Weekly Trinity journal., 1877-10-27
REMARKABLE ESCAPES OF
EMINENT MEN.

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Some years ago, n young nam, hold
ing a subordinate position in tho East In
dia Company's service twice attempted
to deprive himself of life by swapping
loaded pistol at his head. Each time tho
pistol missed fire. A friend entering hs
room shortly aitcrward, he requested
him to fire out of tho window it then
went of without any difficulty. Satisfied
thus that the weapon had been duly
primed and loaded, the young man sprang
up eNclaming;
81 must DO preserved for something
great" and from that moment gave up
the idea of suicide, which for some time
previous, had been uppermost in his
thoughts. That young. man aferward
became Lord Give.
Two brothers were, on ono occasion,
walking together, when violent storm
OF thundor and lightning overlook them.
One was struck dead on the spot f; the
other was spared, else would tho name OF
the great retormer, Martin Luther, have
been unknown to mankind.
Bacon, tho sculptor, when tonder boy
of five years old, foil into tho pit OF II soap
boilcr, and must have porished, had not
workman, just entoring the yard, OBJ
served the top of his head.
When Oliver Cromwell was an infant,
! |. ,,l HIN, hts ,raII.,
leaped with him from garret window,
and ran along tho leads OF the house,
The utmost alarm was excited among tho
inmates and various were tho devices
used to rescue the child from the guar
danship of his nowly found PROTECTOR
All were unayaiing his would-bo reseu-
ors had lost courage, and were in despair
of ever seeing the baby alive again, when
the monkey quietly r1traced its steps,
and deposited its burden safely on tho
bed. On subsequent OCCASION the wa
tors had well.nigh quenched his insatia-
bic ambition. llo fell into deep pond,
from drowning in which Clergyman
named johnson was the sole instrument
of ruscuo.
At the sicgo Of Leicester, young SOL
dior, about seventeen years of ago was
drawn out for sentinel duty. Ono OF
his comrades was very anxious to tako
his place. No objection was made, and
this man wont. lie was shot dead whic
ON guard. Tho young man first drawn,
artorward became thoauthor Of tho Pill
grim's Progress"
Duddridge, when born was so weakly
an infant no was believed to be dead. A
nurse standing by, fancied she saw some
signs OF vitality. Thus tho feeble spark
of life was saved from being extinguished.
and an eminont auther preserved TO the
world.
John Wesley, whom child, was only
jug. preserved from fire. Almost the mo
mont after no was rescued, the roof Of tho
house whsro no lad been, fell in. OF
Phillip Henry n similar instance is re-
corded.
Many years have now elapsed since
three subaltcrns might have been seen
struggling in the water Of ST. Helena ;
one Of them peculiarly helpless. lIe was
saved to 1.-Two rs Arthur Wellesley, Duke
OF Wellington.
Tho life Of John Newton is but the his
tory Of marvellous dclvcrances. AS n
youth he had agreed to accompany somo
friends on board Of n man.of-war. lIo
arrived too lato ; tho boat in which his
friends had gone was capsized and all its
occupants drowned. On another occa-
cion when the tide surveyor in tho port
of Liverpool, somo business had detained
him, to the great surprise Of those who
were in the habt Of observing his undc-
waiting punctuality. lIo went out on tho
boat, as heretofore, to inspect ship.
which blew up before ho reached her.
Had he left tho shore n few moments
sooner, ho must have porished With tho
rest ON board.