Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-04-10
From Sir +. Heads Work
s zPASsAGE5AC ACROSS THE ANDES.

"
captain told me that il Vas very abat
.lplaee for baggage mules: that -four hun.
IIetred had been lost there. and that NJ
Should also very probably lose one. sHs
Isaid chat he would get down 10 The va,
ter at place aboutsa hundred yards off,
and wait there with his lasso 40 catch
what might fall into the torrent, and he
requested5 me TO lead fonahis mule. How
eServ Iawas resolsedato sec the tumble, q
there waste be otiesssso the captain took
rway, his mule and my ewtis and, while i
stood-on q projecting rock az The end Hoi
the pass, he scrambled down on foot, TIL
at last he got to the level Of the @ater!.5q
r The drove Of mules now came In sight.
one following another: "A few were cars
rying no burdens. but the rest were either
mounted or heavily laden; and. as they
wound along the creoked path, the differ.
ence of fcolor in the animals. the different
colors and shapes Of tue baggage which
they we're carrying. with the picturesque
dress of the poems, who were Sociferating
the wild song by which they drive ON che
mules, and the dangerous path they had
toToross, formed altogether a very inter!
esting scene. q '',2Ia Sefie7tga $50
AS soon as the leading mule came to
the commencement Of the pass, lie stop
ped, evidently unwilling TO proceed and
OF course, all the rest stopped also. He
was the fines: mule We had, aud, on that
account. had twice ss much to carry as
any of the others. His load had never
been relieved, and it consisted Of four
portmantesus. two of which contained not
only a very heavy bag of dollars. but al:
SO papers which were of such consequen.
ces that could hardly have continued
my journey without them. es'aai
The poems now redoubled their cries,
and. leaning over the sides of their mules
and picking up stones threw them az the
leading mule, who now commenced his
journey over the path. With his nose
down to the ground. literally smelling his
way, he walked gently on. after changing
the position Of his feet. If he found the
ground would not bear. until he came TO
the bad part of the pass. where he again
stopped. Then l certainly began TO look
with great anxiety at my portmanteaus !;
but the poems again threw stones at him,
and he continued his path and reached
me in safety. Several! others followed:
mantesu and two large sacks of provis.
ions. aud many other things. in passing
the bad point. struck his load against The
rock. which knocked ahis'itwo hind legs
over the precipice. aud the loose stones
Immediately began to roll from under
them. However, his fore Iegs were still
upon the narrow path. He had, no room
10 put his head there, but he placed his
nose on the path on his left. and appear!
ed to hold ON by his mouth. 80 59h's 1I2
His perilous fate was soon decided BY a
loose mule which cama after him, and.
knocking his comrades nose of the path.
destroyed the balance. and. heels over
head, the poor creature commented a fall
which WAS really quite terrific. With all
his. bnggage firmly lashed to him. he roll!
ed down the steep slope. until he came ID
the part which was perpendicular = and
then. seeming to bound of, aud turning
around in the air, fell into The deep tor.
rent on lis back and baggage. and in.
stantIy disappeared. i5fIzi7.s' -i! 80
thought OF course, that be was sikilied
but he rose, appeared wild and scared,
aud Immediately endesvored 10 stem the
torrent which was fosming about him.
For momentyhe seemed 20 succeed, but
the eddy 'suddenly caught the greaG load
on his back, and turned him completely
over. Down went his head with All bis
baggage. and he was carried down the
stream. Assuddenly. however. he came
up egain; but he was nowlweak, and went
down the stream, turned around and
around by the eddy. until passing the
corner7of the rock, lost sight Of him: q
II saw, however. 'ths poems, with theit
lassoes ia their hands, run down the side
Of the totrent'for some little distance: but
they soon stopped, and. after looking TO!
wards the poor mule for some seconds.
their earnest attitude graduaIIyl reiaIet
and when they walked towards me.
concluded that all was over. I walked
up to the poems, and was just going e
speak 10 them. when LsaYaat . DISTANCE
a solitary mule ualking towards US. We
instsntly perceived that he WAS the same
whose fan We had just Witnessed, and 10
afsy moments, he came up to psIt0f join
his comrades. .so;-riigr,, sssa-.,i>3, b, 81;
NoyE1d MEErIsG.--Dr. x attended "a
masquerade bsll.. In the motley and hap.
py throng hegfalls in with fair pilgrim
in black silk. .erwhose charming iperson
snow white neck, and beEitehing eoqdeti
ish aiEs aken in his soul ths most qrsp.
turous loves .She,castsfupon himiloOks d
the most lhnguishing tenderness; hefre.
rels in the hope Of having made bliss
ful conquest He nnusfersfup3 his cohr
age. and yeaturesto address her. 3qsh.
"Who art thou, lovely mask?'sTsskeG
DR.. x, almost meitsdsinf fhe glow of love
| efIss il p0asiblssyou dolnot know me
Doctor. 9''Slisps the lady, IN hlack,Eiiksibi d
/ ot:No. upon my honor, sIad0anot 'knoS
thee" lEsa 5eIiaU ~s5l 10 sHasi'.5 kiEl