"I wish Tom Shaw had been here," said he. "I think I shall come home by the road to-morrow night. I am not very fond of bears, after all."
The Man on the Chimney
FANNY E. COE
nce upon a time some workmen were repairing the tall chimney of a factory. It was so tall that no ladder could reach its top, so the men went up and down on a rope. The rope passed through a pulley which was firmly fixed to the top of the chimney.
At last the work was ended. The workmen came down quickly, glad to be safe on the ground once more.
When the next to the last man reached the ground, by mistake he pulled the rope from the pulley. Then he looked back and saw another man standing alone on the chimney.
"Oh! what have I done!" he cried. "Poor fellow, what will become of him? He cannot get down! He will die!"