Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 941
ed no signs of giving way. Thetwo sides were then stood up vertically, and forthe moment held by strips nailed across from oneto the other, for he was determined to build thebridge entirely with his own hands and wouldnot let any one help him hold the sides. Thenthe flooring was sawed and nailed… … FIG. 2. SHO\VI.\G THE KIGIDITY OF A TRIANGLE. were put on. The bridge then had two coats ofpaint. The joy of that proud moment when hestepped on the finished bridge, and felt it firmlysupport his weight, and knowing that he hadmade it entirely alone, amply repaid all the workit had taken. The cost…
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