Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-09-12


cared f'r nore Of these things. AZ lvngih,
suddenly and unexpectedly, be bnke out
from the woods, upon broad surfic, II roeks
stones snd gravel, iuterpercd With uunted
bushes: while At a itile on the night stoud
forest n dead trees, hare and white. seeming
IN the dim light Ike hos, II skeletons
.iIl around lowered high muunulH', half
clothed with shaggy frrtsis: and their pre-.
.ctpitous erags. and sclrs Of avsuehcs, gave
them the aspcc, of savage DISSOLUTION. The
I'D hunter srarcely saw them. Al that met
his eye wss the slender figure ~ the Indian.
lcapnr like a frightened deer tnuard ihe base
II tic mountnin on The lsn. lie dashed Al.
ter him a, full speed, over piles II rock and
stone. s,rewn by m ancient avalanche o,cr
the n,rmw valley, uhero none bui . sleep.
walker, or such fran,ic srorsuln, could
have passed IN safely. ], was boz the Notch.
elus- to the place where tic rbuunais WI.
leys llicruard met their fate.
Tie game soun began to ascend the moln.
tain. choosing ,l, place whef, an avalanche
had cums down. and ca, fir i,sslf pathway,
resembling IN 40 bot IL, depth, the bed IT
torrent, TbesI mountain, are everywhere
chauncIlcd with such faunes. which often eN.
tend from tor 10 buuou,, and seem at lrlil'
distance like deep rashcs cut IN their sides.
Nu,, Of them expand and grow shallow a.
they approach ,he base. where tie torrent of
earth and siuue spread itself over the valley
Such va, the case zoo tho present instance.
. Tn lndau haautri up, the hunter ard tugs
followed The SIDES uf the r,Inc rapidly
.arg-o1chsi each other, and grew more abrupt
AND high. 4 hulc slrram that uIckIet dogn
thr narrow and steep passage way. aai spread
itself u,cr lhr smooth rorss. made the fol.
. hold ,cry rrrcauort. Tie dogs uoIIod at
the f,o, II a deep pitch o. the mex. sriin,,
which thcy paved m vain oGurs TO ascend
. Thr eager old man climbed 90. The sides
Il the raunc now lowered over his head, aud
. his efforts ,oun brought hm to a height
whence lhc hayrR u the dogs sugHted up
lhs passage faint and distant Once, getting
/. a nr sight uf the laian, ho fred. The
mounuins beloved back lhc report, bu, the
Indian climbed on uuhur Sill rhs "II man
rl,ncj rpjly ou him. e.snch.ns his avs To.
sr,Her with -ag.ms,, aal longing.
AZ length, however, a l0ay reach of the
nvne stretched upward % the obscuny BE-.
fore bm. H. looked, ini saw nothing Of
hs prey. Funou, viih anger and trsap,
pu.u,nrnt NJ the renewed activity of ,hc sl,.
age. h- pressed on faster than bsftre. \
smooth rcs, nearly Pericnd.e.hr, soon or.
rested hs progress. ilc dd rul dream of
giusus. bot began 10 work bis way up rho
dlrgsro., rrccP.cc, urh ms mrd Dcr,r.rd
bg hs solo ibnasbl of o,sraking anJ '-yior
.ts Iafa0 Ni,h e,s,y rr.Iry At iis uf.
mu.t tension. a,ll.nr himself uf every Iui'c
point lnI cfe,cr, hs t.d vbHt uu rau else
cru'I have Ju0e ho climbed hl'i WY gp
urr steep. vet iea u noe roga H-l hare be-
Nus urIl gel ,n pause aul Tor Ue GrH time
h.s blood cluI'I, auI Doe vas cur..u.s ufths
isrl uf h.s sruluun. H. moved ON, llad
wtue nigh, ana lan, over ,ho res, raumy
u.il lhr spreading 0l,rroi loMt.e sireau.
Ir,, and .uuI scarcely c5c,rr ar-oeru,.U
Goo Unrest a finger inru, coz prU. U.gounu il-t
iou, could r.s, against He I.y,ed up, ,te
edge OF the prrrp.gc als twenty leu a5nc
ns bead. H. iyoseJ Jyau. ueu acr' thr
sharp projecting 5ull.s ui tle resy s.do 90
ihg rlyur, auI br.nN, 40. lly a deep black.
ness. Ike JuuoIisss gulf H. ,r.l 60 dc. .
scrld but U, i.ut novel ya.u.g from s,ts .
Do side, searching lor Ihc p.lcs Uagrr . bad
last rested when be- MAS climbing up. To
ascend, per.uus enough, to descend, im,uis,'
bic lis hair began TO bus,.o. lIclslenra,
and heard lrum lcluN tie Art hlyug II lhc .
huuuts Hitherto be hld cIuu- go L.s gun
by a sort of instinct. bot uow Boz lri Il dor
The olkrn stock s,ruc, ai the iau, ui Ihcc.lii .
with a dali shock and spl.ulrred TO P''ees
there Uas pause tor an Instant, and then
came lhc changing nuIe 81 tic barrel, IS u
bounded from side to SIDE uf tie u,lue down
,he muuu,au. The old man thOughl be must
suua follow 10, .uj the lhoughs gave hIm des.
perauuu. lis alternative Wa 10 be t.shr'
to pieces, O, - gam the top Of ,.e uc', aud
To- 'h.s iclrlL task be applied h.nss.l rs
success Was almost miraculous, IS 'husr w.o
have seen the place uiII confess. lie t.d
reach the top. bot ail h.s Imas acre selling
UJlh the ,,ruur ani continued s,ralu ol every
muscle Ihs clIs ul us augss wvsc WON'T
tie bouo. the Gesh vas uoub q ifom hs
knees, sud Als heart lAro5IeJ aIlh violence
that, though unlc.t vheu be MS climbing, al
mos, chukrd him Uhru he .4Id hIus'.t dawn
At the top. Pour wretch i would lave
bern better Tor him had be ia!ln. Tie level
rock be- had attained Was rui ciglifc across.
Beyond It roso up another prgelPiee, faI! s,A-
" feet high, perpendicular, snoo'h and vet
while on each side ths .0.ue' nails OF TIE
raylns destroyed every chance of e'sapy.-
Tue old scalp hunter vas caught IN hs Own
trap. There vas not i civilized man within
more than ninety miles.
TIE Indian had escaped from the svinc a.
a roInt vhere rs side, we're lees Precip,ous
than elsewhere. and the long tough root OF
spruce, hanging several yarls irom the top,
helped him IN the mos, dangerous part. lie
,,as now snf. Nm the M.ols. 90 the surllce u