Washington telegraph., 1845-01-22

the mIsers who conversed in the dark I,
save candles Upon ,his he stated that a
all the view lay behind US, and nothing in
front but woods, this was the most rational
way oil riding for an admirer of the pictur-
esqus- banfered him out Of this areu,ncn,
also, when BE-. piliniy confessed thar he
rode IN tIs7* ~ from an internal impuise.
..V more 70 o. resislSd WV controlled by dim
than the DEGREES of' Eate--fhat there was a
devil within him wh0 prompted him TO make
himself ridiculous. and that he could no
more gainsay this mastering spirit than he
could ny in The air. For the rest ofthe ride.
he continued tc practice this uncavalier-
like style OF ho'semanship, TO the vast en-
ier'alnment of slndry biackies we encoun-
tered working ., small repairs on the ac-
queduct, or bringing down loads Of sticks
from the woods. Nevertheless, he conlin-
tinued to talk with Infinite good humor Of
his own curious turn Of mind. He told me
that this devil ef his ceased is ina.icious
prompiings a. Ill times when heavy busi.
ness occupied lim-ihai cold bathing went
tar against II; aud that once, when fr
considerable tine under anti-ilflamnilory
treatment br some complaint, i, entirely
disappeared.
AT lengtl we arrived at the last collec
tion Of HOUSES On the ascent. and here We
left our hoises, mounting the lat stecDs
on foot.
As SOON as we stood on the rocky ball,
and iooiei around Us, overwhelmed by the
grandeir and danger of the scene. was
fiii of exc c.ainaiions. From the brm of the
rock W. stood on, the sigh. leaped down di.
rect to neids am lagoons, two or three
thousoni feet beneaLh Us and the preci-
p.ces. INN what cnu.d see Of them, male
by b.oJs cod. The vassness OF the hpri.
zon, with the distance AMI diversity of the
parts hilng it up-:he silence, the solitude,
the aPPtent eternal nature Of the mighty
rocSs-ven the iorests-all these ideas,
combine with the precaricus nature OF
our position on this AIRY and often cloud
covered Innacle and the certain dreadful
iaie awaied one who should .opp.e from
such a supendous height (for On three
SIDES wen precipices oi from one 10 two
thousand f;e, raised my mind % a very
Ugh slate ol Excitement But when 1
.ooAei at Peeira. expecting to zee in him
an equal eljoymeni, | observed his dark
Portuguese features pale with that tawny
color whrchconstItutes the pallor Of South
en Europeans; his bloodess lips quivered,
AMI there WIS sort of con u'siye starting
OF d .fferent muscles Of his body.
What" said |, ''you certainly are not
afraid oi falling come nearer 70 the cen
tire and your head will not swim 50 much
Afraid he replied vaguely and incp-
heTentiy. -aiTaid--ior God
sake save Yourself"
NO! we hail never 60 down iha; path
THE DEMON D., THE DEMON NY uEART
PROMPTS ME To THROW YOU FROM THIS
PINNACLE SHEER To DESTRUCTION. and he
wi! not bui be obeyed! o mother OF Deity.
Queen of heayenl look on me in mercyl''
Gracious Heavenl" said /; "you canno,
mean what you sayi" As | stood horror
stricken he clasped his hands, and wiring
ing them slowly, but with his whole strength,
raised them above his head, looking up
ward at the same time. with eyes sparkling
from unnatural lire. and grinding his teeth
as ifwith anguish, a moment-and, with
wild howl ofdespair, that rung like the cry
OF vulture, hc sprung upon me!
A mercy it was that he gave me that
was prepared 50 far that his
onset druve me back but enc step; another
step would have been death d me! lie
grasped me with his whole strength and
with the convu'sive grip Of mortal fear,
closed upon him-and thus, in dread cin
brace, we stood ssraining with the wlio.c
power of every sinew.--lt could not be call !
ID strugg ing i, was the slow and stca1y
Application of every force and every art of
II fftrfa fafilhietc msns ~tric U1nct IN tne ureil
bend me a andi-=oI,iinn- Now he wpu'a
,nony that minute was 70 me-
At length in about two N nu'es' knew
hat his strength was giving way we were
equally matched in strength, bnt hal tne
full chest and long wind, produced by hard
exercise through al my youth IN a m 'fe
northern climate; he was narrow cheste1
and soon began to pant. Perceivihg this, !
co onnressed his ribs with my who.e sirens Ia
and bending in his back. gradually broaghl
b;, J,wn an The rock. But the moment he
was down he commenced struggling vlo-
len,ly. and rolled US bpth over towards me
awful brins. thought was gone anu
6 utched the rough rock with my nngcrs
in INV nails were torn from them PfoyI-
de,,,aIIv nv hand came against one oil the
r,,s'eJ iron supports that had Of old, upheld
the chain, and grasped it with iha, clutch
commoaly called the deaih-grips. Ho d ng
on by this. AMI ge ting my legs about il 50
as to have a good purchase, whiie ne strns
gl cd cease.essly with hand and teeth 70 his-
1oda, me. | caught hold Of The hair n M
I'm, es and dashei his head vic emily
,g,inst the rock. The blow affected hi
brains the eyes which had last been ia
inn unon me in a maniaca fury now rolet
obl1aIely in their sockets and hi, moiion'
were no longer againsi me-. With b,ti
hands repeated the blow ana he remain
| cd motionless; still l wa. not sure oi him