The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-10-26

which might have been OF use if the poor
things had been on the first floor; and
then made ready to throw nv rope
across, when luSt as | was ready to let 90,
and then going to try to catch it, 4 thought
struck me, and let the coil OF rope fall
down into the court. all but one end a> |
kept hold OF. and then when the poor
things saw it let down they shrieked again.
and one of them fell back from the win
dow.
"Tie on the ladder shouted, '';lnd
some OF you come up" and one OF my
mates tied the rope 10 one OF the rounds,
and then with two or three more run III
the house. while | hauled away till | got
hold of the bottom of the ladder. for they
sent the heaviest end up first, and drag
gcd it III at the window. and balancing
the other end up, continued TO push ii
across and into the window of tine other
house across the court, and 50 made a
sort of bridge. only it was all askrw for
the houses were not quite opposite TO one
another.
'">t i'S Il done till> III comes my male
with two more men, and sets them 10
work to hold the ladder while took hold
OF the, rope. and then maIe ready to
crawl across on the thin bridge I'd rigge,l
up. Ii WIS for life and death. or | would
not have Vtnt'Ired upon the silght, bcnd-
mo wood Tor though Il ladder set nearly
upright may he strong enough, 1t makes II
Il deal weaker to lay 1t down level AMI
then 90 ami crawl along IT, Knew how
1t would be. though, :" tIed the rope
around my body and mate my m'it hltch
the other end round bl@ hook III the
wall, used Ior Il pulley. 50 HAT IN the
event OF Il tall, II the rope held good.
shouldn't have cone all the way. ihcy
tied one end to the ladder, too. FOR to kcep
it steady an,i then there | WAS Scrambiin-
across with the Itdder bending ami qulv-
erin@, and the crowd underneath hurrvlne
and clappln9 their hands Just a If | VIZ
doing Il bit OF Blon'lin 10 please them.
How that ladder did bend 50 that
thought ii must give way. and me .
crash into the court ; bu! II didn't: anc
the next moment | WIS IN the window {"
the burnln" house with the trembling wo,
men rIln9lh9 To me
Nov, then" | said 10 one man. ''yor
can creep across, and pointed t" the
iaddcr.
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mo halt tunilns woman against WIN
dow where the smoke wasn't quite ''
dense.
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