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Show ON Till: DMVKirs SKAT. A party of Kintl.inm, cnmrvwl ot lllf tlotcn troinliitnt cltlictia, were aurtublcl rcwutly In Ilia amoltlu,; room tflliaArt clubatlieti llto coiuirMtlotl ilrlfteil to mirrn tratr-lln, oonrcn Ifnci, an 1 ono of tlm number oburteil that atlill wo hal gtliuil moat marnl luuilyln point of rnitlltynnJlnxnrjr, we had lott tho jiitranf trnrdairr, tn 1 1M1M lir tin ol 1 laaMoiwl coacli, with Hi tolled ami cnp.irlm.l ln, lit llonrlali of tnuclol wlilp mil Ilia nurry win Hi (horn Tlo ralirni turtl lyanntlitrif tlm party, wlioi fai had alKulOol Ma vuciuluna at tire Ocriptloii. lkrn t, my ilir lrl" kiM f Mi emit-laan. emit-laan. wlio l n tioir III the fliuwrlM Hr clra of I'liilaJdililo. "Vour rcuilnl rrmohr ry truly, lint yonr inciilloD f tl o AnttMlmii Mngo ronrh rorlrl n inunury nlilih la even Jft liorror to inMliongli It la mit tlilrly flvojitM lit Iliad anrxptrltntoliioiiiMf )om lauloilfl,lelMonco that nttaru aril itinila no walk nearly u hnruliT 1 inllea to Iwp frout entering another, AiiillolhlailAy, vrhcntTf r k om umviU or tronhln In liny mi), I mn mru to ilrmin of tlm oo- urrcucr, mil my nifr, lirarlnK inn uroauliifc', will n aktu ni itli tin c( 1 1 ja tt Iratlou llotrlntr from my Ixyly, mi 1 lay, DrrAMlnff nrratu of your atace coach trijlit, sniit youf Anil jtt 1 Hittii in) rrlf tliatJ m uot inoro cowardly tLin tuwt men." Tlm company Inalitol on Iho ttory, It wirlvcn,ni follow ai Ai incut of jou know, my father'i Iralh followed clow, on tlio heeln of I1I1 I ilnro In btulnraa, IcuTlnt; mo, liU aon ant only lurrlrlnn uimiiIkt of hlafui-ily, hlafui-ily, without p-niiy. I left roller, hut wholly unfitted fur nny work I fonul liiaclf on tho tcr;eof itarrallon, w I lr(t l'liIlivWi Lla an 1 aUrtcl v rtt, turn-lngnp turn-lngnp finally In MnrluU Uty, lvaa lrlty drapent by thla time, and glvl i-nouch to accept nn offer tnnda lno U lrlre thoatacoto etacrainrnto. It u lotalonir diivanornn unpV&iint one, tliuunh In parti rather dangcroni, or at lenit ntiolrlui cartful ilrivlutfand atCAdj lonwa. ' I had ma lo rereral Win t cry iuccmi-fully, iuccmi-fully, when onu niori.hu I left Mr-(.li Mr-(.li laClty with n ltij,!oiainji r. Thli n a man of allkht, Aelleati hull I, rather tin tenlred, too, ilrnwd In lienv) rlothrf , w htch atrnclc me At onco aa pecu liar, for th day wua n lovely Juno one, Ai other thins; lint reranl mo iIUi.th. a ly In my iaeoKer hla eyea wcro n I rlkht, nuuatnral bhir,with lumtthlUK I I their furtlro clanto that apoln ill for luiouaclencoorlilawltj, though 1 did I dt think ut th latter then 'It win a Tiry untunal thlnir forth tiM to carry r light a load, nnl I fi nlmielf Ilnstrlii? a few mluulei lhlud tlmo to m-o If mors wcro not oiiiluir, for I had a tioto dlallVe, wl It'll Mu-tliam Un a I rwfntmuit, ualnt letting off nlono with myipieer jMuaen I r. rhrtowAi nothing for it, though, 1 ot to ko, ao I a'arlcd hopinir to j lik up i then on tbo road I di 1 not, lum ever, hnd irrndually I lott my dnreMlon, thrmith It wai a lonely rl lo without uuy til to icak to, for, iinUku inott jeo tu ho lutrcnlied tho line, tho uuu ihoffMlio ditpotltloil to tllk or to quca-ti quca-ti in tho driver, ao nfter c no or two ot lmiptt to draw hint out I let my cmllu-tiian cmllu-tiian nloue, ' Altir awhile, howoc, ho liegin to totni lain aloud, though to hlnuelf, at my laanasenient of the hoftea. but I took no lollMofhliRruwlliw Woliallythit tluia ruiched tl e mountain! mid (nterttl t u a narrow atrip of ro-i 1 al intf tho brow of a canyon, at Iho Udtoin of which steamed it liny I lire 1 of flher, which I lnw to bo tho rlur. Itn n aheer i'M nt of 700 feet, an 1 1 imially chockul Iho horica at that art of tho j inrney. 1 lad dono Ihi. when my paanirer atnek bla heu 1 out i f tho w Indow and deman 1 I lit 1 meant to keip up that funeral e, hut ill I not itlioino ilmo to mi mer, an 1 thrnit out hli hun 1 with a ro-tolvircLii-dlult " UitoiIthatKatriiojelled. 