The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-24

i''u Nalkei uONn Lne lnCIlne, ana
rI into the vapoIs that rise from
~" rrS of the sumr The next day
il OAens slipped at that very spot,
unable to holl Oh to the Shiny ii berS
m fell into the water. He was cooked
Ike II lols'e
AT times one hears strange voices.
G ostly voices call to each Other from
irift to drift; therA are whisperings in
he rocks, and terrible groans in the
side, f the cro,s cuts In the Belcher
| once heard fearful Shrek come from
he winzp. 1t echoed from drit'to drift,
and startled everybody. rushed to
where the sound was, but there was
uotli &. Bill Siaron don't dare to go
down tie yellow JACKIE. The last time
lie did a troop Of miners sheeted in flame
followed linn along tie drifts to the foot
OF the shaft. II rushed To the cage like
mailman, and rang for the quick no st,
Wen the cage reached the top lie
lay on the floor insensihle. He never
told what it was; but / know.
Thus the poor fellow would spand
hours telling OF the mysterious sights
tlHN HVuil'io lIt Ilftu encountered III blIC
depths of the great lode. S Sometimes
he worked under ground, hut lie always
seemed disconnected, even morose be-
cause it was no lon er permitted to in
to grasp the lever IN g,nH. He felt
stain upon lis rel u;ation, and looked
hopeful, forward to the time when he
could wire it ont.
Tho n ,,i,ri,E !
clme into the South Consolidated " orls
and sat watching the machinery. Sud
denly lie turned to the engineer and
said: Il hear the death moan on the
wheels, Tom"
Had tie engineer loo ed Mt Marks
face, masked in horrible prilor, lie
would have indeed thought the man hatj
heard SOL from the grave. Mark
bnmt his head little lower and waited.
Out of the roar and rum! Ic he leard
only the death moan. as he called it.
Su denly the he'll rang out so Qnicl and
sharp that both men We're startled. 1t
WIS the signal OF danger and the quick
hoist. The wheel began to whirl until
the spokes mingled in u muza A
moment later, a puff Of smoke driftrI
from the s.1afts mouth, AMI then a
shower OF sparks. The mine was on
fire.
The Gaze came whizz;nr to Tive SUI
face. and a crowd Of half naked n;pn
rpelrl off. bIislertd and half sulfo-
caIel into &c dressing rooms The
viii tie Of the miie sent forth cry for
help, and. in a few seconds r,r, other
whistles took up tie cry and beloved
forth their hoarSe not, from tEp North
Cnmsol, dated to the B,lcher. Scarcely
rs the cage emptlcd wien those
below signalied sharply for ii to come
down. 1t shot back into the dep h; al
most as fast as if it had been drn"p,d.
! he cable touched IL Piece Of iron near
the sheaves, and from tie POINT of con
tact strramed II Inc Of sarns. Another
lulsJ of sm' Ike came up the shaft, and
sheet of fllme folio el for an instant.
The timber, became y II ass o' fire. Tie
hosting works went Ikea tin d n hex.
he engineer ntis! noi on Lrimg the
Gag to Tie surface, bat must stop it
there. Tie mach merry was growing hot
to the touch. Tie c9ge lc ched tie
bot, IN; hen cam" h. >is"ai to hoist
Ist a, he reversed the l",er II falliIg
tiu:Irr XII, ci,d han ~e.B les.
y d Zen men spruug 10 the IN BANNED
Ell, ine; bat Mark was tiiera l.rst, and,
picking up g b dy at his feet, he
handed it to IT," TER =; two mpn rs if it
had been a c!lll. and mcrel said, Take
him away.
a man CLOSE at his SIDE leaned for ard
to grasp tie lever. h;.t he fam i'm back
into the crowd. 4 flare o. fl Imes sent
TEN all staggering away. Mark laid
his hand uV0n the lever he first time
in five years-aui g; asped it with his
old energy. The breach Of hell was in
his face. 1t oud lie 10 g minute and
a half before the cage reached tn sur
face, where lie u ust prevent it, dread
full ascent into lhe "sheaves His hand
held the lives of dozen men, He faced
the fire like Il sa;mander. A cheer
went up. AMI then he folds OF red smoke
covered him from sight.
The cage reached the shafts mouth
full of men, most of them insensihle as
they were dragged out As Marx
threw the lever back to its place, and
stopped the engine the fumes closed
about him. he superintendent called
out:
"Ole thousand dollars to the man
who saves him."
A dozen brave men had already
started 1t was too lat; the fumes
hid overwhelmed him. Three claws
later the men hose lives lie had saved
dug among the ruins. Lying 10y the
engine they found his C ,arred remains,
and stood BY them awhile with I'M
covered leads They bore away the
remains of Mark Haveriy in box, and
The next day 5 900 mourners walled be-
hind tie cut1in. As they pressed down
t. e earth over his grave, and threw the
last sprig of green down upon it, one OF
the pail bearers remuried: There was
good leather in that man. - [Sam
Davis.
Only One Thing Lacking.
Frpntl-(I USon how is yoIIr aircbi,