it v but she had no leisure for critical accuracy her guide pressed on heedless of the difficulties of the way she would pass between huge rocks that had rolled so near together as to leave but a very narrow passage between them then grasping the tangled roots that projected from the side of the mountain and placing her feet in the of the rocks or in the little channels that had been worn by the continual dropping from the mountain she would glide over swiftly and safely as if she had been on the beaten highway they were sometimes compelled in the depths of the to prostrate themselves and creep through narrow a england tale in the rocks it was impossible to and jane felt that she was passing over immense masses of ice the perhaps of a hundred she was and and inspired with almost supernatural courage she though a woman naturally born to fears followed on till they came to an immense rock whose and giant form rested on broken masses v that on every side were this mighty monarch of the scene for the first time crazy bet seemed to remember she had a companion and to give a thought to her safety jane said she go carefully over this lower ledge there is a narrow foot hold there let not your foot slip on the wet leaves or the soft moss i am in the spirit and i must mount to the summit jane obeyed her directions and when without much trouble she had attained the further side of the rock she looked back for crazy bet and saw her standing between heaven and earth on the very point of the high rock she on the branch of a tree she had broken off in her struggle to reach that lofty station the moon had declined a little from the her rays did not penetrate the depths where jane stood but fell in their full brightness on the face of her above her head as we have noticed was dressed with vines and flowers her eyes were in a fine frenzy rolling from earth to heaven and heaven to earth she n t a tale looked like the wild of the savage scene and she seemed to breathe its spirit when after a moment s silence she sang with a powerful and thrilling voice which the sleeping echoes of the mountain the � tell them i am said to moses while earth heard in dread and smitten to the heart at once above t around au without voice or sound replied oh lord thou in vain jane called upon her in vain she en treated her to descend she seemed some heavenly vision aiid she stood mute again and motionless till a bird that had been scared from its nest in a of the rock bj the wild sounds fluttered over her and lit on the branch she still held in her hand oh exclaimed she messenger of love and omen of i am content and she swiftly descended the sloping side of the rock which she hardly seemed to touch now said jane soothingly you are rested let us go on rested yes my body is rested but mj has been the way of the eagle in the air you cannot bear the revelation now child come on and do your earthly work they walked on for a few yards when bet aud turned to the left and ascended the tain which was there less steep and rugged than at any place they had passed at a short distance a new tale before her jane perceived glimmering through the trees a faint light heaven be praised said she that must be john s cottage as they came nearer the dog the old man coming out of the door signed to jane to sit down � n a log which answered the purpose of a rude door step and then speaking to bet in a f which to jane s ut surprise tee obeyed � take off said he you mad those from your head stroke your hair back like a decent christian woman get into the house but mind you say not a word to her crazy bet entered the house and john turning to jane said you are an angel of goodness for coming here to night though i am afraid it will do no good bu since you are here you shall see her see her see what john interrupted jane that s what i must tell you miss but it is a piercing story to tell to one that looks like you it s telling the deeds of the pit to the angels above he then went on to state that a few days before he had been searching the mountains for some roots when his attention was suddenly arrested by a low moaning sound and on going in the direction from whence it came he found a very young looking creature with a ne w born infant wrapped in a shawl and lying in her arms he spoke to the mother but she made no reply and seemed quite unconscious of every things till he attempted to take the child from her she then a new england tale grasped it so firmly that he found it difficult to remove it he called his wife to his assistance and placed the infant in her arms pity for so young a sufferer the old man with unwonted strength and enabled him to bear the mother to his hut there he used the simple his skill dictated but nothing produced any effect till the child with whom the old woman had taken pains revived and cried the sound he said seemed to life in a dead body the mother extended her arms as if to feel for her child and they gently laid it in them she felt the touch of its face 