American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-02-22
THE WORS7BD STOCKING.

The following thrilling adventure is from
an English Magazine:
"Father win have done the great Chin
ney tonight, won't he mother?" said lit
tic Tom Howard, as he stood waiting for
his fathers breakfast, which he carried TO
him al his work every morning.
He said he hoped all the scaffolding
: would be down tonight" answered his
mother, land that'll be a fine sight, for l
Z never like the ending of these great Chin
neys, it's SO risky; thy fathers to be the
last up
"Eh, then, but I'll go and see him, and
help en- give shout afore he comes down.
said Tom.
"And them" continued his mother, "il
all goes on right, we are TO have frolic
on to- o-morrow, and 60 into the country and
spend all day amongst the woods"
"Hurrahp' cried Tom, as he ran off to
! his fathers place of work, with can of
milk in one hand, and some bread in the
other.
His mother stood at the door watching
him, as he went merriy whistling down
the street, and then her heart sought its
sure refuge, and she prayed to God to bless
and protect her treasures.
Tom, with light heart, pursued his
way tohis father, and leaving him his break
fast. went to his own work, which was at
some distance.
In the evening, on his way home, he
went round to see how his father was get
ting on. James Howard, the father, and
anumber of other workmen, had been
building one ofthose lofty chimneys which
IN our great manufacturing towns, almost
supply the place of other architectural
! beauty. This chimney was the highest
) and one of the most tapering that had ever
been erected; and as Tom, shading his
+ eyes from the slanting rays of the sitting
z sun, looked up to the top in search of his
father, his heart almost sunk within him
at the appalling hight. The scaffolding
was almost all down; the men at the bot
tom were removing the last beams and
poles. Toms father stood alone at the
top. He looked all around to see that ev
erything was right, and then waving hi'
hat in the air, the men answered him be-
owwith long loud cheer, little Ton
shouting heartily as any of them. Al
their voices died away, however, they
heard very different sound-a cry o
!. alarm and horror from above:
1, "The rope! The rope!"
The men looked around, and coiled upoi
1.-THE ground, lay the rope, which before th'
sacaffolding was removed, should have beef
H5astened to the top of the chimney, 70
4 Toms father to come down by. The scat
folding had been taken down, without thei
remembering to take the rope up. Their
was dead silence. They all knew it wa
aimpossible to throw the rope up high e
I. nough, orskillful enough, to reach the tol
of the chimney; or if it could, it woulC
hardly have been safe. They stood in 81
lent dismay. unable to give any help, o
think of any means of safety.
And Toms father. He walked rouno
the circle, the dizzy hight seeming ever.
moment to grow more fearful, and the soli'
Z earth further and further from him. Il
the sudden panic he lost his presence 9
mind, and his senses almost failed him.
He shut his eyes; he felt as if the next mo
ment he must be dashed to pieces on th
ground below.
The day passed as industriously and a
swiftly as usual, with Toms mother a