Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-27

and galows ahead Of me and III have
little kid like that u call me daddy"
And then two big tears squeezed
themselves out Of his eyes, and rolled
down his cheeks unconsciously.
I'm go in the steamer" he said.
I'm change my name II I'm not
nabbed for this bank affair, I'll make
my fortune as these fellows do. Pm
their match, / reckon III not have
the gallows ahead Of me, as it's like
shall II stay here. And III have lit
tie Kids and an old woman. / will"
There was more Of It. He could not
help swearing but l think had he
known how, he would have prayed
this time instead. But Just then there
came upon his ear a sudden tumult
Men We're flying past him. bell was
ringing; women were shrieklng He
caught IA boy and asked him what the
row was.
House anre, and young one burn
Ing up in II, said the boy
And at that lshmael followed the
crowd, He had never before cared for
any ones danger. He had never felt
pity for any one, Now the thought
Of that soft mouth that had touched
his made him CULVER with the thought
that n little soul like that was Ia such
awful danger made him promise him
self to save it, II he had the power,
made him call them all towards for
standing there. staring and shouting
and doing nothing, The engines had
not yet come, and the house, all in
flames Inside, belched forth fire from
its many windows, as though they had
been the mouths OF the tabled dragon.
and in the midst OF the crowd a girl.
restrained by kindly hands, struggled
aud screamed
Let me gol Let me got They left
her In my care, She's burning to death
up there. ia rather die than face them.
Let me CO.,
And Ishmael heard the voice and
saw the face Of the nurse maid who
had held the baby up to kiss him.
rs It the little kid you had along of
YOU he asked, clutching the girls
shoulder with his big hand, That lit
tie crltter-say2'
Yes yes" cried the girl Make them
Jet me GO She's atop Of the house,
PACK In the nursery. Oh, make them
let me go!'
You stay here" said Ishmael. an
go myself and m bring her out, or
never come at all"
And with these words Ishmael dashed
INTO the building already Il very fur
mace Of red flame, A shout arose as
He did so--a cry between a scream Of
horror and roar OF applause No
one expected to see the man come out
Of that blazing pit alive.
me engines came rafting up The
ftremen fixed their ladders to the vim
dows and ran up them. and We're
driven back again scorched and faint.
Nothing alive could be within. they
said, But suddenly, on the blazing
parapet appeared a figure holding a
burden in his arms. He looked down
ward at the ladders, which could not
reach him, then backward at the
fiames. Then he dropped cllnging by
one hand to the hot ledge. swung there
a moment and dropped upon the lad
der. The crowd had thought to see
nm dashed TO pieces in the street.
and had stretched up their hands in
voluntarily, as though 10 catch him;
Dut some We're on the ladder, and they
ala their best for him. Even they We're
In great danger. but good angels
watched over them, The bundle that he
held so fast, wrapped in wet blanket.
was seized by one man. two others
held him In their arms and brought
him down.
The girl rushed forward screaming.
and those who held the blanket un-
wound its folds. out Of II peeped
little flushed baby face--a head of
rumpled curlS, Half-smothered but un-
hurt, Trot held her tiny arms toward
her nurse, and cried In baby fashion
to be taken by her.
No harm had come to Trot, but of
her preserver, lshmael2 He lay there
with his head upon a freuan's lfnsss
a doctor had his hand upon his hssrs
HIS eyes We're closed his hair sinFod
his eyebrows whitened; his nasb
clothes one mass OF finder: HIS very
boots shrlveled and scrolled away
from his burnt feet the hand thar had
held the little burden and chung 10 Inc
mass OF blisterod burns. N'e
IlirA Npa A,,z - -,
but at last his eyes opened. He lool,,d
At the faces about him, all kindly, nil.
tul, tull OF sympathy, and fell thar -
once he was friend among frIands
He heard men calling him brave ma
ntAra women sob, \ new life had
ddaWhea upon him-he, Ishmael. was \
hero. He had often been stared a. ~,
a crowd before, as he stood nj ne n,. ~
oners bar. but a host OF kindly s,as
had never thus turned upon him IL
did NOT feel much pain. hut he knew,
that the end was at hand. He No..
dying--dying just "a he had besnn -
he was happy "''e' AL
ITS no use. pals" he said family N
those busted about him. eve s;,.a 70
lowed IRE! I'm dead mani N-bersis
the littls kidg want her .
They brought her to him. Tho tr,e
cent thlns mad neither fear nor arsaS |
IVY sHS came soiemuly. and her great |
eyes dtlateo as she looked AZ e''N'
Dit up" she said softly. ana s'i ns,,.,
Mm-''dit np. "Ne patted |
kiss him. Trot." said tho ,,-,
bins hs TOOK YOU out or fhs a.
on. poor poor fellow! kiss NM
And, Trot lSuelt down and took tho
her hands. and holding tbs,,, i.te " |
gave the dying Ishrael ~ apart 4