The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1858-08-21
FeSiiens Adventures IN the white Moun-

I'D Patriot gives the following account of i
perilcus adventure ID the White Mountains
Our troubles began with tie very bepjrnine
of the ascent. The path was narrow trees and
shrubs completely hemmed w inj tbe air4was
cloee aud oppressive 10 the extreme, while the
mosquitoes and little black fies annoyed u
intoleFe6ly ln spite 0fgatii these discomfetts
We could not fail to be liberated in the scene
ntQsnd: sald we often turned toSgase npon the
ivhAey beneath US, reposlDg lats onr very feet,
But ne were soon deprived nf fis consolation,
for The elements were evidently At work below
We. The clouds footed In fantastic shapes
beneath the lightning flashing Id and out.
while the thunder rolled fur below us. srever-
'beratng from peak TO peak. Nothing could
lbe grander or more impressive. Distance, ID.
deed; lent eBchantments to The view, for as the
storm approached MS, we ceased 10 gazo on the
sublime spectacle. and began to think some.
what of ourselves and our own situation. Up
ward rolled the mists. i'll we literally seemed
e be walking IN a cloud land, gorgeous cloud:
land. Soon the raiD fell, not III drops, but ID
sheets, till in less than FIVE minutes we were
wet tbrough-a damper certainly 10 our 81
JnymeHt and our comfort II was Of no. use 70
debate rs to eur future course ; there was no
alternative butt to go on, though one can readily
fancy II is not the easiest thing inthe world
for > lady 10 walk with her skirts not only
saturated with water, but dripping around her
feet. Night came on with rapid strides ma
was becoming exhausted and loudly de-
manded rest, but the moments were too pre-
cious to be wasted even in needful repose. II
impossible to tell how FIR we had gone,
md the top Mount Washington being hidden
BY the mists, we had no way of Judging how
near we were to The wished for heaven. Aud
70 we went on, no voice save onr own heard IN
that drear solitude, in TINT terrible storm which
beat with fnry on Our defenceless heads. Onward
and upward we toiied, but on my part with
diminishing strength Of body and mind.
And rs strength decreased, the way became
more and more difficult, the ascent becoming
exceedingly tailsume. the soft earth being re,
jagged rocks and stones hatwounded
ny feet at every step. When / lattered myself
ue had nearly reached the top, and that the
! Summit House Y must soon meet my longing
,aze, another peak wouldloom up suddenly ont
the mis-, and Of course that must be sur-
mounted before the rest so greatly needed,
'onld be obtained. To vain we shouted for
'elp; our voices rang out on the chill night
", bul brought back no response save their
'wti echo. We could not refrain fram sneak,
Dg OF the melancholy fate of her who. two
ago, lost her life upon this very noun
ain, overtaken, like us, by a storm md by
light. I urged my companion to leave ME
ider the shelter of a rock, and 90. while his
wn. strength lasted, to the submit. sendino
mex assistance to me but IL this Ne would
ot listen, not daring to leave me for fear Of
sslng his own way, or of not being able to
me again. No; we must keep together
u veal or for woe. ] dragged myself along.
le loot slowly following another, often stag,
e,ltg and falling PROSTATE upon the rocks.
! could not move another step, but sank
own completely exhausted and almost de.
4&aslng Of reaching shelter, at least for that
lght. could not even think III vain | tried
} recall the familiar lines Of a hymn which in
l was wont TO repeat when fright
led by thunder storms my memory com.
|e,e'y deserted me-, and my mind seemed 4
'rfect blank. w nell urged to make new OK
tions, and told that II | did not, | mnst ner.
y where was, far away from those / loved
much, my only answer was n childish nett.
to De let alone. An things come to an
q 4 We have only patience to wait" has al
avs been y favorite motto Of nine, and the
d came ut last. for suddenly my companion.
courage held out to the last. and whose
rong arm often kept me up. exclaimed that
saw a light ahead, and that sHe house nlnst
eretore be nigh at hand. Again and %ogain
shouted for help, and, ol@jpyfnl SCUM I! at |
there G8le back an a lswer1ng CRY. After
little, emerging, ms il seemed, from the clouds.
The dim outline Of human forms, aid Ii
moment we were surrounded by three med,
70 took tnrns in carrying me the next half 9
le to the Summit Hons. /
me next morning, one Of the men took me
see the spot where he found me-, and where Il
had erected a pile Of stones to commemorate ii
event, Need say | could not refrain h
m shnddefing when | saw it was bu, a few c
: from thai oullt over the place where Miss i
arie was found dead in August, 1867 t
HOW = FRAzER COLD MINES III; rIiH !
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