Richland beacon., 1888-10-20

| co"u Tram, ROD. IiCase nave an eve
TO her. and help her with her bundles.
You know it W II bc dusk before the
ira arrives. but her father or | Will
be here TO meet her, and Wen give
You lift home"
In Rob's village the people were very
neighboriy. AMI Judge Mainwaring s
wife could he m0ihcrly even TO the son
OF her iaundrcss. She had n genuine
respect fer Mrs. Dayton, whose Gle +
starch ng. ilu;ing and ironing were
done rs only Il la'lv does her work.
with finish and nicely worthy Of an
artist. She had known DR.. Dayton
and had suggested long ago that she
should take bOardcrs or teach Il kim
dergartcn. but she had agreed In
Ter husband. the Judge, that Mrs Dav-
ton was very sensible II DO the work
she knew best how TO do and in VIII ci,
she could succee |. Far from look u y
down on her. she hoaorcI her for her
pcrsevcring indie pen leacc.
Rob went up and down tho cars. dis
! posing OF the goods in his basket The
interval between the morning and
evening trains was brief and when il
was time 10 return no loOhed for pref
ty Dorothy Mainwarine. found her a
seat. spread u rug over her lap because
it was growing chilly, and from lime
TO time sand pleasant word TO her. It's
he passed the place where she sal.
Dorothy had been away al school
for month, and was gong home to-
day 10 STAY until Monday. Once n
month. on Friday afternoon. she bad
that privilege. She WAS Il pretty little
girl. plump and dimpled. ia pink.
tinted checks. yellow hair AMI lay!rh.
ing brown eyes. When Rob had sol
his last sandwich. and his last apple.
he put his basket away. came and sat
by her side. pnd the two children chat
tered precisely as Rob ha,l been Dol
| ly's big brother, or rather. Dolly chat
ted and Rob listened, now and then
| gravcly putting In n WORT
She was telling him Of Oh CO. her
| pug, and how glad he ALWAYS was to see
| her coming home. of the gold medal
she hoped to win. aud of the severity
of her music master. mixing one thin.
and another in Dollv's own WV, when
suddenly the gay little tongue was
| arrested. Thump. Bang! Bounce,
veered and swcrved from side 10 side
with sudden sea-s.ck motion; lad es
screamed. gentlemen clutchcd the
backs OF seais-the train was off the
track.
''The stove! The stove! Tho cars
will b; on fire." somebody shoute de-
spairingly; but even as the stove lrem-
bied and shook. and the rel-hot Goals,
glowing Is IN Il fiery furnace. threaten.
ed TO pour fourth 4 stream Of death
and destruction, that danger at least
was aveytci.
Bob DAYTON had sprung to tho res
cue. His strong hands were incased
IN leather mlttens, but the mittous
were not strong enough to prevent the
brave hands from being desperately
burned. As the stove was stca,lel and
held in its place for the minute or two
during which the train kept up its q div
rocking and swaying. When present
ly The locomotive was stopped. and the |
passengers. terribly frightened and |
shaken. stepped out into the road. Bob, !
great fellow as he was. and with the |
pluck and nerve of grown man, did |
what he never had done before sank |
back in dead faint on the floor
Fortunately The accident was due toa |
loosened tie, had occurred near home.
and. rs alarm ng news travels fast, # !
WAS not long before the news that /
something had happened reached the
station. where the cream-cOlored ponies
with Mrs. Mainwaring were awaiting
Dorothy.
To put them 10 their utmost speed
was the work of an instant; and rs the
ph:eton drew up BESIDE the way, and
the motherly arms embodied the sob.
bling little girl, all trembling with ex.
element. the story OF Rob's heroism
was speedily told. lie was carried
home IN state. and there was no more
sandwich vending possible for many
dac.
But while the poor burned hands
were slowly healing. Rob had time to
read and s,ud'; time to pore over the
beloved chemistry which had aiwa,
lilurct him; time 10 show Dorothy
father and mother that there was
good deal more in him than they had
ever supposed. Rob's opportunity had
como. If VIC do our duty in the place
where the Lord puts Us. the open ing 10
something wider always comes in the
Lord time. Ii We are d.lIgent and
in lowly calling. VIC prove
iur wOrthincss of higher, and arc ,
certain. when God thinks it best TO
ind. our niche.
All things work together fer good I
o those who love God. And one
'mong other ways of showing orr love I
o him IS in being grave and uncom- |
blaming whatever work He YES US TO
10. i
DorOthy's hero. as her teacher called
i'm. was moi forgotten by the grateful |
passengers on the train. Presented /
With a scholarship in an academy I
Vhere he had special advantages for !
GLOWING his natural bent. sum was |
iveD him which paid his board for q |
ong time. Faithful and quiet as ever. I
@ made use of his time so well that =
@ to-day n successful PHI, stefan. n
nd the clouds of solicitude have quite I
anishcd from the brow of his happy Il
lOthcr. /
AS for Kate Dayton. she is the wife II
home M ssionarr. and has plenty 1
trials and pr.vations; but she is still S
wOmanhood what she was IN girl Il
ood-a sturdy. self-reliant. straight. "
'rward person, who is a sunbeam a
'herever She goes. Margaret Z. s
a"9ster. ga Congre9dtionalist.
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