The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1858-11-27
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Thrilling Adventure.
rtef,Upuiur thrilling sketch r. from IN
EprH.h MAGAZINE:
FEATHER will have dome the great chim-
now touirht won't Dee mnthyrs" said lit
.l. Tommy Howard. ~ hc stood waiting tor
I Hi. nthcr- breakfast. which be- carried Co
him athi. work ,sur morning.
ale a.d De- hoped that all thc sJJfIrlI-
inc would hH down CD ut --ut." answered the
mother. "auj tb1fu tc q fue sight: Tor
never lik,i tl" .udutoi those great ruim-
news .iti-so risky. ins father CD he the last
zap.
"Eb. then but 900 co5ud seek him. and
l,'p 'cm tn give 20 shout atorn De- comes
down" said Tom.
Nui. them continued tur mother.
'ii 30 -1e ou right. we lyy 90 htyca 'suiir
Tomorrow and eo into thn country. uud
taSsu dinners, aud spend all fho day lu
th. VoUj.."
"Hulah. 90 cried Tom a- be- Ilu oil tp
li- father place a. work. with q .ru of
milk iu One hand gui some bread FOO tAg
other Ii-msthyr stool 1t DO. upHrwlf,h-
u. him rs h,.ttaut maufly yh.-r..u- down
tlr-tr..t. and elc Thought of tI" dear
father Do. was going lr. au3 tUn U4ugy-
rll. work. Doe was engaged in. and tHru
bier heart SOUGHT ifs sure refuge. and -hr
prayed .p God o. protect and bie-- her
treasure.
Tom with q light heart pursued his way
e. Dis father. and leaving him his break
fast. went to his own work. which wa, at
some distance. In the evening. ON his way
| home he went around 10 see now his father
was getting ON.
James Howard. tine father. and q num-
| Der ofothcr workmcu had been building
| one of those lofty chimneys. which i'm our
/ great manufacturing towns almost supply
/ the place Of other architectural beauty.
/ The chimney was Of the highest and most
| tappcriua that had ever been erected and
| a. Tom. shaded hi~ ewes from the -lautiEg
/ RAYS OF the setting sum. looked in search
/ orhi- father. MS heart almost sank within
/ him at the appalling height. The ~cattold
| was almost down the men at the bottom
were removing tho last beams and poles
| Toms father stood alone az the top.
Tie then looked around TO -ne that every
thing wa right and th,u, waving his
| hat iu the alr. the mon below. answering
him with "a lou.. loud cheer. little Tom
shouting o. loud as amy of them. As
thsir voices died away. however, they
hclrla different sound ory otalarm and
horror from above. "The rope ,thcropy"
| The men looked around and cooled upon
! the ground lay the rope, which before the
| ~cJtioldlug was removed. should have been
! fastened To- the chimney for Toms father
tocoi1r down by The >cliloldms had
been taken down without remembering
tal>r thr roppup. There was dead IL
lencc. They an knew ii impossible %
throw Oh, rope up high enough. or skliIul
| enough t0r.3ch the top of the chimney, or
irit coald itwuuId hardly d. safe. They
-tood m -ilru, d.-mly. unable Co give amy
| h,lporthiuk ofauy means OF safety.
And Toms father. IT, walked round
and r1rd Che little CIRCLE the dizzy height
-eamed more and more fearful and the
.olid ,orth further and further from him.
/ In tueHidcu pmic Doe lost his presence of
| mind. and hi senses failed him. lie -lU,
h.- cyHs: hg irit o. if the next moment
i hr mgst bc dashed to pieces ON the ground
below
The dlv passed a- iudu-triou-lv as usual
with Tom mother at homo. ShcwJ- al
| WAYS bu-iIy employed lorhef hu band and
children In some WV Brother. and to-day
clad Letn harder work than usual get
had iust hui.lcdher arrangements. audher
thoughts v,lr silently thanking God for
the happy home. and lpraIl these blessing,
ut life when Tom ran iu.
Hshcr was o. white co. ashes. and hc
could hardly get Dis words oJt: Mother.
mother b. cannot get down.
