Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-07-01
GAZETTE.
Fron, Hoods Comic .4nnnal
AN ASSENT TO THE SUMMIT OF
MOUNT BLANK

II was on the lst Of August,-I remember by
my ways cumming dew, and wanted to he ri2,
| that Me aud master maid our miEds up to the
Mounting. find Master as oppend an account
with The Keep Sack; but that is cut abor.
ard r;t in bv only Lords and Ladies, a'u re-
deuced TO a Peer in the pas's Of the Cumic An
ua!--Mr II giving leaves.
! Vile we waited a, Sham Money, our minds
seyrl tins misgiy. but considering only twelve
Gentlemen ann never a fuotmun had bin up, we
de,ermind 20 make ourselves particer, and so
highered gides 10 show US up For long tim
! the whether was dout full weather; FIRST it snew
then thew, and then iriz and that most agreea-
BIZ for attempting The first thing did was TO
change thy blew add wife iivrv. "a guest we
shuod hay enuf Of Dew and wife on the mosn.
ting--bu' pat on drcd nor Tor fear of every
! thing, taSin care to hay my pockets well Grand
with send witches, aud. as proved afterwards,
tneT broke my falls very much when slipd
on my bred ana ans. The land Lord was 50
kird as lead me HIS green saws zap room bind
for ny ewes, and l recommend no boldly to go up
any Sapwhii. without green wales, for the hice
dazls Ike rink.u. Sam Of the gides wanted me
TO ware a sort Of clirpt skait,, but thnght my
feet 0uid 1T the >nt=r for cramp on-and de-
clireJ brdi.s ans thing ycePt nv lis, sarters
Juhu Nav Outlay the Chist Gde. VINO had bin
s inns I'D ~ every link. rNus tired We ST, out,
Cal our feat. likr Gaping Pals, with our Nor
pale. /, oar 'maos -M,stcr IN very good spirits,
and has f,r mc ! qui; ELEVATED to think what a
iisger the summit Of Mum; Blank would cut
down the airys al Purtland Place.
After slipping aud sliding for ours, we cum 10
tac first ptlnc pie Gioz'er. iogve korrect no.
shnn. ie, aGy won snppn,e uian IN iu>tions
with Il aim aud sas, and put,sy and diamond
ren>ei. AID its q"i, 'ne resers OF that:-iIs tine
s,m With the Mare o. glass. Ii 700 don't think
OF a mare or any think roald oi glass; YOU have
il xact!.. We sa> three hours gilIng aver the
CIitxicr, and then come to the GraHd Alu'iets.
ware our beds was bespoke a-that rs. nothlng
but clean sheats Of sno.-and never a warasins
uan. 10 protest our heads Ne stuck nur p"ies
agin the rock, with cloath over ilea Out ii 'o"k'
I'd like very little tent 10 81 n,ach mounting. -
There we was. all Sno vito Us SGIiinfy hSSers
atop. Nothink can .iv the sublime ldear vi II
but a t@eli Cake.
The Giics plated out from hear the Pick de
MILDLY, but was too cold TO understand french
and We see real Shammy leepins. AZ Master
scd, from scras to scras, and fRom plnt 10 p'n',
lnr ,i;tleS aud drink-Dut to me 1t looked like
jnmpiuS bout TO warm him sell. His springs
IN the middle Of Winter isealy bre"c as un.
c,r,li,ie. No,nnke else was muving Acep' Have.
launches, witch is stuPendus $40 baIiH in "'' 81
tuatiaI>, as leaves their places without warnin'
ana IN ,krs a deal OF mischief in ho"scS and lan''
lies. We shot Of our pistol, but ha> It mad III
or no mise. didn't eat the Iematkblr TIE ekk"
We dinr,i 1t the Grand Mnilcts TN cod t,ni
and :. snivvrr of au', with a l''" . de Colon.
! asen stomical pa,c.. WHAT VAS mnor Contnri-
4 4 L.. ate lar, nHx .,tt lDt.l K
nv ,u.n onc before. aud BY wa Vt r.;nia W. le!'
brhind htt.c r,,wit of rhnIe, Fimsrf tm The
neA, rum,n,r, whoever he might br u, bot. A..
ter this repass'd, we vent to oar sublime rests,
may say, in the Wurd's sarrits, 80 pare Of
s,ares. AS falling out Of Bed was dangerus, We
riz a wal of stones on each side. Knowing how
comfortLle Master sleeps at Home. regretted his
unac com modatlon, and partcky as he was very
restless, and evry tim he s,rd kickd me about
the He'd. | laid awack good while thinking how
little Farther, down in Summersel Sheer. thought
was up in Mount Blank Sheer; but at long and
last went OF like a top. and dremt OF Summuts.
/ QFoaAuy sleep on NUS pliers than Nap Sacks.
jnofhinswe riZ erv, having still good
e i6sSh and scrambled On agln by crivl-
~ q ~ maid our flesh crawl on hands
a. dock at. Master wanted to descend
I'm Ga but as he might not cit upina crack
sain, Ss letting himself down was unrecom.
NEEDED. After many hours works, we cum
TO thu Grand Plato. Master called il vast Am
phi -1ffsatre; and so it sfexcept Du Grow and
slhe Horses and every thine
Here we breakfsted, but was surprized at
our stomicss cot having moor hedges, Master
only citing Chiekin wing spd me only citing
all the rest We had litAssoeed to not eat,
the most uneasy part to 60 was to cum. In
about two ours vacuum to Sno wall, up rite as
high as ST. paul's; Vat 91efSs come , t. an al,.
two human legs to 200 feet.
~sumever, after a bo,t's& Vine we was
able to proceed in zig zas dire2S h,-the Guides
axing the way, and cutting steps afors After
deal Of moor white Slavery, we sucsfdsi 10 get
ting up to the Muuntng's tsA and no BODY M
bav distant idea Of it, but them as is there
Such Sno! And ice enuf to serve all. the Fish
Munsers, and the crate Routs till the end 81 the
Wurld! m
Iregrets my joy at cumming to the top maid
me forget all ment to do at it; aud in particker