The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-02-02
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the story I WAS appreuaeel 3 9
builder ulcu I icl sch0ol aud soon
got d lie lbe trade very mach epee.-
ally uboh tie work was perlous aud
gave me i chance d oatdo the other
lads daring Spider was ms nick
name Is tbos, days given partly an ac.
count os my long legs tor ! bad ont
grown my proportions. and partly be-
cause ihey sai1 ] leuld crawl along a
roof Hke my namesake When ! was
about three aud ser.y I was working
with The famous Nh NJ aud went
down with his picked hands. TO carry
out j contract be had taken III Canada
While there ! lad fell IN lose with tbe
prctticst SRI had seen IN Canada and
that i saying n good deal For time
! iaucied she liked me and That | Was
getting along very well with my love
making but ] soon found my mistake,
FOR au old lover Of hers joined our men,
aud Mary gave me the cold shoulder
directly You may believe this sweet
heart Of hers, who was called Ben
Lloyd and / We're not the best Of
friends IN the world; but | am not the
sort Of fellow 70 harbor malice, and
when the biddings to the wedding went
round, aud / knew that my chance was
gone, ] made the best Of it; | kept my
sore heart 70 myself and determined to
beat down jealousy, by being great
chums with Ben.
went 20 the wedding; and there
were not many days when did not
steal half an hour 70 sit by his ireside.
which was as bright and homelke as
you would wish TO see Mary being the
soul Of order and industry II is not
perhaps the usual way OF driving ont
envy, to 20 and look ut the happiness
another man has done you out Of but
you know the proyerb says, What is
one mans meat is another mans POI
son, and so il wns, got to look upon
Mary as sort OF sister, aud Ben had
no cause for jealousy, although there
were plenty Of evil tongues to put him
up TO it.
The contract was nearly up, when a
lightning conductor upon one Of the
highest ehimneys sprang, and the own.
er Of the works offered our master the
job.
"It's just the thing for YOU, Harry,
said Mr. -, when he told us Of it.
accepted it offtand, aud then Ben
slept Up and sold he'd volunteer to b
the second man, tao being required
"Ail right, said The MASTER you arc
the steadiest-headed fellows | have
The price is a good one, and every pen.
ny Of It shall be divided between you
Wen not tiz day for tho work, but
take the first calm morning and get il
done quietly"
So it was, that some four or five
mornings after we found ourselye,
ready ior the start The kite by which
the line attached to the block was TO bC
sent over the chimney, was flown, anc
did its work we'll; the rope which wa.
to haul the cradle was ready, and step
| ping in, Ben and / began the ascent.
! There had been very few people
about when we went into the yard, bu
as We got higher, | saw that thc uewi
had spread, aud the streets were filling
with sight-soers.
There's plenty Of staf-gazers, Ben,
said waving my cap TO them; i darO
say they'd like to see US come dowl
with run
Cannot you keep quiet?" answered
Ben, speaking IN a strange tone; an,
turning to look, saw that be was dead
/ ly pale, and sat in the bottom Of th,
cradle, huddled up together, with hi
eyes fast shut
You're not frightened, old chap 2
| asked.
What's that to You n
"Oh, nothing only we are getting VI
pretty quickly, aud you'd have n bette
head for the work # you got gradual.
used TO the height"
He said nothing, and never moved
! Then looking up, / saw We were clos
to the top-a few yards more and "
would be there; yet those who wer
turning the windlass were winding sit.
unabated speed A sudden chill rai
through ms blood, and set my fcs
creeping. They had niscalculated Ii
distance, and with the force they wer
winding az, the rope must ireHtabl
break wheu tie cradle came in conlac
with the block There was no time /
attempt sigma, only 10 instant t
point ont Tie danger to Bon, aud the
70 get hold Of tho rope, and by goin
band over hand. reach tbs coping Be
fore the cradle came MP This wa
done qui .ker than | can tell you, Be
following
The cradle came on then, as / ha
anticipated, TIE rope gave shrill, PING
iug sound like ride bah passin