A Lofty Pulpit.
A singular and foolhardy feat is reported to have taken place on Easter Monday at Warasdin, in Hungary. A journeyman tinsmith, of intemperate habits, insi&ted, apparently while under the influence of drink, upon ascending the sbeeple of a Franciscan church for the purpose of setting right the cross which crowned the steeple, and which was somewhat off the perpendicular, its fastenings having' become loose. He accordingly climbed up the steeple by the aid oE the lightning conductor, and then clambered up the cross. Arrived there he stood upright upon it, and was seen to be addressing the horror-struck' crowd below, although, from the great height, not a word was heard, There he is said to have remained for some fifteen minutes, the cross meanwhile, from the weight of the man's body and his gesticulations, swaying to and fro. He then calmly climbed down, and was, on reaching the ground, taken into custody, but shortly afterwards released.
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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 381, 3 July 1889, Page 5
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159A Lofty Pulpit. Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 381, 3 July 1889, Page 5
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