Year: 1867

"Our little Lucy, our little Lucy, is left behind.


''She had slept with our hired nurse since he
baby brother was born, and the woman, in he
fright, had forgotten the little one. There sh
was at the top OF the burning building out Of th
reach of any human help, it seemed to me, as
looked up at the walls, great red and yellow shee
of fame, with blue CLEANS here and there, a
though devilish heads were peeping out and grin
ming at us. Still, hopeless as it was, should hav
gone back into the burning house and saved m
baby or died with her if had been able to stand
No one else would venture. 1t would be FOOLS
sacrifice of life, they said, for no doubt the chill
I raved and pleaded and made wild promises, the
shook their heads and only bade me have patience


"Patience?" thought that I was going mad a
the face Of my little girl--my sweet pet-rose VI
before me. But just then tall man dashet
through the crowd and came towards me.


"Quick!" he shouted, (which room is the chilt
| Iin-speak quick-which room p
sThe back one on the upper floor" l groaned
and he dashed away from me, parting the thront
with his strong arms, and in another moment saV
him mounting the ladder. i heard them calling
him to come back, bidding him beware, and speak
ing to him as though he were dead already; Blu
by the black smoke which poured from the window
It covered my face and prayed that the angels Wit
walked in the fiery furnace might 60 with him.


"Perhaps they did. Something stronger thar
an earthly thing must have been there, for in few
minutes-they seemed years to me then-we saw
him coming down the ladder with something in hi!
arms The burnt body of the child, perhaps
thought but as he came closer l saw that it wa
my own laughing, living darling, with her blue
eyes open and her little arms about his neck.


'oThe roof fell in the nextmoment, but my trea'
sure was safe and that was all I cared for. =.


,!''What shall I say or do to thank you" l said
as I grasped his hand. ''I am ruined man, and
I can only give you my blessing, but let me know
your name atleast.


"Haye you forgotten me ? don't you remember
me?'' he said, as he bent over me. "Look again.


81 did, | saw pair of gray eyes, face knew,
scene at the corner of the dirty little street. on
my policeman once more.


TT is you," I sale, 'sand you have saved my
child from such an awful death"


"And what did you save me and mine from p
he said, with tears in his eyes. starvation ruin
and utter degradation. I should have been felon
and my little ones paupers this night, but for you
have not paid the debt never can but when
heard that it was your child that lay at the top
of that burning building prayed that might
save it, and I know God heard me-


"And he told me what had brought him to the
neighborhood on that night of oil others in the
year.


'I had lost all, for I was not insured, but he
was prosperous and stood by me like brother
nursed me through my illness, and loaned me mon,
ey for new start in life. So that in little while
things grew bright again, and here I am, you see,
as comfortable as most people"


"And the policeman p l asked.


ellis hair is as white as my own now" said the
old man. ':And my daug ghter, the little one he
saved that night, is married to his son.