The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-08-18
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The following thrilling adventure il
from an English Magazine:
"Father will have done the great
chimney tonight, won't be mother?" said
little Tommy Howard, as he stood wait
ing for his fathers breakfast, which be
carried to him at his work every morn.
ing.
HE said he hoped all the sc~affoldipg
would be down tonight" answered the
mother, land that'l be a ine sight; for
/ never liked the ending of those great
chimneys, it is SO risky, thy father to be
last up.pIs s9ygsx e3 Nf.
"Eb, then, but I'll go aud see him,
andshelp EN- to give a shout afore he
comes down. said Tom. -. D..
"Apd theu,"n continued the mother,
"if all goes on right, we are to have a
frolic tomorrow, and go into the coun-
try, and take our dinners, and spend all
the day 10 the woods
"Hurrah!" cried Tom, as he ran off
to bis fathers place Of work, with a can
Of milk in one HAND and some bread in
the other. His mother stood at the
door watching him as be went merrlly
whistling down the street, and she
thought of the father he was going to,
and the dangerous work he was engaged
10, and then her heart sought it's sure
refuge, and she prayed to God to pro
teot and bless h~er7tfeasures.
Tom with a light heart pursued his
way to his father, and leaving him his
breakfast, ven to his o~wn.work, which
was at some distance. In the evening,
on his way home, he went around to see
how his father was getting on.
James Howard, the father, and a num-
Der of ether workmeD, had been build.
ing one Of those lofty %chimneys, which
in-our great manufacturing towns, al.
most supply the place of other architec.
tural beauty. This chimney was one of
the highest and most tapering that had
eyer been erected, and as Tom shaded his
eyes from the slanting rays of the set
ting sun; looked up in search of his faith
er, his heart almost sank within him at
the appalling height. The scafold was
almost down the men at the bottom
were removing the last beams and poles.
Toms father stood alone at the top.
He then looked around to see that
every thing1was right, and then, waving
his hat in the air, the men below an
swered him with a long, loud cheer, lit
tie Tom shouting as heartily as any of
them. As their voices died away, how.
ever, they heard a different sound, a cry
of alarm and horror from above. .rhe
ropel the ropel" The men looked
around and the rope, which, before the
scaffolding was removed, should have
been fastened'to the top of the chimney.
for Toms father to come down byi The
had been taken down without
remembering to take the rope up
There was a dead silence. They all
knew it impossible to throw the rope up
high enough or skiltul enough to reach
top of the chimney or if it could, it
would hardly be safe. They stood in
silent dismay, unable to give any help or
think of any means of safety.
b. And Toms father. He walked round
and. round the little circle. the dizzy
height seemed more and more fearful,
and the solid earth further and further
from him. In the sudden panic he lost
his presence of mind, and his sense fail
ed him. He shut his eyes; he felt as if
the next moment he must be dashed to
pieces on the ground below.
:, The day passed as iudustriously as
usual with Toms mother at home. She
was always busily employed for her hus-
band and children in some way or ether,
and to-day she had been harder at work
than usual, getting ready for the holt
day tomorrow. She had just finished
her arrangements, and her thoughts were
thanking God for the happy
aud for all these blessings Of life,
when Tom ran in.
His face was as white as ashes, and
he could hardly get his words OUT
"Motherl mother! he cannot get down."
"Who, lad? thy fether?" asked the
mother.
.They have forgotten to leave him
tie rope answered Tom, still scarcely
able to speak. The mother started up
horror struck, aud stood for a moment
as if paralyzed; then pressing her hand
over her face, as if to shut out the terri
BILE picture aud breathing a prayer to
God for help she rushed out of the
house.
When she reached the place where her
husband was at work, a crowd gathered
round the foot of tue chimney, aud stood
there quite helpless gazing up with faces
full of sorrow.
: He says he'll throw himself down."
"Thee munna do that, lad" cried the
wife, withca clear, hopeful voice; "thee
mnnna do that. Wait a bit Take off
stocking Had, and u%nravel it, and let
the thread with a bit of morter.-
Dost thou hear me, Jcm."
The man madc-a-sign of assent; for
il seemed as if he could not speak-aBd4
off his stockings, unraveled the
yarn row after row The peo-
pie stood around in breathles silence and
suspense, wondering what Toms mother
could be thinking of, and why she sent
him in such haste for the carpenters ball
Of Irvine.
sLetdown one end of the thread with
bit of stone, and keep fast hold of the
other,n cried she to her husband. The
little thread came waving down the tall
chimney, blown hither aud thitber by
the wind, but it reached the out stretch
ed hand that was waiting it. Tom
held the ball of string, while his mother
tied one end of it to the worsted thread.
"Now pull it slowlay," cried she to
her husband, and she gradually unwound
the string until it reached her husband.
hold the sting fast, and pull it
up cried she aud the string grew heavy
and hard to pull, for Tom and his moth
er had listened a thick roap to it. They
watched it gradually and slowly uneoil-
ing from the ground, as the string was