The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-12-16

| Deen dressed. " Ill you Will borrow one
of the lamps from the cars. I will pune.
ture holes in one of these. lunch baskets
and improvise lantern"
MADAM, you will never understand
how much thank you. Maurice, ask
two of these men to come with us, and
do you lead the way"
Over the frozen ground, over broken
timbers, glass and debris of every de-
scri ption, the little rescuing party made
their way. The embankment was al
most perpendicular, and so slippery that
Mr.. Merton found it difficult to retain
his hold on the uncouth lantern. A lit
tie more than halfway down Maurice
paused.
singing another tune now."
"Halloa!' he cried; "we are coming
to help you"
"Good," replied the voice, "he is
very weak now; be quick"
Once more she sang; this time that
well-known air, "Never give up" The
men grew more and more eager to reach
them, and Mr.. Merton in his haste
slipped and fell, causing the light to go
out.
Sing on, sing on" he cried; "your
voice must guide u.s."
Still she sang; her voice was growing
| uOdlee uOW, uuu ucE Splllb Su6NST ld1l6U q.
Cheered by her, and guided rs well, the
rescuins party at last reached the rock.
"Who is with you P" asked Mr.. Mer-
ton, as he nearly fell upon PROSTATE
| form.
81 do not know" said she; "he is a
| gentleman who was badly wound ed
| am holding my thumb on an artery to
keep him from bleeding to death; be
quick and save him. Where is your
lightP"
t.Gone out. Has any one amatchp"
One man had.
Thank Heaven, it is my brothery'
exclaimed Mr.. Merton, as the light
dashed in the face of the wounded man.
Unknown to the rest, DR.. Sharp had
followed directly behind the party, aud
was soon ready to relieve the faithful
girl
You will please get up, miss" said
he; "you must be very tired if you have
been here ever since the accident"
II cannot without help" she said,
quietly. 81 think my leg is in
ured. l crawled here to him when |
saw him bleeding so, and the rock hid
us from view, so sang lest they should
leave u.s."
Gentlemen" said the doctor, "make
chair of your hands ana carry this
pIdVe girl up lue eluDdnhmenG, benu US
down stretcher as quickly as possible,
and will soon have these patients
cared for"
Rapidly, skillfully worked the sur
geons, and faithfully the assistants.
Nearly an hour afterward Doctor
Sharp looked into the car reserved for
The wounded ladies, and found the
oung girl looking worn and pale.
Has doctor examined you wound
yet, missp"
No, sir" she replied, family, "others
need them more"
Without another word Doctor Sharp
lifted her in his arms, and placed her
on one OF the mattresses. A whistle
brought one of the surgeons to him.
Doctor" said he, can you assist
me for few momentsP"
Certainly. Why has this been so
long neglected." he asked, as he exam-
ined the injured limb
"She has been saving man from
death, the one we just dressed, you
know"
Never in all her life before had Mary
Grey been considered worthy of 80 much
care. Life had been hard thing to her
since her. father died, and left her
mother with seven to care for. She had
| est, best dreams were OF teaching school.
But it could not be; and Mary worked
| day after day in q large room with hun
dreds OF other girls about her, stitching.
| stitching, until her eyes ached and head
dropped.
She had taken the train at four to go
only to the next station, where her
mother and the boys were waiting fol
her with aroyal Christmas greeting. Il
| cost less to keep them little way out of
the city, and mother found work for
| them all.
Mary's great gift was her voice. She
had taken few lessons before her father
died and the great change came; but
now she only knew the songs she heard
others sing, and she dared not trust her
self to think of the music she so much
craved.
1t was ga bad fracture" the doctors
said. a very bad one," and the marvel
was how the girl had endured the agony
and still sung on in clear, triumphant
| tone.
"Have that young lacy taken to my
house." said Mr.. Merton to the doctor.
"Better try the hospital" said sur
geon; sit will be slow case, and they
tell me she is very poor works in Bright
o. Gregory's shoe factory"
g wish her to be taken to my home,"
said Mr.. Merton with emphasis.
81 wish papa would come" said Ethel
"we need the gentlemen so much now to
put up our last decorations"
They will soon be here" said her
aunt. "Your uncle is still boy and
enjoys good frolic with your father"
1t was midnight before they came,
and the house was already prepared toI
them; for Maurice had gone back and
forth twice for needed articles, and al
the Joy OF the morning was turned tc
sadness.
MRS. Montague" said DR.. Sharp
when Mary Grey was comfortably set
tied in luxurious bed, "this brave CIR
saved your husbands life; some time
when you can listen l will tell you the
story"
Thanks to a good constitution, Mr.
Montague gained rapidly, while Mary
improved so slowly that her kind friends
andsher mother were anxious about her
and often consulted with the physician
"Only the overwork of years past tell
ing now" said the doctor. "If she were
a rich girl and could go abroad by-and
sTe, she would return made over"
" Ethel" said Mr.. Montague one day
when the child had hovered about fo
an hour, ,trying,to do something for him
J II was bringing it out to you when tn
accident occurred"
"Oh, papa dear, / never wanted it
| we kept you, and that was best of all
for l had been so wicked"
"But your present was ready and i