Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-04-16

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the visitor a stllI more fearful projection
over the raging waters a wooden bridge
or staging had been thrust beyond the
extreme edge for some ten feet. This
terminated IN q small box for visitors TO
stand in and was kept IN lis position
and enabled 70 bear lis weight by a
Ponder0us load Of stones heaped upon
lis inner end. The day was very bright
and hol, and II being almost lunch time
al the hotels bu, few visitors were cut
so we occupied tEc dizzy perch alone.
We Cazed fearluliy oul upon the awful
waters, we stretched our heads timidly
over The frghtful depth below. and we
felt our nature Cueiied in every fibre by
the deafes.ng roar that seemed TO Sat-
uraie Us as II were, with an Indehnable
dread.
This is terrible place said l.
Look under there and see what u mere
shell we sand upon. For years and
years ia the teeth of the torrent. in that
jeuiug angry stream, have been gnaw-
ing out that hollow and some dav this
place must fall My companion shu :
dered and drew herself together IN
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circle once again; We gazed upon il III
fearful! tacination, when suddenly turn
I ing our looks upon each other, each re-
cognized 4 corresponding fear Il
don't like The place, exclaimed |, quick
. IL. The whole base Of the rock is
probably disiulegra,ed and perhaps It Is
poised ii a succession Of steps or notch
! IS, ready 10 fall out and IoPp' down al
Al any unusual perturbation. That fs-
( ure seems 10 me 10 be unusually WIDE
to-day, / think we had better leave Tor
| DO not fancy such a finish: and, be-
sides my paper must be published next
week.
Wnt these very words--the latter
uttered half loosely, though not with.
out alarm seized my companions
hand, and IN absolute panic We ed, a
fast IS our feet could carry Us toward
wha, might be called me shore. We
burst Iuto laugh when we regalnet
the land, and Jumping into our carriage
fell actually as II we had made tor,u-
nate escape.
We rolled back towards the Clifton
bIl before we had proceeded Two InIn-
u,es on our way, a Numbering report
like lhe explosion Of an ear,hquI',e,
tursI upon us with lyuI roar, aud The
ground treub.ed beneath our wheels.
We turned 10 fiuI that Table Rock had
fallen, We were the last upon 1t, alI
IL was doubtless The unusual perlurbd-
uoA caused by oar lying footsteps thai
disturbed the cxacutud- of lis equlhbrI-
uo, -,,I thrilled n frotr, irs final r,., -..
ln m mute more The road, was flied
wiJh hurryIug people, during the follow
Iag half hour were told hundred times
ia advance OF the next morning JOdr-
na.s, that lady and gentleman who
W-Te on able Rock, had gone down
The Falls. We are told that The irU: OF
dog would shake old London BRUCE
from end 70 end, when /. would not be
disturbed uy The rolling OF heavily .old-
u wa.us- Ial-e Rock had no, been
run on IN the way have described ioF
yearS--perAaps never ana therefore
when | hear u spoken o., / Away shud-
der, and feel as II / had something 10
10 with rs tall.
III DLAD " a " = L ID 'e' -
T!ouS Ia"-case was recently before
German couII' arising iroi' I.ie io''oH
'lS C'Iou'HS' a''ceS' \ seil,te., nan sal
.' d laro 'ao'e ID me own o. h'g'''eh
III 9aAaHy' paying "lln whine 'ng usul- al
'gl',i'H ana S''Vi'-I. $500. pay " Vie
'HaIe ana 'Ae Ca'IS ""'C1 me SeH.'e-
Wan continued unchanged 10 pul loT-
Wa" Won PedleH'f' n7 so'N push