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Chapter of Accidents
written G. S. L. City February, 1858

Varied and diverse are the lives and fortunes
of men, while the paths of some are strewen with
flowers and ease from the cradle to the grave
with naught to disturbe their peace, others apparen
tly are marked victims of variated misfortunes,
accidents, and dangers; the last named class is
the one, in whose ranks I have stoood stood, thro'
my infancy, childhood, youth & manhood, up to
the present time, so ^much so,^ that it has seemed as though
some invisaible power or fate was watching my
^foot^steps, in order to find some opportunity to take
my life from the earth; I can only attribute
the continuation of my life on Earth to the present
time, to a merciful God, whose hand has been
stretched out and rescued me from death in
the midst of many ^of the^ many dangers and hair breadth
escapes, I have passed through, some of
which I will here mention. When 3 years of age
I fell into a ca[u]ldron of boiling water, was instantly
caught out, but was so badly scalded, that it was
nine months fbefore I was considered out of
danger. When at 5 years of age, I fell from the great
beam of a barn rafters ^striking^ my bare face upon the
floor, which came near breaking my neck. Three
months afterwards, I broke one of my arms, by falling
down a pair of stairs; I soon after broke my other
arm by falling out of a high stoop, upon a pile
of timber. When six years of age, I came near
being killed by a surly Bull. ^see people apart^ and was only saved
by as it were by a miracle, ^¶^ dDurring the same year, I went into my fathers saw mill, with several
others. I got upon the headblock to take a ride
while the carriage was running back, not anticipating
any danger, but before I was aware, my leg was caught

History of Wilford Woodruff concluded heading for printers

Chapter of Accidents written G. S. L. City February, 1858

Varied and diverse are the lives and fortunes of men, while the paths of some are strewn with flowers and ease from the cradle to the grave with naught to disturbe their peace, others apparen tly are marked victims of varied misfortunes, accidents, and dangers; the last named class is the one, in whose ranks I have stood, thro' my infancy, childhood, youth & manhood, up to the present time, so much so, that it has seemed as though some invisible power or fate was watching my footsteps, in order to find some opportunity to take my life from the earth; I can only attribute the continuation of my life to the present time, to a merciful God, whose hand has been stretched out and rescued me from death in the midst of many of the many dangers and hair breadth escapes, I have passed through, some of which I will here mention. When 3 years of age I fell into a caldron of boiling water, was instantly caught out, but was so badly scalded, that it was nine monthsbefore I was considered out of danger. at 5 years of age, I fell from the great beam of a barn striking my face upon the floor, which came near breaking my neck. Three months afterwards, I broke one of my arms, by falling down a pair of stairs; I soon after broke my other arm by falling out of a high stoop, upon a pile of timber. When six years of age, I came near being killed by a surly Bull. ¶Durring the same year, I went into my fathers saw mill, with several others. I got upon the headblock to take a ride while the carriage was running back, not anticipating any danger, my leg was caught