Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-09-06

vehicle shot over into the air. but he
had very little time to choose his
grount, and so landed. ms luck would
hove it, on the only heap ofstones in
sight. The Others picked him up for
dead and carried him up to the set
Element. where the miners held req
ular wake over him. Bnt he came TO
life in the middle OF the festiv-the
obsequies, | mean-and found that
he was only crippled for life.
"The miners-folks not ensily
moved, were enthusiastic about the
affair, and gave such testimonials as
they could 10 show their gratitude
and appreciation. One Of these ex-
pressions took the form ola souvenir
signed by every man in the place, and
stating in very grandiloquet Ian
guage what the poor fellow had done.
HiBquick wit seemed to them more
wonderful than his courage and de-
yotion, in community where Meth.
er quality is unusual at MI.
THE man who takes his own life in
his hand every day. and has fire.
quently to fight for the life of some
companion values n 'brainy' action.
In the box of the testimonial was a
purse of fifty dollars and "A curious
old gold cross, that had been treas
ured by the brother of the lad who
was saved as his one piece of fnery.
On II was rudely engraved these
words:
"'Giyen by the miners at the Notch
to the man who risked his life for a
child.
"That was all. The poor fellow
went away and would have been for.
gotten, only that the old miners
told the story sometimes TO their
children"
The prisoner was looking out oftht
window. The conductor rustlet
around as though ashamed of th'
interest he had shown IN the story
story no doubt was pure fiction
Only the brakeman gave away TO hi
sympathy, and asked whether tn
man had ever been found.
mot that know OF, replied thu
detective.
And was you the boy what Ia
sayed?"
II WIS the kid"
"And you never heer'd tell what be
came OF the mnn-what would yol
do II you shu'd come acrost him som
time Evidently the brakeman ha
an imagination which was trying I
assert itself
"Oh! Id try to even the thing Il
somehow. ! suppose common decor
cy would demand that. Id treat hiI
az well as ! know how"
Look here" said the prisone
turning from the window with an al
parent effort TO change a conyersatio
which for some reason had not SCENE
10 interest him-'look here, old maj
. + I've got a little keepsake that vol
story Just reminded me OF, and II
could get nj il I'd ask you to tai
. charge Of il Tor me till--till this thin
, IL over. II you'll put your hand
there and pull out that bit ofribbo
, So"
Theconductor almost jumped out
his seat. BLAMED II II ain Il
, cross that you've just been tellir
! about" be shouted
A month later the detective WI
i under cross-examination
the conductornnd brakeman.
a "Yes, he was a bad lot. oh, "a
he didn't have leg to stand upo
a The facts were NIL ms clear as da
!. All true about the cross and the re
OF III Just as true as gospel. VIII
. hal he been doing? Throwing bonn
4 tho last thing. Punished? Well,
!, Tell. YOU the truth, they won't bea
! TO punish him till they catch hi
again, guess. Fact is he got awi
from me somehow that same nigl
Who, me? Oh, no, I'm not on I
i force any more. I've been bounced
i Lowell Mass Courier.
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