Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-12-15
OVER A PRECIPICE.
PeriIOus Adventure of Lady Avon
more I'm the Yosemite valley.

more in the yosemite tnItey.
From the San Francisco Chronicle, Nov. l6.l
A tale of adventure in the Yosemite
Valley, with the Hon. Mrs. Yelverton," "
now Lady Avonmore, for the heroine,
appeared yesterday in a morning CO.
temporary, and having reason from that
simple fact to disbelieve in its accuracy,
a Chronicle reporter called yesterday
upon Lady Avonmore at her place OF
residence in this city and had the cor
rectness of his theory confirmed. The
item as it had appeared was incorrect,
and Lady Avonmore therefore kindly
furnished us with the correct version of
her serious and almost fatal adventure
among the Yosemite SHOWS.
Charmed by the beauty of the scenery
in the valley, and tempted by the deli
ciousness of the climate there, Lady
Avonmore had put off from time to time
her departure from the Yosemite Valley,
where she had been staying for some
months. The approach Of winter and
the menacing snow at last gave such un-
mistakable warnings of what she might
expect did she delay her journey any
longer, that she at last reluctantly made
arrangements to depart. AS it happened,
Lord Harvey, the "Hon." - Strut
(son of Lord Pelper) and Cyril Flower,
NJ. P, were staying at the hotel, and hay
ing. of course, made Lady Avonmore $
acquaintance, offered her a seat in a car
riage which they had engaged to meet
.e .em ro az o'aL~ oIsn @o;n@ 70 leoye t6e valley
.ney s;asoI,r I?ae Ir'o Sba ali not accent the
ln,iaeu'a - H. .rano on I hnt wos % Glad of their
sea. IN .re "a .Lss iIo,, ~ onJ acoord;ngIv
ese0r. ous y, un 'nu Noyamher e tbe
on nunuay I'o' ""e' -
parry s'"h'eu ., howovor d;scovared
Lauy hsJ",oI J Nv. oe nnn;daJ Win .
Una. sue adia a,1l % nnd vuh osdarpd II CHANGED
Propei sauue, nv III ~ .h-oa gentla.
l. was a,ia"sJ 'na ,nt;n@ with them
n Iile'i I',oao ,mu,e " oIoals a,c and that She
nel uSsasu, 49,, Tbov rode on
sn1u,I ose,tSns .bor n,nanwh;io no 3ssnm;ng n
anu anu 'as .S.oesan;ac measn nsnaot tbe;r stont and
nh;uolrnus iG hearts Of HBritisb oak" failed
enava'oS' unua oS tbo;r oucestors' hearts have
S;in5 5 hafora on American soil and they
nade ,a,Ieu faS,or us,U end faster Owing 10 some
NIUE @ ae,ay IN ,n basone pns Issdx Avonmore q
,'. mas sunni s,nn,ad Inn and nu Tho road again the
wac inn'-J inoun'u An ,ha au;So man named
Ta,.i.an ha;aa, ,han ont Of s;gbt T75TI
oJua.I' 800 vonn,ora bowever' aid mot dis.
..ass E faraalf varv mnch Of this as il had
Saa,s sSs arranaad t5at The Marty sbould stop
Inar;.at;on a Point a;gbf miles from
az a. LI,ni snd Lave lnncb. and 90.
.he,h .he ha, horso wos nrov;ng himself a
.nosn naa 80 Aba falt snre of oyerhaulinq
H., iRS"m, ,haro She therefore uroed Rosih.
onta sor,yord the Gaming storm rnpidly
@atbor;ng ;ts forces meanwhile around
&c mountain TONS and giving warning
oF Fe oh;jI;ns min Before She reached In
"; " i, .at;o, pn;nt tho ra;n hail and snow
Spd IPd I haSnn. and when she at last rode
na anu j ,Sa axnactes randezyous She saw.
W ~ ~ ~" d;sn,av tbot the Marty had not
70 u,.nJ III hns baa nnsbad on Then com.
lla,.eu, ad Vis 'ha r str,agIo with the storm
'i'SrieS Th;oLar ond tb;ckar came tbe snow.
III "ea, n,;,,d haran 70 rise and bowling
ine ilTse'ii, liz su,ent wh;rlw;nds Of snow
uo.e uorons tbe tra;1 now almost obliterated
bv tbe fakes At last the track was
" w 10, III
cum TI 49,, racod IN oil ;ts furv. LADY
| ,.rnod har horse He WaS
AvonnUle a'L;antn;o,,on ~ ond refused 10 move an
pam pan Sho d;smonnted and coaxed him
non. eorward and then trembling. he
" ~ ~, ! s,ond AMIN not 10 he moved
caiie c.L " harsbness or kindness II
,saoS' el'aen y l;,,Ia M bowever now. whether
a inae.eleu ..' Tha trock was deenly
nc nJ .notSu III ~ sns, snow and LADY Avonmore
Soseieu IoSies. ~" ~ baar;ngs entirely: darkness
,,'au nisoodS ,Ise I rIos;ng in unon the scene
10 uas 80, a. nos nnabotad and il became
sne SUI .I"s I" a;~ht IN tba snow was
aPpareilt 'nas Ia Cor her Al
tne oniy alsIi,at'se . 10. ne tSa denartine
most most xl'n d;nJ 'ne ''.s. iH y old oedar tree
9ay sne Pereeiseu r a YIg .Ig, sbe crent
hoiIow with age ihlo lii,s III y,
and, elad IN her thin riuihe,1av. sa'
there through tne hlgh'i ho.uins ne
horse by the bride. The wretchedness
OF such a night needs no descript.oul
Let any one imagine the howling wind
the sweeping storm, the darkness, IN,
cold, and the loneliness, and he cannol