Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-06-11

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happy hnu- she lslk-l 80 unutt.rably AL
snd hrnsen thata cofr--Tnnisnt stspI.si io
her siis ant trie,i a. olmfort her She raisssi
bsr ts,ls AMI hazard 'ac- and saii
"rhsy arr all gune On. 0oi. D. n'erciful
D. them Ny husband All NV sven dear
iiils chllir-n havet-en swvpt down With the
hoei. anil am ieft alma We were driven
by the awful food into the garnet. bat the
water followed IA thcrc Inch by inch u
kspi ri.ing until our heads wcro crushing
against The rsof II was death D. remain.
10 I rai-s-i the window AMI ons by one plao.i
my dArlings on soms drtftvcoi. trusting 20
the great Crrator AZ libsratsi the las;
ous, NV swrs; little by. b. loossi Al tDs and
ah Mamma. you always toll ns tha, the
Lord wuuh care for mo. wtll he look after
ms uosr
Il sav him drlftaway. with bis loving face
turpsi toward me. and, With a prayer on
my lip- for biz delivsraBce, hs pas-si from
sght FOREVER Tho nstt mou,eni the root
crashei IN. and nostci outside 30 D. rr-cuei
afie.n bours later from the ROOT % house
In Ksruvlis n couI only and ons % my
darling, | couA bow 90 tho will of Col, but
they al are guna have lo~, everything on
earih nos bui my lie. and will return to
my OF Virginia home AMI lay ms down for
nv Ia, sryai sle.p-
A handsouis soman. With hair ~ black NJ
ravens wing. walked thruugh the DEPOT
shsrc a dofru ~ mors bDiie. we're awaiting
burial Passing from one to another. ale
hnAlly lftsi the paper covering from the
ilce - = woman. yuung. AMI With traces ~
lsauty sho~tng through the stains u muddy
saieS. ani sith = cry u anguish abe re.ls,i
lackwari % D. caught BY ruggci man
sho chanc,.i to D. passing In a moment 90
- shs hal caln.oi her~elf sufficiently 20 take
oas more loos al the toatures q her dad
shs stori gAfiug AZ the corp>s a. " dumb
Finally. turning away stih another wii
b1r.t - erisf. shc all And ber beautiful
hair all uaiiei and her SWEET iace ~ bruis,i
And siainsl wiih mud ani water The dsad
sosnAn ~as the sister u The mourncr The
ioiy was placed IN cotiin fes minutss
lAisr anil mt away o. II. narros hou->
HEROIC pSEps
n ns-sl never D. aid again that tho age %
hssolsin has Ias-ci asay No morr nobls
,ls.sis were ever performed than during thh
b~sftsickruiug catAsiropbe Ous man, hear
lns that I'd. hoas AMI family hal ts~n
.~spt away determined % hni ca, for him
.lf AZ all hsfard ils s.-.urs.i frail row.
snat. pushss! Il oui In the raging torreni. AMI
sarissi "a cha-s. which. 10 All sho we're
saiching. ssInsi 90 mean an embrace In
ioaih
H.slls-s q cris- "For Coils sake go back,
sou will D. drovnci. = AMI "Donf Aiismpt
- h. p.rssver~l A. the raft struck the
,urreni b. thrcs of his cat. ant IN his shirt
leovss .ravei tho siream Down plunged
lhe boards ami down went the feariess man.
bot a. u ~, he vas ss.n still clinging A
nighiy shout arn-s from The thruais q tho
hunir,sls on the tanks. who we're nov deeply
Interested. earnestly hoping b. would sic
,s-~fully ford the sircanl
Down again vent bis bark. bat nothing, u
s.mei. coud shake him or The craft shot
40 In the air apparently ten 90 twelve feet,
,nd the man stuck o. IL ,snaciousiy. Slowly
bot surely hs worked bis boat 81 the other
die u the stream. AMI after what -smsi an
awful suspen-s h. finally landel anil ringing
.hesrs % uieu. women ami children
The last ss.n u him h. was making bis way
io~n a mountain ruad In the dirrciiou q the
pot where bis hou-s hal lately stool Ills
family consisted of his wifs ami thrce chill
ircn
In many instances the noatcS displayei ~
mArkAble courage ami gave their chancs- for
rs-cue io friends with them Sons stool lack
Zoe mothers ami were lost. While the parents
~cre tAken out Many dear boy wont down
Ia . waiery grave that sister or father
might h. sav~i
An Iron worker. strong. nobis hearted
fellow, Who wAs nots,i for his love q family,
lot his thirtssn children In the fooi lie
struggled liks Titan % re~rue them. hut 70
vas fruitle-. lie was only able % ave his
slfe several men. when they sas that
their wives ami Children sere suro to h. lot,
gave up all efforts n save themselves and
quietly sank In the turgid strcamA
IN pID MS BEsr
young man with two women we're ssen
coming down the river on part % n door. ~
the upper bridge . roTs was thrown down %
them. This they all failed 10 catch Between
the two hrtig'- be was notic~i to point
toward the elder woman. who, 70 Il suppo~si,
vas his mother. lie va. then --n b instruct
the women how % catch the rOTs which was
bsing lowered from the other bridge Down
came the raft with rush The brave man
stool with his arms around the two women
A they swept under tho bridge he rcachSi
up and -.ilsi the roPe lie was ierkei vlo-
lently away from the two women, who failsi
to get hold on the rops. Seeing that they
woali not 10 re-rnei he dropTsd the rops
and fell back on the raft. which hostsi on
down the river.
The current washed their frail craft In Ia
sari the hank The young man Vas ena-
bs.i 20 .rits bold % branch % a tree Tie