"WhohjY' thy llthers asked moth
er. ~TL,y have forgotten leave him the
ropes" answered Tom. -till rJr-ely able 20
speak. Th. mother started zap horror
struck AND stood for moment I-f para
lyl..t u 10 t.r,-. iur h,rhav.lF over Ser t7e"
a- 10 90 shut uvt the Terrible picture. and
! breathing PRAYER t1 God lur help She
I rushed ont of ,hs house.
When .hs reached tLr place whore her
! ! husband was Ht WUrl, crowd hll gathered
1 AROUND the foot az the chimney and stood
. quite her'e-.. Hzuc mp with iHcc- FUN ct
-orroa.
= .Iltslys he'll throw himself down
Thee muul DO that, Hd." cried the
wiicw.iha clear. hopeful voice: "th' mum
ma 40 that. Wait q BIT. Take of thy
, stocking. lad. and ugJvil 8, and let down
thc tlrrld with e bio of mortar po-t
hclrnie. Jem?''
THE man made a sign Of assent, Cor il
seemed De- 20 b. could not .pcas-and
taking 81 hi, totSin., uurlriled tlle wors
tel warn row a.ierrov Tho ucoul" stood
arouml in brcathlD-- silence and suspense
n | wondering what Tom mother could Ne
i thinking ol. aud why she sent him iu sue.
ha-eflr tine carpenter bali of twiue.
e lie down one cud of the thread witt
ul.tof stone. and keep fast hold Of ia,
!. other" cried she ohrr husband. The litth
u Thread camrvuyiur down the TIL chimuc,
|. blown hi.heraud thitber ly the wind iu
I. DO rerhad the 0ut-,rotchod hands tina
r wsr,uaitiue for d.. Tom held the ball o
Irvine while bis mother tiel one end of j
l. 20 The vortcd thread
\. Nov pull 1t slowly cried she 90 he
+, husband and -he gradually uuwound th
~ boil until 90 reached him. wow hold thO
Ne -tringia- and pull il up cried she, an,
the .tius grew heavy and hard 9" pull
IN for Tom and hi. mother had fastened
q. | tMrkror, toit. They wutchcdit gradual
i. | ~ and slowly mc1llmc from the GROUND
+. a. the .triug- were drawn higher.
There was hot One coli left. u ha,
, / reached the ton THANK God thau|
A., Godr exclaimed the wife, She hid ha
II | ftccm hsrhauds iu silent prayer. and trou
blina r,ioicsl. Tny iron o. which
III shnuMhc fastened was There all rieht-lu
N would her husband hc able TO make use ,
itg Nnud not the tCrgurp. the past hnu
20 uuDeryed him 81. o. prevent him iror
,n tlIsiarthr necessary measures for III -ai,
1u tvt She did not know Che magical inilucu,
or which her few wurl- exercised over hin
tie ar,urth that the sound ot hcryoice,
1u | ca'rnaud -teadrIst. bad filled him with
1.. | d. itthp iiae thread tl8t carried him Oh
i'm | horepg lirr once more had conveyed to hu
some portion OF that iaiti, n God whic
nothing ever DESTROYED OF shook IN h'
uurehc9rt. She diduot know that o. y
l-, | waitel There the words came over hin
.l WIN arr thou cast down, Omy soul? WI
he art don di-,tuictrl within me? hope tho
j. in Cod" She lifted her hetrt tp Cod
no hone and strength. hat could do uothir
more for her husband. and her heart tur
"a 70 God. and rested ON him co. on roc
Ibfre was great shout. "lIc's SAT
mother. he's -1f."' cried little Tom.
Thou hg-t.av,d INV lie. my Mary $50
~ herM.haud folding .hor i'm hI arms. "B
what abs tbecg" thou soonest more sor
o.. thauelal about if'
3 10. Mar could not .rclk, and it q.
'N -tg1nz arm of hrr husband had mos DE-
'- h.rup .be would have flllcu 20 the uom
.'' the sudden JOS after uch great lear ID.
~ oyewome her.
W. Tom. lot thy mother le7uo u thy Shot
der. and vcv.ll take her hom p .oId J
NJ father
~ Anliu their happy home they. pour
n, lofth their happy thanks TO God for
'' great .,odua-s and their happy life
-. gether lcit delrcrnnd holier for the pc
~ 20 hal boon iu and thc nouUc-s Of {
w. dlnstr h q brought them unto God. A.
tic holiday next day--"'- ~ not indee'
thank riring-d3v.
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