Connecticut western news., 1880-08-04

T not distinguish the faces at all could just make out Squire Philip in his dark suit among the white mill-mon, an poor Katie. She was crouching down on the ground now, her apron over her head. 1 All of sudden saw her leap up with great cry, an clap her hands, ma' call out something. Then there was con fused sort of shout, as if every one in the crowd was saying the same thing at the same time, an then Squire Philip, making sign to silence them, put his two hands up to his mouth, an sang out in voice that came up to me above the noise of the wind.
 "Take off your stocking and ravel it ; the thread will reach the ground" At first Ididn't understand him, being dazed like, but then the meaning came on me like 8 message from Heaven. l got off one of my socks with some trouble nice new ones they were, too, of Katie's own knitting, that she had given me for @ Christmas box-an' with the help of my teeth loosened one end of the thread. It gave readily enough after that, an when had good piece of it ripped, I tied my knife to the end of it to make it heavy, an let it drop, ripping more an more of the sock as it went down. Then I felt 1t stop, an presently there came 8 shout telling me to wind it up again. Very slowly an carefully did it, fearing fhot 41,,> e4,, ,Io,, the last bit of it came up, there was 0 piece of strong twine tied to the end of it. The twine in it's turn brought the rope had gone up by, an then I felt that I was safe.
 I managed somehow to put it through the pulley, an to haul up the plank, an as soon as they had fastened the other end to the windlass below, they gave me word to come down.
 was so numb an stiff that I could not fix myself on the plank, but man. aged somehow to cling to the ropes with my hands. Down, down I came, every turn of the windless making the voices below seem nearer, and when I was within a few feet of the ground there was dozen pairs of arms ready to catch me. an 0 score of hands held out to me, an @ hundred voices to welcome me. An there was my father waiting for me, an Philip saying:
 "But for the girl he'd have been up there still. Not one of the rest of us would have thought of the stocking :; twas the brightest idea I've come across this manya day. She has saved his life, Forde, and you can't refuse your con- sent any longer"
 But when I looked around for Katie, she was nowhere to be seen. She must have slipped off as soon as she saw I was safe.
 The young squire hurried my father an me away, I didn't quite know where, I was so dazed, but in a minute or two I found myself in warm-i lighted dining room at the masters house, an Master Philip pouring out a glass of brandy for me, an shaking hands with my father I was glad to get the brandy, for I was worn out with fright an cold but as soon as I could, I made my escape, an went down to Katie's cottage. I hadn't been there five minutes when there was knock at the door, and in walks my father. He went straight up to Katie, holding out his hand.
 "Katie, my girl, he said, "I've come to ask your pardon for anything I've ever said or done against you, an if you an Jim are still of the same mind won't hinder you from marrying. 'Tis you have the best right to hlm, for you've saved his life.
 "And 'tis proud and glad am that I was able to do that same, MT. Forde, " said Katie.
 "And you'll marry him, won't you, my dear?"
 eff you're satisfied, sir"
 "I am, my dear, quite satisfied"
 And with that he kissed her; and from that day to this, he and Katie have been the best of friends. He lives with us for the last year or so, for he was getting a little past his work, an the proprietor pensioned him off. He is very happy with us, an he is never tired of telling the children the story of the way that their mothers cleverness saved my life.