The Ditch Saved Him

On Mondar last the team of Mr. Whipple, oï Northfield, made a gavage runaway, but asgood luik would have it, but little damage was done. Near ii ecorner of .. PItbI and Catharlme sta., Mr. Whipple met Mr. Gtoodaio, the oil peddler, and gtopped to enqutre the price of oil. rhen the horscs became frightened, evidently at the oil wagon, and unmanageable. In thetr efforttj to get away they ran up on to the stone walk near the corner of X. Ashley st., and tlpped the waiii.H gquaarely over witli Mr. Whipple apon the undersido, but fortunatel.v hc landed in the gutter or dltCh, Which was lined with nice sofi mud. and by tliat means eficaped Berious injiiry. only Bustajnlng a cut about two im-lics tOOg on the back of the head. The lioiscs (reed themselves and ran as lar as the high achool building where they were caught by one of the studente, and returned without haring sustained even a scratch. For an unlucky run away and smasli up, it was vcry lucky.