San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-14
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excited, ulsJOlnCeu sentences about "A
terrible accident that had taken place on
| the railroad at the other end of ,tbe di-
| vision.
AS ne proceeded she i'll fancy saw the
| terrible scene, but she uttered no sound
and continued staring into his face wlrh
dry, wide open eyes.
"Poor Ned was caught between two
cars, and the doctors say one of his legs
will have to come off. He's pretty badly
mashed and may die. All the wounded
were taken to the Presbyterian hospital
and
He stopped suddenly, and, rushing
from his little den, ran out on the plat
form and caught Lizzie in his arms just
as she reeled, fainting.
She did not remember much after
this, and an age seemed to have passed
when she finally opened her eyes in her
own shabby little chamber at home, to
find her mother, her father and the doc
tor bending over her.
The first question was about the acct
dent, but they put her off, and it was
not until she was able to sit up that she
learned the whole truth.
Her lover had lost one of his legs, and,
being no longer useful to the railroad
company, had been discharged.
They did not tell her that several let
tiers had come from him, nor did they
inform her that her father, being for
once in his life sober, controlled and in
fuenced by his wife, had written letter
to the crippled brakeman, informing
him that Lizzie was shortly to be mar
ried to Mr.. Isaac Mercer.
The latter called upon her several
times while she was convalescent, but
she invariably refused to see him, and
would never eat the tempting delicacies
that he sent to her bedside.
One evening when her mother was
busy in the lower part of the house, and
her father had gone as usual to the sa-
loon, Lizzie put on her hat and cloak
and stole from the house.
Just before she reached the railroad
the door of Charlie Hancock's little den
opened, and man came out on crutches
As he approached, Lizzie rushed for
ward.
Ned, Nedr' she cried, and when the
cripple looked up and caught sight of
her face he halted and his own grew
very white.
Il beg pardon, Liz-Miss Kane" he
said, bowling stiffiy.
"Miss Kane?" repeated Lizzie, draw
ing back "You used to call me Lizzie!
What's the natter Oh, Ned, I've been
very sick, and all through the delirium
l saw you lying crushed and mangled
and crying for me to come to you"
81 was pretty badly crushed" said
Howell, and he glanced fuefuify - n1s
crutches, land l guess l must have
called for you: but that was before l
learned that you were going to marry
Isaac Mercer"
"Marry Isaac Mercerr' repeated Liz
zie; "why, hate himr'
WHAT cried, Ned, and his face
frightened. "Why, 1 heard that you
were going to be married tomorrow, and
l couldn't resist the temptation to come
up and look on your dear face once more
before losing you forever"
cts all a monstrous liev' cried Lizzie
holly. II wouldn't marry him if he
was worth ten times as much as he is"
81 thought it must be true" said Ned,
"when you didn't answer my letters"
81 never received them"
"And you don't mean to say that you
still love such poor, crippled wretch as
/ amp .... ....
"Fd love you if you'd lost both your
legs?" cried Lizzie, and she could hardly
restrain herself from kissing him right
then and there.
One of Ned's fellow sufferers by the
railroad smashup was high official of
the road, and learning that the crippled
brakeman was of more than average in
telligence, had secured him position in
the general Office of the company, where
he was bound to rise. -..-.
Lizzie needed but little urging to con-
sent to a marriage that night, and it be
ing too late TO procure a license they
sought that Mecca of runaway lovers.
Camden, and were made one.
When Isaac Mercer read the marriage
notice the next morning he was the mad
dest man in Kensington and closed up
his grocery store for the balance of the
day.-Philadelphi Times.
Burning to Death.