The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-05-31

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hand. and eveg Tie elber b5Ts
xanled = aele Il vas esiaeBi
senetliag reBAgkalse Was Il be
deBe. aa9 sbey Eere 81 eageraess 20
assist Il TIE Eo-k, NaaisEer ii nigss
d.
There came 8 saoat ovsr iae roar-
iag riFer and az turned - see ~tat
Il nlsanf Tte-e ssesd Here snd
T her brasber. surTeHassd sy as=-
Ter q people fran tbeir side Il ne
village. and al ev53aaiiF Ia bigh
state q exeslsae1l,
3 - give ne bssr3 Tbev
quickly taaad lke0ae me fsrmer mes
sage had been written ups1. Wnb
It's chalk TIE y0Euv uau ErOte iB
large letters
.sIaRd - FAs fiEe ~ sani
Two bsFs held fhe board u, aa9
The parisscg fhe eihsf bank xAred
their cats zsasigLifv Ihsi ihey Esre
ready II tSek bul a momsnr 70 f4s-
ten tie KITE st-inz 70 me lof tfse pieces
. Of rope, aadfhe beard vas disyiared
sgaiB-
Haul
Sloxiy ahd esrefgllv tier pslled
on The sue aud Il fex n0neats
The rene swanr IA q gigantic loop
from bank 70 bank TIE next move
required soas eagineeripgskiA Some
advised one thing. some A0etber, and
IA 3 nsalIitn 3e OF eoa1eeiars fbe 5ssi-
ness sae-ned u a fair var 70 sto3. q
NoR- look bsre, Whose farm =
this lies, nv dads Al Fgbt TIE
nexrfsAsE thar beibsrs re kF tsik-
iag m1st ieaFe tie psaoe. Ssy.. NJ
TelegrHpher. what's tbe beSs wav 20
anro8l tbis esbe wHhoat Eeriipg ii
inao ki8ks
TIE operator suggested q stick pat
through tbe n3d6is sf fhe col snd
bsl6 by boy sr BGa on each side.
Then gnrsll Il while thew bsld II
up
Presently 81 vas ready, Aaa The
hoard was displayed eacs more
Hal sl9arh
A brief note vas written ea sn en-
velope and ted te the rope. ard then
tie grest enterprise began The
rope tietiesed ana begsa E8 strata.
Halfs dozen neB had held eFtbe end
aud began % Eaik awav from tbe
river. Rbiie Here's brother supp RED
= AZ TIE edge of The bluH Hero her
self stoed nes-, GAZING aaxioasiy a.
50 these strsage 3eiags Sse e5ul6
not uoae-s,and Fow her Lean der sas
. cross. but she felt sure be woal5.
( Z seule fashion
"Lsz Der Iarn essy Essr 8ow
D5a't hold Il beck
Sigsiy The wire rope unrelied and
crepi ever tie river II h8ng down
u lens back lsep. ar neariv
touched fbe river below Stead
tbere' pAy cut slowly rsa;d The tsls-
g-ssh iusn. psnt IL + touch THE
wa1sr
NeE The end r5o,d - seen Climb
fn- the opposite hank Tben there
came cheer TIE river wzs bridg-
ed
TIE BOY win The bara-daor hang
- returned, bringing with hiln g
large cro~d of people, Including 3
samber of tbe detained raiIroza pass
sager5. The excitement vas tremeu-
6ous 4 sire rope swinging n MD
I air ever tbs river evi6e3tIy meant
sometbing. and there was TIE utnost
esrerress displayed II tie work
Leender became the bero Of the
tour. Tbs IVES not siHEular. DID
not his Hero wsit f1r him just beron6
TIE river
Vow. Eer.lenen, # vouH stand
back weB rig this thiBg, zBd hen
the bridge vii be 6Bis5ed
The crowd pressed baek and wai.-
ed II silence 70 see what would be
done 1exL They iooked over tie
stream. and found tbe party on the
otLe- side a. equally excited ard
busy.
ALeod hand b5vs We ms.
take tbe cable over The h-st IIG.b of
thar tree AID make her fast behind -
4 5ozsa s,out hands offered 20
help. and presently the cable vas
passed ever the Eub Of the tree,
xhile Two men he'd Z fas- Tbev
ked again over tie stream and
found that. according 70 the directions
sent them, tie ether party bad taken
their sud Of the cable over q wooden
tripod made Of three fence rails lash
e5 together and had secured the end
I 10 the eroN-bzr thai had been driver
into the ground.
All resdv there! Pug Dowl7
Slowly TIE great loop spread eat
I'll the cable seemed TO lee almost
straight from shore 70 shore. One
bank was 3 little higher than the
ether. and the line Dsds a slight de-
scent II crossing. This had been ex-
3 pecied, and the bridgs-b -builder relied
upon this !sll a. q Dgtive power IN
crossing TIE siresu
New fasten Der safe. boys. and
the things done With tEe aid Of
tie loose rope tsey fastened the es-
Die TO bGge boRIGer behind the
tree. aBd then they gave three eEeers
Z for TIE hnisksa work
NV sakss.7 erisG 9 small boT,
"wea't his hands barn by the time
; Ee slides over.
Sone OF ire other bows laughed
End the whole company gathered
round 20 see what would be asne
next. Placing the barn-dooE bang
ers one before the ogber on the wire
rope, iust 81 sbe edge Of the blcf.
EDere i happened 70 be IL rescb
The young buiidsr proceeded 70 tie
The wicker ehsir 70 them il sBch g
say that is weight kepi tbe wheels
Of the hangers securely tAlsnced OF
top Of the wire cable
Sudde1Iy the whole thing dawaed
up0n the assem- bled nnlatg3e.
Shoots Of surprise and delight a. the
skiIl and ingenuity Of the enterprise
and eager questl0ns as 70 when tBe
bridge would be opened. cane from
sveTv lip a gentleman pressed
forward and said
Do y0R intend 70 operate this