Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1860-09-13
TBE rALL or r.BLE Hu,K.

By 'he TaI nan that stood on n G-ory.
Wilkes vri'es this week from Nisga-. 20 his
SPui,
Il sail | had something to DO with the
falling Of Table kock, thai broad she'll ou
the Canada side, vh,ch iu 1850 .O.k-d over
the very auldrou Of the seyth Iug water. but
which IUmbied into on certain day in H.
nvn Of Ju5e Of that, by me, we'll Temeu,
bered year Ab,ut noon Oh that aAy ,c.
eomrAuied lad7 from the Cl fion II ouse 10
the Falls Arriving al Table Rock. We l,f,
our carnage, and as We approached the rto,
j etlug pialfcrm. Toiut,d out TO nv com,
pauiou vast ctsek or f,sure which Iraysrs
ed tie ruure base OF the Rock, rsmarklag
tbst it had never appeared to me beior,. -
The lady almost sLudier-d a. she looked At
It. aud shrinking b,ek, declared hat she did
not care about gong to the edge .Ah.' said
| taking Ter hAud you might a. well come
on, now that you are ters | hardly thipk
the roek vii take notion to fall merely Ia.
cause We are on it.
Tbs platform jGusd from the uAirlaad
some sixty iect, bat, 90 give the yisitot ,,iH
more ieaiiul projection over th- raging wa
tersl wooden tridge, % staging, had been
thr9s> beyond tue extreme edge Tor sOwe ten
tesTT Tbs terminated IA = email Lo1 for
visitors TO stand To- aud YES kept in ils Do
siuon aud 'uAbl,d 10 bear its weight by
Pondsrous load of stone Leaycd upon IT, Ia.
uer euds Tie day was very bright aud hot
aud ii Ueine almost lunch ti.ue AZ the Hotels
tut tr~ ysai,ots we're out, 80 We occupi,d
the dizzy perch alone We gszsd frarfuily
out upon the awfui waters, We strttehei our
heads t'mid!y over the frigb Iful depths bcios
aud We tslt our natures quellsd Ia every f 70
by lho dtafsuirg oar uAt seemed % .atu,
Isie US, A. t we're, WITH al undelnatle
dread
This IS terrible place. sad Look
uoger there aud see ou What mere she'll wc
stand. F,r years aud ars the teeth 9th
torrent, 40 that j-t,Iug, sugry stream have
teen guawIUE cut that boiiOE. su b some dsy
tbi pane o. nustf,i. w companion slui
dersd aud drew iof,,lf together 20 alatfu -
Our eyes sWtpt the roariug CIRCLE If ia va
ts,s oUee Agsiu Se csEed sbout 10 feaffs
is seibs, 100, shen suddenly. tnfniog ou, ioot.
upon each other, each recognizes = CORES.
pYudiug fear | DO uot Ike .bi. place o.
exclaimed I queklg The whole base 4
ttis rock - prpbshly iis,ntegrated. aud per
hsps sits p0i-cI "a .uecsssisn Of .ter. 81,
notches, rrsdy g. lsl! ost ard torulc ,o~n q,
any uUusual pe turtat.6b Tha, assure there
seems 60 ne 60 o. guusuaiiy wtdo to-I-y
thiuk " bad better leave. f0r do not fan
cy such Gui.h ADD is.i3s.. paper must
be publ. De- ueN, weck
With tbcse very words --.h DE latter utter.
cd bsif Joeuss.y though oct .ibout slam
ssITsd ny cowlau.au baud. and in ab...
late pauic - aeI ss fast D. or fst could
csrr, o. tossrd vhst upFbt be esH-d tbe
shoi~ We h.si bufs MOS laugh vbsb wr
TeEsinsi ibs lsud, snd Jamp ng iut, ourcsf-
rsF- islt actually a. ii us bad ubdea i1r.
t1rat. s'cspe We f1.ieI back t1W.tI tIe
Ci'ou. tui tyioie ue bal troca. dtd to-
N. iautts 90 our ~by . laundering port.
Ike she ,tplOsian of a. ssftLq1akc. turst
u pau ne. att vul loud roar tbe gtolnd
item Lied Il. Gcs sfh 1ur uhreIs. Neasre
last upoa d. a..d g. 80 doabtisss. tbc 900,
susl rsrturlsti8o ral.sd ~ orr alitg foot
~ ,. ttat d. atbrd ihs 'Ksotituds e its q.
qulibiiu sad ttfou t cm ~ haai pose
10 uttuis moft tLs fosl uas blcd sltb
tuftyitg people sui dutng i1s iioTirg
La.t I.8r % were ioIi hurifff times 10
advatss n tts 81 m m1rrtra qs.s, tl.t
= I'D cod goldman aH0 s.rs 8u the L.
b Etg- tsd gone d5so t.s h.s Weave 4
I.i. ttat .hH ffstot e 1rt u.lII stake o1 .
Laadou El'gs fr.n tui fo rui sUsu BE- f
1.u.5 uat bt disturbed Ig iha f5.ItF 0f .
bsEyiiy loaded tTsrs Ishls Ress bed bat .
tsrh fBu uFaa 10 th- ssy have dsssubsd I.
iof ypsfs- prLsps rsvI sud tscfsfofs (
steosFsf ] trsf q ttotfu q, ! slss,s ,Lsd .
irf sd fsI tsI sgmstLIJg 70 90 /
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