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4 COURAGEOUS FATHER.-The Hart
ford Times relates n case of wonderful risk
and courage on the part of father A
little boy. the son of fireman at one ofthe
Rhymney furnaces, was playing about the
rails, when his foot slipped, and, horrible to
relate, he fell into the furnace. His father.
with more affection than prudence, immc-
datc,y sprung in after him, in the forlorn
hope TO save his child, and, strange to say.
he was qIick enough to catch and throw him
ont, but too late, however. for the boy must
almost instantly have died. The father had
now exchanged situations with his child,
and found the creates, difficulty in extrica-
ting himself from his perilous position,
which he was obliged 10 do by catching
hold of an iron bar. little less than red hot,
and swinging himself out; but, as soon as
he had done so, he was senseless. The
poor fellow was carried home in a danger
ourous and uncertain state.