The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-02-11

Them brats is always up to some mis-
chief he said. They have started
that old thing off at last; I've been ex-
pectin' to see it go any time this five
year. They'll be breaking their necks
yet with their tomfooling.' And another
of the group added: We must dust
out of this lively, unless we want to
get our own necks broke; she'll either
jump the rail or go to pieces at the bot
tom; lucky there amt no one aboard of
her.
"The stranger was looking anxiously
up at the approaching runaway. His
quick eye had caught sight of some
thing round and golden above the black
rim.
" There's a child in that car he
said, quietly.
cit was a second or two before his
companions realized the awful meaning
of that statement. A child! That was,
as if he had said that in few moments
some one---perhaps one Of Themselves
would be childless.
with one impulse they turned to
look at the broken rails by the edge of
the fault. Shuddering, they fixed their
eyes again on the approaching mass,
then hopelessly on each other. They
could not dream of stopping the pro-
gress of the car. But quick as thought,
almost, the stranger took hold Of sap
ling and bent it down till it nearly
touched the track. Hold it. he said,
to one of the men; lit will help to check
her. A rod further down another and
then third and fourth were held in
the same way. So four of the party
waited for few breathless seconds,
while the two remaining ones hurried
further down; but one more effort and
the car was upon them. The first OBJ
stacle was whipped out of the hands Of
the strong man who held it and the car
rushed on to the second with scarcely
lessened force Again, the barrier was
brushed aside, but this time the speed
of the old wreck was perceptibly less.
BY the time the fifth obstruction was
reached the new conner was able to
Chamber aboard and throw the child into
the arms of his companion, but before
he had time to save himself the old
truck had regained something Of its
momentum and was plunging on to-
wards the precipice.
"Well, the man jumped just as they
reached the edge, just before his vehicle
shot over into the air, but he had very
little time to choose his ground, and
so landed, as luck would have it, on the
only heap of stones in sight. The 9TH
ers picked him up for dead, and carried
him up to the settlement where the
miners held regular wake over him.
But he came to life in the middle of the
festiv--the obsequies, I mean-and
found that he was only crippled for
life.
1.-THE miners, folks not easily moved,
were enthusiastic about the affair, and
gave such testimonials as the could, to
show their gratitude and appreciation.
One of these expressions took the form
OF a souvenir, signed 10y every man IN
the place and stating in very grandilo-
quent language what the poor fellow
had done. His quick wit seemed TO
them more wonderful than his courage
and devotion, in a community whore
neither quality is unusual at all.
"The man who takes his own life in
his hand every day, and has frequently
to fight for the life of some companion,
values a 'brainy' action. In the box
with the testimonial was purse of fifty
dollars and curious old gold cross, that
had been treasured by the mother of the
lad who was saved, as her one piece of
finery. On it was rudely engraved these
words:
"'Given by the miners at the Notch
to the man who risled his life for a
child
"That was all. The poor fellow went
away and would have been forgotten,
only that the old miners told the story
sometimes to their children.
The prisoner was looking out of the
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