The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-30
A CLOSE SHAVE.

Serious Collision.
ooh, it's glorious sliding, tell you,
mother. but it's awful hard climbing
back up the hills, they'r so icy!"
Robbieiwas just home from school.
was hurrying into his overcoat and leg
! gins to go out coasting.
where are you going?' asked his
mother.
| "'Most anywhere. Newton's lane is
about the best place. for there don't
any teams go up there in the winter. so
all we have to do is to look out for the
teams going by at the foot of the lane.
and there isn't much travel on that
road, you know"
''Do keep good lookout" said his
mother. 'It would be dreadful to run
! into team
81 guess it would!'' said Robbie, as
he hurried out 'I'u be careful"
| So to Newton's lane went Robbie
Moore with several other boys. 1t was
quite long, and just steep enough to
make coasting down its icy surface
more like flying than anything else.
Across the highway at the foot, then
away out over the snowy meadows the
sleds few, almost to Cemetery hill.
Then it was long walk and = hard
climb up again
1t was cold day, and . sharp night
was coming on. The air was still. but
| so frosty that the mu fiers about the
boys necks were all coated with pearl.
IN Tbo LoI nd
was growing colder fast.
'Just this one slide more" the boys
said, as they toiled up the hill and
ranged themselves at the top. One aft
er another they started down. Robbie
last. and he was delayed a little to fix
the rope on his sled. which had some
how got tangled, SO the rest had all
crossed over the highway before he
started down. You could not see along
the highway till you were near the end
of the lane. because Of thick fringe
of bushes along the side of it.
And what did Robbie see when he
flashed in sight of the highway?
1t was his father. DIR. Moore, close
at hand, and coming as fast as his bay
horse, Major, could trot, and that is
saying good deal, for a man was in
fit, and the doctor had been sent for in
great haste, and took Major because
he could go so fast
Driving rapidly. he had seen the sleds
dash across the highway one after an
other. Then no more came and he
thought all had come down, SO he let
Major go as fast rs he pleased, knowing
it was case of life or death waiting
for him.
Robbie could neither stop his sled nor
throw himself off. he was going at such
speed, and it was all the work of an in
stant-the sight of his father. the GER
tainty that the team and sled would
collide. and quick prayer for help that
went up from his boyish heart
On the fathers part there was moth
ing he could do to avert the collision,
but he instinctively held up Major as
tight as he could, with q groan as he
saw it was his own boy dashing into
his team. then q swift committing of
the whole case to the care of the
Heavenly Father. and all was over in
an instant
The sled dashed square under Mator's
body, and safely out on the meadows,
while Major, thoroughly frightened.
ran a full half-mile before the doctor
could stop him.
why. Rob. your face is as white -
sheetr' was what the boys said when
he met them
And the people where the doctor went
thought he must be sick himself, he
looked so pale
The little mother at home shook all
over when she heard the story.
You don't need to tell me never to
slide there again." said Robbie, ''for
never should dare"
The next day Newton's lane had .
stout fence built across its foot
And as long as Major lived. the sight
of boy coming toward him on hand
sled would frighten him into q run
Youths Companion.