| Show A narrow escape A few days since isaac G reese of this city while fording white river between price and P F V junction had a close call for his life he bad haa got midway of the stream and the mare he was riding was vias immersed up to her flanks when by Bome mischance the saddle turned and the rider went with it under the animals body from which position he was unable to extricate kimsell Kim himself self fortunately his bis tray traveling eling companion robert egbert observed the situation in time and lumped jumped off his horse and swam to the rescue he cut the straps which bound the saddle to the tee mare and thus released reese came to the surface and made for the shore the mare no longer having ballast was wa staken taken down the stream by the current and recovered halt half a mile below while her rider was in his perilous position she struck him with her hoofs in the forehead and nose the marks of which are quite visible yet he considers that ne lie got off bulte quit chea cheaply ply however the only actual fosses being the saddle and a suit of clothes that he had on having to be discarded and a new one obtained |
