The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-07-19

was LOOKING Stral hi at me, aod tie r0d was
only foot or two to his left
BY this knew he was gone blind with
fright. and Selt-prescrvation said don't 60
near him but then | remembered his new
welded wife, and that, taking him all thro'
he was 4 very decent fellow, and thought
how should have liked him II have done
If | had been in his case; 50 determined
to run a bit Of risk in bis favor. Of course,
! durst not get on my feet, but working my
self on my hands, | got to him, and putting
my arm around his waist, and telling him as
cheerily as | could to keep cool. got him
with bis arm round the 1od It had, how
ever, sprung the s,apling for fve yards
down, aud was 50 loose that it swayei with
him, and | expected every minute To see him
falling herd and heels down, aud the rod
tearing away with him.
There was great .ustle down below the
people We're ru,hiyg round the yard and
pushing to get in. but as yet there were bat
some score Of men at the foot OF the chin
ncy, and, by close looking, | saw them Iut
somebody on a board, and carry him gently
the men walked after with hat in bis hand
then knew that somebody had been hurt
by the falling cradle, and that it must be
Nr Staining, as none Of our men wore hats
No; 4 face was turned up to us. | learned
afterwards that our men We're 50 taken uI
with sorrow that SO good man and so kind
a master should be killed, that for a Will,
they had never 4 thought about US and the
rcople outside imagined that we had come
down with the cradle, SD thus we Were
left in total isolation for full twenty min
Utes
While vas watching them below, feel
sng very sorry for my poor master, | wa:
startled by wild laugh from Colly, whC
began making catcalls, and yelling as if hC
was possessed. Then | knew, OF course
that he was gone mad
Even now tremble when think of tha
time it was horrible TO peer down tht
shaft, black, sooty and yawning, and scarce
" less So to look outside and zee flights o
pigeons sweeping round at considerably les
height than we were Then Colly--thanl
Cd, Lo =, A"ueI hn canlh unt 600 ,n,
called my name three times. As | -
fairly cringing in dread that his sight NIGH
clear, and with 4 ghostiy grin, and cLcwlu.
with his mouth. he begaG working himSei
towards me- | worked away from him a
noiselessly as | could with every hal
standing on end He followed me twic
around that horrld coping. making mo,
horrid noises, and then being come a sccon,
:, time to tie rod, lie got an idea into hi
,, muddl ID head that | was fallen oycr, for Ia
never lost n sense Of where he was al
through this trying time Then he tried t
get on his feet, but at the risk Of my owl
life, could not let the poor fellow rush o.
certain death without making one more ci
fort and cried out for him to sit down
and he covered down like whipped do
. all trembling. | suppose that it had bee
put into his head that | was dead ma
speaking to him.
; That morning my wife had got lette
: from her sister in Canada, and as thor
were parts that could not make out, ha
put it into my pocket, intending get ou
> timekeeper to read it for me. 1t had a scra
of uncovered paper at the bottom, and b
another good providence, ! hapPeneSto hay
4 bit Of red pencil in my pocket | wro'
= on the paper, "Get us down-Co!ly's gou
: mad" This shut in mv tobacco box, III.
:, was fortunate enough to drop it just at tn
fee, OF a couple men who were Standing !
n the engine house door
II Directly all was hustle to Rescue VI
II They got the kite up again, and watche
t it mounting slowly--slowly and when til
IL slack twinc fell between Colly and mysel
+ | took it in my hand and could have ki>se
/ it, Poor Colly. with his teeth chattcrin:
Is still fancicd that | was Il spirit, and ] Ill
o all | could to favor that idea until they .,
IS another cradle up o US. Then having z,
L him in, | scrambled in myself, and ciutchin
d him fast, shouted for them to lower an
o 50 were got down, he wrestling and tightin
Is with me all the way
He was in mad house for some month
! and then went to scavanCerlng, for he nev,
c could face any height again; and has
II never had the same clear head since tn
: adventure.