Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-19
An Incident 0f the White Noun
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An inc idcnt Of the White Noun.
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When the recent editorial exursien par
ty were returning from the summit of the
White Mountains, they met clergyman and
his wife, who had just started from Cold
Spring to ascend. The clouds were threat
ening, and soon after rain commenced fall
ing. 1t was late in the afternoon, and
fears were entertained that darkness would
set in and that the two wayfarers would
be lost ere reaching their journeys end.
A correspondent of the Tribune, who spent
that night on the summit of the mountain,
at the Tip Top House, thus speaks of their
adventure:
.We had Just seated ourselves around a
little charcoal fire for an hours talk, when
a faint halloo made itself heard through
the darkness and fog. A Concord clergy
man and his wife had been expected TO
spend the night; but the weather was such
and it had grown so late, that we had Civ
en- them up. The instant they heard the
shout, our hosts ran leaping like chan,ois
down the mountain, and in the cours, of
half an hour brought up the lady in their
arms. She and her husband would have
been within sight of the house on fair
night; they were only little way out of
the path, and close by the spot where the
young woman perished two years ago
The poor estrays were drenched through,
and the weaker one was almost dead with
exaustion. Her husband had been hallow-
ing for half an hour, he thought, and was
making up his mind to spend the night
where they were, when his deliverers ap-
peared.
From the Providence Journal we make
an extract taken from a letter from the
White Mountains written by a lady who,
we presume, is the one referred TO above, in
which letter she gives the account of the
narrow escape from death of her husband
and herself. The letter says;
We often turned TO gaze upon the scene
below, but that consolation was soon de-
barred us, the mists and clouds effectually
enshrouded US, so that we seemed to be
walking in cloud-land, "gorgeos cloud
land" The thunder rolled beneath us, re-
verberating from mountain to mountain
the clouds enveloped us, and the scene be-
came grand and awful.
Rolling up and up came the clouds, and
then the rain beat down upon us to such
an extent that in five minutes we were lit
erally wet through. There was no alter
native but to go on, for going by the guide
board we were nearer the summit than the
shed at Cold Spring so on we went, though
one may easily conceive that it is not the
easiest thing in the world for lady 10 walk
with dripping skirts dangling about her
feet.
Night came on with rapid strides, aud
the path became more and more hid
den from sight. Nature was fast becom-
ing exhausted, but we dared not 10 rest
The moments were to precious too be vast
ed in stopping, even for necdful rest. On
ward and upward we toiled, but on my
part, with fast diminishing strength of
body and mind. The path became more
and more toilsome, the soft earth being
replaced by jagged rocks and stones, that
wounded my feet every step. Just as l
thought we had reached the top, and flat
tered myself that the "Summit House.
would soon met my longing gaze, anoth-
er peak would loom up amid the haze, and
l knew that too, must he surmounted ere
the needful rest could be obtained. In vain
we shouted for help; our voices rang out
in the air, brought back no response save
their own echo. l remembered the sad
fate of her who, two years ago, lost her lite
near this very spot, caugh ht as We had been,
by night and storm overtking them. In
vain l urged my companion to leave me
under the shelter Of n rock, and go while
his strength lasted, to the summit and send
back assistance to me, but to this he
would not hear. He dared not leave ne,
for fear of losing his own way, and not be-
ing able to find me again. No; we must
90 on together, for veal or for woe. l
dragged myself along, one foot slowly
following after another, often staggering
and falling PROSTATE over the rocks, till |
could not move a another step, but sank
down completely exhausted ard despairing.
l was too weak, too utterly worn out, even
TO think.
Just then, oh joyful sound, Mr.. E,
who was in advance, exclaimed that he saw
a light ahead, aud that the house must be
nigh at hand. Even this gave me no
strength. was too far gone to move with
out help. Again and again my compan-
Ion, who held out to the very last, shouted
and at length his shouts were heard and
answered. After little emerging from
the clouds as it seemed, came the dim out
lines of human forms, and in a momen TIVE
were surrounded by three men, who took
turns in carrying me the next half mile till
we reached the Summit House. This
morning, one Of the men showed me the
spot where he picked ME up, and where he
erected pile of stones commemorative of
the event. l am free to say that | could
not help shuddering when | saw that it
was within only few feet from that built
up over the spot where Miss Bourne was
found dead.
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