The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-05-02

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is sublimity, lady Of the party, Venturing
rear the dizzy brink Of stupendous glacier
iropped costly neck lace, which fell over
.he edge far into the icy and perpendicular
chasm beneath. Her cry Of regret was
heard and understood by AndrOyi, who wOs
at her side, and despite the urgent
of all, he made signs that he
would descend and recover the lost article;
and fastening one end of a strong coil TO
hunters pole he bore, and which he buried
firmly in the Ice above, he rapidly descended
the fearful gulf.
"The man Is an idiot, and we ore idiots to
let him do this fool-hurdy feat!" exclaimed
one, as breathlessly they gOzed on their
guides descent. "Should his hands fail
him, or the rope break, he would be lost,
and we too-for we could neither advance
nor retrace our way"
At that moment, the sharp twang Of the
cord and the cry of horror from above, an
nounced that the line had indeed been part
ted, and with faces of dismay, they be
held Andravi fall few yards beyond the
end of the dangling rope the remaining
portion still in his clutch. TWAS sight oil
terror, bu. relieved in part by their behold
ing him frantically grasp at stunted tree
which projected from rock, in his Descent
and conttived to maintain his hold for awhile
but this delay was brief; his gripe relaxed,
and he fell ugain-into The snowy vale be.
low!
From the height which his spectators
we're, and owing to the dazzling effect Of
the snow, it was impossible to judge of the
distance between the tree and the spot upon
which he had fal!enj and they strained their
despoiriug eyes after him, at the imminent
peril Of their own footing, to watch if the
too jealous idiot should move again, or re-
main dead where he fell.
To their joy, he arose at once, and with
J., out looking up, as though his mischanct
were of common occurrence or Of no parti
tt cular Importance, they saw him search th
snow around him for the necklace for whcl
> he had ventured so much. Soon they saw
him stoop, and a faint ej CIRCULATION which as
: cended in,imatcd that he had found it.
', But now the wonder WIS how he was
!, ascend again. No path was visible on an
u hand, and the rope was swinging high be
yond the tree.
~ Clasping the chain ubcut his own nee
and drawing knife from his belt, Andra
began to ascend the rugged wall, with tt
- aid of the weopon-- cutting ns he asceRde
- step by step, tere and there, in Ice or enrtI
ly crevice, u temporary hold for hand or foo
until, by painfully protracted efforts, wi ic
exhibited iron endurance as we'll as dnun
less heart, he had elevated himself hig
y. enough to admit Of tying the broken end
the rope around his waist; and from tn
- perious position, between heaven and eart
~ he wss now drawn up by the overj'yed uE
- amt zed party above.
" Long were the praises and congratuI
tons which greeted the idiot, as he sto
once more in safety among them; and
~ ~, he flung himself upon the rock to re
awhile, and held out the necklace with
grim smile, its fair owner refused TO recei
70. it.
"a. "No, keep it as trophy of your heroiS
=, brave fellow - she cried. alt is valuBbl
nd but poor return for the htzard and labor y
,ss underwent, and the wonderful courage y
,in have shown"
in Guiding the travellers safely to their ne
md point of destination, and receiving ott
Tho substantia tokens of their admiration,
nat dravi returned home, where the fame OF
exploit soon followed him-an illustrate
er. of many similar acts, which, during the
hat wears of his adventurous life among the A !
md made the Idiots name illustrious among
ann ountaineers, and himself an object of {
~: rosiy to travellers.
al. Yet, although there arrived, from
IND clmes, people of many ranks, none e
nm. came who seemed TO know ought of
and previous history, or who could solve
BILE mystery which hung about him.
inC To all, he was the same quiet, listle
= Of unintelligible creature, as guide, but g
,me erally mute and iucoherent-suVe in his
zen. as an Alpine pioneer-and towards
.. humble inhabitants of the district where
A., first had been found, and where he contin
the to reside. ...... .....
In The rewards he received from travel
wise he distributed, as if by instructive gratit'
to the neighb ors who treated him so kin
,,ed cinging to them and to that mountain
,o.o zion, with a majestic attachment, wi
Tho bound them to him the more, and made
and seem sort of spirit of the spot, by wi
hon. side no peril could befOll.
that Somenmes' WIN ou' s'a"' supply
and food, he would be absent for days toget
eson and when tracked and found by his Fl
prints in the snow, he would be heard m
and bling to himself, or absorbed in contem
ma ton of some lofty mountain.wuy, as il
.orn. expected the promised approach Of 6
e, as one. ..... ...s. .s,rn..
,;rce But this mode of life was soon to hav
rious end. # e "
Das. AS wild storm as ever heaped an
J., the lanche' nlleu ue'e'''u' 'a''eS' - O
most blind traveller, burst upon the mount
80. one afternoon, and whirled and whit