THE CHILD IN THE WELL.
While others stood petrified with dismay by the brink of a well in Pretoria, up which came the frightened screams of a child, Daniel, the native servant of the house, ran up and. jumped' for the well without hesitating a moment. He shouldered aside the child's father as Ae ran, and as he jumped he clutched at the windlass. Down he went, the rope running with him, the whole 65ft to the water. The people at the top of the "well heard splashing, and then Daniel's voice came from the depths (it sounded like an angel's voice to the frenzied father) telling them to haul up. They hauled, and in a e ew momentr Daniel appeared, torn and bruised, hut clasping the child in his arms. Baby Uoux, who is only three, soon recovered from her fright, and Daniel is no worse for his ready act of-courage.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 27, 1 February 1930, Page 3 (Supplement)
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