The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-05-28
PETHERICK'S PERIL.
Thrilling Account Of a Dangerous
Adventure.

is fifteen feet between floors; there are
seven such over the basement and this
rises al, feet above the Ground. The brick
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walls marrow to eight inches as they
ascend. form q parapet rising above
the roof. One of the time-keepers of the
factory. lack Hardy. a vounp man about
a. -
delight that has seemed to increase with
his proficiency in it. Having been a clerk
in the works from the b~eoinninp. 7 have
--.-.a.s a.. .a..1o. e. go
Aeqoen'.y usou oWo p"i"po' oo
of one hundred feet to the ground, have
done il with ease and without dizziness.
OccssionaTv Hardv and T have RIM races
- aa-ono;.a; =. ,,s;ah
was invariably beaten, because l became
tim1d with increase OF pace.
Hopeiessiy dlstanced last Wednesday,
while the men were OF at noon, l gave up
midway, and looking down, observed the
upturned face of an old man, gazing at me
with parted lips, wide eyes, and an ex-
preston Of horror so startling that 1 in
Voluntarily stepped down TO the brick
layers PLATFORM inside. then saw that
the apparently frightened spectator was
Mr.. Petherick,. who has been for some
weeks paymaster and factotum for the
"What's the matter, Petherick?" I called
down. He made no answer, but walking
Of rapidly, disappeared the mill.
Curious about ms aemeanor, l aescended,
and, after some nttie seek1ng, round MIN
smoking alone.
.1o quite TlgnGened me 1usg now, fetn-
er1ck,n SAID L. "Dld you tnlnk L was a
gnost.n
"Not just tnat," ne repheo' sen1en-
LOUSY. .-o,,
III NOu dAD6E1 Hl6 W ldll. 1u6H.' Ill
CURED. :,
mot just that, either," said ne; Inc old
man twas clearly dislnciined 20 taik, zap
ParenSLy mucn agISasea. l pegan 10 Joke
MN anous ms Iugunrious expression, Wae9
~ y onsiIctocn S1m lamS, anu ~ Snunhu
on hastily 70 anotner quar5er.
inougn l puzzIeo aWhne over Ine Incl
dent, it soon passed SO entirely from my
mind tnat l was SURPRISED Wnen passing
IeIneIick "a 1ne aioernoon, iheenoing 10 go
ai0II, ne salo, as l Wen1 y
.D0n,G 90 II again, MI. rrazefF'
IN natYn l SAD.
"InatI, ne retorted. 49,.
you mean running on tne WALL
SAID l.
Il mean gong on IL at ALI" ne ex.
cialmed. his earnes1ness was 30 marked
bnae 1 conceived a s1rong in1eres5 IN l6s
cause.
IN make a argal with you, MI. feth-
erick. II you tell me why you advise me,
"Done! said he; Come to my cottage
ms evening", ano IN tell you a strange al,
venture OF my own, tnougn perhaps your
only iaugn bnat US 1ne reason why IL SICK
ems me 70 see you IooIhg up Unere;n
fether1ck was ready TO talk when JacR
and 1 sat down on ms doorsteps That even
ing, and Immediately aunched into the
following narrative:
II was born and grew to manhood neal
the high cllffs OF the coast of Cornwall
Millions OF sea-foWls make their nests
along the face or those wave-worn prec1.
pices. My companions and | used to get
much excitement, and sometimes a good
deal OF pocket money, by taking their eggs
One OF US, placing his feet In a loop at the
end of a rope and taking a good grip witt
his hands, would be lowered by the other:
to the nest:
"When he had his basket full they'd
haul him up, and another would go down
Well, AFTERNOON, L thus went dangling
oh. g paid out about a undred feet o
rope before l touched ledge and let CO."
what ledger asked Jack.
"OhD. said Petherlck, after a pause. !"
see it viii be troublesome to make you un
derstand the situation" Then, after re-
hecting for some moments-
sYou must know ina most OF the cliffs
along that coast oyerhang the sea. A
many points one could I SIX hundred
feet into the sea, n then be forty or hfty
feet fromithe. base OF the rock he left. Th'
Soaoo 10 sSooPou unuSIp W .Gne waves. Du
In some places the cliff wall is as though i
had been eaten away by seas once running
in on higher levels. There will be an over
hanging coping, then some hundred fee
down., a ledge sticking out farther thar
that OF the top; under thai ledge all will b
scooped away. lnplaces there are three O
four such Lodges, each projecting farthe
tina those above. These Lodges used t.
fall away. occasionally, as they do yet,
am told, for the ocean is gradually devou.
ing that coast; Where they did not projec
farther than the upper coping, one woul'
SWING IKE a penduium on the rope, ant
GET on the rocK, Ii not TOO lar IN, then pu
a rock on the loop to hold 1t TILL his return
Mnen leoge did project SO that one coul'