Array access doesn't seem to work?

[robdodson]

var $headers = jQuery('header a');
var $first = $($headers[0]);
console.log($headers.text()); // logs a bunch of header text
console.log($first.text()); // freezes but doesn't throw an error

maybe I'm doing something wrong? All of the examples use each but I was wondering if it's possible to just use the regular Array access.