New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-30

Recollections Of his old life, Of the days before
he became a nero scnsclcss auto naton ralheu d9w
up.n him like an avalanche. His Draih thropp"ud
like p sfeaiu engine his body iingcd IRON heau
70 foot with newy-awacncd forces. ileIoins
the confusion of his thoughts there came VISION
of n sweet girls face framed in lame ana sihoke'
and pleading cry
Rafael! Rafael Save me-"
There was a sudden stir in the outskirts OF the
crowd of helpless lookcrson. Raiaei oaii'os r@n
like deer across the lawn, bearing on his arm
the rope he had seized from the cows meek reo-
pie looked on parayzcd with establishments as
they might have done had a craven image SUI
denly come to life. lie caught the larger piece
of the broken ladder and set it up against t,c
wall Then he began TO mount IT, not hasllN
and rccklcssy, as Father Neal had DONE p ,
slowly and cautiously, as one VINO measures t s
further mistakes. When he had gone as iar
as he could and secured footing on the top oI
window frame. drawing himself up by tne sllt
of the next window above. some boys broke 0uC
into n wild cheer. but their elders watcheu MS
every movement with hushed breath 1lhs-
ing with ono hand. bracing himself sNitniiy so
that he could lean forward and look upward py
one superb effort he flung the end OF rope into .lc
omen easement of the second window above, the
window where he had seen Felicas race n snarp
cry audible above the cracking OF me na"en
told that his attempt had succeeded ana was ap
prcciated \ moment later, as he tested II
cautiously, the rope pulled firm ana ana, , nonn
showing that the upper cbt ITd and ndu Free Free
ing himself from his perious POSITION, n nand
over hand like sailor the young fellow ascenncn
to the upper room But there IS not Srace 10 ~
of the devices Rafael rosortod 10 for lowering the
| frightened women in safety to the ground nor
is IL necessary to tell how not even the consoE'-
tions of their religion could calm or rcassure some
of them on their dizzy journey carthward nor
how one Of tho good sisters was found to nave
treasured child's broken tOv. another an infant
yellow dress and another lock Of silver hair cut
from the head of her dead mother. IN place o. me
pions relics thcv should have saved. Lltti'
Felicia made brave and strong by her loves
prcs nee and honestly confcssing her RESPONSIBILITY
for the Great calamity. stood stanchly by his sldc,
rcfuS ne 10 leave until the last Long before ms
mission was concluded other ropes and ladders
were BROUGHT and stout hearts and willing hands
followed his example. while the old m sion wine
was Shove ed upon the burning building ana
! haptizcd the workers
But il was sorrv-lOoling young COUPLE that
stood together upon the lawn little later shame
lcssly renewing their bctrOthal vows IN the pres
cncr Of all the loollcrS-On many of whom as
shamclce>lv LAUGHED or cried in sympathy with the
Young pair Rafacls rough clothing was torn
and solcd. his brown board Singcd, and his hands
ard fece blackonod with smoke; while little
Fccia's white robe clung TO her figure like Imp
rag saturated with wine and smear"d win dlrt
and SCOT. Yet TO those who bcheld them, the TWO
were beautiful in their youth AMI JOY. ana wrapped
In the magic glamOr which surrounds the heroes
and hcroincs Of history. Only the mother superior
looked at them with unsympathetc uncompre-
lending eyes.
:" She can not join the sisterhood to-day
Fclcia7 shc said, despairingly; her dress IS
spoiled. She can never wear 1t agaIn."-NIhe
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