Deseret Evening News | 1899-11-25 | Page 20 | An Imitable Feat

AX AS FEAT BAT The sailors of three men o war French and hllen In n the urns harbor were wre competing with each other for lor the best bett et seamanship A Yankee went ent to the top ot of the mainmAst and Ind stood there with It Itan an arm IUn extended A Frenchmen Frenchman then went aloft slid extended both arms anns An Irishman on bosh the chip thought thou ht It he could stand there WIth a ale le Il and III an arm extended hI he would be declared the most daring sailor Nim Nimbly bl bly he mounted to the hJ highest point and attempted to 10 do so ill but lit at the lust lut moment t lost 1091 his balance and fell rell through the rigging toward the deck The lh arlous ropes against which ho CAme In contact broke brok hi his tall fall null and when wh n near the deck he be succeeded in III grasping a rope To this lie be hung for II a couple ot of seconds COndl and then dropped on the dock landing safely on his hll feet lett lettI I hIs arms be It if It were werl nil all In the program lie Jle glanced toward the rival rial and joyously JO ex exclaimed claimed There you tI ng and pig sticking foreigners beat you OU Weekly