Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-10-13

the eGg6 OF tlat Immense .ValIey3 ana u.s.
cended the lottiest mountain to catch a fair
view of the scenery around us. = :T.@ s..r-
: Yes, said Harry, it wouldsbe too hard to
climb. Y GU are ambitious, and can never
be stationary; you must either laoye on I
ward or else keep out efsight. If Il were
disposes to compliment, Imight say SO is
the'sdn; but the source of light would. be
by comparison with merely
ambitious man. .Fcr my own Iwonld4
simply take the good the gods provide me,
and glide throughaa happy life, in cultivot,
ing, not 50 much my paternal acres, Tor
confess myself farmer, as my own heart.
The littlesociety would have must be as
seciates, not rivals nor inferiors. But you
would struggle and prefer rising above the
ignorant weak to being surpassed by the
educated strong This is your" country.
The Californians are too indolent to strive
with an energetic man, and will quietly al
low them to ride oxersthen, provided he is
not rough shod. They have oil the pride
of Spaniards, half the quick inteilec: Of
Frenchmen, and more than the terrible re-
vengefulness Of an Italian bravo. At the
same time, the --LATEST Turk that breathes
through life in a cloud Of smoke, would
open his eyesat these humps Of Californian
clay, forever asleep, look from this noun
tain top, and say are they worthy of their
countrya The air that breathes delicious
health through others veins, enervates them.
These lovely mountains that we love to
climb with soul as we'll rs body, only n
rouses in them a lazy horror ofthe trouble
some ascent, as they stand below, duly
gazing upward. But, by Heaven! there is
one below US who is not gazing upward in
dulness! The attitude is entreaty and des-
pair itself. -s-1esa -7. .sr.
2 Isprang to my feet and looked over the
ledge of the mountain. Beginning at the
Spot where we stood, an almost perpendicu-
liar precipice seemed to slide down six hun
}dred feet, and then another peak arose aloft,
leaving between little valley with about
fifty yards of loose rocks, garlanded with
beautiful verdure. At the moment did
not notice a rude hunting lodg in the mid
die, my attention was wholly fastened on
two human beings in that remote place
Ono Of them was very tall, gigantic even
I for a Californian, and his herculean limbs,
}arrayed in the hunters inery of his nation
bespoke him at once dangerous neighbor
in The ,iime of feud. At bis feet, in an at
P:itude oI exquisite suffering, kneeled young
girl, lovely even in the distances; and SO
! truthful was her posture; that we almost
fancied we heard pleading Voice, broken
with sobs and tears. Yet the hunter stood
. savage and immoyeable, looking contempt
Euously on her for moment, and then turn
! ing away walked hastily out Of the ra'
vine. ....:5 gas I'D ~. - -.
: There is something here for Us to do
said Harry, firmly and rapidly. His words
reused me from q gaze Of wonder at tha
singular pantomime, and hastily exchang
ing glanees, we seized our rifles, and des
cended the mountain in silence.
Some hours passed before we could fore
our way through the thick underwood dow
-, the more gently sloping side or skirt alon!
!. the base.. Even then there, was a grea
2 difficulty in searching for the narrow gorge
Vt last, however, we found ourselves nea
) tho cabin of the hunter, but our steps wer
delayed asmonent by huge dog, the Ger
g berus Of thesesregions, which rushed upol
US with howl that sounded as if tho trip
/ Die headed monster of old had opened wit
every throat at once. Our business di
+ not allow Of such obstacles, and a she
i from one Of our 'revolvers soon stretche
/ him on the grass. We entered the lodge
n In one corner sat the fair suppliant we ho
4 seen before, hiding her face in, her hand
il and moaning to herself that most mournft
=, all Spanish exclamations: "Ay de IN
a. au de m;p'-she had evidently mistake
+ our shot for the return of the California
.al hunter. -. Harry spoke few words of e
, couraeement, but at the first sound Of
W strange voice she started up with an ii
y. stictiye scream, and then, to our utter
G. mazement, clasped each Of us in her arm
a with shower of tears, and broken CT
AZ 1of half hysteric .ioy.,@ e.-.- -r..s,.-
h. ,WedreW back at this strange receptio
d 1but at the. next instant we would have 81
of rendered a year ofour lives to be in tn
n delicious embrace again. Strange that v
a did not feel it at the time, but when the I'll
he astonishment. wore off, there fingered ;
,es idea of q sensation that we might have fl
ID. and remembered to the day of our deaf
he But the girl evidently did not intend to
test neat the salution.z She stood Wonderi
10 Eat her lrepulse as much as we did afterwal
,e ne but with better.reason. 1t was acomm
IN and innocent token of friendship among
"A. warm, openhearted sex of her country,
eI- she, poor. thing, saw a friend in eve
Dr. stranger at that time. She seemed abb
.oflseventeen, and her form exhibited r'
ed ningtings of grace and voluptuous syme
A that t had before deemed impossible.
mi fCalifornian senoritas possess the latt
an but it is united with a spreading luxurlar
". Of limb that forms a magnificent conlr
ful to the sylph like airiness of some OIL
al fclimes. Here, however, the two were
- connected that it seemed hard to know
,,nn which class Of beauty she belonged.
aI' that time, indeed, no critical thought
~ ~ tered my head; saw before me only
ne y fCalifornian glancing her dark eyes on
u.s. IS. in fearful hope, and wondered that -,
,re 20 ever thought the phrase bellowy bosom
h. he extravagant expression. She came
,st. st ward again, and taking hand OF e e.
ys., .s., nrassed them between her own saying
S'a euisiegly, eu and with espressiblo soffhes.
|. 60 . ZONE: ss.amigos?p Then, without wal,