New-York tribune., 1921-06-05
The Prisoner Risks His Life
To Soue the Girl

A shrek broke from Alce's father, sedier
though he was, when he saw death hurting
down upon his lovely little girl. But George
Horton had seen the danger even sooner than
the father. On the instant he dashed for
ward, and, leaning over against the wall, be
screened the body of the little girl with his
own.
Happily the big block did not fall directly
upon him. But it crashed down and threw him
to the ground, and the child, too, was over
thrown. Had he not stepped forward it would
have grazed her body, but might have lsft her
unscathed. AS it was she was not hurt,
though her fright was great, and the soldiers
who ran up carried her to her father
But poor Horton lay there, deathly white
near the stone, which had grazed one of his
limbs. He had tainted from the PAIN They
carefully raised him and bore him to the bar
racks.
1t was only by the greatest care that his leg
was saved from amputation, for there was
danger of modification, But there were no
bones broken, and after five or six weeks
siege in sickroom Horton recovered and could
walk about.
Aliee's father was greatly touched by th,
self-sacrifice of the young fellow. 1t went tt
his soldierly heart to see the courageous young
man hurl himself into the breach, and espe.
cially to save his little golden-haire girl from
deadly peril. 1t did not take him long to de.
eide what he ought to do./ He prepared a
communication to the commander in chief and
set forth what Horton had done. He told Of
the young fellows good conduct, of his hard,
earnest work on the sculpture for the sally
port, touched in terms of high praise on che
work itself as q piece of ornamental carving,
and spoke Of how great decoration it was to
the new fort Then he told Of Horizons noble
conduct in trying to save the little girl from
being hurt by the falling stone, and of the
severe injury and long, painful illness which
had resulted.
rs not this case for clelnency? We, the
undersigned, urge the prisoners release. He
has shown himself worthy of mercy. If he is
released on parole he is man to keep bis
word"
At the end of the document, in large
sprawling hand, was written:
Dear General-George saved my life,
and ! wish you would please let him go.
He's good, kind man
"ALICE PRESCOTT"
in few days the General sent doculnen
IN reply, and it proved to be Horizons releas
ON parole When he was told, he was gla'
enough. He seized the little Alice the mex
time he saw her, and said:
When you grow up, Alice, and see the cary
ing over the sally port, you can say, ina
saved George Horizons life, and except for N
it would not have been made Then he kisse
her very heartily, and she returned the KS
with childlike earnestness.
George Horton married, and some of NJ
grandchildren are yet living in hins
County. Alice was married, too, and when Sd
brought her children to see the sally port 50
pointed to the sculpture, and told them 1t no
saved a mans life, and that soldier pa
carved it at her request when she was hu
girl
And there it is to-day over the sally pot
The edges are eaten away by the weather, 40
it looks little faky and the worse for wes we',
But it lends an interest to it to know that y
young fellow who carved it lived TO sfes
old age because of this work, instead OF mss
ing tragic death on the greensward OF ~
Columbus in his youth.