, 1886-08-13
JOYS OF srgsPLE CLIMBING

JOYS OF sTEEPLE CLIMBING
How One May oet Aessstems1 70 til.
Denser-vlsws Of = work.nnA-
With bated hgsath an6ppturnsd faces,
q Large prowdS1pod thsdfhsr dVWa3oA-
ing a man who was slowly ascending the
steeple Of an uptown church. He seemed
to go over the delicate ~scaffolding like =
mail. The crowd below were expecting
eYe7 pomet y ~ chin ~ Whom h
reached the end OF the scaifolding and
stood upon d piece OF framework that
looked IN the distances, y u It wa about
foot Square. be leaned far over and
sshouted something to another workman
about half way down. Tho spectatees
shuddered, but could not tske thejl ayes
from the little climber, yhql hsd4s9t the
scaffolding and was still going up the
steeple. When ,hal reached the top be
remained for 3 few, minutes examining
the steeple on every side, and then re-
traced his steps. When he got safely
back on the scaffold he waved his band
to the people and smiled. He went to
the top Of the steeple several times In tie
course OF an hour, and every time =
% tYou think It haxardous, said tho
steeple-climber to Z reporter when he
came down to tho ground Though he
hooked SO small when In the ar. 10 iyvas
considerably above tho average height
slim and wiry, all bona and muscle, With
= clear, steady eye. and hand and opsc
feet confidence a nsahlmselfs ~ His eye
sparklsda as IL he was in kvsJ with the
Wordas,hs continueds ~Peopls NhoilaN
not used DO being 81 great heights oand
who feelidixzy whsu n fav feet from The
ground. naturally look rsuondsf
upon . man working high upiAIths air,
and think he must feel as they woald. i
probably 10 upon dmote tteeplss Andotber
elevated places to adjust omamsnAal de-
signs tl,ep any other man,in the business,
and ! feel just "a munh ~ honns stand
ing on a narrow board 200 feet from the
ground as ! would on Q 2 rock.,sI feel a
perfect sense of safety and meyer think
Of falling. lnd .oasi11ali Gn1 mo1i 4ad
oi-But I was not always without fear.
When 1 first began the busineuv
/ always started IN mn 5a the scAf-
folding with trembling legs anda qusk-
ing heart, land MANY ltimsslsI have
not gone to the top, but returned with
some excuse for not going up just then.
An old nan who had been q climber in
his day saw mo on one of these occasions
when my heart was weak, and gave me
a bit Of advice that cured my faintheart-
edness in time He said when starting.
up always fix your mind intsntiy on TIA
work yor! are going to, do, and keep
every thought Of fear. or that something
il, going to happen out Of your mind.
This was just TIE thing, and. l. found,
from experience that It Is thinking, about
fear that makes . man afraid, aud over
caution has given many . poo, fellow a.
tumble dwhere oboldps,s and seeming
recklsssness would have carried hinal
through all right. There azs only
a few expert climbers. Hundreds quit
the business in . shorf tim became they
cannot oteroome their nmyups ,drssdso1
havs sssenlastout-hsartsd fsllowsp who
would mapchnsups 10 gcaanoA,s mouth
withouta o~,,iver bassO thav untyfn tkai
place where he ~soelRoldins ends. and
from which points tbsyswould haye 70
ton Or lead had been hoSfeo Is their foot
and IL would not go up an inch.m n lnsul
Il have known men who. when they
got into a ticklish spot would have black
specks come before their eyes which,
would move up and down and in q cir
cles and they would fall down and hug
a.plankl Ikea toughest, bsothes. Their
heads would ssem, to he, Ia . whiFL This
Is, where ? man getsa ratified and 1t jF6-
quirss tha greateet exercise offthsY viii
to overcome the ifs1lihgs dEhavs felt
this way manyltims, and even gnow 1
sometimes ham - GddenI desire when
on the pinnanls of astsepis to- tsmr of.
but l Always lAaghle$ Ithe aidsa,aand 1t
goes away Is quicklyas itcomesls "a
mar who drinks lstimulants Is out Of
place onla steeple, where = false step
will send him headlong a hundred feet
or more below. Sc, also. y a fat man,
for a climber must be light, agile and
muscular Dark-haired = men with
swarthy faces usually make the best
climbers ~,
docs it prevent dizziness when going,
to q great height 70 keep the eyes turned
upward ym IN, + ID vboI. al .maTl .b5T1Is
That is q popular notion, but there =
nothing IN it exceptltHst the attention +
turned from the idea q falling and this
win keep 2 man from tumhiing,sdBu
the place for the eyes Is sHDoa the, road
to be travelled y 80 that eysrythirg ID
In position a hgh9 wind sometimes
renders scaholding lunsafes sndsifas man
has his eye oniths sky 9 rwouldo neveu
see it'l odT ,seufl 90 snoinssie agiynr