Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1892-01-16

thinking about that hot thing, the
drunkard's thirst; and oh, If ice would
only cool it and subdue II and stop I'll
That ice cart, what an attractive OBJ.
ject it was to all the children in the
neighborhood! Out of the close, hot,
poor homes, they rushed when they
heard the sound of the heavy, Earring.
rumbling wheels. "The ice cart! the
ice cartr they shouted How they
gathered about the cart when IL halt
edl When Sol Stevens, the ice man,
with the brown arms and iron Toe pick,
broke up the white sparkling blocks Of
crystal, what a rush was made for any
of the cool chips flying over the side
walk!
"Hurrahr' they shouted And Sol
grinned and let his Toe pick fall clum.
silly at times on the ice that there might
be q shower of nice, cool bits for the
hot, thirsty children.
All this time Carl eyed first his father
and then the tempting Ice shower. he
wanted to pick up q cooling crystal and
hand It to his father that the awful
thirst within might be slaksd. and his
father not 60 into stokell's saloon.
81 don't dare TO-" Caxi muttered
more than once. Sol had finished his
delivery of Ice for tho neighborhood,
DRIED: Goodbye. youngsters" and
mounted the drivers seat and was
turning his team away from the side-
walk when Carl saw Q piece Of ice still
ungathered and also saw his father
turning toward the saloon. Crying,
God, do help me speak TO my father. /"
he quickly mustered courage to seize
that last piece. Then, strangely, he
slipped, and oh, 30 near those awful,
heavy wheelsl He did not think Of
that He only thought Of his father
going into the saloon, and cried:
Don't go; oh, this ice. fsther-tske
It'll"
1t was all Carl could do to sffer his
ice and think Of God In just . swift IT.
tie prayeri
The father turned He saw some.
thing terrible-a big wheel rumblin9
and grinding round, and so near his
boyl -. .
to his horses, Aercely pulling them
back from big express team coming
round q corner. He did not see Carl,
but that halt put . little space between
the child and the great threatening
wheels approaching.
''God help mei' murmursd Abram
Hartwell
Does not God send rain, said On
the coarse. homely Aowers7
Abram seemed to reach Carl In one
single, immense leap He took several
leaps actually. but he was not In Q CON
dition 10 appreciate time o. distance.
Those dreadful wheels were turning
again toward Carii Only an inch b.
tween him and death whom . Asree,
strong grasp was fastened upon him,
and he was snatched away.
Then Abram fell down ssnssless a
the sidewalk, 90 intense had been his
excitement and the reaction was %
great When he came out Of the
darkness people In big cloud stood
about him. Carl too was tanning his
father, with his ragged straw hat for
he had got Abrams head in his lap,
and he was holding to the drunksrl's
lips that piece of ice.
"A heror' somebody was saying.
"That man is q saint" gasped .
woman, all ragged ana dirty.
What praisei It was like cold water
to Abrams thirsty, dsspairinR souls
just like the touch Of the Ice to his hot
lips. Hs was not past the doing Of .
noble thing.
ssHaro,e q dr;rl, 90 ->ss .>,A 4. -.~-A
voice. you've earned itl Take that
ice erwayr'
It was stoksn Offering . glsss of
brandy. Take I'll Costa nothin,." be
'''a 1en. tals it. father. whispered
Carl pressing the Toe harder to his hot
lipa
"Here. Abrami" insisted stokell
Abrams head was shaking.
"Nol mop he murmured, all the
while looking mp into the sky bending
IN pity over the great city. Abrsm
Hsrtwsll's soul was taking hold Of
God There was . great hope. a grand
purpose, q new life bsckoning to His
soul II was like hand motoning 10
him out of the sky.
He had through Gods strength saved
bis boy. Why, through the Same
Astounding help. could not Abrsm
Hsrtwell save his own life and not die
. drunkard? Success In one exploit
aroused daring purpose to attempt
another. and whom he got mp from the
sidewalk and slowly end feebly
crawled AWAY there was q triumphant
happy light in his eyeA and Carl who
olung to his hand, was 90 happy alsol
Be assured that Carl's after happiness
was not clouded by the shadows hover.
ing over q druukard's home. Rev. n