Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-08-11

city-bred s;x-year-old child go half
mile across the prairie by herself
Why she isn't tall enough to see over
the blue stem in TIE buffaIoes' yallow,'
and she dashed away.
AT the ranch only the frightened
houSekeeper appeared Nellie had not
come. Cap rushed in the house and
grabbed handful Of matches and a
blanket from pill. that was airing on
the porch. This she dipped in the
watering trough as she few by: then
she jumped on Bret again, with the
dripping blanket before her.
The little mischief has gone down
in that ravine where we found the ran
bits nest, and il the wind changes one
atom to the northwest we are doomed
was her one thought As she dug aer
heels IN Bret's steaming sides
Sure enough. as she neared the bank
of the ravine- she saw a head of damp,
dark curls. and little girl came clam
bering and crying up the steep banks
Cap slid 10 the ground and gathered the
frightened waif IN her arms II was
too late TO ride from the FIRE With all
the strength left her she struck Bret
singing blow. Go home. If you can,
she cried. and the snorting mustang
fed before the flames. now not upon
them.
Cap struck matches and threw them
into the ravire- The fire leaped up anC
ran over tie bank toward the creek
Down over the hot embers. hands auc
feet blistering and the child in her arms
screaming in pain, Cap c-ept. dragging
the wet blanket with her. The oncom
ing flames swept TO the edge OF the IA
vine. and huug-;ly licked up the bits o.
/ dry grass left. They singed Caps han
( and nearly cooked her face. She coulc
/ barely keep the frantic child under tbs
blanket. and could not save herself
I The roar and c-aczIe died away 10
ward the creek. the air cooled little
and then came uucOE>ciou>neSs-
! Just al dusk we found them The
men had all taken the bridge road two
| miles around but Bret and Cap had
! gone right down over the rocky hill
/ and across the stream. dangerous &c
( ford a. the proper place. donoly Gan
/ rerous there: but they had dared anc
/ won.
Henry aud his men rode right into
i
/ the creek. and had 70 retreat till the
flames had exhausted themselves at
I the waters edge
! We found Bret first He had stum
| bled in d dog hole. broken his leg anc
! died in the IRE. After 4 search of fou1
awful hours we found Cap. Through
the gathering gloom the crying OF the
child guided Us 10 her The wet
/ blanket had saved Nellie. but poor Cay
was nearly dead She had lost all her
yellow curls. Her face was biistered
| and her eyes swollen shut The waist
TO her new habit was irretrievab bly,
ruined and her skirts nearly burned of
she was wandering a little IN hel
! mind. and when Henry gathered hel
up in his arms she put her blistered 1T
tie hands about his neck and said. sor,
| rowfuIlv: If I'd had a mother may Dc
| Id be different
Thank God. you are your dear. low
ing little self Henry replied, with
| grave tenderness. as he drew her dis
figured face close 10 his loving heart
1t was . baptism Of fire. but il
| burned lots OF dross out OF several
natures. and biazed a safe and sure
knew to tread
| Yes" concluded Uncle Zarah. -
/ shall always insist that knowing how
/ TO gallon was in this instance d very
desirab bic accomplishment even if not
according 10 the English method -
| WASHINGTON Star