The Worthington advance., 1878-11-21
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al ND. 4 lcould make thsn h..r Il
bessyed. s s
Thsengine came alowly along and ]
heard the voiceiof man shouting to one
another. Why; theps should they not
hear met I tried, too,t shout but my
voice stuck i4Amy throat. l couldnt
make sound louder than q whisper; no,
not with all the good will bad ,1'a., 70 shout
like an archangel. @ ss.s1z
The engine came so near q last that T.
could see the glow Of her fires through
the interstices of the flooring of the.
bridge: And now there were men stand
ing with lanterns at the very extremity Of
the bridge, and still I could not make
them hear. sss=..s=.S5 lsss::ss5zz4
For an instant the glad thought. struck
me that had been missed, and thatthese
mon had come to look for me; but the
next moment>I saw the folly of tho idea.
Days might :elsI 10 before my fate was
known. 1t was not even yet beyond the
time I bad fixed for reaching home. No;
the men were railway workmen. perhaps
going to nights shift OF work on the
bridge, and I couldn't make them hear.
Suddenly I heard sharp, quick bark,
and then growl as of anger or inquiry,
and was conscious that there was a dog
with the men above. The dogs faculties
were keener than the mems; perhaps it
was possible mig ght make hin hear so I
barked shrill, swapping bark, with
which had often deceived my own ter
ricr. Jock. The dog acknowledged the
challenge and replied furiously. Then
heard the voice of 4 man shouting to the
dog to be quiet, but the dog barked still
more furiously, standing at the very
edge of the platform, too, and then in my
extremity gave a cry wild, despair
ing CRY. Then huge, hoarse wave
dashed over me.
If it had not been for the conscious.
ness that help was near could not have
held on against the furious rush Of water
but did hold on, at least I think so;
and when the waves: receded, bright
dazzling light shone in my eyes-a light
from tine bridge where some one was
holding what seemed to be portable
sun, but which actually piece OF burn
ing magnesium wire. Then everything
disappeared in the black darkness.
did you see anything2" cried voice
II am not sure; thought saw some
thing move."
A couple of lamps from the engine
were now brought and placed at the edge
of the platform; they lit up the beam:
and raitcrs of the bridge, but the ligh
seemed lost in the dark waterr. All! they
would never So me! Once more hae
strength to cry.
'sAh! it's a man down there" I heare
somebody shout.
A long plank was run over the gap ii
the bridge; then another; along the tw'
portable wiudlass was quickly wheeled
a bucket descended, in it man with
lantern.
"Hailoa, mater he cried, as he caugh
sight Of my white face in the focus of hi
lamp; "what the deuce are you doin!
here2"
In another moment was standing il
safety on the farther side Of the bridge
I owed my rescue to the unexpected visi
of the chief engineer of the line, who ha'
come down to see with his own eyes tn
manner in which the bridge behaved in
heavy gale, and had driven with the en-
CINE to the farthest accessible point O.
the platform.
MWhat comforting glass Of brandy an
water that was ofwhich partook by tn
warmth of the engine furnace, and hoy
exhi1arating the run homeward on tn
swift, shrieking engine.
was in Dolbadarn in time for Dime
after all. As sat down to the cheerfu
neal with my friends who were discuss
ing the light, ordinary topics of the da.
looked about me, wondering if wcr
really here in actual corporeal presence
or if any life had ended in that last rus
Of wa er, and were only dreaming, "fo
in that sleep of death what dreams ma
!, come"