Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-11-26
He FLEW
HIGH
BY ALBERT l. Fo7D

~Mr wilson. sasl Enly Morellouse,
standing aeekly hetufe stern looking
alea with mutton chop wh.sgers aud
bee,Aing braws. Il have come With
your daughter Jennie's consent 10 ask
you for her A. Iur wife"
Tie gentleman oosel as tae young
mar before him. evidently framing a
sentence 20 crush him. When 1t came
II WIS like n bolt from heaven.
You, steeplejaek. marry ms daugh-
ter DO you think me fool? What
kind of business Is yours anyway
You risk your life for $50. perhaps. and
when you've done 1t once you do 1t
again. You go up spire ia the pres.
encc Of gaping crowd. Do you snip.
pose they would be watching you IL Il
were not for the probability of seeing
you tumble down and get mashed into
a Jelly? And what kind Of life would
your wife leads She would be In con
slant expectation Of seeing your batter
ed remains brought home In wagon.
Marry my dauehierl No. sir"
Billy hung his head and said nothing
for few moments Then he looked
up and asked:
"If | abandon the ancient and hon,
orahie s,eepiejack business for some
other would you give your consentT'
The occupation Is ancient and mot
dishonorable. was the reply. III you
want my daughteF-and she wants you
or she wouldn't have sent you to me-
you1l have to look up IN the matter Of
an occupation. My san.In-law must fly
higher than being a steeplejack. ITS
too late fer yon TO study profession.
but you may yet make business man
Of yourself There ara many occu7a-
tons far more eommendahle than that
OF climbing steeples.
1T doesn't, do for man 20 waste
his time learning To do things and
then abandon them. Suppose should
become proficient In something rs am
80 climbing steerles and yon should
not be satisfied with it. and then /
learned something else and then
You engage In something above
strengthening and you may have Jen-
ME. provided Il pays yon enough to
support her"
"AH right Mr.. wilson. III try to fiy
higher than sicepleiacking.
The last words were not heard by
tie elder man lie had no confidence
In Biily'S ab.i,,y til make living st
anything except the ilue BE bad fallen
into and felt perfectly safe IN agree
ing TO give bis daughter ia him proyjd-
cd he could support her by more Sc
ceptahie occupation.
Six months passed and Air Wilson
heard nothiu. more II his would be
climbing son lntaw. he keft al eye
on his daughter and was reassured at
not seeing any eviceuce of s,issatisfae-
ton oa her part. lie was congratulate
ing himself that she bad forgotten the
stecplejacS man when one day she
said.
Papa. want You 60 take walk
with me this afternoon"
"a business man take a walk In the
afternoon: What are you thinking Of,
sweetheart
Its Saturday afternoon. and there
no need Of yonr going to your aiiice,
for there Is no one there"
The gentleman was persuaded. aud
the two sallled forth Jennie suggest.
ed thaf tey take trolley ride into
the c.a~,ry, T-Ais they aid and nuai.
IL feuad themselves u open ground.
They strtA1a atoNt TOR soale time
whcn sudlcniv MI WILSON. s7 as bis
eyes from the sun vb Bis halds.
said.
what bis bird that is over therer'
Il think s.s coming this way"
The bird did come that way. growing
larger and larger as II neared them.
why, fits an acceptance remarked
Mr.. Wilson.
80 Il is.' chimed Jennie.
They watched II sailing along high
up In the air. its two great wings ex-
tended. looking for all the world like
a soaring eagle II passed thousand
feet over their heads. turned and
swooped downward like seagull after
a fish. passing not more than fifty
feet above them.
Hello. Jennie.' cried the aeronaut.
Hello. Billy" replied Jennie.
what does this meant" exclaimed
he father bridIing.
Billy turned again and, passing with
In ten yards of them. replied:
why. you told me. Mr.. Wilson, that
| II wanted Jennie l must fiy higher
than steeplejacking. and I'm doing it
There's no steeple higher than seyera
hundred feet, and I've been up severa
| thousand"
NONSENSE" exclaimed the father
Jennie" reproachfully. how could
you bring your father out here OF
/ purpose to make fool of himT'
81 didn't. papa. ] brought you GU
here 10 show you that Billy has goi
the better of you | want Billy. and
Billy wants me. Now. do be good
] sensible papa and take Billy into you
| business and let us be happy"