The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-12-25

t"keep his head above water Bu,
tho ''tenting season" ha | closed ex-
osptionally early, the winter was
hard, money was Eight" and overy
place OF amusement suffered 10 con-
sequence. To these things were
added sickness aud -heartod as
ho was be could not suppress q
shiver OF anxiety as tho fntu.e star.
cd him in the face.
He passed along the narrow stree
through more pretentious ones---
passed the houses Of milliouaires
aud entered Broadway. That, at
least, was brilliant and gay. a. ii
there was nothing Of poverty or hu i.
mau suffering in the worli--as II
noue III the great city were familiar
with hunger, and cold, aud sickness
--as if thore navsr was to auy
awakening from golden dream u
luxury anl pleasure.
"Au ! thonghtless wealth aud
fashion, he murlnurel, bitterly. as
he saw furcla forms, aud pimpsrel
steeds aud richly-mouuted harness,
and gilded slei chs, and costly robos
dash aoug, chow mncd 80 wall hayu
to answer for in tho day of final
reckoning. for neSlectiny your poor,
tOillns, suffering brothers aud sis
ters."
Bat no time had ho to lingot-,ho
clock iu a wiuiJw told hin that,
and, with sigh that ais wife nnd
little ones Should not have thor
quota of tho good things Of this
world, he passed. Oh.
Sudlenly u cJuinscl cry-c wild
tumalt-tho draAinS away Of teams
upon either side, or dtsiiuS into
cross streets startled him, aud lac
knew something cnusnal was taking
place. Tnen came tho shout ot
"ruulway runaway = aud he f.lt
that life or property on both, were
teiug whiriel on to destruction.
Arc you mtl DO you wtnt to
be killed q hnrrioily asAei many,
as they ran to places ut safety, aud
no remained standing upon the curb
stone.
He gave no heed to tao warning
tie had brayei death far too often h.
shrink from it III any event, ant
most certainly when at snch q
distance. HIS cyes wcro iixol NJ
tue street upon u tolm oI noble bay
that were tearing aloug, mll Win
tiight. aud gurglng the SIo'sl frJW
slLa 10 side were runuinS at tlti
utmost speed, each sIryluS t. outi
tho vjh,r, s.ruluing eNc.y nerve --
we're runn!ng away drseriess. Hal
that been AL be wJlil MT htva
iuolb.el himself, deoP II, wai hi,
Isi.cLiOA i0r b.JJl=i s,uGls, iJr D.
vas ugt ut tue m)u 'ut ptc,.-ll.t!y
/ n sympa'hy with wtal.a l. wIs
auto another matter that cia.nsd
uiln.
At lhe irst onscry no spinog t.
md haif climbed II ltnP-ppsD Ual
50 obtained n clearer yirS ono that
,hriliel hlt heart to tho very core,
caused his breath to DO mO.e deeply
drawn uul his paiJo " mJneuturly
csaso u beat
In the sleigh was young aud
beautiful woman, pale with terror,
aud claspinS two lovely children to
her breast. Orton thought of his
Jennie and their little ones, aud res
solved to slve. The impulse was
noble, b 1t how was it to be accom-
plished Far beyond any human
control wore the frantic horses 70
attempt to seize tho roins AS they
dashed past, aud to stop them, would
be madness would bo to be dragged
down and tramplol to death. lie
saw this-saw tnat the course of the
horses would bring them directly
npon him, aud, though the crowd
| furiously warned him buck aud warn
cd him of his danger, he stirred not
--ouly braced muscles aud nerves
aud set his teeth with determination.
My God !" exclaimed man. who
bolder than the rest sprung forward,
grappled aud would have drawn him
away. "You will be killed instant
ly killed y
Tom Ortou shook himself off Just
as tue horses reached him, watched
uis opportunity, seized upon the
- 'hsv we're sweeping past,
~ the back of the
~ tue reins, and,
aifcighted women
...,us children shouted:
-,eep quiet. will save you
Aud save them ho did. Before
block had been traversed the horses