The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-20

aTEEPlEJAcks STRONG STRAIN
oF sENTiMENrALiTY
Never Too High or Too Busy to no 4
Kind Act for He Feathered
Frlends-Thlnks They
Like Him.


Big Jack Norton, the steepleiack.
was busily daubing away on the huge
A50-Goot sm0kestack Of the Union sta,
tion power house. says the Indianap-
oils News He sat suspended IN
small chair, which was swinging from
the top Of the stock supported BY two
three.Quarter-inch ropes. The crowd
In the street car below was rubber
ing" up at the daring steepleiack and
stack painter.
While tho crowd watched 1t saw
Norton quit his work and begin draw
ing himself nearer to top Of the stack.
Then he put forth his hand and
grasped something. the crowd did not
know what. After moment or two
the people IN the street saw the
steepleiack begin lowering himself
back 10 earth.
Down, down he came. slowly and
deliberately. Several oi the watchers
ran over to the power house to haYe
a closer view Of the daredevil and to
try TO satisfy their curiosity as to
why he came down from his lofty
perch when the morning was not half
worn away
Norton reached the ground safely
and swung himself free from hts chair.
Those gathered near saw him put his
hand IN the pocket Of his jacket. and.
to their amazement, bring forth q lit.
tie sparrow.
There you are, you poor little fel-
lCw." he said to the bird, giving no
heed To the crowd around him. Near.
" frozen to death. aren't your Well,
I've got a good warm coat pocket IN
here Ii the power house and you can
get In there and 80 to sleep"
With that tenderly spoken comfort
20 a halifrozen sparrow, the common
est Of all birds the steepleiack hur-
ried into the power house and found
his coat Into one ot the pockets the
suffering sparrow was deposited. Then
Norton went to his lunch basket and
found, among his other MONDAY
viands. a bread sandwich. One oI
the slices Of bread was broken into
crumbs and dropped into the pockei
containing the sparrow
Nov, Mr. Sparrow, you stay therG
and illl up and get warm. be said a
a parting comfort to the bird. "WheE
you get ali Strengthened out again II
turn you loose. Norton then turnet
70 negro ash hauler and said: Gin
me a boost on the ropes, will you
Johng 1--we got 10 get back up to thi
top of that stack and gel busy ! hal
to come down with the bird Poor III
tie devil lie VAS up on the 1ange 0
The stack aud was almost frozen L
death You fellows don't make enougl
smoke come oa Of that stack 10 keeI
q bird warm. That's one thing Nv
got against smoke consumers
did you come All the way dow
from the top Of that stack just to saw
q sparrow q bystander asked
'Its a cinoh. answered the steepls
jack 7 always do IT, always hav
and always win. When a bird get
into trouble I'm never too busy no
too high up to give It helping hand
MY wife laughs 81 me and says II
sentimental If that's what Il Is, vel
ws1l Just let It 60 at that"
The stespleiack then went on {
tell stories Of experiences be has Ia
with birds while he was working &
lofty heights Pigeons. aparrows An
every other species Of bird that soar
70 Jack Motions workshop ateepls
and smokesaacka and friend
him. Time ana again he has foun
them crippled. Just as he found h
sparrow on the iiange Of the stacl
The birds are bis only companion
away IN there and he frankly admit
that be IS fool enough to believe the
feel pretty kindly toward him No
ton says that he never harmed a bil
IN all the years OF his iife and that /
would come down q stack or steep
any day TO Do q friendly turn for oE
- IA. z..tt..a..s s.f.,an