Crash! Dash! Smash ! 
Smash! Dash! Crash ! 
A cry resounds through the crowded street, 
’Mid clattering hoofs and hurrying feet — 
“Stop him! Stop him! Oho! Hey! Hey!” 
A spirited horse is running away! 
Galloping, scampering, frightfully fast. 
The terrified animal dashes past 
Through a throng of busy men and boys,— 
Oh! The grim confusion ! The horrible noise! 
As they scream and scatter in great dismay. 
And try their best to get out of the way. 
' The runaway’s gone in a moment;—and then 
There are left in his track two wounded men. 
One, with a ghastly gash in his head. 
Groans for a moment; — and lo! he’s dead. 
Never had he been the least afraid 
Of sudden disaster! nor ever made. 
For innocent babes or delicate wife. 
Provision, in case he should lose his life. 
There is grief in the home that once was bright ; 
There are darkness and gloom instead of light; 
For the sorrowing mother of infants small 
Is left a widow, with nothing at all. 
The other, with badly broken bones. 
Is roughly dashed on the paving stones. 
They carry him home and put him to bed. 
And the doctor gravely shakes his head 
As he says, “My friend, it’s a narrow escape; 
“I find you in terribly battered shape. 
I hope we’ll be able to pull you through, 
1 you’ll stay in bed for a month or two.” 
And though he is suffering all the while. 
His face is wreathed with a pleasant smile, 
uw prospect’s not so bleak, 
« 1 vr^ "’y twenty-five dollars a week ; I 
'Occident Policy's mine— 
vinat a pleasant provision! isn’t it fine!” ! 
Christ.mas Day ! At the well spread table ! 
the man who was smashed is happily able I 
To sit with his family friends again, ^ 
Ful y recovered, and free from pain. 
And he tells of the awful crash, that day i 
That the terrified animal ran ai^ay, ^ ! 
him down on the p.aving stones 
\n t\ “ ‘•'"d broken bones. 
thankful 
of the surgeon’s art- 
Of ihT thankfully speak 
B, .WuSu a'Li. 
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