The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-04-27

! ascrsaiag The staging. lie prayer was 81
1 irs answered. Like e. lmsge of stote b
/. stood, AID sgaia the votdr, = ard alu
= I'd Wen save sou esme to sive hIr
eouFagc
TIE carp ntcrs we're az Noik now. anI
tolliig A. ,hev bad never toiled BE- tore. Tn
stsgltg US, be rebuilt Gals twenty teei
. that stE All, Bat cnald BE- keep ais feo,
ipg uHt TIA. avtil iateiyM should b
!, budg,dF
Teote atik q gt, III the west 70 deep
cpiae Fa'hci q lightning ard muitc,
lngs q lhunter told Of The strength a ID,
Starr. u Il should burst before n wcrk
neH lao hilshsd their TASK, he would b,
Loaf. No one could stand where he stood
in tie face cfa tempest
And nov, to add 10 the danger, tNkotfs
set 10. fsr Up he s'eeple Lanterns glim.
moret a. tte wortmtu moved about with
eager sieps, Below, the Gro sd heai kent q
for every sound, teli by fear that stintd
every Tor que.
scmethlpg came lhpnr'ng doSn from
the div htight, lnstiuctiveiy the ihrung
drew OK, thinking The ,nd had come.
Then 4 ,sb illuuined the skY. All q es
sought be- spirc In that moment. Yes,
there t!0oi b. boy, aud, thank heaven,
only | v i,et beneath him was The stag.
ing VIII i's .llanl baildert
Courage Ed, courage they called as
they worked. Faster ard faster The tim
bets ecie drawn up and pal in pltca. a
chetriu souEd 20 forrty WAS the iipg Of
the hammers.
Agl the igbning Il i,shei The b y on
the fpfe eGu&ate q gl'mp'e of tue I fplo
beLtslh, | vas The llrst time he had look.
cd down. The earth scented q fearful DIS.
tance away. His hear, almost stopped
bestipg az the sight,
I'm goas he cried. caurs stand this
any longer
D1b't give up, Torrey Brtve 1t min.
ute more. We can almost reseh YOU. ltI
was the principal who sp he,
Bat hurry, hurry Eisard gs'ped,
Yes, VIC viii, Keep cool We're almost
there. The principals voice tremhl,d.
Could that "almost" be overcome before
the storm broker Already fl.ful br,,ze
rustled through the trees, sud few fcat-
tered drops descended as II In warning OF
what WAS In store.
Clenehlng their teeth, the carpenters
drove ev, ry nail home, for now the thunder |
was coming IA heavier ptals and the light.
/ log flashed ever more brightly. 10 those
below, the whole scene would suddenly
stand forth in dazzling relief; the n xt
by contrast, the darkness would
setm inptnetrable.
AT last there came that Instant Of opprcs-
sve calm which rshers 10 tempest. The
sti!lnels ' a. appalling Men bresthor
heavily aud women clung TO one another
for support.
To the Diikrieht Acadcmy boys 1t was
a dreadful moment. They bad scorned the
prit olpai's warning, a1d bad urged Edward
rorrey to dlsrcglrd it. Ia some measure
hey wou ! be to blame II he met bis death.
What wou they not have given to blot
~. their act Of disobedlente
with blildiDg Zach and a deafening,
)esl, the storm burst, Ia the moment OF
llumioatiOn every eye had sought tie
fite. LIS lising burden had disappeared
Fallen, failen gasped the crowd.
Then as another 4 ash came cry went
lp, "No, there be is !" for they hal seen
be boy, safely pnioned by rope, being
owered IRON noor to 1Jor Of the staging.
A mighty shout ascended. Again and
gain ttat cry Of triumph arose. But to
llaa!d Torrey all was slie1ce, for a.
trong arms grasped him he hsd ssoonet
He came to himself after a time, In the
rlncipal's house. The principal ard a
hy,ieisn were bending over him. a
roup Of lis sehoolftllows, trembling and
earful, stood At one eide OF the room. &c y
'ard's eYey roamed over all, uhsfeiDgly at
ret Then he remembered, aud shudder '
hook him.
Sorry he muImured weakly.
All right, my boy, the principal antwer- .
Ana well. since iI's ended well, aud
ou have no hl0g to do bat rest and regain
our strength. He glanced over at the
Iher boys ar raised bis voice a little. a
lilk we've all had Lesson on the folly Of
king reeiless risks, be said | hope we =
'on'tfarget it. !,
Ard is safe to say that Il ward Torfey .,
nd his con .tes never did. =,