Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-02-15

at some distance. PAT, from MS perch
on the barn. had spied it, and, in his
haste TO. Get down and give the alarm.
slipped on the ladder aud fell 70 the
ground. severely spraining his ankle.
you must burn sthreak. Miss Milly,
and Just "a quick as ever We can for the
fire Is a comm like an express train"
Niliy understood had often hea I'd
Of it-and already the matches and some
bits Of paper we're in her hand.
'Twhsre, PatF" she called
Ont forninst yon wire fence III
dhrsw water. and Hannah must carry it
till ye, TO shprinkle the ground this side
yer fire" And Patrick dragged himself
painfully to the well.
Milly did as she was told, and every
thing succeeded bravely. The fright
had wonderful effect on Hannah's
rheumatic limic, and she carried water
on the double quick.
On came the great fire, nearer End
nearer. NIlly could hear the roaring
and kissing of the fame, the trampling
and snorting of horses ard the believing
Of cattle as they raced for life.
At the right and left of her fire they
passed, but the child scarcely noticed
them. She dinly saw through the smoke
several gauDt prairie wolves dash by;
but il seemed perfectly natural and she
had no thorght Of fear. She was saw: ~
her home.
With wet blankets she whipped back
the fire when it threatened TO come where
it should not. At last she had the salts
faction of seeing so wide belt of bun 1t
land between her home and the great fire
that she felt sure they were safe, and
-. ...r 80 o., paff hA
binding smoke in the house her efforts
had saved; but, borne on the wind, far
Up in mid-air, came sailing blazing
mass of straw, and, to Milly's horror, it
fell on the house roof. With almost su-
psrhuman swiftness she ran toward the
new scene of danger. Up the.stairs. she
darted, grasping broom as she ran.
From dormer window she climbed out
ON the roof, and with the broom showed
The flaming straw to the ground, where
1t was quenched by Pat.
Hannah was by this time at the open
window with water for Milly to pour on
lhe now blazing roof. She caught pail
and dashed the contents on the flames,
anheeding that her ow Il clothing was on
ire; but Hannah saw it, and, Selling a
| oedquilt, she climbed out of the window
Utmost as quickly as Milly herself had
done, and wrapped it around her pet to
smother the flame. Hannah had done
her best, bat before she reached her the
calico dress was burned literally off, as
vas nearly all her clothing. The blaze
vas easily extinguisned, but it had done
its work.
With hearts clouded with terror and
forebodings Mr.. Morgan and Edith drove
aCt Al.
| Dlackened desert that was so beautiful
but two days before. The shadow lifted
~ they came in sight of the COY farm
house, standing safe III an oasis of YER
dure.
Thank GOD" said Mr.. Morgan, and
Edith responded Amen
But when they reached home they
| found sorrow awaiting them. Milly-
wise, gentle. brave Miily-burned almost
-. recognition, lay upon her bed, her
charred curls blackening the pillow. The
| father and sister saw it was too late for
| remedies. Milly was dying. She did
! not seem to suffer, but lay unconscious.
| though at intervals she murmured little
snatches of the hymns she loved best.
| suddenly she sang. and her voice was
clear and strong as ever:
"De chariot, de chariot.
It's wheels roll in fire.
A long silence followed, broken only
by the labored breathing Of the young
martyr. Then she sang softly and
slowly.
Swing on. sweet chariot, comin'-for
to-carry-"
The heart broken watchers listened to
catch the remaining words, but they
never were sung-unless the strain was
| flushed in her new home.