Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-27
A CLOSE CALL"


Il remember Of once having n very mar.
row escape from death, and the recollection
& always forced strongly upon mo when.
over am trlna III aud feel the need Of
medicine"
Thus said my companion ~ We drew our
chairs little nearer 10 tho large found
stove that occnplcd the ccnter Of the wait.
Ing room Of a small station house nj juno.
ton on tho 49, railroad.
II was In midwlntef, aud heavy fall 81
snow that day had drifed Into deep cut
number % mile. down the rad, 20 that
the train wa VEN both Intending 10 take
was very much delayed. In fact. 10 was
scarcely possible TO say Just how long va
wrre doomed to walt In that little ooop Of
astation house Luckily there was only
the two Of Us. for any numlsr would have
found poor Accommodations. both ~ 90
food--n little OF which was furnished M by
the station man the seating aud heat
Ing capacity Of tho plaoe.
u was Just growing night. aud my com.
panion In aiiiictlon--who, by the way, had
Travelled extensively and thus learned to
take unavoidable circumstance. with a
very easy and philosophical splrit--l.ad
stove door. In order. ~ no said, ''to put a.
much life on tho .crno ~ posslble.p u
The lire burned briskly, and FINN the
open doos there cam. a long. dlser.flns
CLEAN Of light. which fell directly upon the
countenhncc OF my friend. sccining to ,i,.p.
en- tho burrows, yet 1T the s,mc tlme cover.
Ing all with an appcaraloe OF cOmp1urc.
therefore, assumed an Easy posture-
considering the hard. tins worn chair / oc.
cupicd-and looking ut the features of the
nArrators listened while ho gave iuc this
experiences
had charga OF tho city trade that war
Tor the iirm ! am still with. aud was thcrr.
fore pretty we'll acquainted With all tho
druggists and with many Of their clerks.
10 was at time Il tho year whom bust.
ness was unusually brisk, aud found that
Sometimes had no small amount OF extra
work 10 do. For instance, upon this mar
tcul,r occasion | had been asked by the
house 90 run out 10 a small suburban plans
on an important matter, aud yet / had
pledged certain Of the trade 10 soethcm on
that day. and therefore | found II consid.
erably past dark, and raining coldly, when
| got back 10 tho city.
II Il not very cxhilarating 10 ones spirit.
70 think Of starting right out and making
four or i've places Involving a. many
miles Of travcl-bcforu you can have rest,
aud, moreover, Ia such weather, when
you're mighty tired. and about half uiol. In
tho bargain. But the firm depended on nis,
aud ! WAS bound 10 cover the ground
30, without even taking my supper,
jumped Into a cab aud directed the driver
10 tlle frat point on my route.
After turning this way and that and
splashing through mud for hall an hour,
tho driver pulled upbefor tho blue aud rcd
llghia OF corner drug store.
! soon Transacted my business aud was
Just about leaving, whrn, having n hearty
acquaintance With tho clerk, aud at that
particular moment suffering some extra
panga In my stomach. saidi
Charlie, put me M about half an ounce
fhydrochalic acid. I'm s0tnct imo- troubled
with my stonach-soine sort OF dyspepsia.
guvsa-ani ilnd that few drops N tho
acid help mo better than anything else
can use"
lie went about preparing tho medicine.
while W. continued a running cunyur. ton.
lie was quite fellow 20 talk, aud ~ we
were alone In the store he gave himself
freo line
! took the small bottle he handed me,
placed II In my pocket, and ngaln startcd
Nh my rounds
IL was almost 10 O'Clock when reached
my lat stopping placr. aud a. Il was but a
block distaut from my hoiise dismissed
M cab am went into the storc
Finding no one pnHent but d new clork
ohly remained a moment being too ,lcsir.
Gus ~ finding warmth aud rest Tor my cold
aud weary frame.
stopping out into the storm butinned
my enat snunly about me aud started ON -
allow run for nay Residence
had done maybe hall the distance when
Twas startled hy loud orios coming from
some point Ia the darkness ahead VI me. /
stopped, aud then there came 10 my eats,
cab cabl Hold For Gods sakc, oahln
could sec the light from tue cab had
Just discharged about u block down tho
dark avenue, aud pecring again through
che blnckucss | could discover that the
drivers attention had locn attracted by the
call, aud that he had refined la his horse.
only some Que wanting "a 20 down town
Thought, and yuf the peculiarly pleading
character aud evident fright Of those tones
did not leave me
! went on. however. bnt hsd only COW
erred q few steps when heard some one run
rapidly along On the opposite side VI the
street.
The person was manlhstly very much
frighiencl, for 1 could hear the quick,
startling cries he gave out as lac sped over
the wet walk
For some reason or other felt strangely
ava strongly influenced by this occurrence,
anu Instead " passing on.-!is would have
aone upon almost auy other occasion
stood there In the drlEzllng rain Watching
and listening 10 tho flesilnp figure. thuuuh
ieould hear much better than could see.