Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-02-14

ward Great hoavens He whom she
sought was not thcrel Several voices asked |
n 'cr hn--.Icssie dared not trust herself
to do su-and then came tho appalling AN
swer:
"Choko damp ha' taken him, and bit
wall f9llen in over himp'
Suddenly a Woman's voice rang out
Jessie MacDnNit's:
Then he be j. danger-dying-
mayhapl He gave his life for one q We.
Arn't We men. Arc none o. We goin to
save IN? Then l wull"
Shu pressed forward toward the pit, hut
n dozen strong arms restrained her. and
ono old fellow said;
Keep back, iassl tn be death to go
down there for nigh AN hour yet. This be
no place for women fowk."
She needed not, and breaking away from
them, entered the cage. Two or three men
followed her ashamed to think that
girl should be Drawer than they, and down
they went, from the light into tho dark
ness, down among the noxious, deadly
Pascs-dOwn to the unknown
4 long, long time row elapsed, or so 1t
sccuD I to the anxious watchers. Two or
three cages fun of miners came up, but
They Woo not among them. Great hcav
cnsl W., it possible that all had persisted
~ tSn II, rni,. ntt,u,rt9
r.. r.v,s tt,, .Tr.eie had rc,e hollow
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W. ~ ire n'I"o H@u "eon sio" """
pam a.
.rH' Va Knock at the coor' She
c"ll'n ou'' N"olh III III sweet cheefy
tones. u was steven Armstrong VINO en-
'ei'u thN mp" 'lheIt' ono lookeu up sur
prlseu az" q ""u up 10 nor very brow as
sie rose 10 grO'C MN enc hau hot seen
MIN SINCE 'h"' irarlul uaV: fernaps tnls
was 'he ret OF her CONFUSION. re ulu
not wear ms working nor YET MS 'shlit-
III oIulheS' nut was haplteu III tweed
sun ana "iue aWake' now praVe ana
noDle ne lo"keu' albeit trlne pale JUST
no"
MI Armstrong she SAID am SO
Slau 10 see you IellIe a2alh' maven .
seen you since
MOI since theh-no' III Wur ohurllsh
me not TO COON ana thank thee only
only There he nae thanks possible Tor sic
Things as that. On, Jessie, why oldst DO
t-why dldst FISK tina llief
Because you gave your chance o me
10 MN, she answered SIMPLY put with
an unsteady treihor IN her voice
now ma come TO Dlu thee gooooy'
Armstrong saiu' ike man VINO mas an
uhpieasahu u''y 10 PeriorIn anu wants ~
seU =. oNor qui1hN' oo eu, ,, away
1oln away she echoeu, WHERE 'of
heeu a"a!-IorlVer. 10 America OF
Austraiy-a naruly know whero YET a
De Urea o NE mere but reihelhoer' II
there DC lVer ohYlhng con 90 Tor thee'
Wui' Ina shai1 kho" where L go TO-
anu IL Una sIi"'liu Ner WANT Iriehu or
helpln mona IL come to thceli twerc haIt
ACROSS I Worii IL nan S"lu hiooch'
remember, Know llaI can hlNer h"l"
On, uuhhot talk IKE tha--please uuh-
ECU TAX nn'u. IT, - mum an luo"
!o W'ro 'niANiii Eo'h away" W '"
LOOK ne 50 Suuuoi'llAo-l-u KNOW
"hat 10 say
say Jess ma lass JUST say Ioodhy'
and God bless thee, Steve Armstrong! or
SOON sic words as IL be able to tax WI
me and cherish / memory o thee when a
be far away
IN say, God bless thee Steve Arm
strong! Wi all ma heart, but not, good
10y Jessie s"lu IN voice tia' was even
more unsteady win ehlo'loh tnah before
An duhh"t IL mum De- Say-tha
Woulu not torture iheF
"ouluh INA stay stove II were 10
ASK yer
Theirs naething L wouldna do that
you bid me-eXcep' that-excep' that
why, a be go!n away fro theel'
Fro me?'