Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-07-23
a PERILOUs HOUR.


I I Wh spprshticed Il G decorative painter. bu
being Of bold, danger loving turn, ran wa
TO sei before my time " out.
After some yesrs knocking about, got tire
N maratine lite, aud having tnarri d nnd deter
mine to stick to the shore. 1 got work with
bu lder Wbose peculiar line lay in erecting tel
chiinneys. had always a very cool hcRd. MI,
could stvnd on eevs ions that made most met
disEy, aad so was sOon a favoriio hand with u J
master.
We had on one occasion TO fastsn lightning
conductor viii b had sptunp nehttho top Of a vsr,
high chimney. and Nj Staining chose myself a.
One Janos COly TO do u, as the most dn ring ct
men About halt uotsn Of US ' ent that lnornn ,
with hand cart, Gu. taluiug he u,Uessaiy ropes
blocks, the kite and box or crudie Havinl
hown tho ki e. aud dropped its line Acrossod a.,
top OF the chimney, we soon dr., ur a rot g. at tn,
end Of which vac block, through which rah th,
line whereby We we're tu BE- dra~u up
Cnly had Only been married tortuisht, and a.
We stepped into the era le, tho men bant-r J
tsked him Il be hadn't last dJ ing ~ eeh tO leave
for hS Wife and tnsn Mr.. Staining having .huke eu
hands with us, and bad us be cool aud steady, va
were drawn slowly up IL was known al uver
town that the ductor was I, b, liked, though III
the day was MT na red, did not AptUt We shou d
nave had Many spectators; but Rs wo cot higher,
aud the view opened under our feet, saw that he
streets were already thtonEed With slatefs. Co ly
was very quIet and when 1 waved my cap 10 the
people, he said snappsbly that this was no me for
saeb folly, and that he thought l might think OF
better things than now TO amuse these gaping
fouls, who, he dared say desired better fun tha
90 zee Us meet with an accident.
had come up in the best heart thinking, In
deed nothing about the danger we incurred bu as
we drew nearer and nearer to the top, aud had
nothing, as it seemed, belonging to this world near
70 us but this straining rope, began u see the
peril Of tho Undertaking. " hat Cody thought OF
IL, don't knOw-he sat q. the bottom of the era
a lnar tU0 ant II T. "a ~ 4 n
do better to keep his eyes about him, so that he
| might grow uEed to the height.
| Good Heavenl what was thisY Here we yere
within a yard Of the projecting coping aud still
they were winding away without Stacking speed
In the least. guessed in a moment that thew mis-.
took our height, nd with the great purchase Of
that widdlsss the rope would be broken when Il
| came 20 the block. sprang up, and uching the
rope, climbed hand over hand TO the coping Cully,
too, sprang up and followed mo He, too, go,
fe, and still they went on winding up, till the
/ rope sung again with the strain there was upon IT,
Then It snapped, and cradle, hauliugliue, AND
the main rope with its block, fell down Thus
we're We two poor men left in most desperate
situation.
Poor OOlly was completely dared with R6iigbt
| and the moment be got on the coping, which wa.
only foot and hall broad, he called out: w here
can pray, where can kneel anu pray7" snd go
sad very solemnly! "Sit down, Jern, God will
hear US II we pray to hin sitting down"
The color OF his face OF a transparent blu,
and II distorted and twitehing as If he ans In
a 6t. His eyes were very wld, aud drawn into
squint, and hs couldn't BIT steady but kwH, ed
backward and forward so that felt certain he
must topple over.
