The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-01-13

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laughed 4 sfandInf IN the doorway a.
We got intiv g boat. Charlie stood 'oop
~ ~ we sailed away an waved his hat
70 her, whole she shaded her eyes % see
him the betther. LATHE lad - were I
knowcd moothcr's eyes war red a. she
turned back intiy 4 house. though !
knew. too, that she war sniIin'. ! think
y moother's smile over her yoong chill
dren have Always tear In hidin'.
Lads, says Charlie, lets 60 20 &
cliffs for eggs.
"sEy. Cyl says Frank an Jamie.
Il but Ned must bide below he be too
LATHE 20 climb
"Iwar put DOT At this, an said could
climb as weel As anybody, and would
room OF 70 sea in munro war and
climb out on big spars II warn't let oop
~ birds nest on Z cliffs. Charlie sat
doom and took my LATHE chubby hand "
his long, slender fingers.
"sNed, says he. lets measure. Moo.
when tina fingers grows ~ long rs mine
thee shall 20 birds nestin' L cliffs.
Then, bein' takken oop with mcasurin'
at my sma' brown knuckles. ! forgot
ABBOTT Z disappointment Charlie had
sike way D. comfortin' US yoong uns.
AT last we lay of 3 cliffs and Frank
cries out: You be two old goods sittin'
aboove that ledge.
I'll can get oop there, says Jamie,
pullin' of his jacket.
"Noa, cries Charlie. room & boat
ashore an wen 90 oop together
$50, we landed, and Charlie sat me
doom on big, white stone. brokken from
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quiet and amused loike, says he: Ned,
doantec foiget { cake.
:" moind how greedy war and hoo !
kept fcelin' Z cake i my pocket whole
watchin' Z lads goin' COP t'face o .
rocks, nimble IS cats. Charlie war
ahead, but he stopped short At an ugly
shelf hangin' over vary sharp. then
they all cam oop wi him. They talked
awhoile an tried to raise oop an peep
over Z top. but il war too in,och for &
yoonger lads. At last Charlie motioncd
wi one free hond for 'em to bide still
and he lifted himself clear oop onto Z
shelf. But Z nest war still higher, on q
second shelf. an & face O chalk atween
Z two slanted ootward and oyerhanging
/ war sike baby an 50 used to have y
lads climbin' that thout II foine TO see
Charles hair BLOWN loose away oop on
those heights. / mind weel & pink
cheek an fair hair. and two old goods
screechin' an fyin OF 4 other ledge. rs
Charlie, huggin' close 10 cliff. lifted him
self rect oop 70 3 nest on & higher shelf
He shouted soommat and knew he had
| feggs, for q other lads began moyin'
doom. In q minute Charlie swung OF
that copper ledge, but farther DOT than
where he climbed oop. He bent his
head atween his arms to see where his
feet would strike, and tother lads shout
ed carelessly, Coon on, COON on
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Denis eyes dilated. his whole frame
tremblcd. his voice was hoarse and low
/" But Charles body hung loike plum
met an measured 9 few inches by
which Z copper ledge At that spot over
looked 9 lower. There was no brace
for his feet. his fingers had slipped too
near the edge to secure grasp that
might raise him oop to the shelf he had
left. He hung sheer, and Charles drop
would be straight doom { face o &
cliff / couldn't understand & whole
danger. but moinded Charles face war
color o 3 chalk cliffs. He spoke "a &
other lads; then they turned like cliff.
too. and could max DOT their faces as
they cam scramblin' doom reckless an
quick.
"'Hold on. Charlie; hold on. dear
Charlie they cried, and hooried 70 9
1 boat
"sNed,' says Jamie. sbide quiet.
Doantee scare Charlie. In two minutes
wen max yon fishermun COON an let
rope doom from above. Bide still!'
Then, hold on, Charlie, they shouted.
an put on 20 some men who hooricd
ashore to scale the cliff where II was
lower, carryin' ropes and poles wi em.
Hold on, Charlie 1 cried. echoin'
9 elder lads. can hear moo = sound Of
my own sma' voice. He nodded brave
" back TO me. and sat watchin' 3 hair
blow over bis white face an secin' hoo
his 1.-the yoong body swayed and trcm-
blcd over & dreadful height. II old
goods COON swoopin' and screechin' back
% rest. and just then great pity for
Charlie sprang oop i my heart. Ididn't
know ne hoong there for loife or death,
yet had fcclin' ne was \ trouble, too.
and wanted 70 do sommat 70 help or
comfort him. / moinded mothers cake
7 my pocket and in my silly. babby fash
ion thout that would do him good and
give him patience till men coold let doom
rope from above. started oop q cliff
never thinkin' that even bigger lads
couldn't safely pass & lower edge. but
thinkin only Of Charlie, and in 4 mood
died way. that was 1T 70 Be sailor on
mun-o-war and six-ycar-old chap as
could climb anywhere
\. Charlie sees me comm as he looks
down atween his two bonds. and shakes
his head at me.
M Hold on. Charlie. says to him. I
be goin' 10 give thee my cake.