'Iwlll arivo ntyaelfr ' I nw ho woull not heeltato toahoot oie ao i limbed down with ahicrlt) whin u uhancnl toward me, and, threatm, Mf mo aUUwHIi tho jlitol, mado m let Into tho atai,i' " 'l)n j on know w ho I mill ho inked 'nell, in devil, ah 1 I in loIiilC to irlto you lohell' "Thla apcM.h mid hla lookt, which wr-ro llii) of n luuatle, uti 1 a damp-rona "" o, In hlievltiiueut toldiuu iholruth, in 11 can tell you I folt tho loyaweut Irwik over im,lnt I tliinbe.1 meekly Into the coach an I wotVhed the ma lm in tntiut it uij auit I piiil 1 only hwi that ha woul 1 atill retain w It eimnjh to drhoalowly.lmt ihnltrit thlnsr ho ill I . waa tobrlnij the la.tt down Uhiii th. h ira a with n vtiioiifneaa that ma If ' M Mall Into o ( reuill rnn imdthen tho innddent uiuat t vriblu Journey o man iver uiM rtoi k la Ran ' Tho a aj tin nlmt IIU acrnn t p Umli res j,ill ,lnjr wildly, aprliiK i wlu i ni w tin 1 then to a cut fn m tlw ill uiiuij ilrlverawhlp, whiln illi luldy ilU with turw, I Ud but itrcn.nli t-lo pi ., r a, .l ma I. up l v tiiml todotiaioandain Iwoiliui doubtodly Uvi bn kiil at Iho rite, al which wo were iroing and Itwai lh l-iro ihre.1 of hope whlih th y aa never wlolly leatca na that kit lu from i rliittln out l'art of tho tlmo 1 crouched on tho floor hldlnit my faoa In tbo cualdonat but, hacinalod by Iho tir riblo aceno onlalde, I coutl not ref rait from looklnit out upon it azaln an I aitaln. On ono al lo row a perttfidlculit wall of rock aa ban on inyhandi outla eitlier, And 'barely Kre feet from wherai I lonkeil out, avaa tho canyon an 1 certain death 'Iho itajo iwaye.1 fearfully, ana every tlmo tho aablp cut Into tho liomi they would awing It to tlw very a rrata ( I Iho redplce, w,rn I coul 1 look dow i, Iho n all ami wo tho river a uleoini avhri, 1 woul 1 throw mynlf analnat tin opi-alto opi-alto il.loof thoa-ellile. Oicothohlod adieola lltemlly hnua; over tho cdif foi Hid thomandtli wrt of a eecon 1, IIhhuIi It arnned An eteralty to me 1 nt avvre i'-rk I on to tho roa I njaln, jutt aa 1 fill tho alago draK back Into tho chum I remember acreamlnj llko a frlKht- ne.1 thill, and flanllng up In lln llago lanithlnic honlblywlen I nawtl tlli back In tho roa 1 Id mbt If tin madman on llilu waifurtlier off lib balance tlian 1 nt that moment Ho wa alali llnx tip, Ihouli I ho could haaa retalne.1 hla fuolliiK waa a marael tome ml jelllnir wllh dell,,t, oom.li nally I nNikinf out Into n Kroamlu; aong, Varinl liV l,lir.U (if lnipl.ljir ' Wo had con-red nearly rlto mli When tho road wl leneil aeveral feet, and all lit cncv.1 ew, aa wo ton ly, lit facraot a group cf men drawn to one al lo to let in pa.a. I ihrlekod lo them In n will cry for help, but Mourtpeed ami tiiidlmlniahed, made, up my mini tho nniae wo inu la hail kei t them from linnrliii; mo, or that It waa impoib!e foi Hi-in t orettako nag butcaen aa I de. aiMiired 1 heard nrioArrocry,Biidluoklu4 out aaw my I initio a body hurled from hli aet into the road nn 1 tlio neit mln uto felt tho horaM rhe, ke.1 nn 1 flnally Hi ppeil Tlio door of tho atago waa ilniin oiwii nn 1 a boar led f aco throat In, avh, n 1 threw mjaelf Into a pair of atrong Anna An 1 knew no more ' hen I cArne to I hoaid A aolco aay, '"Ivo Una chap 'nother awall iw o' tl atof, dim Ilea a-comlu to.' Home fiery lienor trlrkM dow n my throat, andopenliumy eaw.iroaploi, I found luvailf aiirrotin le.1 by n cruwd ol roiiffhtydroaweil meo but the), timy ( yea, hal tlto aptNaralico of anitela. Tbiraaero inltma, who, Julirmir flow thedriiera Ictiotia, hal froeaavil aomo thliutof the tmth, bill hearing my iry for help ha 1 alopj.! th atair. Thli aa aecompll.heil hv two of tlieui cateli-n cateli-n hi 1 1 of and cllml Injr up orer th ImotUhln land over Iho top, nnl thu. tnarhlmr th aet, from avlileh they hum ked tho madman, and ououred tlM line. Un examination tho liuiallo aval fonn I h la only atunned, when w tioun 1 him arnrely an 1 took him 1iac.k toMnrlnlnCitt, whr he wai Identl He 1 aa n ri-oiavroui ma reliant f r, m Car ton City, who had reoentl) lit hiariilu 1 through grif over tlto death of hla wifo. I Joined my reecuera In their aoan h f. i pil I, nn 1 in all luoulha uo liailatrauk It rich, wlarn, lelMiiir out myalitrefnt a 000, 1 Illumed to l'liiln lei Ilia, liaa ln ha 1 enoouli of Ihoaveat nndila r.d tiuture." J ru flaj, |
