The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-07-09
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that almost hid the only window that
was not already on nre,s appeared the
faithful Jubs, holding aloft the infant
The flames were an around, oaHd III s :
moment more HotIla oYetfake hin. He.
made q rapid gesture for some oneiito
appfoach.6 ! s0Wu ADO ~ aId5 silt l'Hk
-Four of the males, comprehending his
wish, snstched q blanket and rushed
promptly forward, The heat was intol-
cradle, but they, disregarded it,, and,
standing beneath the window, with the
blanket outstretched, they shouted to
Juba to, throw the child toward them
He had, however, anticipated them.-
The infant fell while they were speaking,
was caught safely in the blanket, and
was takeHsimmediately to Mrs. StewartF
who.elasped itstohe bosom !WiA iftshl
tic delight. The whole was the work OF
less time than weshaye .takento describe
it. .deIA9 q QIyAn
But simultaneously q terrific crash was
heard that made the very earth tfemb,e
beneath the spectators 4 hdged column
OF ofssmoke shotup toward the sky from
where the roof bad beer, and gush Of
intense. flame. followed leapipg Tar up
into the highest clouds. !.
The crowd, one tand saiI, gasped sf6r
breath. Then me-a-deep, long-drawn
sigh, for the roof and floors had eyi-
IDENTIFY fallenlin yand eafsithfuH Juba,
alas (! was nowhere to be seen.
A dozen persons rushed toward the
building, and, Unit driven back by the
heat, stoodcloselby the window where
be had been last seem They had hoped
to find him there. They had fattered
themselves that there had been time
enough for him to leap.
Z But itIwas now evident this had mot
been the case. He most probably felt
the floor giving way before he threwithe
child and il. SO, this explained the cause
| Of his haste. They said this to each
other as they fell back. g oiia}9otHsd
| There was, however, little time fof
wordss Scarcely had this thought been
texchanged before there was, smother
crash, and, with momentary, waving
motion, almost the entire building fen
lin, go that what had been 3 stately man
sion an hour before was now only .
shapeless pile or blazing timbers. sanP
| The shouts, the exciamationS, aud the
sobbings, which had filled the air but the
instant before, ceased again at this Aap-
| palling spectacle. Neighbof looked iat
neighbor aghast with horror, the lnrid
light adding wild, spectral look to each
tinquiring face. Then 70 simultaneous
cry rose from thescroHd that Jnba and
the old nurse were buried In the ruins.
| But suddenly, from out the flame and
smoke, in the direction where the gen
ferrous slave had last been seen, what
seemed q human figure began to emerge,
crawling painfully on hands and knees
-a human figure, crushed and mangled,
but still With life in it. And bark q
voice full, deep voice, coming from
that poor, charred body and what did
it say2 Not words Of pain, but Fords
of joy-words that You and may bless
God II we can say when dying. 81
| They reached him, stopped over him,
and would have raised him |; but at that
moment he looked up at his mistress !. q
prayer was on his lips, and q Triumphant
smile broke over bis, face-rthen he fell
back lfeless.
Thus died the faithful Juba. Over
ibis grave there is marble tablet, with