Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-11-22
The Man
Who Looced
HiC Hold
BY VIM. n. OSBORNE
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One OF the distinguished features OF
the little village OF Far Hills was the
deep gully that lay upon one side OF Il.
This gully was n never ending source
OF fear TO the inhabitants. Mot" II
bad children threatened them W 3
Mothers Of good children warnedA
against II. Its sides were deep a
most perpendicular. The bottom ~
No covered with a dense growth Of ~
derbrush that II looked as though there
were no end 10 It's depth.
Young Perry Hasklns. known as Pig.
~ by his friends. was a very Youthful
speclmen Of humanity In the village OF
Far Hills. At times he was a bad boy /;
at other times. few and far between.
he was exceptionally good. lie was a
pusher nj any rate, and In enterprise
OF all kinds he generally was the leader
OF the gang. His daring knew no
bounds, aud when the G. l.. aud 4. de.
cided 10 take IA Far Hills on its main
branch young Ilaskins was the first
that had been built 20 span the gully.
And this he did even before Il had been
completed. After that the boys called
II Piggy's bridge Piggy would crawl
out to the middle and with the eyes
OF all Far Hills upon him would lie
upon his stomach and gaze with inter.
est into the black depths OF the gully
down below.
After IL was finished young Haskins'
day was never complete one unless
he had walked across the trestle aud
then back again. Even this was a
tickllsh proceeding. for there was moth.
ing but the ties upon which TO step,
and misstep might prove fatal And
then, besides, there were the trains.
one night In spring young Haskins
started upon his constitutional across
the trestle. lie whlstled as he went
But he was not the only thing that
whistlcd on that warm night. lie had
barely reached the middle OF the bridge
when before his startled eyes he be.
held the glarug headlight Of loco
motive. II was coming his way aud
with Internal speed. lie stopped aud
stood us though turned to pillar OF
salt The bridge held but one track.
There was uo place 10 seek for safety.
Tor tlr trr,ilr was No wider than an
ordinary ua.a Aud the train came
wAirIIus down. u was not hundred
yards ava. when Piggy lInskIns did
tllr uuly thing there was left Ia do
With thr dcitnc,s Of nn agile monkey
he bet himself carefully down between
the Ties Underneath him there was
naught hui space aud the bottom OF
the gully over him there was nothing
but the rushing. roaring train The
train did uot take much time he get
ting over. but according 10 Piggy Has
kins' Calculation. IL was couple ~
months ut r".. when al last he drew
himself CO., DpOu place Ot safety he
felt that ln had been through thc %.
pcricncc oi his life His limbs culver
ed. aud be- gplt obliged to crawl the
length OF the trcstlc upon his hands
and knees lie ran home, entered the
window Of his room by way OF the grape
nrbor aud. lighting a candle hastily
regarded his appearance In a mirror.
lie was sure that his hair had turned
white during the occurrence. But II
had Dot u still was delightful shade
OF red
Year, passed Hasklns grew 10 be
almost man. One evcntful morning
he shook hands with all his family and
friends and stepped forth from the vii |
lagc OF Far Hills to make his living. |
lie went into a far country and made !
II. lie became prosperous. II was just
= years after he had left that he de-
~ ned 20 return. In the meantime
hsi been back. Ills parents one