Year: 1870

GREAT MEN.


Some years ago, q young man hold
ing Q subordinate position in the East
India Company's service, twice attempt
ed to deprive himself Of life by snap
ping loaded pistol at his head. Each
time the pistol missed fire. A friend
entering his room shortly afterwards, he
requested him to fire it out Of the win
dow it then went of without any diff.
Guilty. Satisfied that the weapon had
been duly primed and loaded, the young
man sprang up, exclaiming: i must
be reserved for something greatr and
from that moment gave up the idea Of
suicide, which for some time previous
had been uppermost in his thoughts.
That young man afterwards became
Lord Clives @ #ne#s


Two brothers were on one occasion
walking together, when violent storm
Of thunder and Lightning overlook them.
One was struck dead on the spot, the
other was spared; else would the name
Of the great reformer Martin Luther
have been unknown to mankind.


The holy st. Augustine, having to
preach at distant town, took with him
guide, who by some unaccountable
means mistook the usual road and fell
into by path. He afterwards discov-
cred that his enemies having heard of
his movements, had placed themselves
in the proper road with design of muir
dering him.


Baron, the sculptor, when tender
boy of five years old, fell into the pit Of
soap boiler, and must have perished,
had not workman just entered and OBJ
served the top Of his head, and immedi-
ately delivered him.


When Oliver Cromwell was an infant,
monkey snatched him from his cradle.
leaping with him through garret win
dow and ran along the leads of the
house The utmost CONSERVATION was
excited among the inmates and various
devices were used to rescue the child
from the guardianship of the newly
found protector. All were unavailing;
his would-be rescuers had lost all cour.
age, and were in despair of ever seeing
the baby alive again, when the monkey
quietly retraced its steps and deposited
it's burden safely on the bed. On
subsequent occasion the waters had we'll
nigh quen ched his Unsuitable ambition.
He fell into a deep pond, from drown
ing in which clergyman named John
son was the sole instrument of his res.
cue.


At the seige Of Leicester, young
soldier, about II years Of age. was drawn
out for sentry duty. One of his comrades
was anxious to take his place. No OBJ
lection was made and the man went He
was shot dead while on guard. The
young man first drawn became the au
thor Of the Pilgrims Progress.


Doddridge when born was SO weakly
an infant, that he was believed to be
dead. A nurse standing by fancied che
saw some signs of vitality. Thus the
feeble spark Of life was saved from be.
ing extinguished and an eminent author
and consistent Christian preserved to
the world.


John Wesley when child was only
just preserved from fire. Almost the
house where he had been, fell in.


Many years have now elapsed since
three subalterIs might have been seen
struggling in the water off of St. Hele-
M; one of them was succumbirg. He
was saved to live as Arthur Wellesley,
Duke of Wellington.


The life Of John Newton is but the
history of marvellous deliverance. Asa
youth, he had agreed to accompany
some friend on board q man of war. He
arrived too late the boat in which his
friend had gone was capsized and all the
occupants drowned. On another occa-
zion, when tide surveyor in the port of
Liverpool, some business had detained
him, so that he came to his boat much
later than usual, to the great surprise Of
those who were in the hrbit of observ.
ing his punctuality. He went out in the
hoat as heretofore to inspect ship,
which blew up before he reached her.
Had he left the shore a few minutes
sooner, he must have perished with the
rest on board.-[ Preside Favorite.


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