The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-01-23
NO. II.
along every incl. of the white winding

0AoAS every lHCts ol tne Wills WHINING
road
"You will see him coming back when
the train is in, and yon must tell me II
he has got Lille, Esther,o called .Tef-
sic from her room, where she was put.
ting on some last touches to her dre.o
placing wliite rose at the throat.
and another in her hair. "You are
sharp-sighted am afraid she WON'T
come"
"Chris. aud Carl viii watch if 90
not." ! laughed, for Carl, the youngest.
was in especial killing array, and his
mustache backed. You shall be duly
informed, my DEAR"
Soon the train came, and in brief
| time passed the station.
In moment see Alf's caTrisge
| turned toward home.
! / did not know what frightened tho
horse then, but the next instant saw
him leap upon his hind feet, and fran-
tically paw the air, then in a flash a
time, he was tearing madly up the
road.
My brothers precipitated themselves
to the ground. think the piazza
must have been fifteen feet from the
sward of the lawn, but they took the
leap without thought. As for me,
being woman, could DO nothing but
tremble, weep and ring my hands, I
thought Not SO Jessie. She sprang
out Oh the piazza and gave one wild
cry
"My baby."
All. heavens above The dainty
baby carriage stood at the open road
side, right in the path of the maddened
animal. Tho maid having gone few
steps away to gather some clematis.
! It was about rod from the house
| in the direction of the station, and we
could see tie little, dimpled, white
hand tossing in the sunshine, while we
knew the terrible horse must reach the
little helpless thing before we could.
But Chris. trie.i frantically to save
his pet III the face of hopelessness. I
saw him start toward it shouting wilds
ly.
Then little Jessie stood beside me
with one little arm extended. There
was something in that small, whites
} jeweled hand; | did not see whats
But the short, sharp explosion told the
story!
A scream broke from my lips, and
my distended eyes saw the horse fall
and the light carraige reel, and then
came to stand still in the middle of
the road.
Her aim lad been strangely true.
The animal was shot through the heast
and his redlest blood pooled in the:
| road.
r And Jessie?
Il I turned and caught her as she was
> sinking seuseless on the floor of the
+ piazza.
II "The baby-the baby is saved ~
S she gurgled, as She lapsei into faint,
from which we could not rouse Der for
!, two hours.
!. Tn a few moments Alf and Miss
Fairlie were in tie Eouse. The latter
9 proved a sensible girl. She helped me
u to lay Jessie on the bed by the open
l window where we used our greatest
\ efforts to resusci,ate her for a long
q while.
r Poor little Jessie. She opened her
wild eyes at last, and screamed until
, the root rang. She clung with hysteric
, force about her husbands neck until
, some one thought to bring her the
| baby.
At the sight OF its fair, innocent
J face, she snatched the little form, and
broke into tempestuous weeping, which
gradually softened. At last she lay quiet,
with hidden face, while we looked
pitifully at each other.
II Her terrible strain of nerves render
ed her i'll for week. Alf hung over
her devctedly, proud as could be OF
his sslittle heroine" as he called her.
+ "Bless tltat little right hsnd-it
fayed three lives.'' he said. kissing it.
: "Poor little baby You know she
J could not help herself at all p Jessie
: would say, with quivering lip.
II was Jessie first and last shot, for
> abe never would touch pistol again.