The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-07-13
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APERILOUS HOUR.

1 was apprenticed to decorative pain
ter; but being of bold. daring-loving
turn, / ran away to sea before my time
was out eH ]o .aH57da afaa sT { ea
After some years of knocking about
got tired of, msratime life, and having
married and determined to stick to the
shore, 1 got work with a builder whose
peculiar ,l;ne lay in erecting tall ehimneys.
bad always very cool heae and could
stand on elevations that made most men
dizzy, and SO was soon fsvorite hand
with my master. s'i - sHH m-g-e 81
I'VE had on one occasion to fasten q
lightning conductor which had sprung
near the top of very high chimney, and
Mr.. lStamming chose myself and one
James lGolly to do it, as the most daring
of his men. About halt q dozen of US
went that morning with hand cart,
containing the necessary ropes, blocks
and kite, and q box or cradle. Having
flown the kite and dropped its line across
the top of the chimney, we soon drew up
. rope, at the end of which was block,
through which run the line whereby we
were to be drawn up. H aeoilsd esp
Colly had only been married fort.
night, and as we stepped into the cradle
the men banteringly asked him if he hadn't
last dying speech to leave for his wife;
and then Mr.. Standing having shaken
hands with us, and bid us be cool and
steady, we were drawn steadily up. 1t
was known all over the town that the con-
ductor was to be fixed, though as the day
was not named l do not expect we should
have many spectators; but as we got high.
er, candrthe view opened at out feet, / saw
that the streets were already thronged
= with starers. Colly was very quiet; and
when i waved my cap to the people be
said, snappishly, that this was mo time
: for such folly, and that he thought 1 nigh
think. Of better things than how to amust
. these Gaping fools who, he dared say
Edesired no better fun than to see us NEE
j. with an accident. 7a fsdi zt9unoun8 Oh
,9tagIs had come up with the best heart
- thinking, indeed, nothing about the dan
gerJws, incurred; but ms we drew neare
;. and nearer to the top, and had nothing
. as it seemed, belonging tothis world nea
4 to as but this straining rope, begun t.
% see the peril of this undertaking.. Wha
1 Colly thought of, I don't know--he sa
e lat the bottom of the cradle, never )ookin
ii out, though told him he would do bet
4 ter to- keep his eyes about him, so that b
"; might grow used to the height. gsa.lsb
10 Good heaven! what was this? Her
a We were within q yard of the top projec
1ting coping, and still were they windin
away without Stacking speed in the leas
J" I guessed in moment that they mistoo
v our height, and that with the great pu
chase of that windlass the rope would b
''s broken when the cradle came to the blocl
al I sprang up, and catching the rop
climped hand over hand to the coping
to Colly, too, sprane up and followed M
He, too, got safe: and still they kept {
AZ winding up till the rope sung again vii
- the strain, upon it. gadj Ted .1uo 3as
so Then it snapped, and the cradle, hsu
"a ing-kn and the main ropsi with its blot
,ly fell down. Thus were two poor men le
'f in most desperate situation. Z =a-n.
ns Poor Colly was completely crazed wi
- alright; and the moment he got on t
N. coping, which was only foot and q b,
rs broad, be called ont, "Where Gan pra
nd Where can kneel and pray And
I said, very solemnly, "Sit down, Jim; g.
: will hear us If we pray to him sittil
to down" yj,aInas HaH togaug. =
= The color Of his face was of a transpare
" blue; and it was distorted and twitchin
as ifhs wss 10 q 6t. His eyes we're Ye