The Princeton union., 1893-01-26
FOR THE you b N G PEOPL i, T /. E.
SUBJECTS Fob
BOYS AND GIRLS

Flames Couldn't Drive Him OUT
Came Of PatchWork--Hunt @s
Turkeys in Arizona--Good
Advise to Forget.
4 3.#. All Gone.
5 The tragedy was on one ofour great
Western lakes, and a friend OF the
family, lady, was asked to break
the news to the only surviving mem
sber OF it. Ssss
Il There had been eight in all before
the tornado, when the excursion boat
went down, and the one daughter at
home had not yet heard what all the
town knew. Every one feared for her
reason, and no one dared to speak.
Gathering courage for her hard task.
the friend began:
.''I have something to tell you
The girl knew at once that some
fearful event had happened.
lis it father?" she asked, trembling.
"The tornado struck the boat, and
your father is missing" The lady
spoke with great tenderness.
But mother? Where is mother?"
The girls heart stopped for suspense.
1. our mother is drowned, too.
# ssBut Tom? Why isn't Tom here?''
TON is gone, too
h The poor girl could only whisper:
Hls Jenny, too, dead?'
. A sorrowful nod was the only reply.
Sand Ethel?' came from the pale
lips. .s Il. r I'd
eyes"
"Frank?''
ttYes.'
"Baby?' ~
eyes. God help you, dear!-Y Yes 2
care they all dead?"
'"They are all gone. - II
The girls face stiffened ominously.
A wild look came into her fearless
eyes. Her friend was devout wom-
an, and she said the only thing that
sprang to her trembling lips:
"1God is left" ...>, Il.
The poor girl gave her binding
look, and burst into g. flood of tears.
That old-fashioned comfort, which
was the main-stay of our urfore-fathers,
penetrated to the broken heart. It
saved the stricken girls reason-by
bringing to her consciousness the only
Friend Who could adequately console
her in her hour of desolation.
Flames Couldn't Drive Him Out.
1"Most of the famous heroes have
died in the front ranks of battle or on
the decks of men -of-war, but most
heroes are not famous, and their acts
Of bravery are done in the humblest
and most unexpected places. An old
miner recently related story OF
heroism in which Tom Shaunsey, a
workman, figured as the equal in
point OF bravery of any man who ever
lived. The story is told in the San
Francisco Call by one of the miners:
"Tom was running hoisting engine
at a mine where about 800 miners
were employed, myself included, and
one night, just after the twelve o'clock
shift had gone down the shaft, and
were well away from the main
shaft at work, it was suddenly dis
covered that the hosting works were
on fire. The building burned so fast
that before the men could all be
brought up it was thought by many
that they were doomed to suffocation.
The heat in the hoisting-works became
so intense that every one was driven
out, as it was thought, but the last
man, as he looked back through the
door, saw Tom Shaunsey standing by
the engine with the lever in his right
dand steadily watching the cable as it
ran through the pulleys with a speed
never known before. the man called
to Tom to come out, but the only re-
ply hegot was wave of the disengaged
hand, and then a portion OF the
roof fell in, and every one
thought that the fate of the engineer
and the last cage-load of men was
sealed. We reached the surface, and
as the cage stopped, happened to
look towards the engine, and through
the smoke ] just caught q glimpse OF
Tom as he let 60 the lever and 81: pped
to the floor insensible We got out,
and we carried Tom with US. Within
five minutes after we had reached the
open air the whole building collapsed.
Tom was terribly burned, and his
right arm will always be useless; but
as far as work is concerned, he will
never need it, as between the boys
and the company Tom will always
be provided for.''
Game Of Patchwork.
Have ready before beginning to play
some slips Of paper TX inches long by
or 6 inches wide. The number pre-.
pared must depend, Of course, on the
number Of players, says Harper s
Young People.
When all are ready to begin, each
one Of the company is provided with
J. o1ivo3 ~$ III