New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-11
A SAAR 6QUIR1SL.

Mr.. p Willis tells 'qui''sl ssory IN sbs las
Bsas JclrnaI lie ssd sso seitonI guests l. seeu'
we're ebjo1irs an Autumn rsnbls N tao ~eed,, whei
N the idst Of tseir vskps sad tshDg appeared he
hero Of the following oa'Hivs, sesiag himself not IA
sssy "ip bic su.o .ssy chair Of stsl:"
Whether riehtersd s, the hveipess OF cuf nlenal
well kfGwn po~ers OF descii ,hoo or at the shsn
Fepeh t3s; sill hIg-i-l 10 bic wonderful hSeaci
OF Era,h the .quirei 9, the 6rst rush OF emoha,is
tie Bsrons tale, stated from his Down sent these
.uN liable in be hat stTSe alike tns purposes OF legs O.
ems and awsy lie scudded up he bank. Bd' %.
b<rk vss ep s,d the gesculstiog arms OF The "a
fore.gler locked fo'usidsoly preh-nsile. Tnere wa
bat LLe ALIEN atve-ihe bridge across TIE cassn BE-
abs with bis loss Of 'coodiercs' toe li,tle cort
mergers Usual foresight hsd fogsahen fiu. he ole
Lot * abes far enough 10 tha,, instead tsk
nv him 10 the cafe side of the glen that psow ords'
era,d IN the very cept.r Il 'lsrge Iowa W Csop$
docia' Dana vas ssnids OF the far esd OF u II SID
Oh p'Mk his form icsble Zap presenting tol ysN
iha. there was 70 mann-r q get log round. Two
tn roe across before be discovered this the tufivs
TUNED 70 90 osck. But. viii the quicspes OF pas
heed spCrt man, De Trcb-iaLd bsd cl,sed Up tas re
treat Stopping IN bis story Of the Ssnt OF toe sqIh
rels burosr he sprsDg TO the bridge sod dropped hi
Pc isian boots either side OF tie PaLh and TIER
sat the tvo-a psrenthees Of editors iooosing vefy
reasonably fnabtseed topic Of Discussion
ARD now comes phenoGl-poe OF natural history
to wb h bsx to call the sttentioa OF Prof Asassi.
AFTER running backwar and or~xd, In terrset
pe'IleIty, or two or three utes, the little viouu
cane 10 stare snl and proceeded coDly to re ssos
upon il. He lncked first g. eide and then at th'
cher The tao endi of the plank we're LAID 90 to-
ledges OF the two opposite banks, and, BY JuT pne
scI oss the barrie SIDE OF The TRIBusE on one side o.
that Of the Coprrxr des Eats Uais on the other be
might a least, lard on g rocky precpiee-wih The
doSser Only of sippirg Of as he should aisht aud
fslhrs il TO the torrent below.
And thi- be decided 10 do; but Observe the almost
human rea on showa in his two or three subsequent
e,Ieeents .,;r.,
you UNDERSTAND Of the tdmds iysttri with pockets
in bis face were swollen 70 their utmost d'.tensoc
With bis orrng's pickup Of pIovender. WIN
knowing ateInston Of his chap eyes iom one despe
rate outlet to the o'her be identity made up bis mind
that il would be essier TO overisap toe fienchmat
than the Va, kee but he to the conclu. ION also
sfter refuly measuring The jump, that Re could s
fore upen the center of the plank eight sn ksrro
of co,r al d. thus ghteoed, 70 the edge Bat herr
new thought occurred to him
"You recole ct the lspg hickory saptng which
ss,v,s as to hist other wise giddy badge
over the torrent Up of the pine cess, .hich sap
port the ght railing ran the sqnifrel ev'denty see
II that Q could jump to more advantage nom tai'
higher point But sitt pg b. re for moment TO gshe'
his courage apo biz forces be bsihougaf hi nse that
yik the Juwp thus made easter, he misM carry mon
~etg ard, descending sgsie TO the bridge ne PICKED
up neidlt Of his pryr0xsty dte~ged corn, stored q
safely IN hu cAeSpockets asctnded asd'" TO ne top
,Sct,S. To nv great relief 10 slightsd safely, and
with the wreck he had saved from hsthIeateDed bank.
ruptcy be ran up the slsnDg ledge Of the precP'o'
and disappeared.
"Here were certainly evidences OF uncommon IN.
telgepce in this little animsl-hls sudden oommsnd o.
cooI ess in emergency his deliberate choice oetw eea
two evis, bic prudentis eSerirg OF hndrance hs 70
cor sheraton Ct plan sfei pe~ ight apon t1e nat
ter, tee 6nel proof hos wtsey ne hsd cacws< VEG
the possibe ssvirss from his first over hasty assgn'
menf' ard how wel he had measured bis powers tor
ths last de perste leap II is story worthy Of psfasA
in wall stes, or Of copying into 7Ao"p'o"'' Bank
note Reporter
Dana arxe Of sdocIs Classtcal Dtotton.IYl