Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-10-05
y. PARIS, MAINE, FRIDAY.

The first thing vas 20 save life. and Whilst
then as had the branches did their best 20
keep The ere back from them AZ the third
aoor window. got hold Of rope. and in
81 The house opposite. and made NY way up
stairs 20 The third ioor. which. ike the rcst
u the place. vas used as warehoase and
ersmmed full Of packages.
Beng strange house Il wasn't eAsv 20
dnd 'our -ay bat Got up At last. and op-
PosIte 10 The room where the poor things
~erc all noe huddlcd together az one vim
do-. ior The FIRE was gaining on them. 20
hat unless they ~crv soon helped they
uos.dnt want H.
Crack, crack, Didnt ie; my little axe
play round the sashes Of that uindow. and
soon have clearance. Tor twas nailed %.
and then ~hen the poor things beard me.
and saw the hghi shining on nv helmet.
hos they did shrek for b-lp.
+ Just then looked down Al the depth and
] caughi sight q one felio- standing beIo-
~iIh = short ladder In his hand. Which might
have been Of use Il the poor things hsd been
IN thr Grit door; and then / made ready 10
throw my rope across. When just a. I vas
goins % iet g.. And then going 90 trv and
catch u. a thoughi struck NE. and let the
COL u roPc tail dosn into the court. all i,ut
one end a. kept hold q. and then when
the poor things saw u let dosn they shrek
"a again. and oae % them fsn back from
thc sinloW.
Tie on that ladder.~I shouted. and
soue %; YOU come Mp. and one % ny mates
soon ted the roPe 10 one of the rounds.
and then with two or three more run into
the hoDse. while hauled away all cot
bold Of the bottom Of The ladder. tor they
sent the heavies; end sp frst. ahd then
dragged % 20 q; the windo-. and balancing
the other end uP continued % push "a ACROSS
and MO the window q The Other house
a-ross tA- court. AM 90 made a sort %
bridge. only Il ~As al Asks-. for The houses
we're not qaite opposite % one another.
Just a. IL done this. in comes nv u,afe
u.th to more men. and ,sts them % work
% hold the ladder While I to0k hold u tbe
roPs. and then made ready % crawl aero..
on the ihin bridge Ia rgged up. Il wss
for hio and death. or I woaldnt have ven
tsrcd on the slight. bending wood for
though a ladder set nearly upright nav be
strong enough. Il makes it deal weaker 20
lay q dovn level and thsn 20 and crawl
along a. 1 kne- how Il would D.. though.
% lied the rope round my body. and made
nv mate hitch the other end round a bag
hook IN The ~Al used Tor pulley. 90 that
Ia the esent q a fall. II the rope bcld good.
shoaidn't have gone al the way. They
tied one end Of the ladder. too. for % keep
ii steady. and tben there "a scramblrng
across. ~lih the ladder bending and quiv-
erins. and the crOsd underneath hsrraying
and elappiug their hands jast asif / uAs do
iug q b.t Of Blondin % please them.
How that ladder DID bend % that
thougbi it most give say. and me - crash
into ihe court; b0i didnt; and tie next
moment ] ~as in tie vindow ofthe bsrning
house ~iib Tie trembling women ciinging
20 me.
" No-. then. ] says 20 one man. 90 yoa
ran creep Across. and pointed 10 thc lal-
der.
" i can't leave my ~iie - says. holding
hall faintiug woman against the window.
vleru ihe smoke wasn't quite 80 dense.
q" You're trump. yoa are. 81 thinks and
ihen I hauls more of tbe rope over. and then
makes it fast round ihe sonan'. -ai.t. thsn
90 lad her on The ladder an the three On
ilc other side haulej. and we heid on 10
tie roPe this end. ami % &c got her hall
across. whsn she slipped of the isdler. and
hong right over the court. ~Lilo there arose
regular shrek of horror But there ~as
people. y0s see. a. each end of the rope.
ani W. looscned a. The others hauied. and
.o they soon had Der in at The other win-
i.u. tlough tbe rope vas so tight that t
l.-li have lurt thc poor thing terrible
Then they loo.ensd ibe rope aeain. and
ae seut another uoman over. and sho sas
i.ssr..b.e 18th fear. bot ue g5t her over al
u.hf. taeugi she. COO. shipped ~ the lad
der. laru there scretso iftir giris. ore
after tls otlsr. aul it was sai Cd zee hos
tley irrul.el sn4 siook-too mach friett.
cned to crf. AL uol they might be. for tt,
hest uas asial anI kneu that smother
4larter of an t.ar would fnd che room ue
uere .a rei bot
We zoe another overs young man
and Le sas lraggcI over Co... for De- dsre
not try - cra-l tcross. and ] suppose o.