Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-04-17
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Al the last meeting Of the Ananias
Club some very rrmsrkable stories were
told, stories which might have been
strictly suthentIc had cirrumstances
bern dlnercut; for, after ill, tho line
which divides fact from Action u but
shadowy, and what happens 10 Be true
BY Q dlnerent combination Of events
might have been false, and that
which 10 false, had things been dIf.
ferent, might hare been true 40 Ros-
pei. Billings, for example, at this
meeting Of the Anauias Club, had thls
story OF narrow escape from death To
relate.
"l Was at . Ore night before last In
wieGlewag Street." said Bililngs, "and
while there ] witnessed moot wonder
ful escape from death. u makes me
trcmble now every time think OF u. u
Was thls way.
"The house-lt was one Of those -four
story fiat houses-was literally envelop-
ed In flames. its destruction was GER
tain; there was no further use TO pour
water Into u, aud the chief Of the IRE
department had just ordered the streams
To be concentrated upon the adjoining
building, when all Of q sudden the form
Of . woman, clad In her night clothes
only, appeared NJ an upper window.
"liow she came On be there nobody
could cay. II Was supposed that every-
one had got out Of the house safely. but
there che Was.
"rhc flames sprang up-at the slght OF
her, ~ u seemed-eaker TO clasp her In
their embrace. Il was terrible. Every
heart stood stlll. All Mas sllcnt - the
grave aside from the roar OF the hre.
Nobody spoke. Mental paralysis had
possession Of all.
,.Of ell but oue--Tom Butts. leading
hosemsn Of Thirteen. lie took In the
situation at q glance. Making q speak.
Ing trumpet Of hls hands he shouted out
10 the woman, Jump" Did she obeys
70 MAS only = choice of deaths. She
would probably have Jumped In any
event. Hut however that may have becn,
there was something In Toms voice
that carried encouragement, confidence,
that rebuked hesltancy.
"ln an instant che ass on the window
ELL. 10 Mss an appalling moment. II
Sas something too dreadful On look at,
aud strong men turned their fsces to
.hut DOT The awful sight. Hut Tom
Butts did not nIoch; be betrayed no
emotion.
"see, she I. making ready 10 leap!
The instant that the Woman sprsng from
her lofty perch, Tom butts directed the
six.inch stream upward. II struck and
bore the womsn mp, ca powerful Was u.
The crowd aw In astoaishu,ent. but
held its breath aud waited. Tom show
ed himself not only Intrepid but q thor
ough master of the dremsnt craft.
While he held the woman aloft, bc cent
word 20 Blll Pluggins the engineer.
"rhe result VAS thst the stream OF
water began To lessen slowly 10 height
until by degrees the woman vas lowered
Ia safety 10 the ground. Then came .
shout such |. my ears never heard
before.
"rom dropped HE hose pipe. wrapped
the woman In q couple Of horse blAn.
kets, aud took her to the nearest house.
There they put her In bed aud she went
to sleep aud when she woke up che ~a'
a. fresh a. daley.
"But she had a wonderfully marrow
escape"
"spcaklng 90 narrow escapes" said
Gowcher. "stlidles had about As mar
row escspe as ever heard Of"
"iio~'s thstr'
"why, you know he IL . confirmed
bachelor, but he came mighty near being
q benedict once. You see be Was Az
fully sweet on Blll Moore's youpscs,
daughter, and everybody expected the
cards would De out soon. Bill Was ter.
rlbly gone on the girl, that's . fact, and
from the way he haunted the furniture
stores. I guc.s he had about made up
hls mind tn 90 to housekeeping.
swell, Que night be called upon MARY
Mary WAS the girls nsme-to take hei
10 the theatre or 10 q ball ar something
ar other. lie VAS let Into the parlor by
the servant, and while he WAS waiting
there thlnkiug what . treasure Mary
VAS. and ki..lng her In anticipation b,
suddenly heard q Voucher v'lce. iis
listened to the sweet wor,ls which h'
knew must come from such . source
Aud this is what he heard;
"'Neli, I want to borrow your teeth
tonight. Bill just raved over then
t'other night
"Bili didn't walt Ia hear any more
lie liz out. Bill i.a bachelor still; but
Il VAS q mighty narrow escape he had.
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