The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-06
NEARLY DROUND!
That's What Hank Dswbsrg NsarIJ Was h Snaks CrIck--Savsa :. From a WatsIy Grave by Ills HsTuIck Brothsr & AIIvs
 at This Wiring

Hank Dewberry, one of OUT most ia.
 ziest citizens who has, managed to live
 in this town since his birth without do
 ing any more work than a drone bee
 nearly lost his worthless life in q curis
 manner last Tuesday afternoon.
 For some time past there has been
 fine skating on Snake Crick below the
 bridge, and having nothing better to do,
 Hank last Tuesday sharped up his old
 skates, and went down where some oi
 the children was skating to have skate
 hisself. After Hank had cut some
 fancy didos on the ice, and had fell
 and nearly broke his fool neck once in
 trying to show off to the children, he
 started to skate aerosst ticklish bender
 where the ice was thinner than else-
 where, and to his great surprise and eonsternashion, the ice broke through and in went Hank clean up to his arm pits. He hollered for help as loud as he could holler, and little Tommy Barker with great presence of mind took of his skates and run up town to Hen Weath- ersby's store where he bust in and cried out to them as was assembled around the stove that Hank Dewberry had broke through the ice and was slowly drown ing to deth.
 Several was present in the store and after they had smoked a while and talked over the situation they calxilated they had better adjourn down to the Crick, to see if they could lend help to the drowning man if possible and extri- cate him from wattery grave as you might say. When they arrived at the scene of the disaster, Hank was so near froze that he couldn't hardly holler for help any longer. His rescuers stood on the bank and talked over plans and specifications for getting him out. They even tried to cheer him up by telling him that deth by drowning was one of the easiest deths a person could die.
 Brad Hinsley suggested that Cy Hos kins should crawl out on the ice and pull Hank outen the water, but Cy, who weighs over 200 lbs. passed the suggest ion on to somebody else saying that he was always pretty careful who he risked his life for. While the men were trying 70 agree on who should save Hanks fife for him, Seth Dewberry, our heroic l own constable, and also Hanks brother, lrrived on the scene, and with great | presence of mind pushed out on the ice 1 o where Hank was struggling for free | lom, couple of long blanks, and craw- ing out on these, Seth got holt of Hanks hand, and by sheer brute trength, pulled him from the very jaws 'f deth, as it were.
 Hank was dripping wet and as cold as dead fish On the way home, Cy 1oskins invited Hank to step into his louse for a little drink of hot water and Vhiskey to warm up his innards for l. n, vich Hank gladly accepted. Hank says ince, however, that there wasn't enough lquor in the hot water to do any harm, ven to total abstainer, being as he hinks what Cy give him was about -lOths hot water and l-10th hquor-l very tight with his liquor.
 Hank is fully recovered at this writ. ng, and states that it has been ten ears since he had on a pair of skates, nd he calkilates that it will be that long etore he puts on another pair. ],