Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-17

frcnd Warrington would have permitted him
he would have mule orr dniiy constitutional
walk mcst interesting TO the nels;hbot- by
hcaaity tho procession IN his aaest attire.
Tut The good Qsa,tcfcsa always perverted
,lis By begging him 20 guaisl tho apple trces
While We were away. md this 10 did in
stately hashion. with drawn sword, clailong-
ing small boys who yentnred near the icpce
One evening we an retired ne usual, after
an unusually interesting day. Mnra had
como to pay US a visit, for she w's going TO
lie married.. and we had all bonn dellghtcd 10
hear Whist she had TO say, l'rt Tor my part,
laid awake some time. and slept to drUm
drcAme that had never been dreamed in that
peaceful Quaker homo before. Ancient
romancea and modern novels mingled tholl-
aolyes in my visions. but whatever clee
dreamed. ] was always beautiful and he
loved. aud woocd Ike the young princess IN
the fairy tale, by tho hanisomest young
prince In the world
Ont OF these dreams awakened choking;
the room was full OF smoke. 1t fllcd my
eyes, It filed my ears. It got Into my mouth,
it smothcrcd mo. Il maddened me, hut ielt
my way to the door and opoaed It. TWAS
worae outside; u was not my room but the
lower part Of tho horse that was IN flames.
l heard no sound, ielt that | must arouse
the cthers, fought my way to the sialre and
at their top fell prcstrAte.
Just then two strong arms saired mo.
"tiayo no fear. lovely damsel." said n voice
we'll knew, ''thy knight is at thy side. The
fiery dragon has hrNathod upon tho abode Of
peace, 1t Is full OF hts flaming breath, but by
the grace o. God. l will rescue NIL beneath
It's rooL" II WINS Don Quixote. OF course. l
felt him fold his cloak about mo, and know
no moro, until lay upon tho gaes In tho
cool air, supported ly woman Of tho neigh
borhood. Before mo lay tho house Il was n
soothing furnace and all the six tall poplars
wcro aname.
A crowd had gathered. Now and then a
shout arose, when from that HORRIBLE ri, Of
fire. which no one clae dared enter, poor,
mad Don Qnixoto dashed forth, bearing some
one he had rescued in his arms.
Some OF the girls saved themselves by tying
their shoots together and letting themselves
down the rope thus formed,
MARI, and friend Warrington occupied ono
room they ven the last in tho house. and
they wore IN stupor. Tho ilAmcs woro
about them whom the Wild horo Of tho bour
dashed in at their window and caught thcm
| In his arms.
Snow, by my halidom," Maria heard him
shout, "thou art outwittcd, Aond OF the
fames l have thcm SAFE
The room in which thoy VEN opened upon
the hood Of tho porch, and but for tho stupor
into which tho smoke threw thom they could
have escaped before Now, once aroused.
Maria summoned her soli-posseasion, and
assisted the Don to lift iriond Warrington,
who was insensiho out upon the shed. Some
ono had placed ladder there, aud called TO
Maria 10 come down II she could, that he
might nssist tho Don to bring the iainting
woman to the ground
Maria WINS able to do 80, and II was most
sensible for hor to obey. Thon there re-
maineI upon the roof OF tho pafrh only the
tall. dark figure Of the Don. holding In his
arms the small, white ono OF Ruth Warning,
ION. about whose head and shculders bis
cloai, was cast.
30 your worst, go iends. we heard him
shout, II win save tho lady Rhbcss from
your fiery java. Behold tho angels come e
help mo-seo their white wiugs--we are saf'
--snfo.'
Meanwhile, the man who had Spoken
rushed NJ ths hdder
"Bnyo, Donr no shouted "hero now
lot me help you and wen &c, her down"
"Hol my honchman," shouted tho binvi
madmnn. 'Takc thon hor feet--faith, au
almost spent-hold FAST"
but as tho other oboyod. there came
rush Of namo, loud. strange ahrioknl
sound rs though tho vnlla Of tho old house
cried out against tho flames that sought e
lcyour it, and In moment more tho roo
foil in.
Tho man who had fono 10 tho Don's ale
vas dragged out Irst, burnt and bruised ant
with hurts enough. poor follow but by ne
means fatally. or oven seriously injured
Curiously enough, two or three lolsta hnt
fallen 90 8 to make sort OF tent. aud undel
this lay the Don. still holding Ruth Warning
ton In his arms.
Ills clothes were mass Of finder, iron
terrible wounds In HE head the blood wni
pouring. He saw not, heard not. The burnt
and wounds upon hiA person wore frighunl
and ono OF his legs was broken but u wa
with dinicuity that they unloosed hiA claaI
upon tho pale ll,tle woman who had boon hli
thought 10 tho very last
As for Ruth warnngton--sho was dea1.
IT was not likely the doctor said, that sh'
had known anything OF what had happenod
when, as Maria told MS, shc turned upon he
pillow and eaid, softlyii
oHow, Maria, lot us SEQ which will go e
sleep nrst, thee Or mo. Goodnight, dce
child" she had also said goodnight to tn
world,
In tho dawn We stood about her, orphan
indeed, and looked upon hcr sweet face
which tho poor Don'h cloak hid perfect,
protected. and upon tho fair hands foldo'
upon her breast. and wcpt as girls alone cal
weep
All wo had was gone. Our dressea. GU
pleniiful supply OF linen, much OF which wa
made large enough to serve us whom We hai
attained full growth our money boxes wifi
our l.tlc savings. all oar adopted rnothe
had arranged for our outfit when We shout
80 forth into the world.
A. for that good and faithful servant. Abb
Bel, how we wept when thcy told Us TINT he
chnrred remains had boon found within III
ruins. We could only hope that her suiier
inss had not been long, or great.
Tho poor Don lay In tho hospital connects
with Methodist Church. on tho outskir,s d
the village The poor. mad butt Of IA