The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-10-09

NORTH CONWAY. White Mountains. n H.. [
Septembel Is. 1855
"'Try not the pass the old man cried
This was thepeasant's last request
A voice far up the heis hts replied.
'E1celsi9rI'" !"
Another tale of strange sadr,c>S ina just t"ei'
written in blUtd on the records al Mount
Washngton--aaothcr slo'! Of sudden de,'lh
has heen in,erw ovc, forever with its ley "al y
history--ani while the m,u',aiu shall >iaud
the tale of the sharp agony aud quick death OF
the fair young gill who S" recently pcriss'ed d
upon it shall no, be furg"ttnn.
had the story irnm the lips "f one VIII" was
at the Glen House when til" hudy WAS br u.h
down from thr mounlain, and it WAS rs t"l' vs.
On Thursda! afternoon, the 18Th instant. al
tree o'clock. She wind which hal blown In'.u>l y
during the morning aba,ed s.nnewhata d a IN
fortunate girl. Miss Bowen, of Maine, tn.ctl
er with her uncle and his d,u, hte'. ,r''rmim, ii
to 20 up Mount Washirston. and t" remain
during the night at the house upon thu summit.
Accordingly they SIT "ut. aud .afey completed
the first half of the ascent (hrrr aud Il hall
miles.) At the Hai.wa. House they received
a warning not to proceed; they were ran'" =.
ed that danger lay in their path; the wiz "">
already rising again, the mis-, began /" c'dIert.
and the night was com ng apact The advc".
however, was dis:rgardrd, an'l he part, vent
on. AS they had been fore"nrncd, >" it hat
pened. The wind came and the drkn'S$. =. ::
with them great mist; the rar'iai I'ar" va
quickly ubscur. d and lost. ant! -""w sd -
increased the horrors of the II. tit.
The unhappy girl WAS bat i"".l .'r /"
withstand these eleme IS. Her I!i;m .:allrrs, a
muslin dues nnd >u:..:"r cloth "'r'' S''a'rr
IL any prutrcti"r, /" a. ..",: i'"-- .v'' -
tering quickly rta'srd II .'.':' $. -
wi div, and ,hnrtG -, -. =" ~. g" 4.
threw her vi";ru, ir". md : - =. ; i
rocks. 1t became ncrrs>ar, /" s. I'D -
unfortunate Miss Bowen ia, d""2 : II 'l'e
rocks her head in her cousin LAP Il" MAI! the
return uf her uncle, who crawled a"ay npm
hands and knees $50 strong aud fierce ha'! the
winds hec"me) t" try to fnd the S':mmit Huns
The miss baffled his efforts and n"t daring "a
venture far tr"u the aui>. l.c >""n returned
he had hern gone bong rn""=i, Il wrvrr, for i
that brief time the life drama had '"' II played
out. and in the arms Of his daughter he found
the corpse nf his neice. So they tw" sat by
the side Of that still one from that hour III WAS
" ten in the EVENING" until dayhre: k-th'' >ur
yiving girl suffering severely. ..nd SupI""ted
probably, Only by The exci'r:' ";: III her h"r'l
BILE situation.
With the da, Night they fnnn" l'cir ay to
the Summit, House, Aii,h during tie Whole Tins
had heen distant but So, en,ee', 'ods. but in the
fearful wdness of that nigh ." 4, 'r.. could '''
heard the distance ot i"l:
A shallow box WAS hi I'll. r":.>'r c;,'j with
out q lid, and the BODY rar"'' *,''"in an'
confir ed there 10y cords PASSED '"u ! IT, wh".
A long pole WAS Ias>cG from end :" rnd 'fth'
rude coffin; 1t was lifted b, tw" '.rn, and ~ Il"
sad procession went down tn l,'n ra">.
She had PROMISED he, father that >hr ~".i
return h"me 10y Saturday evening. and tn" r"tfi''
ed body WAS carried home +" redeem the ledge
keeping the word of promise to the father
ear but breaking ii most frarf"l'l I" tn" father
hope.
Mount Washins,on,-the everlasting n""'
ment of that young girl which Ga" sec fr'I I.
my window as write-i is illy shr"ud,d il
black. Heavy and sombre clouds cling to it
wrinkled sides like funeral pail. +. Z. b.