Democratic banner., 1845-08-02

ncS. beth above and bylo~. He can
just DISTINGUISH The tones al his Et-
ine,'s voIce, WDo is ,hol;ipr with al
the emery Of despair, .WlIiam!
N,.;lm. doat icok duWn! Your.
mother, ard @.Ieary. anJ Harriet. are
It here. pr yiuL iar lou Don't hook
down, Keep ynuf * toward, til
t"P!'
The boy didn't !.o& dnvn-LiS
eyes are fixed ike Il flint towar.s
Heaven, and his y0un4 hear, ca HIN
who rci-ns there. He CLASPS again
his kui:e. lie cuts another niche, *
auriucr loot Is adie TO the hat
drtis that remove bra fl1m the reach
o: human hrlp below. How care
luI V hr uS,s lis "; stma b'air!-
Ito. anXous'y he selects the su'ttst
place IN that pee. How h "yoIis
every tln1y gram! How lie como
misses his physical powers-resling a
moment a each gam he cut,! How
every motion Is watched from lie ow.
There sand his father, mother. broth
er. & sister, on the very pot "htre,
if he tai 5. he wlil not fall alone.
The sun IS halfway doWnt the west.
The lad hal made fifty additional
inches in tie mighty wall, aad finds
himself directly under the middle o.
that vast arch Of rocks, earth AMI
trees. He must cut WAY in 4 nr"
direction to yet over this o'eFhan--
inr mountain. The inspiration 81
hope i, DIVING i'll his BISON; is Tiid
heat Is Tea by the increased shouts OF
hundred, p.rched upon elm, y tree.
and rihets .yhn stand with ropes IN
hcrr hands on tie JIld. above, o.
With bidders below. Fifty gains
more must be cut before the longest
rap, en- reach hin. His wasliaG
blade agar. strikes into the LING
slune.
The boy is emer.in.p4in.u.ly, f,oi
hy foot, t:on under hat lots arch
HpIc. d ropes are ready, ia lie hnnd,
oi IhuSe Who are lcriIE ver the
outer edge of the bridgi. Two mn
OTIS morr. a-d ail nil ua ovrr. Tua'
h AIDE IS So t. tic last .a'f Len.
The boys head recls--als eyes are
Starring fcom their sockets. His last
hope is dying IN his hear;-h,s nie
mus, hang upon the last gam he cuts,
That niche 1. lis last! At the Inst
faint utSh he makes, his Enl'c, l.
faithful KNIFE. tails from his n~ervei,S,
hand. and ringing hong PIccpce,
falls al Isis mothers fee.
An involuntary gran OF despair
runs like 4 death hne.i through tie
channel iclow, aud all is su.l as tn
gave. At tie height Of reaIly )
hundred feet, the devoted boy iit-
III, h"rel, IS herrt and closing eyes
t, Commend his soul Ia God. lis
! hur moment; there 'ne loot S"iag|
o.i!-he Is rceiIng-trcmD.Ing- top
,mg over int, eternity! ilarh?-a
shout falls GA bis ear ircm ab vel
The man who Is lying with half hlS
ZENITH over the brldGc ms caught 4
! -IinpSe OF the boys held nd shoul.
drrs. Quick as thought, tie n0p.ed
rcp, is within reach q the sinking
youth. No me hreajhes. With 4
Emit cnnvu'sve effort. the ]sNoonin-
boy drops his arms into tie Goose.-
Darkness cone. over him. With
the words of God, and motlas! Wits.
pHrei on his lips Just loud enough IL
be heard in Heaven, the tightening
rope lifts him ont of his last sh How
nIcne. Not 4 lip moves. while h. IS
dangling over The fearful, ahyss!-hu'
when a study NrGini.n reaches
down and draws upthe lad, md holds
him Up in his arms before tie fearful,
hreathlrss mul irudp, such shouting,
such ienping, and weeping fer joy,
ncv,r greeted the ear If & hum hc-
M 81 recovered from tie ylwnyng
IUIj of eternity.