The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-01-17

:L"e.s.. its.ot. Z, e,
Ihe old 1oke had not dled OUT even yet,
sand now came as. keener shame and
pain than ever. made no reply, ana ana
though I heard afterward that NINE.
Sophie: Lenor surpassed herself, every:
thing that night seemed blank 70 me
,sat the theatre. Voices and faces mixed
themselves up together in tosturtng con.
fufion, and the brilliant light seemed
+ only to show ne mora clearly the uGSef
sbhclmess Of my heart and life NY
Cousin. perhaps, guessed something OF
{ my misery, for she said! s.
NO doubt she is conn posing sonneB on
ah the s,s aetTess 9r tne 3 pay 9,. ~ a,,na
Suddenly my apathy was broken Dy q
cry of "F9re! repeated IN louder tones
again and again, and people sprang
from their seats, as thin streakso Of smoke
were seem curling round behind the stage;
\ In vain the manager came forward and
gGied to speak; In vain Mme.t Lenoir, who
SWas dying in.a agonizeds contorhons, rose,
and spoke In rapid French, assuring the
audience there was no dangerj the people
grew deaf and blind toeyery thing but the
8 increasing roar, and the smoke and fame,
which were now pouring into the theatre
sitself. The curtain fell, but only fora
moment served to deaden the advancing
fire.
Tho confusion was terrible. Women
sshrieked and sobbed, men swore, and
when every now apd again o hckertng
flame blazed higher than before, IT
showed q sickening scene OF struggle aud
despair. ,si. .s ss
* felt SO miserable that had never
Ethought Of leaving my seat, but sat star
Sang stupidity, as If the fnghtfu, acene
Was NO concern Of min-, when ! was
sarocsed to. .tinghng life again by Cyril's
voice close to my ear:
eTakemy arm, }" he said, in low hurried
tones, and for heavens sake hold fast"
. Io1asped It with both my hands, but
without 9 word He forgave me then;
he cared toe met he wished to save me;
sand thajoy. OF this thought took away
gall fear. at the game moment tho cur
tatns IN one Of the boxes near bla5ed up
for a few seconds, and by the light I saw
nv cousins agonized face, as she srug-
eled to keep on her feet, and was
pressed back by the surging, maddened
mass from the pit; sAe eaw us; too, and
reached her hand ouS to us.
3 ss3:'sA J; Amyi Mr. BroHnrigg!" she cried;
s.thelp me-! do not leave me-"
he turned to me.
i. ~ sit is impossible to save you both be
said Is hoarssly. s"G FOOD Godl what can
5IdnY
So saw, what he eo,1ld do. and said:
ttPress forward. think only of getting
!, ,o,,t ~ fh;as horrible nlacan = ? 5,
Then the iicht ilfed away, eeain. and
With a smothered mo sob Of intense thank
fm1nass IN e sI;d nv S,Dda i from % bie ar-1I aT
and taxing INV : cousins gently slipped
them into fhe' az same Mace and Dushedher
I. forward sayino: q
UKeep firm hold, Twill follow oloss
behind.S
Sha was half dead. with terror. md
scarcely understood. but clung blindly,
Eond - n the ctr,,sr,lo md darknesa
AIN not notice The cIanoe and nnshe.i
h;s 1zev @ forward sbieldinc nv co,,s;n 90
vol @ %: be Or co,,id 9 - oo>''>N' =
II kant Gloss to them mill re reached
: the passage leading to the door Of exit
into the street, but then somebody seized
me BY the shoulders and dragged me
+ roughly back, slipping into my place. !
lost NV balance and fell, and for one
horrible minute felt siokenine sense of
suffocation as the rush passed over me;
the next I struggled on my feet again.
Fortunately. / had fallen close to the
wall. so was able to support myself
against it, and felt my way by Its guid-
anoe through the binding smoke in tbs
direction OF the door,
I was nearly crushed to death, and
very sore and bruised. but felt the still
glow Of that great Joy In my heart. and
thanked God with All my soul that had
been able to show Cyril that l was, not
! entirely heartless. Death seemed moth
ing to me In comparison with the know.
ledge that be loved me, for had seen
the love longed for In his agonized
eyes, and hoard it In his voice during the
momentary flicker.
I suppose ! tainted after this, for
hayo very dim remembranoe OF seeing
lights appear, as If through fog. and OF
feeling strong arms helping mo on. and
then Q total BLANK, until Its''ll found l;y myself