The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-06-16
Ibrilling Narrative.
RIDE In A STAGE COACH.


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RJnEIN STkCE CNACH.
" 'N y A"N WAN
In the fall of 1916 was travelling cast
ward in stage coach from Pittsburg over
the mountains. My fellow passengers were
two gentlemen and lady 1 he elder gen
tleman S countenancc interested Inc exceed
ingly. In years he seemed about thlrty-ln
all and manner. he was calm dlgniled and
polished. and the contour of his features was
slnsularly Intellectual: lie convcrSco freely
on different topics until the ROAD oeca,he more
prtclpltous. but on my directing 10 inc gfea'
altitude of a preclpicc' on the verge oil winch
our coach wheels were ieiSureiy ro'ilns, lheie
came marked change over ms couh'enahcc
Ills eyes, lately illicd with the light Oh ih'el-
ligehce' became via, restless ana aiAlous-
the mouth twilched spasnodical'y' anu !iie
i9rehead was beaded with co'd perSP.ra'i",,
WIN sharp convqlslVe snudaer' nc 'urh,u
his gaze from the elddy helghth' ana ci''ch-
ing my arm tightly with both hands, ne huhs
to me like drowning man.
Use the cologne, SAID the lady hahuihg
me bottle, with the instructive goodness OF
her sex.
sprinklcd little on his face, and he soon
| clN"hS ''oiS 'OhiPo9eu inv ~ WIZ 49,
til we had entirely traverscd the mountain,
and descended INTO the country beneath tla'
ms line features relaxed from thcir perluip-
ca look, and assumed the placid quiet arg
nifty, that had at first noticed.
Il owe an apology to the lady, SAID nc
with bland smile, ana genie incl'''alo',
of the head to our fair companon' 'ana
some explanation to my fellow ua'e!-
lcrs, also; and perhaps cannot better acq'nV
myself OF tho double debt than by recount
ing the cause OF my recent agitation;
ut may pain your feelings, del'cately
urged 'Ir lady :, - ,.., ),
oii '''e contrary ~ WIN 'eA'e'e '"e'''
Was 'lie respect.u, reply ,.,,
having siSnii'o o,'' s''ef"' ueS'ioe " i'e"'
more inc Traveller mus pToc'e'ieu or,,,..,
:, ~ inc '9e Oh e'gh.eeh' ! was 'iSl,H y, llea'
heaJ A Gna rrona ,S,.' ", tbo hanks Of thc
OL;n oclx,o,u,orJ,,ad ,no 0 cola owner was
I,', ''1 nJ In,;obtoJ r.
,ret rnan fro ro' Toonn Ky ~ was ,he month
oof o,tahnr t,o o;. I,an;,,,. a,J n,odn If ron.
varanoa st tair noa "e w. Axe on,v MOVE
aunInora '' Tho o,,,n, 'no '''r ,,sro Few
onlv throo j., ~ o' nna r nn o,i rov.hn,l.d
nlanter Of r onis;an, his d,nchter = iovous
hew;tch;n, crnoturo IF ,h,nt seventeen and
his son about ton vo,rs Of aoo
They wnr. ;u.t rotnrn;nm from Franco Of
which co,mtry thn vounn Iadv dscourscd in
terms so eIo1urnt as to absorb INV entire
attention
The father wos ,,c;turn Inf tbc daughter
vivoc;ous h., rotnra o,a ,,,o coon bec,mo ca
mutually ,i,aSsd viii, Zach o,Lcr She MS the
talk a ,,,a G,,anar II was NOT m
ri q sndda, ro sh Of Ich,n;nr and heavy
dash Of ,a;,, ona;nst t,'a 9 ,.;ndnns ol;c;tnd an
evcl,m,,;o,, from NV c,,rn,;na cnmnon;on
that Lnn,,. how a.: ,;nht nassod nc
~ '.I'' WV ''''"' r, w., ,,,;..
Presently lhere came u low ~ '',o''''S
sound: ana thch several successive llashes OF
i1ghtmnS' accompanied by tremendous peals
OF thunder. The ram descended IN torrents
ana an angry "lna began W HOWL anu 'io''n
through the forest trees.
looked through the window of our vchi-
cle.-Thc night was as dark as ebony, but
the lightning showed the danger of our road.
We were ON the edge of q frightful precipice.
| could see, at intervals, hugo jutting rocks
far down its side, and the sight made me
solicitous for the safety of my fair companion
thought of the mere hair breadths that were
between us and eternity: n single little rock
that was in the track of our coach wheels
a tiny billet of wood, a stray root of a tenn
pest-torn tree. FESTIVE horses, or a careless
dlivcr-any of these might hurl us from our
subunary existence with the speed of thought
"'Tis n perfect temnest,'' observed the
lady as Withdrew my head from the win
dow. GLOW love a sudden storm there
is sometb;no so Grand AMONG the winds
when fairly loose among the hills l never
encountered night like this but Byron's
magnificent description of thunder storm in
the Jura occurs to NV mind. But are we on
the mountains vet l'''
yes we have began the ascent"
is it not said to be dangerous 2"
| "By no means " rcnlird, in as EASY a
tone as could assume.