Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1847-05-15
Blasting "a head of hair.
gr. what turned your hair whiIei

Major, what turned your hair whiei
Ny hair, jim! Why, By the Lord Harry. my
hair was once as black as a niQger's face 10
an eclipse. When ! was in The last war il
s,recmed in the wind like shining horse..sil'
b., j. has got blasted here 10 the mines.
How happened that. Msjorl VOC look quite
hale and hearty. young enough yet TO marry
one of the e'hals.
Why, jim. about twelve yesrs ago. when
first came to the mines. got into a hi, Of a
rOD with Jase Ropes. who was one Of the
bullies ,ben--lcked up--burnt out now, a
mere old hulk-we had bi, Of fight which
begun 10 game of crack lieu. and faxed
him like thunder; however. !, passed off at
that, and the next spring Jake and | were
prospecting together. We had sunk a rock
shaft so feet The paien, safety fuse had
just come 10 fashion and we thought we would
try blast with il. We had drilled hole
right plum in the bottom Of the shaft with a
ehum dfill, thirty inches deep. Jake siaid
below 10 PIT the charge Of powder in and
cracked away with the tamping iron, putting
in half yard extra Of the safety fuse and as
soon ss he had got every thing right. piled
the tools into the bucket. reared out "hois,."
and drew him up with the windlass. Says
|. Jake where are your na'chesl Didn'l you
ligh, the fusel No, says Jake; blow me if
put of that blast. Enough said says /. So
taking matches 'stUca my foot in the moose
Of the rope. and Jake LET'S me down, all the
lime charging Jake o--now says ]. as soon as
igb, lhe fuse and sing gu. rope do you jerk
me up oui Of the shaft quicker Than shooting,
got TO the bottom and felt little dubii.
ous--but 1 davis match across my left Goa,
sleeve and touches The blaze to The end Of The
fuse and IL begun 10 fz 2 z--'hosl!' says !.
Up went, about ten feet and there hung
dangling.
Jake, ssys ], for Gods sake
WHATS the ma'Ierl says Jake down the
hole, laughing like heDd.
Hoist. ! screamed. In another minute |
shall be blown to-
WI tou iuibHds o1U hcOuhdFels NeXt itne
jump on Jake when he is drank and lick him.
will you'll All this time the safety fuse was
Gzzing away like a battered comet fall the
chills creeping along my back and Guiding and
maniling over my scalp,
Jake took pin and stuck into the frame Of
the windiass you know 80 az 10 project and
iasen the handle of The windlass beam then
looked into The shaft and gtnned a, me like
an iuearnale devil. Il hare you now" said
ho. 'Just do you hang there, Major. ill hell
bids you off," And there did hang for | 5
minutes, with tina, Internal fuze Kissing under
me lit was little eternity Of hell condensed
Al las, the fuse burnt out and Jake drew me
on, OF toe shaft scared nearly TO death.
Did'n'i the blast 60 Off Major
Blast hell! jim. Don't you think Jake had
charged the hole with just no powder at all.
cracked away ,hore with his lamping rod half
40 hour. to ram The hole full Of dry sandl He
did, AZ sure as you are horn Jim-,he Internal
scoundfel! And when 90, homo and looked
in the glass my hair was as white as a Snow
bank--and all the hair dye in Gods creation.
csa't never make it black no more! What is
your hair dye worth bnuiel