fold when ] found that
nv greatest strength was poWeriess
n release me. The light was 70
closely upon mo that Its reflection
mon the newIy-tallen snow blinded
me- Az q man will in such positions
thought of thousand things IN an
instant. Of my aged parents, OF lhe
syents OF my life and Of my promis-
ID bride; and the thought That J
,bonId be torn from her or DO MAIN
"a for life, was infinitely more horfi-
bic than the threatened death. Bal
I'M not trouble you long with TINS
painful narrative. The headlight
was blazing like the fires OF hell
right In my face. II was this leg
hat was fastened" he said swinging
the stump back and forth
"Yes, yes" interrupted his com
panion, with pale cheeks, you just
threw yourself to one side and the
engine just severed your leg from
your body"
"Not exactly" returned the story
,eller, emiIing blandly upon his We
i'm. "The truth is, sir, ] aln almost
.shamed to say, that the light did
not proceed from q locomotive but
rom the lantern OF Waterman who
TO be coming down the
rack
"And the shrilI whistle that you
leard?n
"That i presume, came rom Q
aw-mill not far away
"But your leg how camo you to
ose thal?n
"As many another brave man has
Dst his" came the answer, with a
eavy sigh, accompanied By q far
way look, as If to recall the scenes
I a battlefield. 81 fell under
,owIng machine and had IL chopped
f.
SWELL all / have to shy is" re.
irned the Disguised companion, 81
ope the girl went back on you and
larried an ax-handle maker, or
,me one else who could make her
Apply.
"No, she stuck to me-" said the
,mancer sorrowfully. "she stuck
, mo through good and evil report,
I'D married rue one rapturous eve
Ing In the merry month Of May,
nd nowr--bis voice grew husky
18th emotion-"aDd now | would
we the top Of this bald and bcetling
ate il she hadn't"
He turned away to hide his emo.
on, while his companion was bust
engaged in fastened large pin
the end Of a cane aud dropping a
Tile In the rear.