South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-06-16

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Frightening. growing, curling higher,
That across the forest shines.
Just so, step by step, does sin,
1 4i unchecked, 9 triumph win
u ETE gs-7 T-s'-T-DaN
What Jimmy Got from the Top Of a
Tree.
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IT was at watering place-a country
hotel, where there was a spring of horri-
bic water, which tasted like---weIl. can't
think of anything disagreeab1e enough to
compare it to-where all this happened.
It was at the end of the season, and the
fall winds were beginning to- blow, and
most of the ladies and gentlemen, who
had been spending the summer enjoying
the pure air and making believe to enjoy
the horrible water, were expecting to de-
4 part in 8 dayer two. On the particular
afternoon Of which Il am writing, large
portion -of'the company we're out on a
lawn, and several of them-h eroquet
mallets in their hands, But they were
not playing. They were all gathered
around tall pine tree, which stood in
| one corner of the lawn. This tree had a
very long, slender trunk, with a few
branches, almost at the very top. And on
one of these branches there hung lady's
hat-a pretty little hat, trimmed with
| flowers and lace, with blue veil, which
was now wrapped around and around the
branch. This hat had just been. whirled
from the head of the young lady who
owned it, by sudden gust Of wind This
lady was very much annoyed by the acci-
It's too bad" said she. az am going
home tomorrow" and that is the only hat
I have to travel IN And I can't wait
here until I can send to the city for an
other" -e-zs el- 1919 d
Some one suggested bonnet to go
home in. ~ 10 L7r-gg s1Errs
-" No. said she. 81 don't want to travel
IN bonnet, or q straw flat, either Can't
somebody get my hat DOWN.
Look here, boys" cried one Of the gen.
temen, to some of the walters who were
Just coming out of the house, I'll give a
dollar to any one who will get that hat"
The walters then came down to the
tree, and one of them started to climb it.
But he found It hard job. The bark was
smooth, for pine tree, and by the time
he had gone up ffteen or twenty feet he
was glad to slide down again. The gen.
tleman now doubled his offer and another
tried, and another, but neither climbed as
high as the first man Then another gen.
tleman added two dollars to the prize, and
more walters came, and also boys from the
hotel and the neighborhood, and they all
tried and all failed By this time there
was quite lively crowd around the tree,
and young man in red neck-tie said IL
was real jolly-ever so much better than
eroquet Then three more gentlemen
added two dollars each to the prize,
and the excitement becameintense Every
body who could climb at all tried the tree,
but no one got one-thirf of the way up.
Then, as it was necessary 10 keep up the
fun, and his money seemed very safe, the
young man in the red neck-tie offered five
dollars more. And just at this moment
Jimmie Clark came running down to see
what was the matter. Jimmie was about
eleven years old, bright, smart fellow,
and as active as cat. His mother was a
widow, who lived on a very little farm,
about half mile from the hotel When
Jimmy saw what had happened, and that
fifteen dollars was offered for the recovery
Of the hat, his eyes sparkled. He. was a
reading boy, and he remembered what he
read. and il now flashed across his mind
that the savages in the Pacific islands
climbed higher and smoother trees than
that. And what is more, he knew how
hey did it. zririmTab vib.r
, Without saying word, he turned, and
AN for the woods as fast as his legs would
larry him. In very few minutes he re-
urned, carrying a piece of grapevine
lbout half an inch thick, and five or six
eet long. With this in his hands he
bounded into the crowd at the foot of the
ree t''' H- 3ii
ais it fifteen dollars" he cried, for any
one who gets that hstf' .fs Z cd
1t scus fifteen dollars said an elderly
gentleman who stood near the tree, but
low it has gone up to twenty. Can you
limb that tree, my boy lu.1l aff
q / am going to try, sir, said Jimmy.
"Very well, then" said the gentleman;
the money is yours if you succeed"
Jimmy now stepped up to the tree, and
holding the grapevine horizontally before
lim, placed the center, of it against the
runk. He then wrapped the vine once
.round the tree, and bringing the ends
,ack to him, took one in each hand. He
hen loosened the vine little and pushed
[ I'D the tree as far as he could reach.
Vow, holding tightly TO the ends, he drew
iimself up. The vine firmly bound around
he tree by his weight, did not slip an inch
This was the way he had read the sayages
climbed tall trees. When he had thus
lrawn himself up, he wound his legs
.round the tree and held fast until he had
oosened the vine and pushed it up again.
And so, foot by foot he went steadily up
hat tall pine tree 1t was terribly tire
,orme work, and he stopped to orest several
lines, but at last he reached the branches.
9rasping the lower one he drew himself
I'D, dropped the grapevine, and,
eating himself on the branch, rest.
d for several minutes. Then he
climbed, up to the. hat, disen-
"a - 4 haf
With its beautiful blue veil, came floating
Iown. tremendous cheer arose from the
people on the ground !; but, fortunately,
Jimmy was not startled by it. After rest
ng a short time, he came down the tree.
Ie could slip gradually down, without any
rape vine. As soon as he, reached the
round everybody clustered around him,
nd the elderly gentleman, who had coll
ected the money, handed him the twenty
"Now, my lad" said he, az hope You
viii make good use Of this.
"You may be sure of that, sir," said the
andlord of the hotel.r II know Jimmy,
nd he'll give it to his mother,
As for Jimmy, he thanked the company
nd hurried away But not home. Early
q the summer, his mothers only hogan
nimSl ON which she depended for much
+ her living during the Vinter-had died.
fmmy knew that nothing would please
Ter so much as another hog, aud so he
vent to farmer Peters, who he knew had
!ogs for sale, TO buy her one. About an
our before supper time he appeared be-
ore his mothers door, driving a fine lazy
'aWhv. whose hog is thaty' said she.
" It's yours, mother and / climbed upa
rec after it" said Jimmy. sl
When the story was told, his mother
Fas delighted and all that winter, when
hey had hams, and spare ribs, and pork
nd beans, and saasages, and lard, and
ogs'-head cheese. and serapple, and
ickled pigs feet, and all other things that
an be made out of fine fat hog, Jimmy
Ias very glad that he had remembered
ow the sayages in the Pacific islands
limbed tall trees. t9
THE time lost in drinking is at least
DUAL to themoney spent; cost of time IN
of intemperancei S1OO,OOO,-
OO: cost Of pauperism $50,0O0OCO; cost
g 1aT;sIat;on. $3.50 OO0OOO. Total ap-