, 1881-08-17

says sllc wns palo with anxiety, nlut Insisted
oil, going IT o''en tn gtv9 nt nlnIHl Tor t!lo
ssiHty ;, e e GT pug ,,, , s wy aa 4
must give way,,Aa ~ sssc, sttnHa liasl eyer
trirtl lis strength. Her mother nltempted to
q,tet lier nlnrm By assuring ier tl'at DslIi,ls
S SSTKy Ki$ ra: 1e seG'S eS W @s, Ts,' % fow u WIZ rs
would bo tl.ers but i T9nt 10 to ifel i, a,1fe @
snt Mt TIM window t'eor'lE amx'H,,s!y oNS
sIret Il ts s ;!saknfts a1S y sy ~ ow tssn'ens 81
hur l,otI, but ltd rot .aIecr. Presently sllo
heard MI engino bell Elva txo weErt! tnps!.
aila saia SHE kl,cw It wns 40. II. 4 l. erasli
sa9Ms st1 m a ar o n 1fsE fc 9f a a t ef}es essr r
l!ulpt,. Tile stillnoss. which followed kale
describes as awful. Nothlnx eoalt! ba heard
except tho rOnr OF thuntter mingled With tho
sn wf w. Of w. srsE sFsa1; y n r.
-tlint It would bo certain, death to venture
put III Il pEnce 80 dark und dAngerpi's,-Eer
h5yS rS,r reSy i ~, aks st!1a ~ aTf 11sve5 Is
sostS sVs tose' 'ssa paar c ealr Hs arH ir & IL 'S Tie
passenEer-trutn s1i0Nltt By w,lriie'l. ] will 70
to Alofngona, Or die Il, tho attumpt.". They
hat only tho gtobu an4 ffano'yarE uf n Inn,
awa; s,' % G ksSp ksty paty n 11e5 pfovssa sap s S S2
hanging MI MD miners lsnlp IN tho bottom
Of tic lanterilt md leaving lier lllDttDr Ai1d
littsu sister mud brotlser all crying as though
Ut ilnhi parting. slie started out
ALoSE; IN THE AWFUL TEMPEST.
:Fron, tho house :1e Democrat ropprter fol-
the bSiaYe. This was Saturday, al.4 tic
gruunI sas, yet wator:soalkel anti tie wny
difficult, but nothing fn comparison with
migl.t ciothed tic woods III dark!!ess, aid q
rushing loud swept down the llillsides. ntlt
through Tho Etlt!eys. wefglitinE tito thick Till
dcrbrilsl low to tic ground. Tile route was
sfs;sssry S;s. as Snry Fl m n'x n fHnst tqa@ sns
slough o.t II whiei1 tic Eirl suys Sic calne
thoroughly soaked. but tliatlaged to save her
1glt onse SlS was Lost In tip woods, @ but
wiilcl, way to 60. Id Woous says lle was
wall nigh oyerjoyet when he H.W the lfKl,t
approaching tllo clearing near tl1e cntl of tlo
bridge, Md that ,c Wlll neyUr fOrEet the slight
twisted aud broken work TO the last tlo
boff,ng I!ooa below, mid calilnE down 70
know who. was there. liz s,.n'.aoAe4
tucI,t of consultation sle Icft, assuring hin
sl,u wonlt bring help from A[oingona BE-
ffrH iinr yct }ay her most hazardous journey,
to undertake. wlllGti re1uircA TIM cool. cntclt-
fear, hui i!tsplrel by that s'!blinte .eter,ni-
,,nttotl wlilcli risks tlangcr when. duty CALLS
Following tle Track, slle mails her way to
tiie lt,ng iliE'l bridge over the Des Alnl'ics
yotnl lts banks. and iloatfng debris battered
against tho trest'es md .Plors. Along the
high Mppronches Of opc1l tllnbur work, and
over tho b"ly Vt ihe river. thirty feet nbosd
~ 5"flnE FIJI erTt9t IN - si9 H. s itKS s 9a sstS y
w0li!! bo fatal, and oal 10 tho liorrorof her
turri!lc venture. iustassh reachcd the bridge
her t1cker|ng light vent nut. lcaying her III
tvta! 'iark!ess. provlsenco III; ,n,tst hays
xIlc nnde iler why over III safety. SHE ,ln-
for.neA Il rcborter that ans sllo fearu4 4
iil0iistrOus trco iloatnE down tho river lnlEht
inoyn tho bridgg,, and halted for II moment,
utitl that tho lightning flashes wure lll tito
time hllstllng, leaving tho darkness nlure IN
te',sc, also That tho, wi',d and rain made hcr
shiyer with coid.,, Hnving crossuh the
bridge, sl,s soon followed tl!e t. trnsk alnng
of Tie p;.ssanger-traln rushing into the
ynwnIng vnrtex was now compasset, a1lti
Kate $Stle!luy's. horrible, tt.ll1,gs Ind been
ulIett 10 tic sAd tlGws OF O'Neal's deRth.
A 1tt:soU1NH rAisrf
was quickly gathered, a1ltl started OH Engine
:sW 10 the wreck. tnlzlug tho heroine OF tho
night With tlon IT. llio cab.. at ths wreck It
bGcaMu necessary to reach tho 0ppnstt shore.
How to get there Hone Of tito willing men
knew, but III y nIolaent knto WIS Ut their
' spry ot'nS SatMy a .rss !' ds'se ey-
brush close to the edgo Of the sep|ng .cllir
oyorlIu.,gtng tic swollen stream. This took
them around tho letters described by It's Ctr
rent, md down through the oats match near
her tlolne to another bridge, crossing whlc!.
tho wny to tho cnt1 OF the wreck .opposit
Aloingulla wtis easy. snd tho work ut resct-
Ing Wn0u nlltl AKer WIS ut OtlcO lugltn.
And the l0ltr ntd hAlf passed. must have
been Ut thrilling suspense to Ill, hut right
nObly had Ka.u Shelby tlnie her work. For
| tito purpose Ut savtng lmperlled lives HIle hus
ii,a.is for herself a record ot sublime tlarlng
which II, iii era less seltSf, than the present
w0nlll promptly meet With that substantial
| recognition which gratitude best0Ws llpnn
| the worthy, al.4 win for her ilht,le wruntll
beuutiful mil fadeess M tho mtnorteiles
With which history ontwlncs the memory Of
Grace Darling.
At PRESENT.
| Miss Shelley Is lying seriously Ill ut her
house FROM tho effects Ut til0 exposure Blis.
talned III ler perilola trip, but It IL believed
tlAt ller restoration tU lealtl, will ba speedy.
- meeting Of citizens was held last Friday,
at which q committee tn receive subscriptions
| for Miss Shelley, who Is the sole support OF
u widowed nI0tlior, was hpp0Entud. The
| Calnniittee consists Of Dr.. 4. A. Deertng,
! l'1stniaster ut Doune, 1R., and john MeCabe
| niia John reytoss, vi Ms,ingolla. ia.
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