The Lamar register., 1892-12-10

had 9nv mem ry no now =,
At any other time / should nave
laughed at this; but when one Is iaeiIs ,,-
death and realizes it everything peaAs
OF tragedy.
The speed OF tho car was now over q
mile n minute. The telegraph poies
whizzcd past so fast that ! could no'
count them. The sensation was sex tx
ening. clung convulsiyely 10 the
brake-wheel. waiting every noiheH'
for the crisis to come.
We flew by the first station
like lightning, leaving a crowd oil PEG
Dle standing on the platform wi9h
their mouths open aud doubtless Won
derinr where the company had pro
cured an engine that ran without
smoke or steam.
Nv kn es shook together so that
could carcely stand, and had tnS
brake been out OF my hands shou'u
certainly have been keeping cam %
company in the coal.
II the car kept the rails Tor hSe MN
utes more We might still escape lot az
short distance ahead there was
slight ascent and then a more abrupt
incline.
As we neared this spot the speed, Of
the car perceptibly lessened' hy
heart bounded would Jump Tor my
life as soon as we reached the summit
Of the grade.
"Sambo." said, 1--WE shall YET be
saved. Rise and stop your howiins.
Brace up and be man. Now see
here" ! said, as he reluctantly obey.
ed. "Stand on this beam. When l
tell you to Jump do so il you wish to
save your lie.
The car was running quite steadily
now. One hundred yards more
would bring it to the top Of the httie
hill Stepping behind Sambo. ! wait.
ell for thecritical moment. determined
to kick him from the car should ne
diso5ey me when gave him the word
to leap.
Nearer and nearer we came TO the
top, when at last We were running on
level
Go. SAM yelled.
He made one attempt TO jump, and
then drew back. was too quick for
him, and sent him sprawliug into the
air. Scanning the ground for one
brief moment, sprane from the car
/ struck on my feet, head and hands
alternately until reached the bottom
OF a ditch. / was stunned for a mo-
ment only. and rising looked around
for Sambo.
He was already on his feet and com
ing toward me- lie had struck on his
head and shoulders and came out
without scratch. but was badly
frightened.
As for myself one finger was broken
and half the skin on my nose had been
rubbed oil and replaced with sand
My gold watch was crushed into u
shapeless mass.
| looked at the car as it itdisappeared
in the distance wIthh shudder. ! was
so glad TO know ! stood there alive
that could not control my ieelia.s
and madly shouted, Let herso, sam,
let her goi" Not stopping to realize
that the car would go in any case.
Five miles further it Jumped the
track and ran into a watering tank.
flood ng the track with 500 barrels full
OF water. The tank, in going down.
crushed a neighborinC windmill into
fragments. felt as Sambo did about
the matter.
boss he said. ''ii we'd been on
NaN ~ tAA HiAtNN "t "a +FA-t -at-' ~
glory, shuah, Dis chile am mighty
alad he had de presence oh mine TO
Jump at the right mint.
And never Disputed his great eour.
age and presence oh mine
The next day | was summoned 10
the superintendent office. where |
was severely repTimanded, as de.
served to be. but not discharged.
have been very careful ever since and
run no risks.
To this day Sambo never unloads
a car without examining the brake
chains to see that they are set and