American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-08-15
epry Wilson, No. too, Market Street.
Volume v.

own name, where it still remains Some wishing
10 lmmortailze their names, have engraved thena
deep and large while others have tried TO climb up
ana insert them high IN The book Of fame
lew Years since, young man being ambitious
10 piace his name above all Others came very near
losing his lite IN the attempt Alter much fatigue,
ne climbed up as high as possible, but found the
person That had before occupied bis place ,aler
Ethan blmsef and consequently had placed his name
above his reach. But he was not thus 10 be DIS
couraged He opened large jack knife and in the
sott lime stone began TO cut places for his hands
,and feet With much patience and difficulty he.
worked his way upwards and succe edt d in carving
his name higher than the most ambitious hah done.
before him. He could but triumph YET his triumph
was short. Tor he was placed in such situation that
1t was impossible to descend unless he Tell upon
ragged rocks beneath him. There was no house
near from which his companions could get asss
iance lie could not remain in that condition. and
what was worse his friends were too o. uch frg hen-
ed to do any thing tor his relief They looked
upon him as already dead, expecting every MON enr
tlo see him preclpItattd upon he rocks below, and
dashed to pieces Not so with himself He deter
mined to ascend. Accordingly he piled himself with
his knife, cutting places for his hands and feet ard
gradually assembled with incredible labor He ex.
ertrd every muscle. His life was at stake and aIl
the errors of death arose before him. He dared
cot look downwards, lest his head should become
lulZ2y ana perhaps on this circumstance his lie
depended. His strength was almost exhausted 4
but bare possibility Of saving his life still re.
manned; and hope, the last friend of the distress
ed, had not yet forsaken him His course upwards
was rather obliquely than perpendicular His moss
tcrltical moment had now arrived. He had assembled
more than two hundred feet, and had still further
to rise, when he felt himself fast growing weak
He thought of his friends and all his earthly oys,
and he could not leave them. He thought OF
the grave and dared not meet it lie now made
his last effort and succeeded. He had cut his
| way not lar from two hundred and Fifty feet from
the water, IN course almost Perpendicular aud
lin little less than two hours bis anxious compan-
ions reached him pole from the top and d ew
! him up. They received him with Shouts Of iov
but he himself was exhausted He immediate
iy tainted away on reaching the spot, and il was
sometime before he could be recovered
1t was interesting to see the path up these awful
rocks, and follow in imagination, this bold youth 80
he thus saved his life. His name stands far above
all The rest, monument of hardihood, of lashnsss
and Of folly
| We stood around this seat of grandeur abon, four
hours, but from my own feelings, | should have
supposed it not over half an hour. There is little
cottage near, lately built here we were desired 10
write our names as vsiters 10 the bridge, in large
book Tor that-purPose Two large volumes were
nearly filed already Having immoralizcd our
returned to our horses wondering at this great work
OF nature and we could not but be filled with aston
shment at the amazing power Of Him who can
clothe himself 10 wonder and terror throw around
his works mantle of subIimity.