Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-04-11
THE WOeLEN STOCKINGS.

about and play WAS the answer which
Ella made to Louisn.
Now don't get impatient and angry
for your mother is very kind - vou. She
has made YOU knit Just rs nv mother
makes me knit; but our fathers are poor,
and we ought 10 expect to do some work 10
help pay expenses
These consoling words had very good
effect on Ella She brushed away her tears
took up the stocking which she was knit
ting. and said that she would finish it in
good humor.
Now. | must tell you about Elias father,
and what he was He was a good, honest
man He was a mason in large manu-
featuring town IN Germany. He had to
build very high walls, and ehimneys as
high as shot-towers Many q time he
came near falling IF, but in eyerv case he
caught hold Of something and was saved.
At the time Of which | am speaking he
WAS building great chimney for sugar
refinery Everybody who saw him work
ing on it thought it very dangerous
place.
Ella went to her mother, and taking n
eear beside her, said
Father viii finish the big chimney to-
DAY won't he, mother 2
Yes; he said that be was going to
throw the whole scafolding down this very
afternoon. And very glad Of it, for /
am always anxious about him Just before
he finishes a high chimney There Is
great danger, and your father Is generally
the last one to come down
Then" said Ella, willie and vii 60
10 see him, If you will consent, and
we viii have good time ca ling to him
be ore he comes down.
"Hurrah E. shouted Willie, who was IN
Interested listener. Consent WAS given by
their mother, and soon they were both run
ring through the streets just as fast a.
they could 20 BY and by they reached
the great chimney. The scado'ding was
nearly all down, for the wor6men hId
been taking it down very carefully ali day.
The last piece was taken od Willie aud
Ella saw great crowd Of people z, n red
al around They haa come 10 witness
the having of the last brick on top OF the
b. and b. the Ia stroke o.
the tr, wei was male by Mr.. Singer, the
f.ther Of Ella and her brother. lie stood
up there alone. lie took of his hat and
che;reI All the people below answered
him with loud shouts of congratulatIon.
But in a little time after the cheering
had ceased, they heard Mr.. Singer ca!l
aloud as if IN great distress, the rope
lhe rope
The workmen VIII had taken down the
-caitoldinx booked araund and, behold
,nera was the great rure laying on the
ground II was the one which was to
4 " been fastened at the top Of the chin
me- for Mr. Singer 10 come down on
Strange 70 say il had not uecn thought Of
Iurin. the whole day. L should have been
before any Of tEe scI.iO.IinE was
removed.
A deep silence prevailed Everybody
was nanic-s1ricken IL was mposSih,e
10 throw the rope to the top ot that high
chimney and it was equally ImpoSSl1.c
for Nj singer tu come down without q
rope. All the people were rt Q loss to
know What 10 DO. And the iatncr OF little
Fla and vii ie lie was IN "a perfect ter
ror. He walked nrOuud aud orouni the
a. rrow top Of the chimney. trying to see
>omerhiu. which could hcip him down
But an N vain Tie became very Dizzy
the ground seemed to be farther aud
farther lroa him. He thought he was
Iiree times as high as he really was He
shut his ese-. for the people began to cry
and scream and that scared him mOre
than ever. lie beard his two little
children CRYING us it their hearts would
break. lie thought he must iasi; he diI
not see how lie cou hold on another mo
r@ert.
Ella and Willie ran home as fastas they
could They could not tell what was the
matter at first; but by and by they We're
Just able t. gasp, Mother, mother, father
cant core down, The rops IS or the
] 3 -, b
oh. mother the people are crying, and he
will certainly fall down
Mrs. SINGER was calm and silent Had
a stranger seer her lie would have said
she had tut little feeling But that would
BE a -reat mistake. She had IS much a.
aov BODY else But she was IN the con-
staut habit Of trusting To the Saviour un-
der al circumstances She went calmly
lack to her privase room, offered up Il
PRAYER TO God, put on her shawl and
bonnet. and went with her little heart
broken children to the scene OF the great
danger.
" hen they came to the place they heard
the people saying to one another
rNow he i about 70 fall! Now TOW
Oh, what can save poor NJ. Singer
Mrs. Singer called out 70 him with great
cllFuNCS>. nv 4tGE A4-IAllOr tA mus
not fall, for our sake Here We arc-oul
HtrIe children and myself Hold on
Take IF your stockin. and begin T. an
ravel il Tie the end Of the yarn to = bi
Of mortar or brisk which you can breas
Of Then keep on unrayel in-, and le
the lit ot mortar or brick slowly down
DO Won hcar me, my dear husband p
The people were rs silea- Is the grave
lie made = motion with uls aand, lnIicat'
in- that be understood what she said
The people did not know how a stocking
and a piece Of mortar could save her hus
band
Mr. Singer slowly took of one Of hi
boots. pulled out the end of one Of hl
s.. kings. which he slipped Of his foo;
fastened i to piece OF brick, and graiu
al " unraveled the stocking The tint
thread came down shaking in tae wind
But at last Il reached the two hand
which were stretched cut ready 70 rsceiy
II
What was TO be done Row2 Let Us waI
and see what Mrs. Singer i still ihinkIn
about She said;
Give ne q large ball Of strong twine.
IL . few minutes she haa II, and fas-ene.
the end of It to the endof the yarn "No'
draw NJ the yarn again, she called OUT
her husband He heard her. anu sow
drew :, up. Bv and By be held sAa twin