Come, Jsm lad," said thinking to take the
sfrgat OF him, Its bad enough, but 1t can be
monded. Hrohup bit and put your arm round
the rud-muy be it will steady y u"
"Where a-s ynu2 and where is the rodP he asked
In hollow v to ough he wnB hooking straight
At me, and tns rod was only loot or wO tc his lett
Oy this knrW that he was ne blind with III.
fright ands H-Preservation said; Don't 20 near
hun, tut then 1 remembered his new.we lded wife
ami that taking hin all through he was very de.
sent fellow, and thought how | should have ke,,
| him 10 have done If had been IN his case, 50 |
isterninet to ruu q bit of risk 10 his favor o,
course burst not get ON my feet hut wor king NV
self on my hands. got to him, aud putting my arm
round hW waist, and telling him che.rlI as |
could to koeT cool, got him with mis- arm round
he rod. II had, however sprung the staple toi
ave yards down, and 80 ooSe that il sv ~ Ell
with him, and expected any minuis to 100 hin,
| failing heal and heels down, and the rod tearing
way with him.
There was q great hustle down bel,w, people
we're round the yard and pushing to get In, as vet
thero were but some &c re- of men at the chimney,
aud, by close looking, saw them put somehod,
n a bja-d, and carT1 him gonu away to the ell
giuo house. 0ne ofthem " liked alter with hat
IN his hand, then knew that somebody had been
hurt by the falling cradle and that il must be pnn
Mr. Staining, as none of our men wore has. MOI
4 face was turned up to us. l learned Afterwards
that our men were taken up with sorrow thaI
81 good man an kind master should be killed
that for a wuile they never though; Rb ut us, an.
the people outside i'm gnId that we had eOme
down with the cradle, 81 thus were left in total
lsolation for full twenty minutes.
Wnlle was Watching them Sl W, feeli, z very
sorry for my poor master. was Artled by wIld
laugh from COlly, VIII belauln4A x cnt-ts Is, am
'Ulling a. If he was possesssd. Then IneW oi
course, that DO wa gone mad.
Even now TT, mble whsU think Of that tim,
IL was horrible to per down the shait, black ann
ooty aud yawI Ing, and Of pi geOns eve Iinp Fouui
at oun .iderab less o ght than We uere. Thtl
COlly thank uod, he was o. dRzeI be could not
90 me- called my name three L mes, as I satiAr
ly crnging in DIRE ID thath sight might clear ana
with ghasIly grin, and chewing with his mouth
ne begsu working himself towards me. / worked
awsy from biu as noiselessy gS could, with ever,
hair OF my head stan ing on end. He followed
me twice round that horrid eoring making musi
hIdesus noises, and then being come sesoad time
to therOd be got IN idea in his mu idle he ID tha
was ia len over for he neverlUst q sense If where
he was all through this trying time. Then he
tried to get his feet, bat; at the Iisk Of my own
life could DOT let she poor fellow rush on terain
death without ono more Il rt, and cried for hin
10 SCI d WB, aud he covered down like a VII pped
dog all trembling / suppose Il had been put into
MS heAu 1hhh WAS dead man speehlng 10 him.
That morning my wife had lot letter from er
sister in Canada, and there were parts we could
no make out, had put il in my pocket intending
TO got our time keeper TO read it for II had
scrap Of uncoy, red paper A. the bottom; aud By
another good Providence bal Pened to have n bit
Of red lead pencil In my pooket. / wrote on th
paper, Get us dow -Colly's g,'e mad" this
shut in my tobacco box, aud was fortunate enough
to drop usl at the feet Of couple Of men who
were standing by the engine houso door
Directly all was hustle to rescue Us. They gat
the kite up again and | watched II mounting
81 vi SLOWLY, aud when tho slack tNine fell ne.
tween Colly ahd myself, TO X Il in my hand and
could have kissed It, Poor Colly, with his teeth
obattsriug, still tantied was spirit, and do'
all could TO favor that idea they got another
cradle up to US. Then having got him ID, scram-
bed myself, and eutehng Lin fat shouted
fIr thcu lower, and - We g't down, be Wrost
ling anu -hting with me all the way.
| lie wis in the mad-house for some months. and
then sent To scsVengeFing. tor be never could face
a height again, and We oeyer had the same
clear hesd since that ad enture.
| Maurice Strakoseh has lef New York for
Europe. He haa gone to provide stars f'r our
Ope,a world. and We sincerely trust he may
succeed IN the endeGvor The engagements hH
| proposes TO make are intended TO reach lhruugh