The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-07-13
WO0DSFIElD MONROE COUNTY, OHIO JULY 3 1859.

wild, and drawn into q squaint, and
he couldn't sit steady but swayed his body
backward and forward, SO that I felt cer-
tain that he must topple over.
"Come, Jim, lad," said thinking to
take the fright off him; "it's bad enough
but it can be mended. Hitch up bit,
and put your arm around the rod-maybe
it will steady you.
"Where are you7 and where is this rod?"
he asked, in q very low voice, though be
was looking straight at me, and the rod
was only foot or two to the left. BY
this I knew he had gone blind with fright;
and self-preservation said, Don't go near
him; but I remembered his new wedded
wife, and that. taking him all through, he
was always decent fellow, and tho't
how I should have liked to have done if
I had been in his case, so I determined to
run bit of risk in his favor. OF course
I burst not get on my feet, but working
myself on by my hands got to him, and
putting my arm around his waist, telling
him as cheerily as could keep cool, got
him with his arm around the rod. 1t had,
however. sprung the stapling for five yards
down, and was so loose that it swayed
with him. and I expected any minute to
see him falling head and heels down, and
the rod tearing away with him.
There was great hustle down below;
people were rushing round the yard, and
pushing to get in, but as yet there were
but some score of men at the foot Of the
chimney, and by close looking, I saw them
put somebody on board and carry him
gently away toward the engine house.
One of the men walked after with hat in
his hand; then knew that somebody had
been hurt with the falling cradle, and that
it must be poor Mr.. Staining, as none OF
our men wore hats. Not q face was
turned up to Us. I learned afterward
that our men were SO taken up with sor.
row that so good man and 80 kind q
master should be killed, that for while
they had never a thought about US and
the people outside imagined that we had
come down with the cradle; SO thus were
we left in total desolation for full twenty
minutes
While was watching them below, feel
ing very sorry for my poor master, wa
startled by a wild laugh from Colly, VIII
began making cat calls, and yelling as
possessed. Then I knew of course that b
was gone mad. - -' 5''' I'll "-
| Even now l tremble when think Q
that time 1t was horrible to peer dow
the shaft, black and sooty and yawnine
and scarcely less to look outside and Sc
> fight of pidgeons sweeping round q
; considerable less height than we were.-
Then Colly--thank God, he was so dazzle
. . that he could not see me-called my nam
> three times, as I sat fairly cringing
: , dread that his sight might clear, and wit
:, ghastly grin, and chawing with b
mouth, he began working himself towart
. me. / worked away from him as nei
less as / could, with every hair of n
head standing on end. He followed n
. twice round that horrid coping, makir
,, most hideous noises, and then coming
second time to the rod, he got an idea
- his muddled head that was fallen owe
a for he never lost q sense of where be W
r, all through this trying time. Then
!, tried to get on his feet; but at the risk
:, my own life, l could not let the poor #
= low rush on certain death without o.
, more effort, and l cried out for him to
- down, he covered down like whipp
- dog, all trembling. I suppose it b
a been put into his head that I was de-
10 man speaking to him. ''
no That morning my wife had got q lett
:, from her sister. in Canada, and as the
90 90 were parts in it that we could not ma
- out, l had put it in my pocket intendi
., to get our time-keeper to read it for n
~ Il had scrap Of uncovered paper at t
II bottom; aud by another good provider
~ happened to have bit of reG.lead pt
., Gil in my pocket. wrote on the pal
- "Get Us down--- Colly's gone mad" T
q, o. l shut up in my tobacco box, and v
- fortunate enough to drop it just at the {
,at of couple of men who were standing
,.t the engine-house door.
No. Directly all was hustle to rescue us
90 They got the kite up again, and l wat
he ed it mounting slowly, slowly--and wi
the slack twine fell between Colly and I
,ro self, l took it in my hand, and could b
30 kissed it. Poor Colly, with his te
NO chattering, still fancied L was q spirit, {
s,i l did all I could to favor that idea u
,oI they got another cradle up to rs. T
mr. having got him in, scrambled in
h. self, and clutching him fast, I shouted
cL them to lower; and SO We were got do
no he wrestling and lighting with me all
- way. sa.j asssaa aaa ,ul
49,, He was In the mad-house for 81
A. months aud then went to scayengering,
,;,h be never could face any height sg
and / have never had the same clear
-, since that adventure. SSH; la
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Mrs Daniel p. Eickles has taken 70
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